was adopted by the whole Conference on ridaV, November 19th, does not profess to do more than lay down main outlines and certain comprehending for- mulas upon which it will be...

into the whole question of the Colonial Laws Validity Act, which is the basis of all Colonial legislation. Readers of the late Professor Dicey will remember his invaluable...

foreign critics, is 11 usually breaking up. They can generally find plenty f evidence that this is so. It was breaking up just before he War and recently they discovered that...

to all the Dominions, the Report recommends a change which is made necessary by the new position of the Irish Free State. The words " The United Kingdom of Great Britain and...

Crown in all matters concerning the affairs of that Dominion. The British Government will no longer give advice to the King in opposition to the opinions of any Dominion. If...

London, W.C. 2. — A Subscription to the SPECTATOR Was lirty Shillings per annum, .including poetage, to any part of the arid. The SPECTATOR is registered as a Newspaper. The...

to call . Mexico sharply to order. This always a difficult _ thing to. do with effect, as Mexico .slippery and evasive, and unless a rebuke from Washing enjoys a good . Press at...

framework from being saved in the coal settlement. Since their proposals were rejected the Government have said nothing more about either the general conditions to which it was...

Empire, the Report says that the representation whether in London or in the Dominion capitals, is a matter for future settlement on the understanding that whatever arrange-...

have been signed or even framed. Wednesday more than 420,000 men were at no Nottinghamshire has broken entirely away from t Federation and has signed an agreement on its o...

has resulted in a plan of camp against the Cantonese. The conference was attend by Chang Tso-lin (the Mukden War Lord), Sun Chu fang (the Shanghai War Lord who has recently...

Treaty made by a Dominion Government should be made in the name of the Head of that State. If the British Government makes a Treaty on behalf of some or all of the Dominions it...

may become formidable through increasing internal weakness The long-expected split between the Cantonese the Bolshevist habits of mind is beginning to ap The Cantonese would...

the guiding principles should be. Last Saturday the Executive submitted to the Conference the following six points :— " (1) The method of ascertaining the district's percentage...

have been published bearing on he essential dispute about the Mexican land and oil ws. The chief point is that Washington demands in Mexico respect for all the " acquired...

the controlling interest of the .Daily Chronicle and several other.,newspapers which were„, owned by .United Newspapers, Ltd. The purchasers are a group repre- sented by Lord...

Foch has some curious aspects. M. Lauzanne ublished in Paris some remarks which had been made him by Marshal Foch. He attributed to Marshal och the statement that the Belgians...

in which it was proved that dogs sold to the University College School of Physiology had been stolen in the London streets. The Jodrell Professor of Physiology was able to show...

Friday, November 19th, td Eustace Percy moved the second reading of the ill for creating a Statutory Commission to execute he reforms in the University of London that were...

Finance ouncil and the Senate would both be supreme in their wa spheres, and those spheres would overlap, the nestion would arise which ought to be supreme in a number of...

obliged to hold over this week Sir Frank Fox's fourth article on " How to make British Farming Pay." We hope, how. ever, to continue the series next week.

of the Electricity Bill. Lord Peel explained the Bill with thoroughness, but the most important technical explanation and defence of the Bill came from Lord Weir, whose...

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 100; on Wednesday week 99 ; a year ago 100 t r . Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 84i; on Wednesday...

"If our Empire were to end to-morrow, I do not think that wa steed be ashamed of ita epitaph. . . . But it is not going to end. It is not a moribund organism. It is still in its...

THE exposure of the scandalous volume of faked I reminiscences called The Whispering Gallery will, we hope, be a sufficient warning against an extremely bad tendency of our...

T HE smoke of the burning of our modern Babylon and her sister cities throughout our land con- tinues to ascend, an infernal incense blaspheming against the heavens. The...

I T is an ancient commonplace among those who are not members of the Roman Catholic Church that she makes a practice of circumventing her doctrine of the absolute...

A FTER a brief interval, during which Bills shot through the House with incredible rapidity, the Merchandise Marks Bill settled down to take the place of its Electrical confrere...

V.—School T HE main cost of a family comes when the children reach school age. This cost has never been so high, proportionately to average incomes, as to-day. The charges of...

S OME Americans are fond of referring to themselves as hundred-per-cent. Americans. They do this in order to distinguish themselves from those who might be called seventy-five...

ONCE heard of a child who, when taken to the Zoo A- for the first time, saw lions and tigers, elephants and eagles, snakes, alligators and kangeroos, with great but not , with...

[A LEL LER FROM PRAGUE.] [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sni,—The most stirring event in Prague during the summer months was the Festival of the Czechoslovak Sokol...

Before going on their holidays readers are advised to place an order for the SPECTATOR. The journal will be forwarded to any address at the following rates :— One Month . . . ....

notify 77w SPECTATOR Office BEFORE MIDDAY ON MONDAY or EACH WEEK. The previous address to which t he Paper-has been ,sent and receipt number should be quoted.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF PORTRAIT PAINTERS AT BURI.IN(.1■ HOUSE ; THE CHENIL GALLERIES : MR. STAITE MURRA . % POTTERY AT MR. PATTERSON'S GALLERY.] A LARGE exhibition of contemporary...

[" A HOUSE OF CARDS," BY LAURENCE EUSTON, AT THE LITTLE THEATRE.—" THE Docroa's DILEMMA," BY BERNARD SHAW, AT THE RINGSWAY.] THE exquisitely pretty Polish wife of a rising...

To Theodora ALTHOUGH I know you're dead, I can't believe it, It seems so silly that you had to go ; The world was beautiful, how could you leave it ? You can't be dead because...

TILE English will never care much about amenities and architecture, but they may care just enough not utterly to dissipate their inheritance or altogether to disgrace themselves...

EUSTON said to Waterloo : " While you run one mile, I run two." " Well I " said Waterloo to Euston, " West don't like your kind o'boostin' . Go the pace to Scotland !—Force it...

VANISHING VILLAGES. In the course of a visit this week to a very familiar district of England, some sixty-five miles north of London, I came upon some very distressing examples...

several practices that are unseemly. The hunting of animals heavy with young is one ; and many hares and others are thus hunted. Some of the trapping habits of some...

to make it a point of honour to reduce the cruelty to the minimum, to be stark reformers in purging their sport, whatever it may be, of any- thing that is ignoble or needlessly...

Since a note was written in this place on excavations of Roman glass and pottery in Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire, further discoveries have been made, the latest within a...

Two incidents in the hunting of the deer in southern England have roused protests that the more deeply engrooved sports- man would be wise not to disregard. It is his duty, and...

years abroad, I have, during the last few months, been very much occupied with just those considerations with which the Head-Master of Harrow so ably deals ; and I do not see...

Sin,—Dr. Norwood's article in your issue of Nov. 13th raises a very important subject which requires further ventilation. But surely the writer's remedy is inadequate, and,...

THE PUBLIC -SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] cannot feel that the suggestion of the Head-Master of Harrow goes far towards averting the danger. May...

are drawn from all classes and sects and live happily together, is proof, if proof be needed, that Public Schools have nothing to fear from the open door. But this is only part...

SIR,—Mr. Brierley asks me to justify my criticism of the now popular doctrine, that God shares in the suffering of human life. I am sorry if the terms I used wounded his...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—In your issue of October 23rd, p. 699, appeared a review of " Italy and Fascism," by Don Luigi Sturzo, ex-leader of the Italian " Partito...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—All such proposals as that of Sir Alfred Mond overlook the basic facts. (1) The Dominions have long been permitted and encouraged to...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—With reference to the interesting article by Mr. Yeats. Brown, published in the Spectator of October 2nd, describing , the liquefaction...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I notice in the correspondence on the " Problem of the Family " in your last week's issue a renewal of the suggestion that immunity from...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—After a number of months in Europe, the greater part of the time being spent in London, I have returned to my home land more confirmed...

of the Spec articles • are appearing on the problem of the family and how to make farming pay: My case touches both subjects. I am aged fifty, with an income of £420 net. I own...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] have been discussing Sir Frank Fox's articles, which are awakening great interest in my part of the country. It is agreed he knows what he is...

his article advocates the " Torrens system," which presumably is some form of land registration. It is in use in " new lands " like Canada and Australia, and apparently makes...

Sin,=The following translation of rules for caddies, is written in Tamil in a Ceylon golf club. The translation was made.."-by a clerk of understanding, though unacquainted with...

&a—Your reviewer is wrong in saying that Sir Thomas Picton fell at Eougoumont. The scene of his death was between La Haye Sainte and la Haye, upon the Wavre Road to the left of...

Ike- SPECTATOR.] SIR,--Mr. Secretary Ramsay MacDonald, replying in 1924 on behalf of the Foreign Office to the League of Nations Inquiry, stated that the practical consideration...

Welldon in your issue of October 30th " invokes the powerful support of the - Spectator in support of the newly- constituted Pure RiVers Society." With the general Object, i.e.,...

MOTOR AND WINTER TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT No. 5,1351 WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1926. [G R ATIS.

MESSRS. Coos are running a series of excursions to Switzerland which they amusingly call " initiation parties" for people on their first visit to winter sports centres. • The...

DAYS at sea can be full of activity or they can be days of rest and of complete cessation from'responsibility—herein lies one chief attraction of the sea for the world's...

FEw British holiday makers discover Sweden. And yet, here is a land of great natural beauty, rich in historic memories. It caters well for the -stranger. If there is an...

THE extraordinarily warm sun and the amount of clear weather on the Riviera give it a winter as mild as that of Sicily, Palma, or the South of Spain, and the fact that French...

(Brigadier-General J. B. Wroughlon,, C.B., C.M.G., is the Editor of:" The Whiter Sports-Annual" - ( Cieit Palmer, is.), a- publication that we cordially - recommend to our...

Messrs. Benn (3s. 6d.), shows the tide of public interest in smoke abatement, which, taken at the flood, will lead on to legislation. In the preface.. to Home Fires Without...

stated to be 8s. 6d. The price, in fact, is 3s. 6d. net.

says that Jerusalem artichokes are a neglected food in England. In many households they are avidly enjoyed. However, as Sir Arbuthnot Lane says in the preface, we can learn a...

through a tube tunnel,. or of the yellow face of Big Ben seen through the night-mists on the river, or of how omnibuses go to bed, Mr. H. V. Morton is always entertaining : he...

one comes across a good book on the subject of readable dimensions and reasonably free from tech- nicalities. Such is Mr. A. E. Baker's Psycho-analysis Raplained and Criticized...

the study of those lowly organisms which can be viewed at small expense through the modern microscope. Microscopic Fresh Water Life, by Mr. F. J. W. Plaskitt (Chapman and Hall,...

Sin FREDERICK WHYTE'S Asia in the Twentieth Century (Scribner, 7s. 6d.) is a smallish book, of particular importance, however, for there are few Europeans who have as broad and...

to the Grand Moghul—how our dignified ambassador had to enroll s , with Jehangir and receive presents of " whyld hogges " and Babylonish garments from him ; and how shrewd Sir...

narrative of their adventures in Tibet and the Tianshan mountains—a book that all will enjoy, for there is no high falutin' or egotism here (which is adders' poison under the...

Book at 7s. 6d. This pictorial record of His Royal Highness's tour: Ito South and West. Africa and to South America is •es- entertaining as it is–ediichtiVe, and should find a...

of Sunlight (The Sunlight League, 37 Russell Square, W.C. 1s.). Dr. Saleeby's correspondence with Mr. Chamberlain is given, as also is an interesting article on the sunlight...

deserves more expert treatment than can be given here, but the book must be mentioned not only because it has a preface by Mr. Hartley Withers, but also because it combines...

net, has many good ideas for presents. Under" Unusual Gifts " we find suggestions such as a monster umbrella for the garden, or the payment of the cost of a year of window...

The Editor offers a prize of £5 for an Essay in Prose or Verse on " The Character of an Ideal Friend." What are the essentials to be looked for in a true friend ? If you were...

- • Ms. PHILIP GUEDALLA has achieved success in his Palmerston. He has developed an entirely new historical technique, and has triumphantly proved its value. He has not...

Plato : The Man and his Work., By A. E. Taylor, M.A., D.Litt. (Methuen and Co. 21s. net.) A PHILOSOPHY, whateer it may or may not tell us about the universal realities with...

The Oxford Book of Eighteenth Century Verse. Chosen by David Nichol Smith. (Oxford University Press. fis. 6d) Poems Written in the Eighteenth Century. Edited by Kathleen W....

The Book Nobody Knows. By Bruce Barton. (Constable and Co. 5s.) BOOKS on the Bible constitute a vast literature which grows in volume as the generations pass, and the exegesis...

ALWAYS and everywhere there have been theorists of educa- tion. Very rarely, however, have their theories affected contemporary education, which, behind and beyond the generous...

Strained Relations. By Harry Graham. Illustrated by net.) IN true humour there lurks no measure of offence. It is not distortion, but interpretive caricature ; it comes nearer...

Young Tom Hall. By R. S. Surtees. (Blackwoods. 20s.) A BOOK illustrated by Mr. Lionel Edwards and published by Country Life is born with a silver spoon in its mouth. No one who...

Stoughton. 18s.)—In detail the Diary of the first Duchess of Northumberland is full of entertainment and charm. As a whole it forms a very striking picture of con- trasting ways...

THE CAMBRIDGE PLATONISTS. By F. J. Powicke, M.A., Ph.D. (J. M. Dent and Sons. 7s. lid. net.)—In this book Dr. Powicke, already known for his useful study of Richard Baxter,...

THE Quarterly Review opens with a brilliant survey of "British-American Diplomacy," by Mr. Robert McElroy. Twenty-eight British subjects and thirty-nine Americans have...

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could be as gruesOine as Bluebeard. He tried his hand at a novel. The hero, Zinov'ev, is a handsome, strong, open-faced man, popular with' men and Mired by women: His very...

—Miss Mirrlees, who is an author of distinction, has attempted a difficult task here and meets with success. The story she relates, fantastic and dreamlike, takes place in a...

written 'of Blake in the' past year or two. His very instability and his lack of system have been exalted into virtues. But Mr. Burdett is temperate ; his criticism is unusually...

Maishalf, Ph.D. (Rotitledge. ' 12s. 6d. net.)—As our Poor Law administration is to be remodelled in the near future, it is well - to take into account all our past experience in...

net.)—The authors of this story vouch for its accuracy even in details. " There is not a statement; an anecdote, nor a suggestion which is not upheld by evidence.. It is a vivid...

THESE OLD SHADES. By Georgette Heyer. (Heinemann, 7s. 6d.)—A wicked but witty eighteenth-century Engli s h duke is the hero of this incredibly romantic but amusin g novel. He...

novel of the Australian bush in Working Bullocks (Jonathan Cape, 7 s. 6d. net), in which the hard conditions of the life of the lumber man are realistically depicted. The charm...

Sir James Magill, K.C.B., M.A., M.D. (Cassell. 5s. net.)—Under the above heading Sir James Magill, whose name will be known to every Red Cross worker, gives a brief but...

FILMS. THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA. THE BEE at the Marble Arch Pavilion. A most curious and fascinating picture concerning the life-story of a bee, its enmity with a certain spider...

Financing British Enterprises Abroad Is any of the readers of these notes should chance to be holders of shares in the Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Company, . Limited, I...

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY :-The Beginnings of Armini anism. By A. W. Harrison. (University of London Press. 12s. 6d.)-The Social Revolution in Austria. By C. A. Macartney. (Cambrid...

Increasing prosperity, with a fully proportionate increase in strength and liquidity in the balance sheet, has characterized the annual Reports of the Royal Bank of Scotland for...

Nor is it difficult to comprehend why, quite apart from security movements, the extent and rapidity of the rise in the franc should be occasioning almost as much concern in...

reached this 'country from Sweden. It is manufactured to take a weekly instalment of one kroner, and with a simple alteration - it can be adapted to take weekly instalments of...

AFTER THE COAL .SETTIp8P.NT. Ox the Stock Markets the effect of important developments i s not infrequently discounted in advance. Such has been the case in the matter of the...

It is, however, I think just as well that markets have been thoroughly restrained in the matter of advancing prices on account of the resumption of the coal output. The plain...

As distinct from high-class investment stocks and Home securities generally, it may be said that a good many of the speculative departments have. again during the past week been...

I am glad also to note that the accounts indicate that the Royal Bank of Scotland has been thoroughly performing its duty in the matter of financing commercial requirements....