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[The recent discovery of a large number of forged French...]
The SpectatorThe recent discovery of a large number of forged French notes in Hungary has ended surprisingly in the arrest ot -Prince Ludwig Vindisch-Graetz- a well-known Hungarian...
[The Morning Post of Tuesday gave a forecast, the...]
The SpectatorThe Morning Post of Tuesday gave a forecast, the substantial accuracy of which has not been disputed, of the proposals which the Mincowners' Association will lay before the...
[A strange dynastic drama with many obseure aspects...]
The SpectatorA strange dynastic drama with many obscure aspects is being plaved in Rumania, where the renunciation by Prince Carol of his rights of succession has been formally accepted b)y...
[We have neither the wish nor the space to examine all...]
The SpectatorWe have neither the wish nor the space to examine all the gossip which this act has caused. Enough to say that one line of gossip attributes Prince Carol's act to displeasure...
[It is bad business, however, when people on either...]
The SpectatorIt is bad business, however, when people on either side do anything that may make bad blood and thus prejudice the work of the Commission. The scheme attributed to the...
[To the famous Circular 1371 Lord Eustace Percy has...]
The SpectatorTo the famous Circular 1371 Lord Eustace Percy has added Administrative Memorandum 44. The Memorandum means in effect the withdrawal of the Circular; but as the Memorandum is...
[We much regret to record the death of Queen Margherita,...]
The SpectatorWe much regret to record the death of Queen Marglieita, the Italian Queen-Mother, who died on Monday at bordighera. Queen Margherita was the first Queen- of United Italy. As...
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[The Morning Post of Wednesday published an article...]
The SpectatorThe Morning Post of Wednesday published an article by Lord Newton on the taxation of betting. We are very glad to see that Lord Newton approves of the proposal which we- made...
[Mr. E. R. Mitchell, the Glasgow M. P. who as Labour...]
The SpectatorMr. E. R. Mitchell, the Glasgow M.P. who as Labour candidate beat Mr. Asquiti at raisicy ana wno nas served for many years on the Glasgow Town Council, is to be congratulated...
[We deeply regret to record the death of Professor E. G....]
The SpectatorWe deeply regret to record the death of Professor E. G. Browne, Sir lThomas Adams Prolessor ol Arablc at Cambridge, one of the most distinguished Oriental scholars of our time....
[The New Year Honours List contains only one new...]
The SpectatorlThe New Year Honours List contains only one new peerage-for Sir Ernest Pollock, Master of the Rolls. Lord~ D'Abernon, however, becomes a Viscount and Lord Oranmore and Browne...
[Another little convulsion is afflicting the LIberal...]
The SpectatorAnother little convulsion is afflicting the Liberal Party. A writer in the Nation and Frolessor hiubert Murray, undeterred by previous rebuffs, have been making a fresh...
[This seems to us much the simplest and most promising...]
The SpectatorThis seems to us much the simplest and most promising .. . . . .1 .... .. way of proceeding. Another point in its iavour is ulat, so far as we can see, it ought not to excite...
[We also note with much regret the death of Sir John...]
The SpectatorWe also note with much regret the death of Sir John Le Sage, who served the Daily Telegraph tor sixty years. He was born two months before Queen Victoria ascended the Throne,...
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POOR LAW REFORM
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY POOR LAW REFORM THE Boards of Guardians are doomed. This is T the principal fact which emerges from Mr. Neville Chamberlaiifs scheme of Poor Law Reform and...
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A TAX ON BETTING; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorA TAX ON BETTING [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-Will you allow me to reply to mx critics? I will deal with each point separately, as briefly as possible. (1) That...
A RACIAL DANGER; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorLETTERS TO THE EDITOR A RACIAL DANGER [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Siii,-The importance of the problem of Mental Deficiency has not been exaggerated by Mr. Harold Cox in...
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FOR A GUEST ROOM
The SpectatorPOETRY FOR A GUEST ROOM Pull the curtains, bring the light, Dusk is drawing into night. Friend, the lamplit hours begin, Welcome to the house you're in. Lovers in the Lovers'...
AN ALTERNATIVE TO LAND NATIONALIZATION; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorAN ALTERNATIVE TO LAND NATIONALIZATION [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,--Taking Mr. Ryder's figures as given in his letter on p. 1142 of your issue for the 19th ult.,...
WALKING IN CIRCLES; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorWALKING IN CIRCLES [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-FCW, if any, of your correspondents seem to speak from personal experience, and it seems to be assumed that one turns...
EXTRACT FROM LETTER
The SpectatorEXTRACT FROM LETTER JERUSALEM-CIRISTMAS, 1925.-,ajor-General J. C. Dalton, R.A. (Ripon), writes: "As one who has been a Member of the Order of St. John since 1881 and who saw...
RUSSIA TO-DAY; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorRUSSIA TO-DAY [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SiR,-I notihe that three correspondents refer in your last issue to my article under the above title. Lord Newton refers to the...
"ENGLAND'S GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND"; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The Spectator"ENGLAkN\D'S GREEN A-ND PLEASANT LAND" [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR.--I have been laid up by sickness, otherwise I should have sent this letter earlier. Your reviewer...
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DEBRETT'S PEERAGE.
The SpectatorDEBRETT'S PEERAGE. (Dean and Son. £3 15s.) TIE: new Debrett appears with a little preface dated December 1st, 1925, alluding to the death of Queen Alexandra, the Prince of...
THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF CENTRAL POLYNESIA. By R. W. Williamson.
The SpectatorCURRENT LITERATURE THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF CENTRAL POLYNESIA. By R. W. Williamson. (Cambridge Univer- sity Press. 3 vols. 75s. net.) MRI. WILLIAMSON S earlier...
KELLY'S HANDBOOK TO THE TITLED, LANDED, AND OFFICIAL CLASSES.
The SpectatorKELLY'S HANDBOOK TO THE TITLED. LANDED. AND OFFICIAL CLASSES. (Kelly's Directories, Ltd. 30s.) l THIS handbook contains this year a new feature. "The Publishers," we read, "...
NOTHING OR THE BOOKPLATE. By Edward Gordon Craig.
The SpectatorNOTHING OR THE ROOKPT.A rTF Ru Trliwarcl (Inrnlnn Craig. (Chatto and Windus. 7s. 6d. net.) ACCORDING to Mr. Craig a bookplate should be a gem. This delightful book-, an ideal...
THE CHAPBOOK (A Yearly Miscellany). Edited by Harold Monro.
The SpectatorTHE CHAPBOOK (A Yearly Miscellany). Edited by Harold Monro. No. 40, 1925. (Cape. 5s.) THE Chapbook enables the busy reader to keep in touch with the annual development in...
THE "DAILY MAIL" YEAR BOOK, 1926.
The SpectatorBOOKS OF REFERENCE THE " DAILY MAIL " YEAR BOOK, 1926. (Associated Newspapers, Ltd. Is. net.) AN incredible amount of useful information is contained in this admirable little...
PRIMITIVE RELIGION. By R. H. Lowie.
The SpectatorPRIMITIVE RELIGION. By R. H. Lowie. (Routledge. 1.5. net.) DR. LOwIE has added another to his list of successes. The only complaint the reader will have to make is that the...
WHO'S WHO.
The SpectatorWHO'S WHO. (A. and C. Black. 42s.) 14Waio's Who has become one of the few essential books ! Who is he who can do without it ? Surely no one who is interested in the personnel...
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INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS.
The SpectatorINSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. _ 1 _.1 !. - . - (Council of the Institute. Gee and Co. 2s.) A VALUABLE professional reference book containing some twelve hundred pages.
POST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY WITH COUNTY SUBURBS, 1926.
The SpectatorPOST OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY WITH COUNTY: SUBURBS, 1926. r. 1 l: (Kelly's Directories, Ltd. £3 lOs. and XZ 1 58. ) Tiiis Directory contains much useful information...
The Unknown Path. By Lady A. Scott.
The SpectatorTHE UNKNOWN PATH The Unknown Path. By Lady A. Scott. X (Hutchinson. 7s. 6d.) THE interest of readers is sure to be aroused by the opening paragraph of this novel, which...
The Crater. By Robert Gore Browne. Fernande. By W. B. Maxwell. The Three Just Men. By Edgar Wallace.
The SpectatorFICTION TALES FOR DISTRACTION The Crater. _ By Robert Gore Browne. (Collins. 7s. 6d. net.) < Fernande. By W. B. Maxwell. (Thornton and Butterworthi. I 7s. 6d. net.) The...
THE WRITERS' AND ARTISTS' YEAR BOOK.
The SpectatorTHE WRITERS' AND ARTISTS' YEAR BOOK. (Black. 38. 6d.) ANOTHER useful reference book exists "for the express purpose of indicating to writers and artists where they will find...
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Science and Scientists of the Nineteenth Century. By the Rev. Robert H. Murray, Litt.D. With an introduction by Sir Oliver Lodge.
The SpectatorSCIENCE AND WISDOM Science and Scientists of the Nineteenth Century. By the Rev. Robert H. Murray, Litt.D. With an introduction by Sir Oliver Lodge. (Sheldon Press. 12s....
The Parliaments of Scotland. By Robert S. Rait.
The SpectatorTHE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT The Parliaments of Scotland. By Robert S. Rait. (Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson and Co. 303. net.) "THERE'S the end o' an auld sang ! " said Lord...
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AN INDIAN SANDHURST
The SpectatorAN INDIAN SANDHURST By MfAJOR-GEN ERAL SIR GEORGE MACMUIXN, K.C.B., K.C.S.I. 0 the public of these Islands, and to a lesser degree Tto the Empire at large, it is known,...
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[Mr. J. M. Robertson is a formidable and eager controver-...]
The SpectatorMr. J. M. Robertson is a formidable and eager controver..t sialist. Now he writes on Mr. Shaw and 'The Maid" (Cobden-Sanderson). The cover has *a most gentle and disarming...
[In Talks with Lady Shelley (Harrap), Mrs. Rolleston has...]
The SpectatorIn Talks with Lady Shelley (Harrap), Mrs. Rolleston hag recalled her intimate conversations with Shelley's datghter-inlaw; - and -we have a charming selection of Lady Shelley's...
[It is pleasant to see a large selection of Christina Rossetti's...]
The SpectatorIt is pleasant to see a large selection of Christina Rossetti's poems published in a cheap edition. Verses (S.P.C.K.) contains some three hundred poems and a useful preface.
[M. EMILE CAMMAERTS distinguishes very usefully in his book;...]
The SpectatorTHIS WEEK'S BOOKS M. EMIXLE CAM&AERTS distinguishes very usefully in his book; The Poetry of Nonsense (Routledge), between the different humours of nursery rhymes. limericks,...
Promotheus Bound: a New Presentation. By James Morgan Pryse.
The SpectatorTHE MYTH OF PROMETHEUS Promotheus Bound: a New Presentation. By James Morgan Pryse. (Watkins, 21 Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road. 9s. nelt.) IT is a heroic task that Mr....
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VICKERS AND THE MORAL
The Spectator.VICKERS AND THE MORAL IA T HEN three such authorities-as Mr. Dudley Docker, Mr. McKenna and Sir WV. Plender proclaim the fate and future of Vickers to be matters of national...
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THE CASE OF DR. AXHAM; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorTHE CASE OF DR. AXHAM [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-We are informed that, in the view of the General Medical Council, Dr. Axham has now no qualifications, in spite of...
THE PRESERVATION OF MEMORY; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorTHE PRESERVATION OF MEMORY [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-After experimenting to the age of eighty-two, I venture to intimate my conclusion upon this grave subject-a...
THE FIRE HILLS OF SUSSEX; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorTHE FIRE HILLS OF SUSSEX [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,-The Spectator has always shown so sympathetic an attitude towards efforts to save places of natural beauty which...
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[In a characteristically militant speech last Sunday...]
The SpectatorIn a characteristically militant speech last Sunday General Pangalos attributed all the sorrows o0 the Greeks to the breed of politicians. Lately, he said, there had been the...
[The invitation to the Preparatory Commission was...]
The SpectatorThc invitation to the Preparatory Comnission was sent out by the Lcague on December 12thi, not only to the nations which are reprcsente(l on the Council, but to six nations...
[ALTHOUGH it was known that President Coolidge...]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK A LTHOUGH it was known that President Coolidge -A had made up his mind to recommend American participation in the Disarmament Conference it is none the 4 less...
[Last Sunday General Pangalos, the Greek Prime...]
The SpectatorLast Sunday General Paiigalos, the Greek Prime Minister, proclaimed(l a dictatorship. The Senate elections which were about to take place as the first step towards a revived...
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The Poor Man's Court of Justice. By Cecil Chapman.
The SpectatorA BOOK OF THE MOMENT THE POOR MAN'S COURT OF JUSTICE [COPYRIGHT I?< TILE UNITED STATES OF ANIERICA BY TILE New York Times.] The Poor Man's Court of Justice. By Cecil...
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THE BRITISH FILM SITUATION
The SpectatorTHE CINEMA THE -BRI1TisH FILM SITUATION I. DECLINE AND FALL. I AtI sure everyone to-day knows that a sad state of affairs has come about when there are practically no British...
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ENGLISH BOYS AND ENGLISH GAMES
The SpectatorENGLISH BOYS AND ENGLISH GAMES MODERN Froissart would say of the English to-day A that they take their games seriously rather than that they amuse themselves sadly. The player...
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THE NEW LAND LAWS
The SpectatorTHE NEW LAND LAWS IHE New Year has brought into operation nine Acts T which, taken together, constitute a new law of real property for England and Wales. They attracted little...
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THE CASE AGAINST CHINESE NATIONALISM
The SpectatorTHE CASE AGAINST CHINESE NATIONALISM [This article is by an Englishman who has lived for many years at Shanghai. The views expressed may be taken as characteristic of the...
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AN INTERESTING RETIREMENT.
The SpectatorAN INTERESTING RETIREMENT. While the turn of the year has brought the usual crop of business retirements, an exceptional blank in City circles may be said to have been created...
SOME LIFE ASSURANCE RESULTS.
The SpectatorSoME: LIrE ASSURAN-CE RESULTS. The first announcements in the New Year concerning the results for 1925 in the world of life assurance are distinctly encouraging. With the...
FRESH CAPITAL ISSUES.
The SpectatorFINANCIAL NOTES FRESH1 CAPITAL ISSUES. ALREADY the New Year is fulfilling the predictions formed before its advent in at least one respect. Even during the first week of the...
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THE LOST ART OF DISSEMBLING
The SpectatorTHE THEATRE TlHE LOST ART OF DISSEMBLING IT seems that, where Shakespeare fails to rouse the interest of West End audiences, " near-Shakespeare " stands an excellent chance of...
A LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorCORRESPONDENCE A LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,--There is promise of a brilliant winter for New Orleans. Not only tourists. A big land boom in...
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THE HONOURS LIST; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorTHE HONOURS LIST [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-I suppose there are hardly any believers in State honours, to whom the arts and sciences are something more than...
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIn,-The best plan would be to do away with all bookmakersi and have the Pari-Mutuel, or totalisator. Betting now in this country is a...
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SmI,-I consider the principle of betting is not far removed from that of stealing. In both cases ingenuity and skill is shown to obtain money...
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR.-I have read the letters of your correspondents on the subject of betting with great interest. It seems to be' an unanswerable argument...
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THE MAGAZINES
The SpectatorTHE MAGAZINES SIR REGINALD CRADDOCK (formerly Lieutenant-Governor of Burma) writes in the Nineteenth Century of " British Industries and the Indian Market," and urges " the...
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RUBBER AND COMMON SENSE
The SpectatorFINANCE-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RUBBER AND COMMON SENSE BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. TIIE New Year has opened in fairly cheerful fashion on the Stock Exchange and, although it would...
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From Pigeon Post to Wireless. By Henry M. Collins.
The SpectatorFIFTY YEARS WITH REUTER'S From Pigeon Post to Wireless. By Henry M. Collins. (Hodder I and Stoughton. 12s. 6d.) WE may infer from the preface that an official history of...
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THE SMOKE OF OUR BURNING
The SpectatorTHE SMOKE OF OUR BURN1I(N A FULL half century has come and gone since A Disraeli tried, in the Public Health Act of 1875, to reduce the smoke of her burning, which arises from...
