be safeguarded has to state its case to the Committee. And there is not the least chance of its claim being recognized unless the Committee is satisfied that the industry is "...

T HE fifty-sixth conference of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations opened at Yarmouth yesterday. Labour men and Liberals have told us a great deal in...

short of Men, the tabour Party is also suffering "from a worse rift than has appeared in any other Party. Mr. Maxton's revolt is said by the Independent Labour Party to be no...

in clover. We write before any important business has been done at Yarmouth and while some who seem to have a low opinion of Mr. Baldwin's sense, not to say of his honour,...

London, W.C. 2.—A Subscription to the SPECTATOR coats Thirty Shillings per annum, including postage, to any part of the world. The SPECTATOR is registered as a Newspaper. The...

paper an account of an interview he had with Mr. A. Britten, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the House of Representatives at Washington. Mr. Britten said :- " I...

the text of a letter distributed by the French Foreign Office to French Ambassadors abroad, and this letter contains textually a considerable part of the Franco-British Naval...

first leading article, but may refer here to some of the latest news. Correspondents in Washington think that there is no prospect of President Coolidge acting on Lord...

notorious of all the defects of one-man rule. He is providing for some kind of successor to himself. This, however, is only a part of the large legislative programme which he...

in particular will determine matters con- cerning the succession to the Throne, the King's pre- rogatives, and the membership of the Senate and the Chamber. Incidentally the...

iron and steel industry. At present its claims cannot come before the Committee because it is a group of allied enterprises, not a distinct industry. It will be enabled, we...

of a strong naval programme, and has an interest in convincing his countrymen that a considerable building programme is necessary for their safety. On the other hand, it is...

"providesfor the expulsion of Communists or other dangerous persons who are not British Indian subjects or subjects of Indian States. In the division there were 61 votes against...

that there should be more Municipal and Co-operative Banks, and that under a proper system of banking credit should be refused to " useless " industries—surely a grotesque and...

tion that the decisions of the Bank, thoroughly sound though we believe them to have been, should be available for discussion by means of some regular procedure in the House of...

and Credit. It is, on the whole, a moderately worded document, and we think we may trace the influ- ence of the former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Snowden, who often...

at the age of fifty-five. He will long be remembered and honoured as an Egyptian statesman who spent his strength in trying to achieve an Anglo-Egyptian Treaty which would be...

left London for India. At a luncheon at the AldWych Club on Tuesday Sir John Simon spoke cautiously, but on the whole hopefully, of the prospects. He said that the Commission...

Italy and Greece . last Sunday is a proq of the extraordinarily changed relations of these two countries. During his recent election speeches M. Venizelos attached great...

on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 102}; on Wednesday week 102i; a year ago 102*. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 88}x.d.; on Wednesday...

the Governments external policy, as stated over and over again, is peace and the gradual limitation of armaments leading on ultimately to such a state of disarmament as will be...

B RITISH industry was built up upon British coal, and if it is to survive on the grand scale it will almost certainly be saved by coal. Everything depends upon new methods of...

N ATURE is seldom catastrophic in her methods in these favoured islands, but now and then we have a brief taste of her power. On Thursday in last week a tract of some sixty...

[Senator W. B. Yeats, as a patriotic Irishman, strongly dis- approves of the proposed Free State Censorship.—ED. Spectator.] T HE other night I woke with a sense of well-being,...

Lady Walston, who, as our readers know, is taking an active part in improving the housing conditions in Westminster.—En. Spectator.] T HROUGHOUT the civilized world the question...

[The following article is contributed by a medical correspondent. --Ed. Spectator.] C ANCER is a subject of popular discussion, but of a peculiar kind. The confessed ignorance...

H E had a handsome face. It reminded me of some old portrait in a château of Brittany or Anjou. He was dressed like a farmer, that is to say, he wore heavy boots and leathern...

G REAT is Diana of the Ephesians ! " What 1 .-A better name than " Diana " can you imagine— if you think that " Isis " sounds somewhat ugly—for a favourite cat, when you...

A Survey of the Assembly THE end of one League of Nations Assembly is very much like the end of any other. Always the same anxious speculation as to whether the work can be got...

Perhaps the commonest of all the gardener's sins of omission is postponing till too late a date the planting of his bulbs, especially tulips. It is a liberal education at this...

particular counties. Do beeches grow so well anywhere as in Buckinghamshire ? The great glory of Hertfordshire is the wild cherry. Is not the Wych elm known as " The...

The best compliment I have seen paid to this adorable autumn of ours came from a robin. One of a pair was seen carrying nesting material to a favourite stump in the garden in...

Dutch ; and in some sorts are a little earlier. The point of superiority in the Dutch grower is that he has a much greater variety of sorts. Those who are precise about variety...

ROADS AND BOTANLSTS. What is the rural work most proper to October ? Undoubtedly (with the leave of sportsmen) planting trees ; and this October a new area has to be exploited....

About once a week someone makes an inquiry about English bulbs, of which something has been written more than once in the Spectator. Full details were given in the issue of July...

It has appalled many people who read of the course of the milk war, now temporarily ended, to know that the producer does not receive more than half of what the con- sinner...

Incidentally, those who want to read a sort of prolegomena to agriculture might do worse than notice An Agricultural Problem, by F. N. Blundell, M.P., a pamphlet published by...

I should like to make a practical suggestion for the especial consideration of Middlesex, whose roads so far are rather barer than their neighbours', or for Surrey ? Will not...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There is within the British Empire a small island posses- sion wherein for some years revolutionary aspirations have been growing...

the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In common with many others, I feel deeply indebted to the Spectator for emphasizing the great importance of a wise decision, in regard to the grant of a...

SPECTATOR.] Sne,—In your article India and the Commission," you have raised two of the most significant points by saying : " We remember that the Indian politicians who demand...

to the Spectator on the impor- tant topic of the Dead Sea Concession, I ventured to formulate the doubts, existing among not a few chemists and forcibly sustained by Lord...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin.,--As one of the few civilians present at the reading of the Ultimatum to the Zulu Chiefs on the Natal side of the Lower Tugela, in...

LTo the Editor of the Seszrer.vroa.] SIR,—The present attitude of the majority of the Council of the R.S.P.C.A. and of many persons who have so kindly'given that Society their...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—You have given such prominence to the letters of people who are in favour of toleration at all costs in the Church of England that a...

SIn,—Mr. Paddison is a member of the R.S.P.C.A. Council, and an expert adviser on Humane Slaughter. May we ask him to explain to us certain statements in his letter. Why should...

that " unnecessary alarm " is felt about the use of proxies at meetings of the R.S.P.C.A.. as "the addition of two blank spaces, to be filled in at pleasure. by the voter,...

on " Great Winds " and the reference to the recent West Indian tornado served to remind me of that interesting book, The Life of John Sterling, by Thomas Carlyle, in which there...

the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—May a not inexperienced examiner be allowed to protest against the opening words of your article on the above subject ?- You assert that " The child who...

FOR DESTROYING PLANTAIN AND OTHER WEEDS IN GRASS. Referring to Mr. Peca's question in your issue of the 15th, I would suggest for his trial the following, which I have seen...

Ears Oh, how I hate to hear Nurse say, " Now have you washed your ears to-day ? ". The other things one's got to do, Like brush your hair, or tie that shoe, Or wipe your mouth...

books. on food. Food, Fitness and Figure,. by. Miss - Mary Hyam (Essen. and Co., 7s. 6d.) bears a title that explains itself, but the book deserves mention because of its good...

two volumes by Seeker at £1 ls., will be enthusiastically received by his devotees, and curiously considered by all who are interested in contemporary literature. When these...

recently been finely printed by Crosby Gaige in New York, under the title of Midsummer Eve. The poem which gives the little volume its name murmurs ingenuous yet subtle things...

John Bellows, 5s. 6d.) is as readable as ever in its September issue. We may mention Mr. Cover's article on Cornish place-names and Mr. Wildte's account of " Scandina- vian...

in a new Gulliver, illustrated by Mr. Rene Bull, with four maps and the two frontispieces of the 1726 edition. Seven and sixpence is a very little price for the four lovely...

DURING the past month the books most in demand at The Times Book Club have been :— Nox-Ficriow.—Memories and Reflections, by the Earl of Oxford and Asquith ; Roamin' in the...

2) on the excellent series of pamphlets they are issuing, called Readers' Guides. They are brief reviews, very well printed and arranged, of all the most important books , being...

flourish of trumpets. As we go to press, we have only seen a few proofs of Mr. Gilbert Frankau's new paper, but we can cordially approve of the following : " There, will be no...

of sight better than the journalist ; and that is one reason why we are so glad to refer to the excellent work done by the National Institute for the Blind. It has just...

for the most practical suggestions, written legibly on a postcard, on " If I were the Editor of the Spectator." The closing date for this competition will be Friday, October 19th.

The Life of Lord Curzon. By the Earl of Ronaldshay. Vol. LEI (Bann. 218.) THERE is much to be said, not only from a reviewer's stand- point, for Lord Ronaldshay's plan of...

A Treasury of English Prose. By Logan Pearsall Smith. (Con. stable. 38. 6d.) A Treasury of English Aphorisms. By Logan Pearsall Smith. (Constable. 7s. 6d.) WE o we a very...

Montrose. By John Buchan. (Nelson. 21s.) Mn. BUCHAN'S brilliant study of Montrose divides into three parts : Preparation, Action, and (following Mr. Andrew Lang) Passion. Those...

We Fight for Oil. By Ludwell Denny. (Alfred Knopf. 18s. 6d.) Sow: years ago many silly people were persuaded to believe in the so-called " Jewish Protocols." It was, of course,...

The English Bible and its Story. By James Baikie. (Seeley, Service. 10s. 6d.) Tuts is not the mere story of a book, but the story of the rise and fall of civilizations, the...

The Art of Making a Perfect Husband. By a Husband. (Noel Douglas. 5s.) Tilts is a manual of - cynical advice, written for husbands by a hasband, who (his publisher informs us)...

Tiger and other Game. By Colonel A. F. Stewart. Second Edition. (Longmans. 16s.) GENERAL BURTON'S skill with the pen is equal to his prowess with a rifle. Some of the stories of...

Money, Religion, Love No Road. By Philip Gribble. (Bonn. 7s. &L) " MONEY, Religion, Love—these are the three great passions that have swayed mankind since the hour of their...

6d.)—This is an unusual novel, admirably pro- duced, with some dramatic woodcuts by Robert Gibbings incisively appropriate to the text. The story of Doll Bilby, the Breton...

deals with modern industrial unrest. The scene is a Northern city, with its mills and ironworks. The hero is Tim Turner, an ardent young Socialist who finds employment under the...

of short stories Mr. Hergesheimer has allowed his imagination to invest with life the America of an earlier and more peaceful day than our own. He takes nine cities, including...

7s. 6d.)—The promise of The Sleeping Sword is maintained in this new study of a post-War family. The father, Gabriel Maby, an affluent self-made man, is redeemed from grossness...

Oua weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Miss J. E. Lowe, 158 Portsdown Road, W. 9, for the following :- Classical...

selection of the purpler passages of De Quincey's writings, with an admirable introduction by Mr. Thomas Burke. Here is De Quincey on a very modern topic, " The Glory of...

recom mended to buy Mr. Chilson Aldrich's book of that name (Macmillan, 17s.). The illustrations are good and accompanied by an agreeable text. * * * *

paper which our readers will be glad to know of, for they will enjoy it. It is called The Happy Village (Benn, 1s.), and describes in Sir William's inimitable way a village...

one and has written pleasant and liberal-minded reminiscences of the great school in Memories of Bygone Eton (Hutchinson, 10s. 6d.). He is no uncritical Old Etonian revelling in...

not especially appeal to us—it seems just a little precious —but it must be said that the Ariel poem series (Faber and Gwyer, Is. each) is being produced very attractively...

sufferer, it teaches Enrgeon, it preserves life. Dr. MacKenna Writes well of it in the pleasant " Affirmations " series edited by Dr. Percy Dearmer, and published by Messrs....

Edwards run well together. Mr. Ogilvie can tell a hunting story in verse with rapidity and charm, and he can give a good, sparkling picture of the English countryside. Mr....

chosen to make a popular appeal. The two before us are The Dawn of British Literature, by S. P. B. Mais, and Mythology, by Ernest Granger. They are more in the nature of...

(Continued from page 403.) Mr. Hilaire Belloc has chosen of late to rewrite history in the supposed interests of the Roman Catholic Church. The third volume of his History of...

" FEAR IS DEAD-KILLED BY PELMANISM HOW A CLERGYMAN RECOVERED HIS LOST NERVE T HOUSANDS of men and women are held back in life because they are afraid. They have lost confi-...

of September 15th I dealt with some of the motor car manufacturers', programmes for 1929, and here, and in a subsequent article, it is proposed to give details of the models and...

Socialists and the Banks—I THERE have been two events during the past fortnight which have tended once again to revive the old-time controversy concerning monetary policy and...

After some forty:two years of active service, Mr. Catesby Paget, the Principal of the ii ce iscount Office at the Bank of England, is retiring at the end of this week, his place...

being offered just now to the general .public, there is a good deal going on in the way of private placings and also of offering of new capital to existing shareholders. In this...

Although it has been in existence for rather less than two years, the City and InternationaMust appears to be slaking thoroughly good' progress. Even in the case of the first...

IRREGULAR MARKETS. THE Stock Markets continue to present a rather mixed appearanee, the influences operating being of a rather complex and complicated character....

Making all allowances for the satisfactory character of the recent Report, the great rise in the £1 shares of Triplex Safety Glass affords a striking instance of the tendency at...