the King being unable to find a Minister willing to sacrifice himself by an effort to govern without concessions on the Army question, which the King, for reasons stated at...

possible. Those officers who were not implicated in the murders of King Alexander and Queen Draga are indignant at the ascendency which the criminals have obtained, and have...

T HE accounts from Macedonia become appalling. There seems to be no doubt whatever that in the district of Monastir in particular the Turks are slaughtering the whole of the...

and is attended by more than five hundred eminent persons, including several diplomatists of mark. Their object is to support the practice of appealing to arbi- tration through...

to the effect of his "policy" in Macedonia upon public opinion both in Europe and America. He is, therefore, about to expel all correspondents on a charge of misrepresentation,"...

case.

no support to those who maintain that financially we are "bleeding to death." For the eight months of the present year the total value of imports shows an advance of 21,647,000,...

the present position of politics in Japan. The "elder statesmen" who managed the " Restoration " of the Mikado's power are now reduced to three,—Marquis Ito, Marquis Yama- gata,...

report of a most interesting conversation with Mr. Arthur Chamberlain. Dealing with the new fiscal policy, Mr. Arthur Chamberlain addressed himself to the exposure of the...

address on the importance of research. "It was a King of France, Louis XIV., who first commended the study of the meme inutile. Years ago we had Faraday apparently wasting his...

de Witte, the able Minister of Finance, has been kicked upstairs. He will not, they think, as President of the Council of Ministers, be able to do much, the autocracy being...

to those of our chief rivals. We in Great Britain had thirteen Universities competing with a hundred and thirty-four State and privately endowed Universities in the United...

record the recent achievements of science or to trace its future course, he dealt exclusively with the national need of improved scientific education. The progress of science,...

of radium and methods of producing it, and already it has attained high commercial value. Its price, according to the Manchester Guardian, is £12,000 an ounce, and even at that...

throughout East Anglia, and finds, as the result of eight hundred interviews, that the whole population is opposed to the idea of taxing food. Even a tax-collector, who "would...

as a Blue-book, has many interesting features. While reporting favourably as to the results of the annual inspection, and stating that the progress made in recent years is on...

by Lord Roberts from the War Office on Monday. Extravagance, as the Order points out, has long been for- bidden by Regulations. It is the object of the present instructions, in...

explain, he had to compete with manufacturers who, like himself, depended on a Swedish product. But this could be imported in two forms, one much nearer the finished product...

reams of letters and conjectures in the newspapers, have all failed to produce Miss Hickman, the lady doctor who on August 15th left the Royal Free Hospital in Gray's Inn Road,...

Consols (2i per cent.) were on Friday 89f.

SHIBBOLETHS. F REE-TRADERS, and especially those Free-traders who are compelled to speak or write in public, will be greatly relieved when Mr. Chamberlain has deliverud his...

I N a State composed of different and essentially con- flicting elements, like the Dual Monarchy which is held together by the patience and diplomatic skill of the venerable...

W E wonder how long the indignation aroused by the revelations of the War Commission will last. It is nearly three weeks now since the Report of the Com- missioners was...

j ERY dreary reading is the story of the exposure of V corruption in the United States Post Office told in the Times of Saturday last. Half-a-dozen or more of the higher...

I T is difficult for Englishmen not to sympathise more or less heartily with the views and aspirations of the Zionists,—so long as they are directed towards Zion. Some of us...

" T HERE can be no doubt that God gave us fools for our enjoyment; but we should show economy in the enjoyment of fools." The above somewhat startling sentence once fell Irom...

T HOSE of us who have foregathered on terms of intimacy with men of a very debased standard of civilisation— men who, in fact, are as near to the folk of the Neolithic period...

As a flood is the result of an attempt by Nature to make a river-bed carry off more water than it will hold, it is obvious that where the fall is rapid, and the course of the...

Silt.,—I am much obliged to you for your very sympathetic comments on my letter which you were kind enough tb print in the Spectator of September 5th. Perhaps, as you say that...

ONE WAY OF SAVING MACEDONIA. [To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTAT013.1 Szu,—Has Europe cast off its Christianity in all but the name? Year by year Christendom celebrates the...

(TO TIM EDITOR Or THE "SPECT&TOR."3 SIE, — In a country where there are practically no leaders of public thought, where the ablest business men steer widely clear of politics,...

to the Spectator for some thirty years, may I ask you to reprint the enclosed paragraph P-1 "As regards the possible or probable results of this present war I venture to think...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TIM "SPROTAT0R:] SIR, — I understand that you have been canvassing Protec- tionists in search of a " ruined industry," and that your search for one in this...

[To TEE EDITOR OF. THE "SPECTATOR,"] Siu,—In the Spectator of August 29th you commented upon an article by Sir Michael Hicks Beach in the Monthly Beview, and you quoted and...

the Spectator of August 29th, but does not attempt to prove, that Free-trade has ruined the English leather glove industry. There is no truth in the assertion. Glove-making is a...

to know on what your corre- spondent "Free-Trader," in the Spectator of August 29th, bases his apprehension that the pottery trade is "rapidly being ruined." If such were the...

[To THE EDITOR OD THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I might add to your note on Mr. Cross's letter in the Spectator of September 5th that no useful comparison can be made between the...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — There is an outcry about the deterioration of the health of the nation, which will, I hope, lead to inquiry. Will any sane person...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Perhaps you will allow me a little space to amplify some facts I submitted to you recently as to the bearing of Free- trade upon the...

THE COUNTRY. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Now that the Royal Commission appointed by Parlia- ment to inquire into, and report upon, the conduct of the South African...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have read all the articles and correspondence on the fiscal controversy in the Spectator, but there remains un- noticed the most...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SP ECTATOIL" J SIR, — There are vast numbers of our fellow-countrymen who cannot find work. It certainly should be possible for every man and woman who...

[To THE EDITOR, ON THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—In the Spectator of September 5th you say that you would like to know how many young officers will read "these entertaining pages,"...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—In your article entitled " They " in your issue of August 29th you quote Goethe to the effect that "nothing tends more to pervert one's...

the correspondence which has appeared in your columns (Spectator, September 5th) on the efficiency of military officers, I would ask,—Is it reason- able to expect the highest...

SIR,—As candid friend of the British officer you have enjoyed such a long innings that I do not think you will grudge one of them a short turn at the wicket. You are, I know,...

[To THE EDITOR OH TER "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The writer of an article which appears under the above heading in the Spectator of September 5th refers to the United States of...

in the opinion you have formed as to the absorbing interest and great value of the Minutes of Evidence taken by the Royal Commission on the South AfricanNirar, which, as you...

["So he went on his way, and. / saw him no more. ] [TO THE EDITOR 01 THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—The following few traits of a noble life recently closed may, I hope, be of interest...

SAXON ARCHITECTURE.* PROFESSOR BALDWIN BROWN has chosen for the purposes of research a province of knowledge hitherto but little explored. The art and history of the Saxons are...

CROSSING THE FERRY. [Piton THE GERMAN OF MILANO.] (Ueber diesen Strom ear Jahren ONCE before, in days that never Come again, I pass'd this river ; Now as then the weir is...

THIS is an entertaining, and up to a certain point a tolerably satisfactory, book. Within the past half-century or so careful investigation has been made by specialists into the...

Mn. SWYNNERTON'S Romantic Tales from the Panja is a book that will probably take as strong a hold upon the imaginations of the generation now in the nursery as the Arabian...

or his invention, is so immensely superior to that of the average writer of fiction as to ensure the attention alike of the most blase reader and the most captious critic. Some...

greatest service to those who are interested - in the formation of civilian rifle clubs, and should be in the possession of- any one who is contemplating the erection Of a...

—There are a verve and "go" about Miss Mathers's writing which make the reader excuse her many shortcomings. And it must be confessed that this present book has no lack of...

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—This volume is dedicated to the memory of J. B. Greenough, who was Tutor, Assistant Professor, and Professor of Latin at Harvard for thirty-seven years (1865-1902). The tribute...

[Under this heading are notice such Books of the week as have not bus reserved for review in other forms.] The Preces Privatae of Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester....

time the facts, and the authorities from whom our knowledge of the facts is derived. Between twenty and thirty writers, in prose and verse, amongst whom we find Appian, Caesar,...

6s.)—This is a story of life on a South African farm, and en- counters with Kaffirs are employed to give it an adventurous flavour. It is cheerfully and briskly written, but it...

and J. Paton. Is. 6d.)—This is not, of course, a complete list of schools in England. Most of the establishments that appear in it are of the private-venture class, and find a...

A FAMOUS CONGREGATIONALIST. Urijah Rees Thomas : his Life and Work. By David Morgan Thomas, of the Inner Temple. (Hodder and Stoughton. 75. 6d.) —Mr. D. M. Thomas has performed...

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4s. 6d. net.)—This is one of a class of books for the writing of which our relatives on the other side of the Atlantic have greater facilities than come in our way. The really...

Fisher Unwin. 6s.)—Mrs. Burry tells us much about social matters in Jamaica, and something about economical affairs. Incidentally she gives us some information about other...

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say a necessary, addition in Garden Pests, by Phcebe Allen (Wells Gardner, Darton, and Co., 3s. 6d.) It is written in a humorous fashion, which does not, however, hinder its...