27 NOVEMBER 1915, page 16

The Newbury Memorial.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 am, I believe, the only survivor of the Higbelere guests who, during the early "seventies," assisted at the inauguration of the monument to......

Lord Kin:irene 11.

rTe, TUN Eamon OF Tux "ereersrea."1 CIS,,—The persistent vilification of Lord Kitchener by the German Press recalls to my mind that I never met a more whole-hearted admirer of......

An Historical Analogy From Petrarch. [to Th E Editor Of

TUN to Ear atoa.") SIR,—I have just come across a passage in a letter of Petrarch (Ad Pant., XIV., 5) to the Doge and Council of Genoa which seems remarkably applicable, with......

The Paradoxes Of Piece-work. [ To Thu ,1 . 1; Ditou Of Tea

" SPECTATo R." Sin,—Your article of November 6th on this subject suggests one or two reflections. Since the premium system of wage- payment was invented by the American Halsey,......

Sortes.

rTo TUE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sill, — After reading a letter in the Spectator on the subject of "Sortes," I tried to see what Virgil had to say that might seem apposite to......

Greece And Tite Command Of The Sea. Rro7 , .. Editor Of

THE SPECTATOR."' SIR,—In making up their minds at the present time the Greeks would do well to attend to the wisdom of the ancients, and particularly to what one of their own......