LORD SYDENHAM.
. Lord Sidenham. By Adam Sliortt. (T. C. and E. C. Jack 21s. net.)—Lord Sydenharn (better known, it may be, by his name of Poulett Thomson) was in Canada for something less than two years, but he deserves a place among "The Makers of Canada." To-day the position and duties of a Colonial Governor-General are clearly defined. This or that man may be more or less effective, but at least the sphere of his activity is well known to him. It was Lord Sydenham's great service to the Empire that, coming after men who had certainly failed to see what it was and what it was not theirs to do, he defined the limits of responsibilty and power. The earlier part of the volume is occupied with a review of Poulett Thomson's career in England. A highly successful career it was, ending in a seat in the Cabinet. Then came Canadian office and premature death. He was but a little over forty when he died, but he left a record of excellent and useful work behind him.
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