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The SpectatorFROM JULY 1st TO DECEMBER 30th, 1922, INCLUSIVE. TOMOS OF THE DAY. A DMINISTRATION, New, the Policy of the .. 584-626 Adoption of Children, the .. .. 200 Advertisements and...
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Li his statement in the Howe of Commons on Monday,
The SpectatorMr. Churchill pointed out- how patient the Government had been while the Provisional Government had been " forced or led into a series of weak and unsatisfactory compromises "...
On Wednesday also Mr. De Valera issued a character- istic
The Spectatorstatement that the agreement between the Republicans and the Provisional Government had been broken " at the bidding of the English." He described the irregular rebels as " the...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorT HE Irish Provisional Government, if they had any intention of remaining in existence, could not possibly have refused any longer the numerous challenges to their authority....
It may be that they are now acting too late,
The Spectatorbut at all events they are acting. it is devoutly to be hoped that they mean business and that they will succeed in suppressing the fanatics who would keep Ireland in a welter...
There are reports that sympathetic Republican movements have occurred in
The Spectatorvarious parts of Ireland, and as the attention of the Provisional Government is fastened on events in Dublin, the other movements may give Mr. Collins much trouble. We shall...
The accounts up to the time when we go to
The Spectatorpress on Thursday are exceedingly confused, but it is evident that the irregulars are still holding out in the Four Courts, though they have been driven to the back of the...
The events which immediately led up to the attack by
The Spectatorthe forces of the Free State against the Four Courts on Wednesday were as follow. On Monday some of Mr. Rory O'Connor's men from the Four Courts commandeered several motor-cars...
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Further, a triple agreement had been reached between the British
The SpectatorGovernment, the Provisional Government and the Northern Government to establish a neutral zone in the Pettigo and Belleek districts. It might become necessary to go further and...
Mr. De Valera's comment was an extraordinarily sinister achievement. He
The Spectatorremarked that the killing of any human being was an " awful act," but then he went on to say that he understood the attitude of mind in the assassins which had heen caused by a...
When we went to press last week we had not
The Spectatorthe details of Sir Henry Wilson's assassination, and we may now put them on record. Sir Henry was about to enter his house in Eaton Place after having unveiled .a War Memorial...
M. Vandervelde, the veteran Belgian.Socialist, went to Moscow to defend
The Spectatorthe Social Revolutionaries on trial there, and has returned completely disillusioned. He found that the defendants were denied justice. The charges against them were false, and...
The immediate sequel to the assassination was very differ- ent
The Spectatorfrom what generally happens in Ireland. Unarmed civilians joined policemen in pursuing the assassins, who walked backwards through Lowndes Place, Chesham Place, and Ebury...
It is a pity that Mr. Churchill, in referring to
The Spectatorthe Southern Irish elections, should have said that " Proportional Repre- sentation cast its baffling cloak over a defeated minority." We should have thought that it showed up...
The Moscow delegation, headed by the notorious Bolshevik, Litvinoff, arrived
The Spectatorat The Hague on Monday. Litvinoff announced that he must have credits, goods or cash, whether from Governments or private persons. He asserted that the Russian harvest promised...
The funeral of Sir Henry Wilson took place on Monday
The Spectatorwith full military honours. He was buried in the crypt of St. Paul's, in the grave which had been destined for Lord Kitchener if his body had been recovered from the sea....
The House of Commons, when the news of Sir Henry's
The Spectator.assassination had been received, adjourned as a mark of respect. The staff of the I.R.A., from its headquarters at Beggar's Bush, Dublin, issued a statement on Friday, June...
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Lord Grey of Fallodon, continuing.the debate, expressed grave concern at
The Spectatorthe way in which Europe was still drifting. It was essential, in the first place, that we should secure the co-operation of America in the economic reconstruction of Europe,....
Lord Midleton, in the House of Lords on Tuesday, raised
The Spectatora debate on the Genoa Conference and asked for information as to what really happened at Genoa. He was supported by Lord• Derby, who complained that the newspaper reports gave a...
On Wednesday the Conference definitely declared its dis- approval. of
The SpectatorCommunism. By a vote of 3,086,000 to 261,000 it supported the executive in their refusal to recognize the British Communist Party. Mr. Hodges, the miners' leader, said that the...
Lord Decies, on behalf of the Income Taxpayers' Society, has
The Spectatorcalled attention to Sir Robert Home's statement that at the end of May the arrears of income-tax amounted to £64,000,000. The arrears were half as large again as in June, 1921,...
The King Edward Memorial Park at Shadwell, which the King
The Spectatoropened last Saturday, is not only a boon to a very poor and crowded district but also a valuable addition to - the amenities of London. As the King said, modern London turns its...
the Labour politicians who lost his seat in 1918. In
The Spectatorhis address he denounced the Peace Treaties and the Allied Governments, especially Japan. He had much to say about the "idle rich" and the evil of luxury, which is not by any...
The Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords, who
The Spectatorreported last March in favour of Lady Rhondda's petition for a writ of summons, on Tuesday gave their reasons for. rejecting it. The Lord Chancellor, who had caused the...
The open golf championship was won last week for the
The Spectatorsecond year in succession by an American. J. Hutchinson, who woe last year, was born and bred in Scotland, but Walter Hagen, the new champion, is an American by birth. His score...
Mount Everest has withstood the determined' assaults of General Bruce's
The Spectatorexpedition. The monsoon broke on June 3rd, and prevented a third attempt from being made on the summit. At the second' attempt on May 27th Captain Bence and Mr. Finch, who had...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTOO LATE TO TURN. Mr. Churchill's adroit, and dialectically impressive, speech in the House of Commons is, we fear, going to prove yet another example of firm talking as a...
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SIR HENRY WILSON. T HE news of the murder of that
The Spectatorgallant soldier and loyal and devoted man, Sir Henry Wilson, only reached us on the Thursday afternoon after the Spectator had gone to press. Though we were able to stop the...
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THE SALE OF HONOURS. T HE Government will have to answer
The Spectatorsatisfactorily, or in the alternative to yield to, the strong public criticisms of the traffic in honours. There is a widespread conviction that the granting of honours in...
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THE THREAT TO THE GERMAN REPUBLIC. T HE assassination of Dr.
The SpectatorRathenau last Saturday was as little of a surprise as a murder can well be. For some time he had been receiving threatening letters. Herr Erzberger was murdered last autumn ; an...
THE STRAYING OF GRATITUDE. T HAT our hospitals are " in
The Spectatorcharacter and organization unique among the charitable institutions of the world " no one doubts, even in his secret heart. The King put the conviction of the nation into words....
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WHEN EAST MEETS WEST.
The SpectatorA TROPICAL island has a sound, to British ears, more romantic than an East Anglian farm, yet when we come to daily routine, life on both is strikingly akin :- I....
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FINANCE-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
The SpectatorSTEADY MARKETS. TWO TRAGEDIES—POLITICS AND MONEY RATES AS MARKET FACTORS—OUR DEBT TO AMERICA— HOME RAILWAY STOCKS AND THE INVESTOR- ' RALLY IN MINING SHARES. [To THE EDITOR OP...
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ULSTER, SPECIALS AND THE HIERARCHY. [To use EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator" SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. Devlin at Westminster and the Roman Catholic bishops at Maynooth have been raising an outcry at the atrocity perpetrated by Ulster special constabulary...
THE BELFAST REFUGEES.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—With regard to refugees from Belfast, it is interesting to relate that Mr. D. O'Brien, a Cork gentleman, wrote a few days ago to the...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which #11 treble the space.] PROBATION AND CRIME. [To THE...
THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY APPRAJ.. [To THE EDITOR of THE
The Spectator" SPECTLTOR."] SIR,—I have been asked to convey to you the sincere thanks of the Charity Organization Society for the great kindness which you have shown in placing your...
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BROADCASTING IN AMERICA.
The SpectatorITo THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sts,—Some writer in your issue of May 13th, discussing " The Coming of the Wireless Telephone," takes a despairing view of this gentle art,...
JEAN MARCHAND.
The Spectator(To THE EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — May I draw your attention to the exhibition of M. Marchand's work at the Independent Gallery, 7A Grafton Street, which I believe to...
RADIO-TELEPHONE BROADCASTING PROGRAMME. " W.J.Z.," NEWARK, N.J. RADIO CORPORATION OF
The SpectatorAMERICA WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING CO. Sunday, June 4th, to Sunday, June 11th, 1922. This program can be heard by anyone with suitable radio receiving apparatus...
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MUSIC IN PICTURE GALLERIES.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF TEL " SPECTATOR."' Sie,—Having read the article on " Music in Our Picture Galleries : Why Not?" of June 3rd I thought it would be of interest to you to know...
ST. CROSS HOSPITAL, WEN/CHESTER.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " Sercraroa."] Sra,—St. Cross Hospital, Winchester, is no doubt well known to many of your readers, but it may not be realized that it is a combination of...
[TO THE EDITOS OP THE " SPECTATOR."'
The SpectatorSim,—The publication of the Children's Promise in the Spectator and our letter on rural amenities has brought us many inquiries as to the best way of dealing with the evils....
RURAL AMENITIES.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR. OR THE " SPECTATOR."' SER,—It is welcome news that a campaign is about to be insti- tuted by the Underground Railway and 'bus and tramway companies against the...
THE O.U.D.S.
The Spectator[To THE ED/TOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' Sun—Your readers may care to hear of the Oxford University Dramatic Society's production of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme in a contemporary...
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THE ONLY WAY IN POETRY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—I have decided that English poetry must not return to the blatant lucidity of pre-Georgian days. I do not wish it. You will find...
CASSANDRA.
The Spectator[To eini EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The accuracy of the Spectator is almost unimpeachable, but it is recorded that even Homer nods sometimes, se I need not stand aghast...
THE "SPECTATOR" FOR MISSIONARIES.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] 451u,—S.P.G. missionaries often ask if the Spectator can be sent 4int to - them. If some of your readers would like to post their copy...
THE WOMEN'S HOLIDAY FUND.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR, —Once again I bring the wants and claims of the Women's Holiday Fund to the notice of your readers, whose generous response to my...
" ROYALIST REVELATIONS."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The notice of Royalist Revelations, by Henry Stuart Wheatley-Crowe, which appears in your issue of May 20th, opens with the statement...
A BICENTENARY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—No one seems to have noticed that the great Duke of Marlborough died on June 16th (=27th), 1722.-1 am, Sir, &c., H. C.
AUTHORS' FAVOURITE WORDS.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—The " favourite words" of some prose authors may perhaps be as easily detected as the "missing word" from a popular prize competition;...
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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your correspondent, Mr.
The SpectatorRobert J. Wilson, in your issue of June 10th, seems to think it impossible that a cuckoo can lay an egg in a wren's nest. He may he interested in the following facts : In the...
" THE CUCKOO'S SECRET."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIAM I have just read the letter in your issue of June 10th of Mr. Wilson with regard to the above, in which he says that " he cannot...
MUSIC.
The SpectatorMR. WALTER RUMMEL. IN London, at least, no pianist of to-day has a more debated position among executants than Mr. Rummel. Abroad he is highly esteemed. Here he is as...
THE " SPECTATOR " CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY FUND.
The SpectatorANY subscriptions sent to us, great or small, will be acknow- ledged in our columns and at once sent on to the C.O.S. Cheques should be made out to " The Spectator " and crossed...
POETRY.
The SpectatorON D—, A LOVER WHO DIED IN AN ACCIDENT. He suddenly—the page read as it turned— Died. The indignant eye discerned No sense ; " good page, turn back " it cried, ("...
The Editor cannot accept responsibility for any article, poems, or
The Spectatorletters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelopes are sent he will do his best to return contributions in case of rejection. Poems should be addressed to the...
NOTICE.—When " Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's
The Spectatorname 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...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorMR. GEORGE TREVELYAN'S HISTORY.* [FIRST Nonce.] MR. GEORGE TREVELYAN has written a very wise, a very fair, and a very interesting book on British History in the Nineteenth...
THE THEATRE.
The Spectator"THE SPANISH LOVERS," AT THE KINGSWAY THEATRE.—" CHUCKLES OF 1922," AT THE NEW OXFORD. Iv speaking of The Spanish Lovers last week I used the words " notice later," but having...
MUSIC WORTH HEARING.
The SpectatorJuly 2nd.—ALBERT HALL. Band of the Garde Repub- licaine . . . . . . 3.0 [Glazounov, Saint-S18n3, Mozart. When will our military bands have such programmes July 2nd. WESTMINSTER...
PICTURES WORTH SEEING.
The SpectatorNATIONAL GALLERY. [The old familiar faces will never fail us.] FINE ART SOCIETY, 148 NEW BOND STREET. [Mr. Tom Mostyn in a new and better style, and mediocre landscapes by Mr....
July 7th.—HAYMARIEET THEATRE The Keats-Shelley Memorial Celebration .. .. •
The Spectator• 3.0 [Appreciations and readings of Shelley by Mr. J. C. Squire, Mr. John Drinkwater, Mr. Henry Ainley and Sir Johnston Forbxs- Robertson. Tickets free, to be obtained from Mr....
SOME PLAYS WORTH SEEING.
The SpectatorHAYmARKze.—The Dover Road .. 8.30-2.30 [Mr. A. A. Milne's pleasant comedy played in the shadow of too vast a butler.] PLAYHOUSE.—The Second Mrs. Tanqueray .. 8.15-2.30 [Miss...
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THE WRATH OF ACHILLEUS.*
The SpectatorThis translation of the oldest part of the Iliad is chiefly inter- esting because it is written according to an interesting theory. Part at least of the theory has been familiar...
SIR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL'S NEW BOOK.* SrR ROBERT BADEN-POWELL'S new book
The Spectatoris for the young man who is too old to be a scout who is at the stage of being what used to be called a hobbledehoy. The book is directed to the abolition of this status. It may...
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A BELGIAN CRITIC ON SWINBURNE.*
The SpectatorWE have recently had the second volume of a complete edition of Sir Philip Sidney, admirably edited by a Frenchman, Pro- fessor Feuillerat, and now we have the most...
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BRITISH FLAGS.*
The SpectatorIT is an extraordinary fact that though the name of the Union Jack—or the Union Flag, as it should properly be called—is a kind of shorthand expression of all that we stand for...
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THE LETTERS OF ERASMUS.*
The SpectatorMa. ALLEN, after an interval of nine years, has produced the fourth volume of his great edition of Erasmus's correspondence, which will rank among the leading achievements of...
WHISTLER.*
The SpectatorIs Mr. and Mrs. Pennell had deliberately set out to damage the personal reputation of Whistler to the greatest possible extent they could not have succeeded more perfectly. The...
Itti; FAILURE OF GERMAN SOCIALISM.
The SpectatorTun German Social Democrats cut a pitiful figure in August, 1914, when they all, at the Imperial command, voted for the War, the idea of which they had been denouncing for...
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FICTION.
The SpectatorAARON'S ROD.* MR. D. H. LAWRENCE'S new navel, Aaron's Rod, is an extra- ordinarily full book with a somewhat difficult beginning and a certain technical incoherence. It is,...
OTHER NOVEIS.—The Yellow Streak. By Valentine Williams. (Herbert Jenkins. 7s.
The Spectator6d. net.)—When a critic confesses to having neglected many other pressing duties in order to unravel the mystery of a detective story a considerable efficiency in its...
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The first number of the Slavonic Review, edited by Sir
The SpectatorBernard Pares, Professor Seton-Watson and Dr. Harold Williams (Eyre and Spottiswoode, 58. net), is of high promise. It is produced by the School of Slavonic Studies at King's...
The Empire Forestry Association have just begun to issue a
The Spectatorquarterly journal, Empire Forestry (Macmillan, 4s. net). The need for some organized effort of this kind is illustrated in an article on " Forestry in the Empire," by Mr. R. L....
The Army Quarterly for July (Clowes, 7s. 6d. net) maintains
The Spectatorits very high standard of interest. The Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence contributes an authoritative account, with maps, of " Our Opponents at the Battle...
Handbook of Commercial Geography. By G. G. Chisholm. (Longmans. 25s.
The Spectatornet.)—Mr. Chisholm's familiar work, which first appeared a generation ago and has steadily grown and improved in successive editions, has now been thoroughly revised so as to...
'Umar Khayyam. By Masud All Varesi. (Kegan Paul. 10s. 6d.
The Spectatornet).—Mr. Varesi, who is the Assistant Director of Public, Instruction in Bhopal,-has written an elaborate essay on Omar's life and poetry. Omar is said to have been born at...
Henry VI. By Mabel E. Christie. (Constable. 16s. net.) To
The Spectatora series of volumes on the Kings and Queens of England Miss Christie has contributed a pleasant and readable life of the unlucky Henry the Sixth, who ought to have been anything...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[ntim in this column does not twee:rarity preclude subsequent review.] The Hibbert Journal for July touches on many subjects with its accustomed tolerance. Don Romolo Murri,...
We have received a highly interesting and encouraging account of
The Spectatorthe Enham Village Centre, near Andover, from the Village Centres Council for the curative treatment and training of disabled men. In their third Annual Report, published at 10,...
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The New Zambesi Trail. By C. W. Mackintosh. (T. Fisher
The SpectatorUnwin. 10s. 6d. net.)—Miss Mackintosh is the niece and biographer of the distinguished French Protestant missionary, M. Francois Coillard, who did much good work, first among...
A Contribution to an Essex Dialect Dictionary (Supplement iii.). By
The Spectatorthe Rev. Edward Gepp. (Colchester : Benham. Is.)— Mr. Gepp has reprinted from the Essex Review a further instal- tient of his interesting and valuable studies of the Essex...