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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE curtain has again descended in the theatre of war, and though we hear behind it confused tramplings and knockings, it is impossible to tell what great scene of arms is in...
• Tbe internal disorder in Russia is spreading fast ;
The Spectatorbut the news from St. Petersburg mostly consists of speculations about peace. We have given elsewhere our reasons for believing that the men who really govern Russia are by no...
Rumours have reached us from Constantinople, through persona whom we
The Spectatorhave found well informed, that the situation there is growing very serious. It is stated that the Sultan is suffering from disease of the kidneys, and is so ill that it may be...
We do not desire to say anything which may increase
The Spectatorthe heat and tension produced by the German Emperor's injudicious action, and by the clamours and menaces of the German Press. We may, however, without offence remind the German...
As we write on Friday morning the German Emperor is
The Spectatorimpressing by his presence and his oratory, a strange con- course which includes the Mohammedan rabble of Tangier, the emissaries of the Sultan, Spaniards, Porbuguese, Jews, and...
The debate on the Bill for the separation of Church
The Spectatorand State in France has commenced, but will not reach the crucial points for some time. All parties are aware that the Bill as a Bill will be carried, the majority against...
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A long and extremely interesting letter from Dr. Neilsen on
The Spectatorthe Swedish-Norwegian conflict appeared in last Saturday's Times. We have not space to go into details, but may briefly summarise Dr. Nansen's contentions. They are that while...
The course of the Fiscal controversy in the Commons during
The Spectatorthe past week has been most humiliating to the Government, and the Prime Minister has suffered a loss of personal dignity which is without precedent in our Parliamentary annals....
On Wednesday night the third Fiscal Resolution—to the effect that
The Spectatorgrave injury would be done to the shipping interest by the adoption of Mr. Chamberlain's policy—was moved by Mr. Osmond Williams and seconded by Colonel Denny, a Conservative...
• It is officially announced that the Mission to Afghanistan
The Spectatorhas secured an agreement with the Amir, and left Kabul on March 29th. The terms are as yet unknown in detail, but it seems to be understood that Afghanistan will not obtain a...
On Triesday Lord Lansdowne made an important state:. merit on
The Spectatorthe situation in South-Eastern Europe in the Lords. The report that the British Government had put forward a scheme -of their own in January was probably due to the unauthorised...
President Roosevelt has devised a plan of compromise in regard
The Spectatorto his Treaty with Santo Domingo which it is imagined the Senate may aecept. He has made a temporary agreement with the President of the Dominican Republic, under which the...
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The debate was resumed on Wednesday, when Major Seely delivered
The Spectatora vigorous defence of the value in emergencies of the Volunteer Force for service oversea. The real reduction should be in the Regulars, since the most expensive parts of the...
On Tuesday, in a somewhat apathetic House, Mr. Arnold. Forster
The Spectatormade his annual statement preparatory to the Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates. He dealt chiefly with generalities, explaining why reforms took time to accomplish, how...
Mr. Balfour in reply expressed regret that he had not
The Spectatorbeen given due notice, as "his sole knowledge of what appeared to have taken place last night was derived from the question." While Mr. Balfottr was studying the order-book Sir...
Mr. Chamberlain further contends that as Lord Salis- bury was
The Spectatorprivy to the negotiations with the Colonial Premiers up to the date of his resignation in 1902, be plainly approved of both retaliation and Colonial pre- ference up to that...
. A notable indication of the change that is coming
The Spectatorover public opinion in regard to the present political situation is to be found in the fact that the Daily Mail, which is an avowed supporter both of the Ministry and of Tariff...
Mr. Chamberlain having recently claimed the late Lord Salisbury as
The Spectatora supporter of his Fiscal policy, his eldest son wrote to the Times on Monday stating that though his father was for many years inclined to favour a policy of retaliation, he...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The Spectator• • PERSONAL DIGNITY AND PUBLIC LIFE. " I COULD not continue in office without a loss of personal dignity." That is a phrase to be found in one of Macaulay's letters,—a letter...
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GERMANY, FRANCE, AND MOROCCO.
The SpectatorW HAT is the real meaning of the German Emperor's action in Morocco ? We do not profess to be able to offer a complete answer to this question, but a little reflection will...
THE. PROSPECTS OF PEACE.
The SpectatorW E remain, in spite of all rumours and assertions, unconvinced of immediate peace. Certain Depart- ments of the Russian Government, and especially the Department of Finance,...
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UNDERFED CHILDREN. T HE unusttally discursive debate on underfed school children
The Spectatorwhich occupied the later part of the after- noon sitting of the House of Commons on Monday brought out a number of useful suggestions. Sir John Gorst, for example, instituted a...
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Nv E rather wonder that Sir Howard Vincent's Bill for appointing
The Spectatora "Public Trustee and Executor" does not pass. It has been before the House of Commons every Session for nineteen years, it has received the approval of Borne of the greatest...
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T HE news that Denmark is about to celebrate the cen-
The Spectatortenary of Hans Christian Andersen will send the thoughts of men and women all the world over, first gratefully and affectionately to the land of his birth, and then to that...
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J T is the peculiar reward of a successful writer of
The Spectatorstories for boys that his death brings with it a sense of personal loss to those who have read him. When a great course, have possessed the faculty of creating friendship...
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A TIME-HONOIIRED means of choosing the best puppy in a litter
The Spectatoris to hold them up by their tails and see whether they squeak. Unfortunately, no such simple way of settling the question of the best boys for what in hunting parlance would be...
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MILITARISM.
The SpectatorITo TR/I EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As your journal has always evinced a particular interest in foreign policy, and a laudable readiness to set national interests above...
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[To THE EDITOR OP TER "SPECTATOR:1
The SpectatorSIR,—In reply to your comment on my letter in the Spectator of March 25th, may I be allowed to observe that the "con- stitutional functions" of an Opposition, and the recognised...
SPIRITUAL EXCELLENCE AND CRITICAL INTELLIGENCE. [To THE EDITOR OP THE
The Spectator"SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In your issue of March 4th the Bishop of Marlborough, taking exception to your reviewer's remark that the Recur- rection of Christ "is a question for the...
SIR,—No one who follows from week to week the discussion
The Spectatorin your columns on Army matters can fail to see that all your correspondents are agreed on at least one point, that being the absolute necessity of great changes in our military...
[To THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."] think that few students
The Spectatorof soience will share your optimistic view that "the man of science and the sceptic work together with the Christian to strengthen those very foundations which the new knowledge...
(To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIE,—Here is a plain
The Spectatorhard fact for the Tariff Reformers who are proclaiming the ruin of the tinplate trade. Last week some shares in a tinplate works at Llanelly were offered for sale by public...
SIR,—" Lost Legion" (Spectator, March 25th) would scare a well-intentioned
The SpectatorWar Office. Such a revolution as he advo- cates might have a Nihilistic effect on discipline. Could the country afford to await the Phoenix new-birth? The ordinary officer's...
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[To TEE EDITOR OP TEE "SPECTATOR:1
The SpectatorSIE,—I am much obliged for the kindly review of "Church Work" in your issue of March llth. I would point out/. however, that your reviewer has quite misunderstood my meaning in...
Fro THE EDITOR OF THE " SpEortE0E.-] SIR,—The following anecdote
The Spectatorof an animal "passive resister" may possibly interest some of your readers. Nearly thirty years ago I was out with a small shooting party in a district of Northern Oudh. We had...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."3
The SpectatorSm,—Referring to your note on this subject in the Spectator of March 25th, I think the two-Power-standard theory can claim a greater length of life, even officially, than you...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTLTOR."1 SIR,—Thanks to the
The SpectatorSpectator, the stray pigeon picked up on the outward-bound Chile mail steamer off Bardsey Island on Christmas Eve has been restored to its home. The letter in your issue of...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." J
The SpectatorSIR,—The letter which under the heading " Eton " is questioned by your correspondents of March 25th was written by me not without inquiry and reasonable evi- dence. If any...
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THE total subscriptions and fees received for the Cheap Cottages
The SpectatorExhibition up to March 30th amount to .t1,080, besides a further £100 promised to the Prize Fund by the Garden City Company. It is confidently hoped that when the entries close...
THE men who were in public life in the Middle
The SpectatorVictorian Age seem to us, looking back, to have had a largeness and firmness of grasp possessed by few of their successors. They were sane, masculine people, dealing...
I shall tend my 'Line and sheep, And my pretty
The Spectatorlambs shall fold In deep pastures starred with gold. On green carpets they shall tread. Gold and purple be their bed, Honeyed clover make their food In a watered solitude....
[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorSIR,—You refer in the Spectator of March 25th to a "defiance like that of the immortal Mr. Jefferson Brick, which defied everybody and yet hurt nobody." Surely Mr. Brick's fame...
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SAINTE-EV:WE was born a hundred years ago ; and the
The Spectatorgossips of the Press have taken advantage of his centenary to belittle his character, and to divulge the weaknesses which impaired' his dignity. Not only have we been told for...
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ALTHOUGH the saint has had his day and the shrine
The Spectatorhas become merely a curiosity, the pilgrim remains—as zealous as ever. The only difference is his motive, which, piety no longer, has changed to hero-worship. Possibly an...
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WORDSWORTH'S aphorism that "the boy is the father of the
The Spectatorman" lies at the root of three-quarters of our social problems. There are scores of proverbs which show that the common- sense of mankind has always recognised that the only way...
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THE engaging and inimitable " Q " has again and
The Spectatoragain deserved well of his "delectable duchy," but he has seldom, if ever, given more convincing proof of his loyalty than in his new and delightfully named romance. " Q " has...
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Mrs. Galer's Business. By W. Pett Ridge. (Methuen and Co.
The Spectator6s.)—Mrs. Galer, the heroine of Mr. Pett Ridge's new volume, conducts an exceedingly successful laundry business. She is very early in the story freed from the burden of...
Amanda of the Mill. By Marie van Vorst. (W. Heinemann.
The SpectatorGs.) — The optimist who reads this book will have his faith in the well-being of the world most rudely shaken. The mills in which Amanda works in the second part of the novel...
The Wedding of the Lady of Lovell. By Una L.
The SpectatorSilberracL (A. Constable and Co. 6s.)—Miss Silberrad in this series of short stories writes of a period and place both of which she keeps romantically vague. We know that the...
THE POEMS OF JOHN KEATS.
The SpectatorThe Poems of John Seats. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by E. de Selincourt. (Methuen and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. de Selincourt's introduction is an instructive piece of...
The Young Preacher's Guide. By the Rev. Gilbert Monks. (Elliot
The SpectatorStock. Is. 6(1. net.)—Mr. Monks's sub-title, "Secrets of Success in Sacred Oratory," is less happy than the name given to his book. Young preachers have much to learn, and,...
Old Gorgon Graham. By George Horace Lorimer. (Methuen and Co.
The Spectator8s.)—Readers of the "Letters from a Self-Made Merchant" will be glad to welcome another instalment of shrewd, practical, and sagacious advice from the same father to the same...
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Literary Blunders. By H. B. Wheatley. (Elliot Stock. is. 6d.
The Spectatornet.) —This is a "popular edition" of a very amusing book. Some of the stories are very curious. Who would have thought that Mr. Gladstone would have made Daniel walk in the...
Imperialism. By Dr. Emil Reich. (Hutchinson and Co. 2s. 6d.
The Spectatornet.)—Imperialism seems, according to Dr. Reich, to be answer- able for a great many evil things; and this is all the harder for Imperial nations, because Empire comes to them...
Bradshaw's Railway Manual and Shareholder's Guide and Directory. (Blacklock and
The SpectatorCo. 12s.) —It will be sufficient to quote by way of notice of this work, now in its fifty-seventh year, the description of its contents given on the title-page. It contains "the...
The Stock Exchange Official Intelligence for 1905. Edited by tho
The SpectatorSecretary of the Share and Loan Department. (Spottis- woode and Co. 50s.)—The special articles in this volume are "Company Law in 1904," "National Debts of the World," "Colonial...
The Complete Bridge - Player. By " Cut Cavendish." (T. Wernet Laurie. 2s.
The Spectator6d. net.)—There is much to be learntfrom this book. Doctors, of course, disagree about bridge as about everything else; but "Cut Cavendish's" counsels appear to be well...
Historical Criticism and the New Testament. By Pere J. M.
The SpectatorLagrange. Translated by Edward Myers. (Catholic Truth Society. 2s. 6d.)—The utterances of this book, which appears, it should be said, with the imprimatur of ecclesiastical...
In the preface to the new edition of Richard Jeffries:
The Spectatorhis Life and his Ideals, by H. S. Salt (A. C. Fifield, is. 6c1. not), the author writes : "The complaint made by the Spectator that I have obtruded my own views about Jefferies,...
New Eutnows. — Unbeaten Tracks in Japan. By Isabella L. Bird (Mrs.
The SpectatorBishop). (John Murray. 2s. 6d. net.)--English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages. By J. J. Jusserand. (T. Fisher Unwia. 2s. 6d. net.)—The Will of God, and other Devotional...
Poverty a Social Disease. By the Rev. W. Edward Chadwick.
The Spectator(S.P.C.K. 21.) —There is sound sense with the practical know- ledge acquired by experience in every page of Mr. Chadwick's pamphlet. We may give as an example the analogy which...