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THE VATICAN AND THE WAR.
The SpectatorTHE VATICAN AND THE WAR. THE Morning Post of Wednesday contained a most interTesting but, to our wav of thinking, a painful communication from the Vatican. This communication...
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[To T.E EDITON or T- " SPECTATOR."] SIR-As an Honorary Missioner for the Deaf and as Organizing Secretary of the Guild of St. John of Beverley, a society existing to help the...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[TO TEE ED-Oa Or TE SPEC.TAOR. ] F.-T hav-e ja-t seen s-oull issue of November 10th in wbich "A It. ic Srhoolmastei tentatively suggests that the auth.or of .it I.o.......s...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[TO -E EDITOR OF TE " SPECTA.3 S1,-I hose read with great interest the protests of the three h-hoslnaster -Hrtics against Mr. Alec Wughl's account of school life inl Th L.oo-...
DEAFNESS.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorDEAFNESS. [TO - EDITO- O- SHE "SPCTATOR.'] SIR,-! think we deaf people are porhaps inclined to be so absorbed in our own great affliction, with al1 the deprivations, and often...
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BOOKS THAT ARE WORTH WHILE.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorBOOKS THAT ARE WORTH WHILE. [TO -oR EDITO - OF THE SPECTATOR.] SR-The, iS an organization already in existence for supplying troops witl reading matter. Bat often I feel in...
THE LATE JOHN PAYNE.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorTHE LATE JOHN PAYNE. [TO THE EDITOR o- rHE 'IS,--,,.,`] , am egaged upo. a biography of Jolhn I'oyv, the di,,tingJiloned Iort .nd translator. Will youl ,llo mo to oay that I...
LECTURES FOR THE DEAF.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorLECTURES FOR THE DEAF. [TO 7- EDITO-L OF T-EE SPECTOT]:J Sut,-It may initerest your deaf readers to kn.ow thait, at the MAetropolitan Museum of New York this i iter, Miss Jalle...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[TO TH_ EDITO- OF TU Sr.CTATOI. ] SIR-I rCfl-b-1Jer re1 ading the lines which l re referred h by your eorreoplidenit "toqoitor " in the last issne of thin Spec-tahoe abo-t...
A WORD TO HOUSEWIVES.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorA WORlD TO HOUSEWIVES. [TO ToE EDITO. or T-E ' SP,,CTATO..'] SIR,-I have rend the above-named -orrespo.deiice with some interest. 31M. Little in his letter doted No-en-ber 3rd...
"A COMICAL TALE."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator"A COMICAL 'TALE." [TO THE EDIToI OF TE "SPECTATO... SIR-One s-an alwov. s find coni sort of toni fort, oo iie thing to hug to onle's soul, even inl the most on.inpathetie...
AN EPITAPH.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorAN EPI'rAPII. [TO To E.ITO, oF e S PrsTho::. | SIR,-Th'1e epithph " e teere It slay'le bht ray 'I " ;3, n the -hIre .....yard of Ch'riatehurelt Priory, Ito tte. It a utippoweti...
"CHRIST IN FLANDERS."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorCHRIST IN I'LANDERS." | [ TO TnE EDITO OF T ,E SE,-. ] SIn-The Liti,,9 ( i a -ligi ols -,ekly pq-er plisihed i, tho Uniited States, -tali-,ii i the ik lie iliitril O toher Cth,...
THE BRONZE STAR OF 1914.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorTHE BRONZE SrAE O1F' 19l1. [TO -H EDITOL OF THE "SECmaT...] SIR,-I feel that you should amplify the lparagragph ini last week's Spectator alluding to the brouz 1914 star which...
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[The battle of Cambrai took a new turn on Friday week, when...]
The SpectatorThe battle of Canibrai took a new turn 6n Friday week, when I the Germans made a determined effort to overwhelm General Byng and reoccupy the sector of the Hinldenburg line...
[The enemy had effected a surprise and gained an initial success,...]
The SpectatorThe encuiv had effected a surprise and gained an initial success, I 1,ut they could not keep all that they had won. General Byng brought up his reserves, and in a few hours...
[General Marshall, the new Commander-in-Chief in Mesopotamia,...]
The SpectatorI General arall, the new C.ommander-in-Chief hn Mfesopotamia, ha- struck his first blow at the Turks on his right Riank. On Monday his troops crossed the Diala near Kicil...
[Our French Allies have had a relatively quiet week.]
The SpectatorOur French Allies havc had a relatively quiet week. The. enemy have been testing the strength of the Frenih line, Cspe)ciaIly at Verdun, by small local attacks in the hope of...
[In Palestine the Turks have been heavily reinforced, and have...]
The SpectatorI In Palestinc the Turks have been heavily reinfr.ecd, and have delivered a number of local attacks on our advanced posts to the north of Jaffa and in the hill-country...
[On Monday the Germans renewed their attacks in great strength...]
The SpectatorOn Monday the Germans renewed their attacks in great strength onl the southern sidc of the salient. By -hecr weight of numbers they broke through o-r lines south of Marcoing a...
[THE magnificent gallantry of our troops in the desperate...]
The SpectatorNEWS OF THE WEEK. r HE Magnificent gallantry of our troops in the desperate fighting at Cal brai has thrilled us all. On Friday ,weck they w.-ee suddenly attacked in the open...
[On the Italian front the enemy resumed the offensive on Tuesday,...]
The SpectatorI (h, the Italia- front the enemy isuincd the offnidvc on Tuecsday, after a week's bombardment of the Italian hill position9. 'thci enemy's forces have been reinforced sinee...
[On Wednesday our airmen made two raids into Germany and...]
The SpectatorOn NVedesdav our airmen inadlc two raids ito Clennany andi ibombed the railway junction at Zweibriiken and the munitionl lorks at Saarbriiken. These attacks habd beeC iiite...
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[Mrs. Champney and Mr. Frere Champney have made an attractive...]
The SpectatorMrs. Champneyand Mr. Frcre Champney hae made an attractiv e collection of Japanese fairy-tales under the title of R1oma1ce of Old Japan (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 12s. Gd.), which...
Central Aimerica. By W. H. Koebel. With 25 Illustrations and a Map.
The SpectatorCe-itral Aonerca. By AV. H. Koobol. With 2.5 I -I-dtrahiml tmn a Map. (T. Fishor Iri.in. l0s. (Id net.)-Mr. K-fhol, wvho lI written seoeral books upOnI the history -nd...
THE DECEMBER MONTHLIES.
The SpectatorSOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK. [Ndkiee in this column du.. not necescily p e.l.ade .obaeque . reci-j.] THE DECEWIDER MONTELIES.- -The Ni-temtdl Century has a I highly interesting...
Adolescence. By Stephen Paget.
The SpectatorI Ado&sce,,cc By Stpen Page 2t. -Co 1sa~f ~u Cup,. 7(1.) --- Mr. Stephen Paget, who has justly nado himself a great rep-ti. tion as guide, philosopher, and friend to young...
[We have received from the Women's National Land Service...]
The SpectatorW.o ha-e received from the .Voirieno Natioi"l 1,L- Ser- io Corps, at 50 Uppl!er Baker Street, X.W. 1, a most eseottrerigi Report on tho work dune during the ycnr endinag i,...
[We have received from the authors a copy of The Cheshire Song...]
The SpectatorWe have received from the authors a copy of The Chhir S.n" Book, being trench versions of popular songs by Lieutenants Side. botham and Pogson and Second Lioutenant Taylor, of...
[The Round Table for December (Macmillan and Co., 2s. 6d. net)...]
The SpectatorThe Ro-nd Tablk for D-comber (Nl-muill- tll C'., NO I. G nd contains soveral valuable nnd sggestive -rticles. " The t-eneois of the Presaot Situation in India " is a balan1cd...
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STORIES FOR BOYS.
The SpectatorSTORIES FOR BOYS. ' T.rFRAtIL'S " new naval story, The Sub (Hodder and Stoughton, 5s. net), is a full, true, and particular account of the career of a youngster from his...
READABLE NOVELS.-Young Madam at Clapp's. By Margaret Baillie Saunders.
The SpectatorRE.DA-Lk No.r. ...-..o.L .1 adam at (lapps. By argaret! - A. . . I a. a' I r I Baillie Satinl . (HEtfthinson and Co. GO.)-A -Yer delightful $ no-el eo -Merioed srith the lifc...
STORIES FOR GIRLS.
The SpectatorSTORIES FOR GIRLS. IBSS BESSIE MARCHANT has found a fresh setting for her romantic story, The Gold-Marked Charm (Blackle and Son, 5s. net) In the remote Eastern Sudan, up the...
MORE CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
The SpectatorGIFT - BOOKS. MORE CHILDREN-S BOOKS.' Tar, tenth -olume of Herbert Strangse A mssf is full of good reading, .ad will no doubt give complete satisfaction to the young people...
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[The new German Chancellor, Count Hertling, addressed the...]
The Spectatorh- - -v e The new German Chancellor, Count Herdling, addressed the Reichstag on Wednesday week. German arms had, he saie, been successful " almost everywhere." " Our iron wall...
[The President asked Congress to declare war forthwith on Austria-...]
The SpectatorThe President asked Congress to declare war forthwith on Austria- Hungary, as the vassal of Germany. The (3overn.,ent ol Vilenlna, having become the mere instrument of Berlin,...
[On Tuesday and Wednesday the House debated the question of...]
The SpectatorI Oi Tuesday and WVedniesday the House debated the question of Irish Redistribution, in respect of which the Franchise Bill was recommitted after a series of divisions, in...
[Fifty thousand munition workers at Coventry, mainly engaged...]
The SpectatorI Fifty thousand munition workers at Coventry, mainly ej g Lged in the manufacture of aeroplanes, were out on strike all last week. Differences had arisen in one factory as to...
[Mr. Bonar Law has felt it necessary to publish a letter in which...]
The SpectatorI Mr. Bonar Law has felt it necessary to pblish a letter in ch he denies point-blank the rumour that the State wnll repuiliate its liabilities in comnexion w ith the National...
[Baron von Kuhlmann, the German Foreign Secretary, in his...]
The SpectatorBaron von Kilhlmann, the Gennan Foreign Secretary, in his I speech to the Reichstag Committee on Friday week was careful, like his chief, to ignore America. As the ostrich...
[Sir Albert Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade, explained...]
The SpectatorSir Albert Sta-lev. the President of the Board of Trade, explained in the House of Commons on Monday the Non-Ferrous Metal I Industry Bill, which is designed to prevent the...
[The peace we shall make, continued the President, must free...]
The SpectatorTh. neace we shall make. continued the President, insist free I Belgium and Northern France, and deliver the peoples of AustriaHungary, the Balkans, and Turkey in Europe and in...
[Two of the Countess Marckieviez's Boy Scouts were arrested at...]
The SpectatorI Two of the Countess Marckieviz's Boy Scouts were arrested at Belfast on November 20th, with a portmanteau full of high cxplosives which they had brought froni Glasgow for...
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[TO .oi EDTIOR 0 TEE SPECToTOR. - J51,-In reading w.th admirat-on yonr article 1i the Spectator of November 24th on this subject there seems to me to be another point of...
THE CONSCRIPTION OF CAPITAL.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorI THIE CONSCRIPTION OF CAPITAL. [TO TEE EDITOR or o- " SPECTATOR."I SsR,-Yoss refer to a proposal that every person should be legally deemed to have died once a year and that...
THE GREAT NEED OF SHIPS.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorLETTERS TO THE EDITOR. [Letters of the Ingth of one of our leading paragraphs are often ! mote read, and therefore mr effectie, than those which fill trehie tile -eae.l- THE...
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THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorT1HE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR [To TE. EDITOB or -HE S-CTo.'3 Sta,-The objection of the conscientious objector is to bloodshed; he objects to the taking of human hfe, or even to...
FRENCH PATRIOTISM.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorFRENCH PATRIOTISM. [To -E ED-OR oF - "SP-TOM."] hSIR-In ith Echo de Paris for November 4th 1 sea that the "Ligue des Patriotes" visited lately the tomb of their founder, Paul...
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN FICTION.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorTHE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN FICTION. [To - EDITO. OF T-IE "SPECTATOR.." &Ss,-Unless the Sine of the intellect may be justly regard-d as worse th the sins of the flesh, the most...
LORD LANSDOWNE'S LETTER.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorLORD LANSDOOWNE'S LETTEI:. [TO THE EDITOR Or THE SPECEATO. 3 SIR,-Lord Loesdowle's dic-rvic,.l)e lotte ,sill cao.1c all of to think furiously. It is just simpqly fttile to talk...
A PLUCKY SKIPPER.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorA PLUCKY SKIPPEV. [TO SHE EDITOR Or THE Sp"ETOI.") SIB,-Possibly the following extraots from a letter ,hich I lev received frosu a frienld who ras board the lifeboat refer cd...
AN ITALIAN EPISODE.; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The SpectatorAN ITALIAN EPISODE. [To - EDITOR OF TH "SPECTATOR.'] Ste-The followving extract from an official publication may be of interest as illustrating the spirit which animates the...
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ITALY'S TRIAL.
The SpectatorITALY'S TRIAL. | lifE had a peacock at our hospital on the Italian front. Ho I was very beautiful and dignified, but his friendship for I Clarence, a vulgar and bombastic duck,...
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator!TO T., EDITo. OF Tll. 'PICToa."] Ss.,.-Might not this be Latinized as "Pro par t, lttle irili"' I --I , Sir,&., W. J. HUlMBLE CROITS. I f'a~dron RcetolV, Stussez.
IN MEMORY OF A. G. B.
The SpectatorP OET R Y. IN MEMORY OF A. G. B. (KilliSd hiis Al rat *gipnuiljt.) Coran not how, long be lived by months or seasons, But by the minutes of life's closing hoor. Nor writs thia...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator[TO T.OE EOITOa oF THi SPECTATOR." Sll,-1 do dno-t -e the Spe?!(ltoe till it is lore t-i ;s -ee k 1 1, .ud sO lny an.swer may he belated. I do not think the sentitn-'t ['lay...
"CRANNOCK" AND "SKEP."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator" CRANNOCK " AND " SKEP." [TO TIE- EDrTO OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,-AvWhen I -a a hey ili the lwilds of Essex sixty seai agothe CO---on tw-khindled basket ill -Se il the stablo...
THE HEART-CRY.
The SpectatorTHE HEART-CRY. SHE turned the page of wounds and death With trembling fingers. In a breath The gladness of her life became oulght but a memory and a name. Farewell! Farewell! I...
"COLLY WESTON."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator" COIY WESTON." [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "PECTATOT."1 Ss,-'llo expression It's all Catly Westo " is prevalent, I am told, in parts of America, as well as in the numerous English...
SIR HENRY NEWBOLT ON POETRY.
The SpectatorBO O KS. SIR HENRY NEWVBOIT ON POETRY.' IN calling his book a " New Study of English Poetry " Sir He-uy New-bolt strikes a challenging note which resounds throughout its...
"PLAY THE GAME."; [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
The Spectator" PLAY THE GAME." (TO THE EDITOR OP TOO SPr.CToTOo."] S,-Many o, us connect "Play the game" vith Sii Ileasy Ne\^l~it's poems "Vitai Lanpada." The "ggame" he speaks of is in...
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QUIETNESS AND CONFIDENCE.
The SpectatorTOPICS OF THE DAY. QUIETNESS AND CONFIDE NCE. " Do ?yo- l 1i e Ilf""'- ! 11 ec t t9. --,Contraofio with t.o-,ded soldier at Mle froo. recorded by Mr. Philip Wibbo, 'Daily...
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THE ESSENTIAL LEAGUE.
The SpectatorTHE ESSENTIAL LEAGUE. JVS we read President Wilson's splendid declaration of Amenrican determination to go on till complete victory was won, on the ground that only upon the...
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[Now that the last German force which was holding out in German...]
The SpectatorNow that the last German force which was holding out in German I LEst Africa has been posited over the frontier, we may read with a 11111 scnse of satisfaction Admiral von...
[Military historians have often remarked that the number of...]
The SpectatorAlilitarY historians have often remarked that the nninber of I prisoners taken is the true measure of progress in a war. At a time when the tiermans are making much of the...
[The first sign of disillusionment is visible int he Russian Anarchist...]
The SpectatorI The first sign of disillusionment is visible in the Russian Anarchist Council's wireless report of their negotiations with the German Generals for an armistice on Wednesday...
[Meanwhile the Anarchist Council has strengthened its hold...]
The SpectatorI Meanwhile the Anarchist Council has strengthened its hold over the disorganized armies by capturing the General Staff at Mohileff on Monday or Tuesday. Krylenko with some...
[Monday's Times contained an impressive account of the burial...]
The SpectatorMlonday's Times contained an impressive account of the burial . in France of Corporal Gresham, Private Enright, and Private Hay, the first Americani soldiers to fall fighting...
[President Wilson's Address to Congress on Tuesday will invigorate...]
The SpectatorI President Wilson's Address to Congress on Tuesday will-invigorate the Allies, and cheer the faint-hearted people among us who dwell overmuch on the Italian reverses and the...
[The military representatives of the Allies at the Russian Head-...]
The SpectatorThe military representatives of the Allies at the Russian Head- quarters made a joint protest a fortnight ago to General Dukhonin, the Commander-in-Chief, against the...
[Twenty-five enemy aeroplanes made a raid on South-Eastern...]
The SpectatorTwc-cnty-fiic cnei, -crop)lanOes made a raid on South-Eastern I EAgland early on IThursdy morning, when the moon shone m a clear sky. In five groups the raiders made for...
[Last week we lost by mine or submarine sixteen large merchant-...]
The SpectatorLast week we lost by mcine or submarine sixteen large merchant- m over 1,6O0 tons, an I one snaller Iessel. Seven were attacked uiieuccessfully Thin, - 's thie third bad week...
[The Anarchist Council at Petrograd on Wednesday week sent...]
The SpectatorThe Anarchist Council at Petrograd on Wednesday week cent I; three emiss-ries to the Gcrnmau lines to negotiate for an armistiec I ou all fronts. The Gnciuan Government,...
[Dr. Harold Williams, the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily...]
The SpectatorI Dr. Harold Williams, the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, warns us that the desire for peace is by no means confined to the Anarchists. Whether they stand or...
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THOMAS HODGKIN.
The SpectatorTHOMAS HOD(;KIN.* Mas. CIS--o-'s biography of her old friend Dr. Hodgkin is a worthy r enorial of a remarkable m 1a. In the w.orld of conssssere. he was known as a leading...
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A PLEA FOR CAVALRY.
The SpectatorA PLEA FOR CAVALRY.' WE have received a copy of a brief but most suggestive pamphlet, A Plea for as Efficien Cva7[lr, by an officer on the active list. RH cites an offisisi...
KING COAL.
The SpectatorF I CTI ON. KING COAL.' AMroNG American no-eli.ts with a pnrpo-o M. IUpte- Sinllir hbs long been prominent. Dle. Coorg Br-ndcs in hic lJntod-ti'-n spoals of him "n one of the...
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A WOMAN FARM WORKER IN LAKELAND.
The SpectatorA WVOMAX FARM WORKER IX LAN ELAXD. rlHE Lakeland dale in which I have been labouring uince spring1 time has growxi accustomed to my appearance; but iuv leggings and breeches,...
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THE TRUE CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH.
The SpectatorTHE TRUE CONSCRIPTION OF WEALTH. A FORTNIGHT ago we wrote strongly protesting against A proposals for the conscription of capital which had apparently been in part enldorsed by...
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AMERICA'S UNPREPAREDNESS.
The SpectatorAMERICA'S UNPREPAREDNESS.' T.ERE is nothing of the diplomat nbout Mr. Roose.elt. When he hns formeld anl opiniont ho holds it wit~h all hsis might and expresses it with all his...
