RECENT VERSE.* MR. MASEFIELD is the Crabbe of these later days. But his tragedies are homespun only in their external aspect. He is never homely, and the spiritual tension of...

LONDON: OCTOBER 5th, 1912.

EVERY ONE who cares for alpines knows M. Henri Correvon, of Geneva, gardener, botanist, and, above all, protector of Alpine plants. His book, The Alpine Flora, is now pre-...

THE phrase which Mr. .Allshorn has taken for the title of his book is that with which Matthew Paris chronicles the event of Frederick's death in the full heat of his great...

is not, as might be supposed, a mere translation or reproduction in English of Mr. Hedgcock's agreeable French study, David Garrick et see Ands Francais. It is something more,...

MRS. GEORGE KERR, who is secretary to the Edinburgh Social Union and to the City of Edinburgh C.O.S., and an active worker in other fields of charity, has written a useful...

6d.)—This book, arranged in dictionary form, is a very useful one. It does not aim at giving complete biographies or lists of every work of the sculptors mentioned in its...

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Gardner. (Duckworth and Co. 5s. net.)—This is a useful if somewhat superficial study of one of the minor schools of Italian painting. We have used the word superficial in...

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By J. Starkie Gardner. (B. T. Batsford. 2s. neta—The author has collected a large number of beautiful examples of ironwork, chiefly gates which adorn the entrances to English...

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with a large number of illustrations and a list of portraits amounting to about a thousand. Mr. Greig has recovered a. good number of Reeburn's letters and accounts which are of...

Co. 6s. net.)—Here we have the drawings improvised by a child of twelve years old. They are mostly done with a pen in expres- sive line. We are told they were drawn from the...

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Laurie. 6s. net.)—The American artist who is the author of this book takes an eminently sane and central position in relation to the various matters of which he treats—design,...

A Fly on the Wheel; or, How I Helped to Govern India. By Lieut.-Col. Thomas H. Lewin. (Constable and Co. 6s. net.)— We are glad to welcome a second edition (after thirty years)...

The Life of Nelson. By Geoffrey Callender, B.A., R.N. College, Osborne. (Longmans and Co. ls. 6d.)—The Nelson epic will always bear re-telling by so gifted a writer as Mr....

The Loss of the Titanic.' By Lawrence Beesley. (W. Heine- mann. 3s. 6d. net.)—When the first cabled accounts of the wreck of the ' Titanic ' reached England after the arrival of...

The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare. Edited by Sydney Humphries. (A. and C. Black. 108. net.)—The primary test of the value of a new...

A Year and a Day. By Olive Christian Malvery (Mrs. Archi- bald Mackirdy). (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—From the literary point of view Mrs. Maekirdy's book, A Year and a Day, must...

The Passes of the Pyrenees. By Charles L. Freeston, F.R.G.S. (Kegan Paul, Trench and Co. 10s. ea. net.)—The author and his friend, Mr. Burton-Alexander, spent some time last...

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Elements of Economies. By Dr. Henry Reed Burch and Dr. Scott Nearing. (Macmillan and Co. 4s. Gd. net.)—The Elements of Economics, by Messrs. Burch and Nearing, is a book written...

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(Greening. 2s. 6d. net.)—This " dialogue between an Oriental and an Occidental" is a vivacious essay in aesthetics. The hero of the occasion is, of course, the Oriental, who...

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Recollections of Guy de Maupassant. By his valet Francois. Translated by Mina Round. (John Lane. 10s. 6d. net.)—It would be difficult not to feel a prejudice at the outset...

Rudolf Pintner. (George Allen. 3s. 6d.)—The modern development of psychology along experimental lines owes more, perhaps, to Professor Wundt than to any other living writer upon...

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the London and County Printing Works, Drury lame, W.C.; and Published by Jong BAKilli . far the "SrEcrarea" (Limited), at their Office, No, 1 Wel li ngton Street, in the...

S INCE our last issue the situation in the Balkans has grown daily worse, and as we write on Friday morning it seems very difficult to believe that war will be avoided. We have...

No. 4,397.] FOB THR • Rzoisraaso as • ?atom ...o z. WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912. [ HT T POSTA0it ANZOAD

Powers will not find it - posilible to stop the Allies from acting, and that accordingly the outbreak of war is inevitable. The essential difficulty that confronts the Powers is...

danger involved in the facts' just _ stated. 'At the same time there is reason to hope that the ;Powers , are so anxious to avoid a general conflagration that they may be able...

is the hardening of Turkish opinion in favour of war. We must never forget that the Turks do not in any sense regard them- Selves as politically played out or at the mercy of...

in Bulgaria and Servia, and even in Greece, while the Mountaineers of Montenegro are, as always, ready for the fray. The hope to get rid once and for ever of Turkish domination...

Office as to the conversations between Sir Edward Grey and M. Saionoff. No new political agreement—that is to say, no rewriting of the Anglo-Russian Convention:=Was discussed....

in regard to the Panama policy of his Administration. The President declares that he has never in any of his utter- ances "wished to be understood to imply that he would refuse...

own pockets France and Saturday, at a Conference at Bradford, of a National Society . England united are invulnerable. . . . Disunited—Heavens! of Free Workers. An admirable...

Home Rule was signed by Ulster Unionists. In Belfast the ceremony of signing was preceded by services in the Cathedral and the Ulster Hall. In the Ulster Hall there was...

We are extremely glad to learn of the formation last man to work in freedom. The objects of the Society were defined in the following words :— " To maintain the principles of...

House, the headquarters of . the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. A number of ex-railway- men recently employed as casual clerks at Unity House have been picketing the...

than almost any document of the same number of words that has ever yet been promulgated, is a proof that Mr. Taft and his administration realize that the notion of banging and...

studies on the state of German feeling by M. Georges Bourdon. He has talked to Germans in every walk of life, and has received many expressions of sympathy and regard for...

night, concluded with a just tribute to the good behaviour of the British soldier. " The Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire had told him that during the Army manoeuvres in the...

able statement from a number of leading Nonconformist scholars, which appears in Wednesday's papers. Briefly surnm rized, their view is that, while Revision may be necessary in...

said that the message of the Church was twofold. To employers it said, " Get into personal touch with your men, see the conditions of their work and of their home life with your...

August 29th. . Consels•,(21) were on Friday 741 1 —Friday. week 744. Bank Rate, 4 per cent., changed from 3 per cent. August 29th. . Consels•,(21) were on Friday 741 1 —Friday....

Bishop of St. Asaph. He admitted the impressive- ness of the character of the political representation of Wales— the only argument of any real significance ; but the principles...

Crisp & Co. was closed at 1 p.m. in London last Saturday. A message was received from the Chinese Govern- ment that they were very grateful for the support of the sub- scribers,...

who has been studying the military system of this country, has communicated his impressions of the British Army to a Renter's representative. What struck him most was the...

celebrations included a surprise serenade by the band of the Royal Artillery and a deputation of sergeants, who conveyed the congratulations of all ranks of the Royal Regiment...

Church Congress at Middlesbrough on Tuesday. Before attacking his main theme, "How is our ancient Church to give its witness in the life of the modern world ? " Dr. Lang dealt...

THE VERGE OF WAR. A S we write it seems as near certain as anything can be in , human affairs that war will actually have broken out between Turkey and Bulgaria, Servia, Monte-...

O N October 28th of last year we ventured to assert that if the people of Ulster, " in season and out of season," firmly pressed upon the country the fact that they did not mean...

I N the new number of the Contemporary Review Sir Edward Cook tells the Government a few truths on the excellent, but not always palatable, principle that to conquer...

W E publish this week a letter from a correspondent strongly condemning the impatience which is the characteristic of most modern politicians. Whether he is quite accurate in...

W E hear so much to-day of what is said to be theatrical and falsely passionate in the character of Ulstermen that a reader of Liberal newspapers who is too easily per- suaded...

W HY is self-congratulation so dangerous P From time immemorial it has been observed to bring disaster. From one end of the world to the other we all fear it. Ancient men of...

A RATHER odd case came into the police courts on Monday. A German named Franz Brumm was charged with attempting to take a squirrel from Regent's Park. He was seen to catch a...

THE REAPING OF ULSTER. [To THE EDITOR OP THY " SPECTATOR."] Sin, — It was somewhere towards the middle of Munster that an old woman with lace to sell thrust her face in at the...

THE LATE SIR FREDERICK RICHARDS. [To Tan EDITOR 01 THY "SPECTATOR. " ] Sin,—The death of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Richards removes from our midst one of the most...

SIR,—I cannot understand a great part of " Workman's" letter in the Spectator of September 28th ; but two sentences in it are quite simple, and upon the answer to them depends,...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—The letter of your correspondent " Workman" in the Spectator of September 28th conveys a truth which is too much lost sight of, a...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] must thank " Irish Protestant" for his letter in your issue of September 14th. It affords striking confirmation from the month of a...

[To vas Eerroa 011' THE " SIR, —You ask " What are Liberals going to do about the Ulster demonstrations P " Speaking as one, I reply : We are going to try not to split our sides...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In reply to " G. A." (Spectator, September 28th), the Census Return does not state the religion of the electors, and therefore I am...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sin,—Mr. Moreton Frewen (Spectator, September 28th), criticising your opinion that "every federal government in the world represents an...

[To THE EDITOR OP TB& " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—While apologizing for trespassing on your space, let me say that I think a few observations of an unbiased spectator of the...

[To Tun EDITOR OF THII "SPECTATOR. "] Sxn,—In your issue of June 1st there appears a communicated article under the title of " China : Parties under the Republic." The statement...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR, — I have just seen the Spectator of August 17th, and the letter in it signed "D. R." and headed "The Rise of Prices in India," though...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR, - 011 reading the letter under the above caption in your last issue it occurred to me to send you the views of an Australian employer...

[To Tax Roma on THE " SPECTATOR."] you allow us to explain through your columns the objects of the Soldiers' Land Settlement Association and appeal for the funds necessary for...

[To THE EDITOR Or THZ "SPECTATOR. "] regret to see from your article in last Saturday's issue that you have been misled by the incurably partisan and careless booklet which Sir...

[To THE EDITOR OP TER " SPECTATOR."] SIR, In your article last week on "National Defence," you quote Sir Ian Hamilton's remarks upon organization and training of lads, made in...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,'-4 read in your issue of September 14th that £350,000 is to be expended by the Development Commissioners "for education and research in...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Few people are aware that there is now living in Cairo, in ill-health, an aged lady, Madame Pater by name, who, to quote the Egyptian...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.' SIB,—Those who are archaeologists or lovers of history, as well as those who care for the undisturbed beauty of nature at the English Lakes,...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. ") SIR,—An irreparable loss—feared for some time past—now actually threatens Guildford. Pewley Hill, the first portion of the Downland which...

[To ran Eamon or ran "Erscraros."] SIR,—I have read with much interest Mr. John Lane's letter in your last issue. In justice to Mr. Asquith, I do not think he really understood...

[To THE EDIT= OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—So keen and chivalrous is the interest which the Spectator consistently takes in all that promotes good feeling between the various...

SIR,—In your issue of September 14th there is an article under the above heading. It recalled to my mind a remark- able instance of sagacity in a cow which came under my notice...

notice of M. de Beaucoudray's book, "Le Langago Normand au Debut du XXe Siecle," in the Spectator of Sep- tember 21st suggests to me the idea that a study of surnames in...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Since the formation of the Personal Service Association nearly four years ago there has been a constantly increasing interest taken by...

[To TEE EDITOR or THII "SFECTATOR."1 SIR, — Having done such ample justice to the Mighty Mono- syllable, will the Spectator kindly give the Majestic Poly- syllable a turn ?...

[TO THE EDITOR 0/ TEE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — I beg to let you know that I am still selling plants for rock or wild garden or border for the benefit of St. John Ambulance County...

[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—In these latter days of attempted fine writing both in prose and verse, many of your readers, like myself, will be grateful to your...

to monosyllabic lines seems to have changed somewhat since Pope wrote, in the " Essay on Criticism" of the style and language of poetry, the lines :- " While expletives their...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or arc marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily to held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of...

THE PLAINS OF MEXICO. Thames a country wide and weary, and a scorching sun looks down On the thirsty cattle ranges and a queer old Spanish town, And it's there my heart goes...

THE posr IMPRESSIONISTS AT THE GRAFTON GALLERY. THE Post Impressionist artists have the advantage of having an authorized exponent who not only organizes their exhibi- tions...

SOUTH AMERICA.• SOUTH AMERICA. still remains the civilized region of which Englishmen, notwithstanding their commercial relations with Argentina, know least. Its vastness, its...

AN old name has been revived for a new gallery which is likely to be a popular one, for it consists of a series of rooms of moderate size in which pictures can be hung amid sur-...

MR. PERRIS is distressed and perplexed at the formidable mistrust between Great Britain and Germany, and attempts here a new manipulation of the old principle that misunder-...

THE centenary edition, published by Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co., is as well-printed, judiciously annotated, and covetable an edition of the poet as can be imagined, and it will...

many new books dealing with Socialism is a description of the recent Socialistic experiment in Paraguay. The story is written by Mr. Stewart Grahame, who was for a considerable...

OF the lectures by Canon Simpson in this little book, the first two deal with the general question of miracles. The first lecture, "Miracle and Fact," makes the point, as...

a book to interest a great number of uncritical people. It is in no sense a history of England. It is a stringing together of scraps, memoirs concerning royalties, rather than a...

IN the Nineteenth Century Dr. E. J. Dillon ranges himself decisively and uncompromisingly on the side of the pessimists in his reading of the omens in China. Differing at every...

PRIDE OF WAR.* THOUGH the Turco-Italian war has been singularly unfruitful in practical results, it has already begun to throw up some curious by-products. Notable amongst these...

(Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—Mr. Blackwood gives us another of his books which are valuable because utterly beyond the ordinary. His aim in these " Nature Stories " is to present...

6d net.)—It is to be feared that these reminiscences of an Irish peer are likely to be best appreciated by cynics and snobs. The middle- class subscriber to a circulating...

[Tinder this heading we notice such Books of the week as hare not lawn reserved for rewew in other Jenne.] Absolutism in Croatia. By R. W. Seton-Watson. (Constable and Co. 2s....

possess piano-players may be glad to hear of this new monthly periodical. It is intended to give information of every sort likely to be of service to users of mechanical...

Mrs. Belloc Lowndes has an ingenious plot in her present book, there seems to be a slight danger of her over- writing. The story is rather thinner than those which she published...

Son. 2s. net.)—A story of the fashionable world in London a century ago. We miss the historical setting which has elsewhere inspired the authoress.—The Holiday Round. By A. A....