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NEWS OF THE WEEK
The SpectatorIN foreign affairs Mr. Austen Chamberlain is going thrOugh the same pairifiil experiences that afflicted his-predecessors at the Foreign Office: 'He started with - 3; strong...
Unhappily France approaches none of her problems.
The Spectatorin -this spirit. She is a retarding force. Let, us freely recognize, -however, that. two points have been gained. .One we have already. mentioned—that France no longer objects...
France in her failure to appreciate the growth of inter-
The Spectatornational judicial methods as a good in itself, is quite behind the general movement of thought. She calls nothing certain' that is not humanly made certain by pledges of so many...
haVc written in our first leading article about the '
The Spectatorsituation, but ive May summarize it here by saying that • an . attempt is being made not - to - revive the . original guarantees for the security of the - eastern frontier of -...
The rejection of the Protocol with its corollary of a
The Spectatorgeneral conference on disarmament lends importance to President Coolidge's decision to call a new disarmament conference for his is now the only plan in the field. Mr. Coolidge...
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We have to record the death of Sun Yat-sen, the
The Spectatorhead of the Republican Revolutionary Party in China, which had its headquarters in Canton. After the Chinese revolution in 1912 Sun was chosen as provisional President of the...
The Report of the inquiry conducted last year into the
The SpectatorIndian reforms was published on Tuesday. The Committee of Inquiry consisted of three British officials and six Indians. The Report presents such different estimates of the...
He was never very happy in his rule there. He
The Spectatorwas actually driven from Canton in 1922 when his army revolted against him. The next year he returned, but he progressively lost prestige as he entered into continually closer...
The Egyptian elections held last week had results that are
The Spectatorsatisfactory on the whole. In a country at that stage of political education a Government in power has decided advantages. Zaghlul Pasha's party, the Wafd, lost about forty per...
In fine the Minority want an entirely new Constitution which
The Spectatorwould set up provincial autonomy but would reserve control in a certain number of necessary matters to the Central Government. It is not to be expected that the British...
The Majority on the whole condemn dyarchy ; they say
The Spectatorthat it has not developed a political sense among the people. There are no Parliamentary parties ; electoral campaigns have little to do with political issues ;. the Ministers...
. Lord Balfour has left England for Jerusalem to open
The Spectatorthere the new University to which we wish all success. No fitter person could be designated for such a function. Yet the author of the " Balfour Declaration " will be on...
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We by 110 means advocate secrecy. The open Court is
The Spectatoressential. Most judges do all they can to stem the floods of irrelevant and sordid suggestion that are always ready to break forth. It is impossible, however, to attribute the...
There is no need to remind our readers of the
The Spectatorsuccession of extremely disagreeable trials which have occurred recently, and arc still going on in the Law Courts, for the popular newspapers do not - let us forget them. The...
We shall not make any hypocritical profession of having minds
The Spectatorlofty and serene enough to be above the enticements of a cause cilibre. When the reports are set before us we read them. After all, they contain astounding truths about the...
Sir James Craig has advised the Governor of Northern Ireland
The Spectatorto dissolVe his Parliament, and he goes to the country demanding .renewed support in the face of the -Boundary Commission, whose powers he refused to recog- nize. His election...
The . Government showed themselves very favourable to the Bill which Lord
The SpectatorCarson introduced in the House of Lords on Tuesday, for dealing with moneylenders. They propose that Lord Carson's Bill and the Bill which is now before the House of Commons...
Bank Rate, 5 per cent., changed from 4 per cent.
The Spectatoron March 5th, 1925. War Loan "(5 per cent.) was On Thursday 101* ; on Thursday week 101 l i r ; a year ago 101 i t . Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Thursday 901; onThursday...
In the House of Commons on Friday, March 13th, the
The SpectatorSummer Time Bill introduced by Colonel Lambert Ward was given a second reading by a large majority and - the Government promised to give facilities for the Bill to become law....
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TOPICS OF THE DAY
The SpectatorTHE WAY OF EUROPEAN PEACE T HE results of Mr. Austen Chamberlain's visit abroad are significant but not wholly encouraging. To all outward seeming the Protocol is dead. We put...
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ARMY RECRUITING
The SpectatorBy MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK MAURICE. T HE Secretary of State's memorandum which accom- panies the Army Estimates of 1925-26 must have caused a good many old soldiers to have...
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1 N the article in your last week's issue, entitled
The Spectator" The 1. Blow to British Shipbuilding," you refer to Mr. Baldwin's recent statement that British employers, in- cluding by inference shipbuilders, " had to face over-capi-...
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• THE CHRISTIANITY OF CHRIST---II
The Spectator[Corymcirr IX THE 'UNITED STATES or AMERICA BY TIIE Forum.] "This is our religion which we own, whien the Apostles were in above 1600 years since ; and we do deny all vain...
THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT
The SpectatorBy NEW MEMBER. T HE Estimates go through one by one." There i s really little further to add about the past week in the House of Commons. The efficiency of the Government is...
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PEOPLING THE EMPIRE
The SpectatorT HERE is, perhaps, no graver problem facing the world to-day than that of making it possible for the steadily increasing population to secure sustenance and shelter as a result...
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN ROME
The SpectatorBy LADY BURGIICLEIIE. T HERE are 365 churches in Rome. A friend of mine divides them into two categories, the live and the dead churches ; the first warm with human emotions,...
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WIND AND SCENERY
The SpectatorT HE scenery of England, always susceptible to changes of climate as well as of season, has been visibly altered for a generation or more by the gales and wet combined of the...
The SrEcre'roa should be on sale at all Railway Book-
The Spectatorstalls and at most newsagents, and, except for a few isolated and distant areas, should be available on Friday. The Publisher would be grateful if readers would bring to his...
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THE THEATRE
The SpectatorNEW-OLD AND OLD-NEW ArrEa the ordinary curtain has gone up, at the Ambassadors Theatre, the audience is confronted by an extraordinary one, which displays a crescent of London...
CORRESPONDENCE
The SpectatorA LETTER FROM OXFORD [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The changelessness of Oxford under the dead hand of the Middle Ages is an appearance which neither Royal Com-...
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THE PROBLEM OF ANGLO-CATHOLICISM
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—" The problem of Anglo-Catholicism affects Anglo- Catholics quite as much as it concerns the Church from which they now demand, not...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The SpectatorTHE CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN - [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —Many practical suggestions emerged from the discus. sions at the recent...
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"ALL-IN" INSURANCE AND MALINGERING [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorSIR,--With reference to the enquiry of " Constant Reader," nig trouble is quite efficiently met by many existing friendly societies. I refer particularly to those organised on...
OWNERSHIP
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—A letter on this subject in one of your recent issues suggests difficulties in the way of a working man becoming the owner of his home...
WAGES INSTEAD OF DOLES
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sul,— I read some months ago a summary of a speech by the chairman of the engineering firm, Greenwood and Batley, Leeds, in which he suggested...
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WHOLEMEAL' - BREAD .[To the Editor of tuc " SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorSne,—It would, I think, help your readers and correspOndents to understand more clearly the principles underlying the interesting discussion in your columns on the wholemeal...
SPORT AND CRUELTY [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-I
The Spectatormust either have expressed myself very badly on the " Sport and Cruelty " question, or your correspondent, Mr. Stephen Coleridge, has mistaken my meaning. I take exception to...
POLISHED RICE [To the Editor Of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I trust
The Spectatoryou will permit me to endorse your comments upon the letter of Mr. Harold Roberts which, I think, com- pletely disposes of his remarks which, from my point of view, can only be...
AN APPEAL FOR SUNLIGHT [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
The SpectatorSIR, —For the sake of the nation's light-starved children I pray you let me appeal to your readers for their help, now that the blessed sun is coming again, with health and...
THE EPILOGUE TO "ST. JOAN" [To the Editor of the
The SpectatorSPECTATOR.] SIR,-If my complaint—to use Mr. Bernard Shaw's term— about his epilogue to " St. Joan " reached him late in Madeira, his—what shall I say ?—graceful but...
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EDUCATED ENGLISH DOMESTICS FOR AMERICA
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] . am afraid your correspondent, Miss W. Wrench, in asking help to secure four maids for America on a two-year contract arrangement is seeking...
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN EGYPT
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIRS I have just seen, in the Spectator of February 14th, a letter, signed " Egyptian Official," which contains two mistakes of fact. (a) It...
THE NEW EMIL JANNINGS FILM
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—You will remember that I drew the attention of your readers to the new Emil Jannings film under the title of The Last Man. Perhaps they...
POETRY
The SpectatorEPITAPHS IN ADVANCE GEORGE MOORE. WOMEN he praised and, after women, art. Good friends he had and used them all for copy. Had but his genius matched as great a heart, Time had...
THE LAW AGAINST TRAPS ON THE LEVEL
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Mr. Foulcher complains of the Act of Parliament which forbids trapping on the level. If Mr. Foulcher had had a dog caught in a trap, as I...
THE SUGAR °BEET INDUSTRY
The Spectator[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] ST11,—I am not sure if the Spectator has declared itself as to the proposed bounty on the cultivation of sugar beet, and I do not remember to...
(To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Is fox-hunting, as your
The Spectatorcorrespondent assumes, a cruel and degrading sport ? The fox, it is well known to the observer, has a far better and happier time where hunted than elsewhere. Indeed, his best...
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LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
The SpectatorTO the pertator No. 5047.] WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MA.RCII 21, 1925. [GRATI&
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WHAT IS ART
The SpectatorWHEN Tolstoy was growing old he cut circular holes in his boots, put on a silk smock, and dug in the garden. He had lived among Russian peasants and he loved them. In their...
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THE DESPAIR OF CENTRAL EUROPE
The Spectator" I BELIEVE you and I are necessary to bring the Monarchy out of the labyrinth . . . into safe harbour : and I am infinitely grateful to Providence that we have found each...
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THE 'NINETIES
The SpectatorMa. BuanErr has something of the zeal of the Jews in the Gospel, who would compass heaven and earth to make one proselyte. In order to justify the " decadent " writers and...
A VIEW OF NAPOLEON
The SpectatorNapoleon : an Outline. By Brigadier-General Colin R. Ballard, C.B., C.M.G. (Duckworth and Co. 18s. net. ) - Napoleon. By Elie Faure. Translated by Jeffery E. Jeffery....
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RED BEAR OR YELLOW DRAGON
The SpectatorMits. HARRISON sees everything as a bird's-eye view ; every- thing she learns takes its place in her mind with other facts, giving them their proper 'significance. When she...
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ANTON TCHEKHOV
The SpectatorIN April, 1890, a young doctor, neither well off nor in good health, left Moscow entirely on his own account to visit Saghalien, the Russian penal settlement off the East...
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A BOOK OF THE MOMENT
The SpectatorTHE GUARDS DIVISION [COPYRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE New York Times.] History of the Guards Division in the Great War, 1915-1918. By Cuthbert Meadlam . ,...
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THIS WEEK'S BOOKS
The SpectatorM. KAREL CAPEK visited us with a kindly heart and a most bewildered head, and his Letters front England (Geoffrey Bles) make excellent reading. He finds little fault with us :...
THE
The SpectatorTHIRD COMPETITION THE EDITOR OFFERS A PRIZE OF £5 FOR AN 4, EPITAPH IN ADVANCE " UPON HENRY FORD, JACK HOBBS, OR PROFESSOR ALBERT EINSTEIN. IT is not our intention to cast the...
The most laughable book that we have received for some
The Spectatortime is The Greater Revelation, by Baroness von Klenner f an American spiritualist (Siebel Pub. Corp.). It is an obviously honest and fervent record of messages received by...
Mr. George Humphrey, in The Story of Man's Mind (Rout.
The Spectatorledge), has written one of those bright, up-to-date, informative, excursive books in which American humanists excel. We are now being told of the colour blindness of dogs—" No...
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THE LIFE OF LORD WOLSELEY
The SpectatorThe Life of Lord Wolseley. By Major-General Sir F. Maurice and Sir George Arthur. With a Foreword by General Sir R. Wingate, G.C.B. (W. Heinemann. 25s. not.) WREN the history of...
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FRENCH PLAYS AND ENGLISH
The SpectatorJUST as it was the fashion twenty or even fifteen years ago to say how much better were French players, plays and pro- duction than any other, so now it is just as much the...
CAMERA AND PENCIL IN AFRICA
The SpectatorFar Away up the Nile. By J. G. Millais. Illustrated. (Long. mans. 30s. net.) The High Grass Trail : Being the Difficulties and Diversions of Two • Trekking and Shooting for...
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DABBLENG 1N THE DEW
The SpectatorThe Wonder Book of Plant Life. By Henri Fabre. Translated Illustrated. (Bodley Head. 12s. Gd. net.) Prints from Many Trails: By H. M. Batten. illustrated. (Herbert Jenkins.12s....
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Government House. By Alice Perrin. (Cassell. 7s. 6d. net.)—Government House
The Spectatoris hardly worthy of Mrs. Perrin's reputation. The story is on the familiar lines of the governess- heroine. It is difficult to believe in the sudden "infatuation born of a...
The Secret of the Flames. By Ralph Rodd. (Collins. 7s.
The Spectator6d. net.)—An exciting detective story which opens with a fire, watched by a young doctor through a hole in the shutters of the room in which it takes place. The flames are...
FINANCE-PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
The SpectatorTRADE OR SECURITIES ? BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. IT is regarded more or less as an axiom in business and financial affairs that we cannot have at one and the same time a boom in...
SHORT NOTICES
The SpectatorThe. Gay Intrigue. By Jack Kahane. (Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)-L-Vhe note of this novel is set in a gallant adventure at a masquerade which takes place in the first chapter....
The Other Woman. By Frank Stayton. (Nash and Grayson. 7s.
The Spectator6d. net.)—Deals with a case of loss of memory. The reader has been given a hint as to what the consequences Of this will be in a preface; There are some charming pictures of...
business man and what became of him. - We could
The Spectator- not comment on the mystery without revealing the solution, which will be guessed only by the very experienced reader.
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MIDLAND BANK CAPITAL INCREASE.
The SpectatorOn more than one occasion when dealing with banking statistics I have ventured to express the opinion that the great expansion in deposits, together with the impending heavy...
FINANCIAL NOTES IIOUSIND AND BANK RATE.
The SpectatorThat there may be a perfectly justifiable and intelligent divergence of opinion with regard to the merits or demerits of a 5 per cent. Bank Rate goes without saying. It has been...
PLATINUM.
The SpectatorThe so-called platinum boom on the Stock Exchange is at present a rather small affair, albeit capital values of companies affected—that is to say, land companies in the area of...
HOTEL. FINANCE.
The SpectatorCongratulations to the Gordon Hotels upon the results of the past year. The company has passed through a strenuous time but economy, joined to rigorous management, appears now...