14 JULY 1900, page 16

Poetry.

_ A MAN UV PEACE. I Dr not hold with war myself, I think it's bad an' wrong, An' would not prod my frens to strife wi' fiery speech an' song, I'd sooner see 'em till the soil,......

Vigilance Committees.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—All those who hope for the success of the "Army League" must feel grateful to the Spectator for the admirable article on " Vigilance......

Music.

TCHAIKOVSKY'S INFLUENCE. IN the Reminiscences of Liszt by his compatriot, Mme. Janke Virohl, published shortly after his death in 1886, the author records at considerable length......