T HE French relief force which is on its way to Fez makes little progress. It only managed to restart from El Kunitra on Thursday. The official reason given for the delay is...

for peace, but the latest news shows that the balance is inclining towards the insurgents. The most interesting question of the last few days has been whether President Diaz...

of the House of Lords. The House as re-con- stituted will contain rather fewer than 350 members, composed as follows :- One hundred elected by the whole body of hereditary...

China was signed at Pekin. It provides that during the next seven years China shall diminish annually the production of native opium in the same proportion by which the export...

case.

being elected as a Lord of Parliament by hereditary peers is as follows :- Being or having been—(l) Cabinet Minister or Minister of the Crown, and, as such, Head of a...

in the House of Commons on Friday week. Sir George Kemp, in moving the Second Reading, explained that the Bill differed in two respects from the Bill of last year. The £10...

speech, but we must say here that it was ex- ceedingly lucid and exceedingly eloquent, and in every way worthy of the great occasion. Lord Lansdowne's peroration was not only...

the annual demonstration of the Primrose League. He began by noticing the apparent agreement on both sides that the country should possess two effective Chambers. Another...

draw- ing up the Bill are to be most heartily congratulated on the success of their scheme. No doubt it is possible to make many effective criticisms on the details, but we...

by the Prime Minister will enormously alter the complexion of the House, and, even though they will not pro- duce a Liberal majority, they will greatly reduce the Unionist...

not honest in the doctrines they preach. The explanation of the inconsistency of the position taken up by them in advo- cating two Chambers while actually setting up...

was continued on Tuesday and Wednesday. No new points were raised during the debate, which seems to have excited little interest in the House, though the Government were in...

discus- sion of the Government's guillotine motion for the remaining stages of the Parliament Bill, its report stage was entered upon. The principal amendment considered was...

Lord Lansdowne's Bill. We regret to say, however, that he described as an absurd misconception the notion that it might be possible to have some form of compromise by which the...

prefers a system which would have placed the electors in a dilemma. They must either turn out the Government and replace it by one they disliked, or allow it complete liberty to...

Government's defeat by the Referendum in Australia is concisely and completely exposed in the letter from "An Australian in London" in Tuesday's Times :— " That Government came...

on " The National Will and Representation " in Monday's Times. He also deals with Mr. Asquith's misreading of the Australian analogy, and challenges his assumption that the...

successor in the Presidency, grandson of the second Adams President, son of a dis- tinguished diplomatist, and himself a writer of well-proved ability, sends a striking letter...

stands the nature of the Referendum and the arguments by which it should be supported, but has come to believe, as we do, that it is through the Referendum that the Unionist...

that the proposal to establish an Imperial Court of Appeal will come again before the Imperial Conference this year. The Australian Government will submit "that it is desirable...

of the House of Lords is clear sight, patience, and judgment. These are qualities which belong in a high degree to Lord Lansdowne, and we sincerely hope that they will be given...

at Edinburgh, resulting in the loss of nine lives by fire at the Empire Theatre, on Tuesday night. The fire broke out during the last " turn," an elaborate spectacular sketch,...

THE CRISIS AND ITS SOLUTION. L ORD LANSDOWNE'S Bill, in regard to the very strik- ing merits of which we have spoken in detail elsewhere, offers an opportunity for a solution...

Bill, and the explanatory memorandum which accompanies it, give a much clearer account of this gigantic scheme than it was possible to obtain from Mr. Lloyd George's speech....

rumours of clashing lI influences at work in Constantinople which were likely to change the character of the Committee of Union and Progress. It was even said that a coup d'gtat...

S IR ELDON GORST, in his annual Report on the con- dition of Egypt, writes with a frankness which does him no small credit. Speaking generally, or, rather, politi- cally, the...

Mr. H. W. Nevinson, who asks for help to send out to Italy, for the celebrations of Italian unity, a few of the survivors of the " British Legion " that fought under Garibaldi....

A GREAT many people who would hardly stoop to pick up a sixpence would walk miles rather than be cheated out of a threepenny bit; being cheated, they would willingly spend...

T HE Lancet asks a question which it tells us has never been authoritatively answered. What is the explanation of " a curious phenomenon" which, sometimes consciously and...

SOME MODERN FRENCH BOOKS. [To THE EDITOR of TOR " SPECTATOP41 Srn,—I begin my occasional letter, as usual, with a selection of the best memoirs and historical works of the most...

THE PREAMBLE. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Stn,—It is commonly observed just now, in relation to the Parliament Bill, that there has been a lack of tactics on the...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Mr. Lloyd George has given the most tremendous impetus towards universal Micawberism and universal bank- ruptcy. His promises are so...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTLTOR.1 Stn,—The Spectator " inclines" to favour Governmental "com- pulsion in the matter of insurance " (Spectator, May 6th, 1911, p. 683). Before...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Stu,—In your article on Insurance against Unemployment there occurs this statement : " From the economic point of view it matters very...

" letter in your issue of April 29th gives vent to a serious grievance, but suggests no remedy., At present the House of Laymen consists almost entirely of landowners and the...

rre EDINS " SPEcTAT01."1 Silk—The Bishop of Hereford has invited 'unconfirmed Christians to join in Communion in his Cathedral, and has net the expected Ecclesiastical and...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.1 Sin,—The letter of " A Lay Representative " in the issue of April 29th reveals a lamentable state of affairs, but one which is surely not...

[To me EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOE."] SIR, —The Nationalist and Progressive Hindu parties in India have ventilated their views so freely in Great Britain, that those who have no...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOH."1 SIR,—Most of your readers I imagine are prepared to echo in no uncertain way the generous tribute you pay to Lord Roberts in your leading...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] SIR, — With some little knowledge of the matter — although not from the inside — I am very much inclined to doubt " A Working Journalist ' s...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."3 SIR,—In the agitation which has been and is being carried on for the appointment of an increased number of Liberal J.Ps. one side of the...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. "] AIR, — The report circulated both in the Austrian and German Press that three imperial cruisers have proceeded to the coast of Morocco has...

[To THE EDITOR OP TR& "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — The vice of the Puritan is that he believes he has a higher standard of morals than his neighbour, and that he is not only justified,...

much afraid that you may unintentionally mislead people in your note of last week under the above heading. Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, 73rd Section, reads, inter alia, as...

to take any side in the controversy respecting the publication of betting news in daily papers, but I wish to correct a statement on a matter of fact made by your correspondent,...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,.—IS it the sign of a new morality that in the Benediction which follows the crowning in the Coronation Service a carious change has...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR, —In the review of "Non-Church-Going : its Reasons and Remedies," which appeared in your issue of April 29th, the writer says that I, as...

TEE Erwrox or THE SPECTATOR. "] SIB., —Having seen in your last issue the letter from Mr. Wood on this subject, and your appreciative footnote, may I be allowed to say that this...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOE."] SIR, your issue of May 6th, page 685, in an editorial note on flags that can be flown, you say, " On land the Briton is free to fly any flag...

[To THE EDITOR Or TUN "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—My attention having been drawn to an interesting-sug- gestion which appeared in a recent number of the Spectator with regardto the...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOZ.1 Sts,—The wild cat, which was so common in medieval times as to supply fur trimmings for ladies' dresses, is thought by zoologists to be now...

['re THE EDITOR Or THE "SesoraTor." SIR,—Mr. J. Oswald Head, in his letter in your issue of March 25th, on " Some. Problems of Salmon," opens'up a-field of conjecture which at...

"SrECTATOIL."1 Sts,—Fruit farming_inBritish Columbialas been so much to the fore of late that I venture to think a few facts con- cerning it, and more especially the effect of...

EDITOR OW TEE "SPECTATOR. "] SIBI write to ask if readers of the Spectator will again kindly aid me in the training fund and camp expenses in con- =aka with - the. aeleolion and...

[TO THE EDITOR OP TEE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Three years ago I was staying at Clifton, and one even- ing, when strolling near the Suspension Bridge, a boy, selling the evening...

SIR,—In reading the account of "A Phantasm of the Living'"• in the Spectator of April 29th, it occurs to me that an ex► perience of my own may be worth recording. In July,...

your paper headed " A Phantasm of the-• Living," and signed " A. B.," interested Me greatly, and venture to send you the following similar experience. In a.." , recent letter...

PROFESSOR MURRAY'S " CEDIPTJS THE KING." THE CEdipus .Rex is one of the masterpieces of the stage. No • later tragedy shows finer skill in the development of the plot, and in...

powers in the human race which seem hardly to have any terrestrial use, these stories— such as the excellent one given in your issue of last week of the furniture dealer and his...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of...

CORONATION HYMN. (To be sung to the tune of Luther's Chorale, " Eine feste Burg.") Of old our London bath renown, Of God are her foundations ; Wherein this day a King we crown...

Sra,—Your correspondent "A. B." dreamt that her son was ill, and the dream proved true. There is nothing wonderful in that. As to the phantasm and his speech—pooh ! She was...

MR. ALEXANDER PATERSON not only writes well, but writes with knowledge. This is a too rare combination in books which tell us about poor districts. We all know the clever writer...

CURIOUS or intending readers must not be misled by Mr.. Scott Palmer's title. His book is not modernist in the sense which is commonly used when we speak about the writings of...

Tan appearanee of Mr. Gibbon's book on unemployment insurance is very opportune. It contains an impartial account of the various attempts made in different countries to deal I...

none for which we feel more grateful than those containing reprints of the voyages of English seamen, and of these Anson's, which has recently appeared, is by no means the least...

MR. EDGCUMBE STALEY'S knowledge of the history, art, and literature of Italy is wide, if not deep. He has written at least one book on the subject which is of real value—we...

known as Mademoiselle de Charolais, was of mean stature. Her * Joan of Arc. By Grace James. London : Methuen and Co. [106. 6d. net.] t A Princess of Strategy: The Life of the...

Miss JAMES in her study, Joan of Arc, does not solve, does not profess to solve, the problem of that marvellous personality. Still, she helps us to see light. For one thing, she...

PEOPLE OF POPHAM.* MRS. WEMYSS, who has already made many friends by The Professional Aunt, will ingratiate herself further with the reading public by her new venture. These...

The horrible tragedy which breaks this novel into two distinct parts is perhaps a little out of key with the whole tone of the book. The sentence of seven years' penal servitude...

Co. 6s.)—This novel would be improved from the literary point of view if it were written either in French or in English and not in a mixture of the tire elniguages. It is not to...

[Under this heading we notic e such Books of the week as have not hew reserved for review in other forms.] Canada and the Empire. By W. R. Lawson. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 6s....

6s.)—An American story told in the first person by the father of the heroine. Although the story is a good ono, the reader will have an uncomfortable feeling that it would have...

(Boutledge and Sons. 21s. net.)—This volume is described as a "Complement to the Fourth Edition of Mulhall's Dictionary of Statistics." This is a modest account, for it seems to...

set off with appropriate illustrations, a variety of information about the Coronation ceremony, about the personages taking part in it, official and other (with biographical...

2s. 6d. net.) How are we to make agriculture prosperous ? To put the matter briefly, by putting a bounty on wheat (40s. per acre, if we understand the scheme set forth) and by...

N. Fergusson. (Constable and Co. 16s. net.)—A shadow of melan- choly is thrown over a narrative full of interest and animation by what we are told about the man who is the chief...

and W. Wigmore. (J. Whitaker and Sons. 5s. net.)—The chief contents of this volume may be given by quoting the sub-title : "A Directory of the Court, of Society, and of the...

laboration with T. Oake Hirst. (Constable and Co. 26s. net.)— We would gladly give to this volume a notice more adequate to the learning and industry which have been employed in...

Kelly. Ss. 6d. net.)—" The purpose of A Student's Library is to place every reader in direct touch with the expert." This it is sought to do in nine essays, seven of which are...

and Sons. 21s. net.)—This volume is described as a " Concise Encyclopedia of Banking Law and Practice." Under the heading of " Endorsement," for instance, we find some twenty...