THE TESTING OF CHAMPIONS. ON the last day of May, in wind and rain which would \Jhave made almost any other form of out-of-door pastime impossible, Mr. John Ball, the great...

The Slaf esmqt's Year Book, 1907. Edited by J. Scott Keltie, LL.D., I with the Assistance of J. P. A. Renwick, M.A. (Macmillan and Co. lOs. Od. net.)-Of Imperial subjects...

poetns by Hartley Coleridge. (S. Wellwood. Is. net.)-Tbis is I a selection from the two volumes published in 1851, a little more than two years after the poet's death. It...

I The Annual Charities Register and Digest. (Longmans and Co. 5s. net.)-Mr. C. S. Loch furnishes an introduction extending to nearly two hundred closely printed pages, of...

The Public Jecords and the Conftii tipne. By Luke Owen Pi s, I M.A. (H. Frowde. 2s. 6d. net.)-It may be as well to explai4 II what Mr. Pike "tuajly does. He takes the chief...

Arms, Armour, and Alabaster round Nottingham. By George Fellows. (H. B. Saxton, Nottingham. 12s. 6d. net.)-The tombs, with figures, armorial bearings, &c., to be seen in some...

The Future of Austria-Hungary and the Attitude of the Great I Powers. (A. Constable and Co. 2s. net.)-As the bulk of this book I appeared in the columns of the Spectator, we...

State Children in Australia. By Catherine Helen Spence. (Yardon and Sons, Adelaide.)-In Australia the State looks after all the children who, for one reason or another, are...

The Fall of Napoleon. By Oscar Browning, M.A. (John Lane. I 12s. 6d. net.)-Mr. Oscar Browning has spared no pains to carry out his purpose of writing "a personal history of...

[To THUB DITOr OF THN "'BOraATOsL'I Sie,-There is an obvious ellipsis in the penultimate sentence of my letter last week. After the word " grasped " the words " one fails to...

CADET CORPS AND THE LABOUR PARTY. rTo ToS EDITOR OF T. "SPECTATOR.'1 SiB,-With reference to the article, "Cadet Corps and the Labour Party," in your issue of June 1st, I, as an...

UNREST IN INDIA. [To - EDITOR or Tax "SPEcTATOR. ] Sca,-It is not quite accurate on the part of Sir Edward Candy (Spectator, June Ist) to say that I quoted a few native papers...

THE IRISH COUNCIL BILL. [To TH. EDITOR 01 THX " SPCMTOR."] SiR,-In your article on Ireland in the Speofator of May 25th you state as your objection to the Irish Council Bill...

NATIONAL TRAINING.-A MAGNA CHARTA FOR BRITISH BOYS. [TO THE EDITOR O TUB SPECTATORL"J SIR,-In your last issue you wisely express the strongest disapproval of Mr. Haldane's...

I Lord Milner was the chief speaker at a Liberal Unionist meeting at York on Friday week. The so-called "Chinese experiment," which he believed to be both necessary and bene....

The Standard of Tuesday publishes an appeal to the I Government for an inquiry into the state of the Navy, which we, as having made a similar appeal last December, feel it our...

We are glad to note that Sir Edward Grey announced in the House of Commons on Thursday that the Government have intimated to the signatories to the Sugar Convention that they...

I On Tuesday Mr. Balfour gave evidence before the House of Commons Select Committee on the system of reporting and publishing Parliamentary debates. His suggestion that an...

When that took place, Lord Milner continued, through- out the whole of South Africa from Cape Town to the Limpopo the British population, under the semblance of equality, would...

THE WINE CRISIS IN FRANCE. THE French Government have begun to consider seriously the extraordinary crisis in the wine trade in the South of France. The wine-growers have...

A gain, in the case of the one or two Indians nominated for the Home Council, it is necessary to ask the British people to remember that such members, though their advice may...

After noticing the Drosperous condition of Indian finance, I and dealing very wisely with the problem of the opium revenue, Mr. Morley turned to the question of the unrest in...

The trial of Haywood, at Boise, for complicity in the murder of Mr. Steunenberg, Governor of Idaho, promises to be even more important and sensational than was expocted. The...

NEWS OF THE WEEK. B Y far the most important event of the week was Mr. Morley's statement on India in the House of Commons I on Thursday. Before we attempt to summarise the...

We cannot find space to deal with the rest of Mr. Morley's I justification of his policy, but must be content to state .his definite proposals. The Government intend to...

The resignations of Count Cuno von Moltke, late Commandant of Berlin, and of General Count William Hohenau, one of the Emperor's aides-de-camp, and the fall from Imperial...

THE COTTON INDUSTRY. Coton. By C. 'W. Burlett and C. H. Poe. (A. Constable and I Co. 8s. 6d. ilet.)-This typically American work contains a useful and, even to the general...

THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET EZEKIEL The Book of the Prophet Ezekid. By Henry A. Redpath, D.Litt. I (Mlethuen and Co. 10s. 6d.)-This volume maintains the high standard of...

CURRENT LITERATURE. LIFE AND EVOLUTION. The Carnlnidge Natural History. Vol. I. (Macmillan and Co. I l7s. net.)-Tho first volume of the Cambridge Natural History, whicis has...

A Brief EnqIiryinto the Invocation of Saints. By I. F. Sto-art, I B.D. (S.P.C.K. 2s. Gd.)-This little book is a model of coutro- versial literature, so thorough is it in its...

I SOME 130OKS OF THE WEEK. [Uuderr tli hre diog ,te tiotice] uch Books of the week . As hae tat beet I served for i reiew Othe f-rm.3 ___ I The "First Publishers of Truth."...

I Sixty Years of Citizen Vor]k and Play. By William Phillips, I J.P. (Alexander and Shepheard. 4s.)-Mhr. Phillips has done, we do not doubt, excellent work as a "citizen."...

The visit of the British editors to Germany has from the I social point of view been a great success. The hospitality with which they have been entertained has been of the most...

fI'he gecond-reading debate on the Attorney-General's Bill for establishing a Court of Criminal Appeal took place in tho House of Commons on Friday week. The Bill allows an...

Mr. Balfour declared that the programme now unfolded, involving the introduction of seven first-class Bills, would, if carried out, prolong the Session till October, but it...

Mr. Haldane's Army Bill was discussed in the House of Commons on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but was very little modified thereby. Sir Howard Vincent on Monday asked that...

Sir H. Camnbell-Binnerman made his promised statement as to the plans of the Government in the Commons on Monday afternoon. He announced that Ministers had resolved not to ask...

The Blue-book containing the minutes of the proceedings I of the Imperial Conference was published on Wednesday. A glance at the reports of the sittings where the Government...

Though we are surprised at the inability of the Premiers to I understand the true Free-trade position, we have no kind of complaint to make against the way in which they stated...

" THE MAN KRAHMER." [TO THY EDITOR OF THE 'SPXCrATO.'] SIR,-The incident which I shall relate may be deemed sufficiently illustrative of the way in which a belief in Lord...

"DIALECTICAL REGENERATION." [To -H. EDITOR OF THE ' SIECTATOU.'J Sic,-In your interesting article (Spectator, May 18th) on iWord-Coining and Slang" it is stated that '"Greek...

TENNYSON ON IRELAND. rTo THE EDITOR O THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,-It may be of interest at the present time, when the perennial problem has come up once more for solution, to...

THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF ABSINTHE. LTo THE EDITOR OF TEE ' SPECTATOR. ' SiR.,-A great and determined effort is being made in Europe for the suppression of the sale of...

THE DETHRONEMENT OF EUCLID. [To -HE EDITOR 0- T"S SPE-TATOR.."1 SIR,-May I be permitted to warn unwary readers of your delightful article on "The Dethronement of Euclid" in the...

THE CAPTURE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AT SEA. E trust that the British peoplewill giveadequate attenW tion to one of the most serious-or perhaps, indeed, the most serious-of the...

CHARLES WATERTON. T HE past week holds a double anniversary. It was precisely a century and a quarter ago, on June 3rd, 1782, that Charles Waterton, one of the great pioneers,...

I Colonel Daveron. By Perc White. (Hurst Xn.d Blackett. 6s.)-The critic who is a little tired of Mr. Percy White's brilliant satirical sketches of society will be pleasantly...

I Towing-Path Bess. By Richard Pryce. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)-Mr. Pryce's talent is hardly seen at its best in a collection of short stories, though those which are not...

I READABLE NOVELS.-Short Cruises. By W. W. Jacobs. (Hurst and Blackett. 3s. 6d.)-Twelve short stories, full of the fan which we expect from Mr. Jacobs. The first is certainly...

NO V EL S. THE DAFT DAYS.* MB. NEIL MuNRo's earlier works were devoted to the congenial task of revivifying old Highland life,-with what success readers of The Lost Pibrochs...

I The Good Comrade. By Una L. Silberrad. (A. Constable and Co. 6s.)-One cannot but have a great regard for Miss Silberrad's heroine, Julia Polkington, in spite of her...

THE AIM OF INDIAN SEDITION. rHE Times of Monday, June 3rd, published a letter T signed " X." which deserves to be read with the greatest attention by all who are interested in...

MR. KEBBEL'S TORY MEMORIES.* TnE "Memories" which refer to Lord Beaconsfeld occupy something less than a third of this volume, and have in substance been published before. They...

THE MA-GAZINES. TnE new Nineteenth Century-a number of exceptional variety and interest-opens with three articles on India. In the first the Ameer Ali (late a Judge of the High...

CORRESPONDENCE. POLITICAL PROSPECTS IN AUSTRIA AND' IN HUNGARY.-I. rTO THE EDITo- Or T.E "SPECTATOR."] SIR,-For the past ten years racial dissensions have paralysed the...

WHITE MEN'S WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA. [TO T-E EDITOR 0P T-E "SPECTATO- - SIR,-I enclose an extract from a newspaper report of a speech delivered on May 10th by Lord Selborne at...

THE FALL OF PRINCE EULENBURG. [To E.,DITOR P TER 'SPF.CTATOR ' SIB,-I think your readers may be interested to see some of the comments made in the German Press on the Eulenburg...

THE LAND BILL. rj HE Opposition leaders probably regard the Small I T Holdings and Allotments Bill with a mixture of surprise and disappointment. Politicians whose business it...

POE T I" Y. IN LONDON TOWN. [Two men described as labour-r- were brought before MSr. Deaman 0n Saturday, June lst, charged with being drunk aud disorderly the previous night...

BO OK S. LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU.* FoB so great a personage both in life and letters, Lady Mary Wortley (to use the name her own generation called her by) has had few...

TWO LOST PIGEONS (NO. 51SQ AND NO. 370-1906). [To TIH. EDITOR OF TU. SPEC'CAT3R." | SIR,-The captain of the steamer ' Esmeralda,' outward bound for Peru, in a recent letter...

[To THE E-O. 01 T.. "SPECTATOl"] Sip,-A pigeon has been in our garden for some daysTo-day we caught it, and I find it has a ring on its leg marked " 370-1906." I shall be glad...

STRANGERS. AN instinctive dislike of strangers can exist with a very real love of society, and a strong desire to be in their company goes often with very little social gift. A...

NEW EDITIONS.-Historio Notes on the Books of the Old and New I Testaments. By Samuel Sharpe. (Elliot Stock. 6s. net.)-These I "Notes," first published in 1858, were worth...

The Voice of the Sea, Edited by Ingram Swale (G. Routledge I and Sows, gs. 6d.), one of the series of "Wayfaring Books," is very skilfully put together. Its first section is "...

In the series of "Handbooks of Practical Gardening" (John I Lane, 2a. 6d. net) we have The Book of Rock and Water Gardens, by Charles Thonger. These gardens, as Mr. Thonger...

LETTERS TO THE lEDLTOR. A HAPPY RELEASE. LTO TII. RDITOr Or TII. - SrCT-rOL"] SIR,-The Government Bill for Ireland, we are told, is with. drawn. What wisdom dictated, accident...

- TOPICS OF THE DAY. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FUTURE. GOVERNMENTS do not live and thrive because of the size of the majorities which support them, but because of their own...

FOUR BOOKS ON AFRICA.* THE title of A Picnic Party in, IVildest Africa is both modest and misleading. To picnic in the wilds of Africa for any length of time during the course...

I AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY OF ENGLAND.* THrs is the second volume of Mr. Fletcher's Introductory History. After dealing with the fifteenth century, which is comparatively free...