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Last Sunday the funeral of the late King of Denmark
The Spectatortopit place in the ancient Cathedral of the little town of Roskilde. The ceremony was attended by Queen Alexandra, the Dowager-Empress of Russia, the German Emperor, the King of...
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The SpectatorE VEMYTHING seems to indicate that the crisis at Alge- "ciras has been reached. Much was hoped from the private discussions between the French and German delegates which...
Pius X. has addressed an Encyclioal to the clergy and
The Spectatorpeople of France on the subject of the separation of Church and State. The Pope reserves for a futnre pro- nouncement his advice as to the policy which French Reman Catholics...
The new Parliament was opened on Monday. The greater part
The Spectatorof the King's Speech, which was read by King Edward, dealt as usual with foreign politics, and calls for little comment. We may note with satisfaction, however, that no attempt...
On Monday the expected Dissolution of the Hungarian Diet took
The Spectatorplace. From an early hour the approaches to the House were held by soldiers, and policemen were posted throughout the building. The two Vice-Presidents of the Chamber protested...
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Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, who welcomed the general tone of Mr.
The SpectatorChamberlain's speech, assured him in regard to our relations with France that our understanding remained as strongly entrenched as ever, that it had no sinister purpose towards...
On Thursday Mr. H. W. Forster began a debate, which
The Spectatorwas adjourned at midnight, on an amendment to the Address condemning the Government for having described the employment of Chinese indentured labour as slavery, while it was...
Mr. Redmond, who followed the Prime Minister, pointed to the
The Spectatorstate of Ireland as the greatest disgrace and danger to the Empire, and the greatest obstacle to the efficiency of Parliament. He observed that while they took all that came...
The debate on the Address in the Commons was opened
The Spectatorby Mr. Chamberlain, who explained that at the request of Mr. Balfour, who was temporarily absent, he was acting as his substitute. Mr. Chamberlain frankly admitted that it was...
On Wednesday Mr. Swift MacNeill's amendment calling for the abolition
The Spectatorof flogging in the Navy was withdrawn after Mr. Robertson had read the new Admiralty circular ordering that the punishment should be suspended. Colonel Sa,underson moved an...
But though, continued Mr. Churchill, the final word must be
The Spectatorspoken by the Transvaal, the Government are not prepared to tolerate any and every form of indentured labour. The Assembly, though free to adopt a reasonable form of inden-...
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Lord Balfour of Burleigh in his final letter protests earnestly
The Spectatoragainst the doctrine that membership of a club or of the Conserva- tive party deprives any man of the right of private judgment on matters which are not within the recognised...
In the House of Lords on Thursday night the Duke
The Spectatorof Devonshire made a speech on the Fiscal question and the position of the Unionist Party which, we venture to say, was one of the ablest and most statesmanlike ever made, even...
The Duke went On to point out how dangerous it
The Spectatorwould be for the House of Lords if, besides the differences that exist between them and the majority in the House of Commons on the Irish question, the social question, the...
The Duke ended his speech by a passage which was,
The Spectatorin effect, a declaration of war against the Fiscal Reform Unionists. " I remain a Unionist, and I claim the right to remaiv a Unionist, irrespective of any opinions which I may...
As a result of his action in supporting the Liberal
The Spectatorand Free-trade candidate in Chelsea against Mr. Whitmore, the late Unionist Member, the General Conirmittee of the Constitu- tional Club have removed Lord Balfour of Burleigh's...
S On Monday it was announced that Mr. Gibson Bowles
The Spectatorwould contest the vacant seat in the City against Mr. Balfour, as an independent Unionist Free-trade candidate. The only noteworthy point in Mr. Balfour's speeches is his...
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE KING'S SPEECH. T HOSE who looked for a legislative programme in the King's Speech which would be at once foolish and violent, and hoped that the cause of Free-trade might...
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THE ALGECIRAS CONFERENCE.
The SpectatorI T is to be feared that the Algeciras Conference will break up without result. Though there is no need to dread that war, or even a state of things pointing immediately to war,...
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DEPARTMENTALISM. T HE most perfect of human institutions has its defects,
The Spectatorand it is well to have a candid friend to deal faithfully with them. The merit of the English attitude ⢠towards officialdom is that it is rarely inclined to take it quite...
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THE REPORT OP THE ROYAL COMMISSION Ot - TRADE DISPUTES.
The SpectatorT roll Report of the Royal Commission on Trade Disputes, published on Wednesday, is one of the weightiest public documents ;which have appeared for many years. The Commission,...
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PENSIONS AND PUBLIC CREDIT.
The SpectatorW E do not wonder that the Prime Minister is disposed to leave the question of old-age pensions largely to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is not merely an instance of the...
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POLITICAL WISDOM IN THE BIBLE.
The Spectator" HE history of Israel from Moses downwards is not 'the history of' an inspired book, or an inspired order, but of an inspired people," wrote Dean Stanley. "The acts of the...
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A SON OF THE SOIL.
The SpectatorA WIDE space of plonghland skirts the southern edge of the common, sloping towards the sun and the distant bills. This is the peewits' favourite feeding ground, and here all the...
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FRUIT TREES AND FINCHES.
The SpectatorT HE season has been a very forward one. St. Valentine's Day is long past. The birds have been singing for many weeks the songs of the new time, and very soon, when the young...
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The SpectatorGERMANY'S ATTITUDE TO THE AUSTRIAN QUESTION. To THD EDITOR Or TIM " SrECTAT011."1 Sin,â " if there were no Austria, it would be necessary to create one." These words of the...
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LETTERS TQ THE EDITOR.
The SpectatorM. PAUL SABATIER ON THE ROMAN CHURCH IN FRANCE. [MONSIEUR L'EDITEUR DO " SPECTATOR."] lioNsixtrn,âPermettez-moi de vous remercier pour l'article excellent Tie vous consacrez...
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THE PLAYTIME OF THE POOR4 [TO TRIO EDITOR or TRH
The Spectator"SPRCTATOR." . 1 SIR,âThe letter in your issue of February 17th, signed "Edith H. Glover," on "The Playtime of the Poor," awakens in me much sympathy, and at the same time, I...
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THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE'S LETTER.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OT THE " SPECTATOIL." J Sin,âYou refer in laudatory terms in last week's issue to the Bishop of Carlisle's letter "on the clergy and the schools" published in...
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FUNDAMENTAL OR BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."'
The SpectatorSIR,âI regret to say that I cannot understand either you or the Bishop of Carlisle (Spectator, February 17th). Of course, every Christian believes his own opinions to be...
FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
The Spectator"SPECTATOR."' SIR,âAs a constant reader of the Spectator, I have been much interested in the correspondence on "Fundamental Christianity and Religious Education." I cannot...
CONSCIENTIOUS CONVICTIONS.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTFAT011."1 SIR,âOne remark of your correspondent "A. N. B." in last week's Spectator invites energetic dissent. "Surely," he tells us,." the voice...
THE SCHOOLS PROBLEM: A "MORE -EXCELLENT WAY"?
The SpectatorrTo THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR"] SIR,âAn agreement on " fundamentals " would undoubtedly be excellent ; but you will, I think, allow that it is exceedingly difficult to...
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NONCONFORMIST CLERGYMEN AND POLITICS. [To THE Boum OF THE "
The SpectatorSPECTATOR:1 trust that your readers will take careful note of the fact that your correspondent, the Rev. William Robinson, Congregational Minister of Farnworth, having given...
THE EDUCATION QUESTION.
The SpectatorLTO THE FaMTOR OF THE " EIrscrETOR:1 Snz,- 7 -Mr. J. A. Craig in your last issue takes you to task for saying that the Church was the first to care for the education of the...
THE NATIVE PERIL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
The Spectator[TO TER EDITOR OF TUE "SPECTATOR."] Sm,âYour article in last week's issue, which was so valuable in enforcing attention to this problem, emboldens me to urge what I believe...
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE WORKING MAN.
The Spectator[TO TER EDITOR Or TEN "SPECTATOR:"] Sin,âI hope that Mr. Kenrick (in last week's Spectator) is misinformed when he writes that "we clergy who gave our support to the Liberal...
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"ECONOMY INCOMPATIBLE WITH RATES."
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTAT011.1 Sin,âI agree with Mr. H. E. Malden in your last issue that a direct vote of the ratepayers on all expenditure necessitating a loan is...
GERMANY AND MOGAD011.
The Spectator[To TaS EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sxn,âIt was with alarm and dismay that I saw in last week's Spectator the indifference with which the possibility of the leasing of Mogador...
COMPENSATION UNDER THE LICENSING ACT.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THS "SPECTATOR." . 1 have read " Z.'s " letter and your interesting article on temperance legislation in your issue of the 17th inst. Like all literature on...
THE PROPOSED EXPERIMENT IN MILITIA. TRAINING.
The Spectator[THE experiment proposed by Colonel Pollock for which we are asking subscriptions may be briefly described as follows. Colonel Pollock declares that if funds sufficient to meet...
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At a Committee meeting held at the Spectator Office on
The SpectatorThursday, as announced, it was agreed to proceed forthwith with the experiment, in the confident belief that the remain- ing £500 would be forthcoming before the close of the...
MU SIC.
The SpectatorMLLE. LANDI. IN his suggestive volume recently noticed in these columns Mr. Ffrangeon Davies urges upon singers with eloquence and cogency the need of using their brains and...
POE TRY.
The SpectatorROMANCE. MORN, and a world of wonder ! 0 the time Of winds like trumpet-calls, and seas that gleam, And sounding sunlit roads that wind and climb Far over hills of dream,â...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorEDGAR ALLAN POE.* TH.Z other day we had occasion to notice an admirable new edition of Emerson, a fitting tribute to a writer whom America has long held in special honour....
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HOW TO TEACH THE BIBLE.* MB. MrreRELL attacks a problem
The Spectatorwhich must be troubling, as dt never troubled before, many minds. The old way of teaching the Bible "from cover to cover" is discredited, at least among people who think. The...
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MR. O'BRIEN'S RECOLLECTIONS.*
The SpectatorTHE last phase of the Irish revolutionary movement, or what we may call the Parliamentary epoch, has already covered the lifetime of a generation, and is still in progress. Like...
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MADAME GEOFFRIN.*
The SpectatorFOB one reason or another, perhaps the name of Madame Geoffrin is not quite so familiar to the general public as those of her more ornamental contemporaries and leaders of...
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Dick Pentr.eath. By Rath: Me Tynan. (Smith, Elder, and 'Co.
The Spectator6s.)âThis is a rather pretty and innocent little book, though it is difficult to believe that any one could be quite so foolish as Dorothea, the heroine, or so impetuous as...
NOVELS.
The SpectatorTHE GAMBLER.* THE novelist who has suddenly swum into vogue on the strength of an ingenious novel of sensation such as John Chilote, M.P., must always find it hard to satisfy...
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CURRENT LITERAT U_RE.
The SpectatorART-BOOKS. Sate Greenaway. By M. H. Spielmann and G. S. Layard. (A. and t. Black. 20s.)âThis is a sympathetic biography, and as we read it is impossible not to be charmed by...
The Old Testament in Art. Edited by W. S. Sparrow.
The Spectator(Hodder and Stoughton. 5s. net.)â.This is a strange medley. Pictures of all times and all nations jostle each other, making the oddest contrasts. Martin and Poussin face each...
A Sicilian Marriage. By Douglas Sladen. (F. V. White and
The SpectatorCo. 6e.)âThere is a pleasant atmosphere of sunshine about Mr. Sladen's novel, A Sicilian Marriage. It is a compliment to the book to call it a novel, as the story is decidedly...
SOME THEOLOGICAL WORKS.
The SpectatorTheological Lectures. Edited by A. S. Peake, M.A. (Sherratt and Hughes. 10s. 6d.)âThis volume contains the inaugural lectures delivered by the professors and lecturers in the...
' We cordially welcome a most interesting edition of Reynolds's
The SpectatorDiscourses, with Introduction and Notes by Mr. Roger Fry (Seeley and Co., Is. 6d.) A special feature of this book is the inclusion ⢠of reproductions of pictures by the late...
The Pity of War. By V. Norreys Connell. (H. J.
The SpectatorGlaisher. 4s. 6d. net.)âThis is a collection of short war stories, of which the most modern concerns the last Egyptian campaign. The most striking is the first, "My Friend...
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, The Champagne Standard. By Mrs. John Lane. (John Lane.
The Spectator6s.)âThis is the title of the first of seventeen essays in which Mrs. John Lane describes, satirises, and, perhaps it should be added, counsels what we may 'call the "upper...
On Professional Education. By T. Clifford Allbutt, M.D. (Macmillan and
The SpectatorCo. 2s. net.)âThe young Englishman, says Dr. Allbutt, "if he is to be equal to the conflict of modern life, must . be able to reaoon both on man and nature, to measure his own...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for roviow in other forms.] Any one who wishes to acquaint himself with the personnel of the new...
Vikings of the Pacific. By A. C. Laut. (Macmillan and
The SpectatorCo. 8s. 6d. net.)âThese "adventures of explorers who came from the West eastward" make, we need hardly say, a most interesting book. The firstâMr. Lent discards, for good...
Crematoria in Great Britain and Abroad. By Albert C. Freeman.
The Spectator(St. Bride's Press. 58. net.)âMr. Freeman makes a plea for the practice of cremation, and urges various reasons, more or less cogent, in its favour. The ancient practice had...
Murray's History of England. By M. A. Tucker. (John Murray
The Spectator3s.)âIn writing this "Outline History for Middle Forms" Miss Tucker has had to compress into the space of some four hundred pages the history of nearly two thousand years. And...
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The Public Schools Year - Rook. (Swan Sonnenschein and Co. 2s. 6d.
The Spectatornet.)âThis volume contains a list of "public schools," the term being used in a comprehensive way so as to include the schools which in former days monopolised the name, those...