12 OCTOBER 1934, page 6

A Spectator's Notebook

W HAT impressed me about M. Barthou when I met him at lunch a few weeks ago was his zest for life. He so obviously enjoyed every moment of it. His conversation bubbled and......

The Next House Of Commons A N Intelligent Tierra Del Fuegan,

concentrating without preconceptions on a study of British political parties,. would be likely to conclude that they were in a state of fine confusion. He would see a Con-......

I Am Rather Impressed By The Short Statement Made By

Mr. John Brown, the Ruskin College man who went to Russia at Lord' Nuffield's expense to see whether Russia really - justified his admiration of it. Travellers who return in a......

Mr. Frank Lascelles' Bequest For The Foundation Of What He

calls a "School of Nations" prompts interesting reflections. Such a school may, or may not, be practicable. Even if it is, how far is it desirable ? The idea is to bring up......

There Is- A Curious Silence About The Question Of A

Deputy-Chancellor in Germany. The :special decree-law investing Herr-Hitler with the powers of Reichsprasident, and ordaining that he • should appoint his own deputy, was .......

Sympathetic As I Am With The Bishop Of Birminghanis...

of the excessive restriction of families I should have found it a little embarrassing to stand at the altar as bridegroom (still more as bride) and be told that the best medical......

- The Meeting Of The International Institute Of...

be held at Rome at the end of this month may, I hear, turn out to be of unexpected importance, as the result of rather decisive action on the part of the United 'States.......

I Am Surprised To Learn From Prof. Ellison Peer's Address

at Liverpool on Tuesday that Spanish is taught in as many as 300 secondary schools in this country. I should be rather interested to know what type of school— if indeed they are......