News of the Week THE Naval Conference at Geneva is at a very difficult T staec when -we -write on Thursday, but wve cannot lelp being optimistic, though for no better reason...

OIn of tile most illmortanlt ( I1ilI'(hl II(eCtiilsg- ever lheld began on Tuesday when the (Churehi Assenmbly opene(l thle debate onl the Prayer Book M1casurc and thle...

B3itishi gossips may. oil ilwir si(dc, lbe I-('ijc''A(l to al)stainl from suggesting t hat the Amuericani s wo i i lot 1w lispleased if there were a br)Ieak(down1 and(I thlat...

We have tried to explain in a leading article -why the United States and Great Britain both believe their claims to be just and natural. We suspect that there has been a great...

Mr. Sanderson aims to increase the popularity of dogs through a series of monographs (Pedigree Dogs, by C. C. Sanderson (T. Werner Laurie, 21s.) by leading authorities on each...

Dr. Luigi Ugolini, head of the Italian archaeological mission in Albania, has brought out an important and handsomely illustrated volume Albania antica, published under the...

Mr. 0. G. S. Crawford, the accomplished editor of Antiquity (Gloueester: John Billows, 5s.) expresses his pleasure at the cordial reception of the first number of his...

La 1)roprietf, c'cst le vol, and the mediaeval castle stalns as a stark evidence of the theft, standing also for centuries as a symbol of local oppression, for in Scotland the...

Stuff and Nonsense, by,' Mr. Walter de la Mare, is published by Messrs. Constable at 7s. Gd., not 5s. as stated in our review of June 25th.

This Week's Books DURITNG the past month the books most in demand at The Times Book Club have been NoN-FIcTIoN.-Lay Sermons, by Margot Asquith; Truth About Jutland, by...

Those who have already known the spell of Mr. Austin Clarke's magic in Thce Cattledrive in Connaught will be aile to renew thc experience in this oung Irish bard's new 1)oetic...

A curious and beautiful quarto, China in Sign and Symbol, comes to us from Shanghai. In this book, produced by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh and published here by Messrs. Batsford...

The Conquest of the Air, by MNr. C. L: MI. Brown (Oxford University Press, 2s. 6d.), is a historical survey issued in the rather severe format of a primer but full of " mcat,'...

Poetry For Oberon UNDER this fern lie Oberon and his queen, Life, being angry, left death to unite them, And now the glow-worm with his lantern green, Alone keeps tiny watch...

LECTURES IN HYDE PARK. Series II. By Clement F. Rogers. (S.P.C.K. 2s. 6d.)-Professor Rogers of King\s College has printed, with notes, five more of his Hyde Park lectures,...

Insurance WHOLE LIFE POLICIES. IF a maan takes a policy that guarantees the payNment of .£1,000 at death whenever it occurs, lhe must pay ;i premium that wvill suffice, among...

SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY AND OTHER ESSA,%:YS. By Bernard Bosanquet. Edited by J. I-I. Muirhead and R. C. Bosanquet. (Allen and Unwin. 16s.)-In 1925 James Ward of Cambridge, the...

SUSSEX PILGRIMAGES. By R. Thurston Hopkins. (Faber and Gwyer. 12s. 6d.)-Mr. Hopkins, who did a good work in founding the Society of Sussex Downsmen, here introduces the reader...

THE ECONOMICS OF SMALL HOLDINGS: A STUDY BASED ON A SURVEY OF SMALL SCALE FARMING IN CARMARTHENSHIRE. By E. Thomas, with Preface by C. S. Orwin. (Cambridge Press. 4s....

[To t1e Editor of th1e Spiic'rxroit. Sjit,--Your correspondent -'.Another ligihlander, in the letter which appeared in y-our issue of June 18th, scarcely docs justice to the...

THE PROPOSED GAELIC COLLEGE FOR THE HIGHLANDS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-I wish that for convenience sake, at least, the various anti-Gaelic Highlanders who are...

The Slums [The following article is contributed by a writer in touch with the Labour Party. We shall publish our own opinions later.ED. Spectator.] E VERY effort to draw...

The Naval Difficulty at Geneva BECAUSE it is perfectly simple to understand why Great Britain and the United States arc disagreeing at Geneva in regard to the limitation of...

Anima Mundi and the ; Ants The Life of the White Ant. By Maurice Macterlinek. Trans. lated by Allfrod Sutro. (Allen and Unwin. us.) Life of the Spider. By J. H. Fabre....

. Brasse Without, but Golde Within Captain John Smith. By E. Kob'e Chatterton. Illustrated. (Lane. 12s8. 6dC.) fT is a delight to all who love a fine story to find Mr....

THE HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS [To. the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,--With reference to the excellent article in your issuje of June 18th, the great difficulty which those...

THE HORRORS OF THE STEEL TRAP - [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-All humane people must thank you and Sir W. Beach Thomas for your crusade against the iniquity of the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.1 SiR,--I venture to make two suggestions for the guidance of those who desire practicable remedies for the present b)ad conditions:1. Obtain...

THE CRISIS IN TILE CHURCH [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,--Your truly generous and fair summing up of the present controversy, emboldens me to ask you to find space for...

THE DIARY OF HENRY TEONGE. Edited by G. E. Manwaring. (Routledge. 12s. 6d.)--Henry Teonge was a poor parson who, to escape his creditors, found employment as a chaplain in...

Current Literature AMERICA COMES OF AGE. By Andr6 Siegfried. (Jonathan Cape. 12s. 6d.)-M. Andre Siegfried is a wellknown figure at Geneva and in diplomatic circles on the...

On Wednesdav in the House of Commons 'Mr. Ramsay MacDonald-who we fear has not yet fully rceovered from his illness-nmoved a vote of censure on the Government for their scheme...

On Monday Mr. Churchill modified his Super Tax proposals in Clauses 29 and 31, but he was able to carry them through even in their modified form only. in the face of much...

True, he proposed that there should be elected mrenberg as well as nominated members and that the Joint Standing Committee to decide about Money Bills should be presided over...

It is satisfactory that the proposal that the reformed Second Chlamber should never be reformed again without its own consent was properly pilloried. You cannot declare...

In Clause 40 'Mr. Churchill revives the old proposal by providing that returns shall be made to the Surveyors. With his hand on his heart, or near it, Mr. Churchill explained...

At the National Liberal Club on Tuesday a meeting of the Liberal Party denounced the House of Lords reform scheme. It was the first occasion upon which Lord Grey of Fallodon...

M1r. John Biuclhan iiade a notable maiden speech till of ideas and closely reasoned criticism. He said that the scheme could not be a hasis of legislation. It was wrong in...

It is greatly to be regretted that in the early hours of Friday, July 1st, the House of Commons allowed Clause 40 of the Finance Bill to be passed without disCllssion. No doubt...

Lord Younger last wveek suggested that a denio- cratically constituted Second Chamber should have the power to remit a grave constitutional issue to the peol)le who should say...

King Fuad's Visit OUT of Africa, as we know, there is always something new. Pliny might have been startled if he were in London now by the appropriateness of his apoplithegnm....

The Durliam Report (wvith 'which are inseparably connected the names of (Charles Buller and E. G. Wakefield) and the British North America Act are State papers of the highest...

On Friday, July 1st, the German IReiclisrat rejected the Government's new tariffs on sugar and potatoes. These arc important points in the new Tariff Bill. If there is not to...

At a meeting of the Delegate Conference of the National Union of Railwaymen on Tuesday, Mr. J. H. Thomas persuaded the Conference to adopt a constitutional policy against the...

The Lawn Tennis Championships and Heniley Regatta have come and gone, and suggest certain remarks. Tile most important matehes at W\imbledon were won (where the players were...

On Friday, July 1st, Canada celebrated her Diamond Jubilee-sixty years of existence as a Dominion. The speeches at the celebrations proved not only how confident Canada is of...

Sir Robert Horne, in a notable speech, confessed that though as Chancellor of the Exchequer he had introduced the Act of 1922, he saw now that he had taken the wrong road. The...

The Theatre [" Tml SPOT ON TlE SUNS." By JOiiN ISTIN(.S TURNER. AT THE] AMBASSADOnS ThlE]ATRE.---. TIL MN RESPON-SIBLE." By JULIAN.- FRANK. AT THIE ROYALTY.] How strange it is...

Correspondence A LE:TTE.I FROMI CAIRO. [To thlc Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snr,--If Egyptian politics are a conundrum to residents in Cairo, they mItlst surely l)e a...

THE SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,-The letter published in your issue of April 2nd on the Canadian Flag is of special interest in view of the...

THE MARRIAGE REFORM LEAGUE [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-I have read with pleasure Dr. Geikic-Cobb's letter in your issue of June 25th, and in view of the inereasing...

IN DEFENCE OF THE TRADE UNION8 BILL [To the Editor of the Spic.jCr.kroit.] SIR,---As one of those who are in a small but quite (lt linite way responsible for the...

WHAT IS CONSERVATISM ? [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,--May I bring to the notice of "Conservative" the following " principles " expounded by Disraeli which define more...

SPARE THE OTTER [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sim.--In your issue of June 18th, I read, in your correspondence column, a letter entitled " Spare the Otter." In this letter...

BLUE TITS' REASONING [To the Editor of the SPECTATOP.] Swyt,--MIaniy of your readers will doubtkcss have read Mis.s Frances Pitt's fascinating book entitled Ainimal Mind. and...

ANOSARFADA [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,-Sir W. Beach Thomas's story in your issue of June 25th, of the old ostler's bill, revives an old memory of my own. In my young...

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-Your set of General Knowledge Questions in the issue of June 21st is a very interesting one, but it is rather...

Fiction Various Passionate Pilgrims Pretty Creatures. By William (C'erhardi. (Ern-lest Beim11. ;s. ) Peter Lancelot. By John (;tlitlcl. (Mlart in Secker. 7s. :d.) A Victim...

The Magazines Til 1B1SIIOi, OF DURII.A-,I writing in the Nineteenith Century discusses " The Passing of National Churches ' in a mood of deep depression. Nothing less than...

Pardon-Me A BENEVOLENT and witty woman of my dear and near acquaintance speaks of. certain correspondents as "My Pardon-Me's." She will say as she gets her morning post, " Now...

Early Christian Literature Excluded Books of the New Testament. With an Introduction by J1. Arrnitagge lRobinson, D.D., Dean of WVells. (Eveleigh NaIl ard ('rayson. 7s....

Recent Poetry Mood Without Measure. By Richard Church. (Faber and Gwyer. 3s. 6d. net.) The City. By Ruth Mlanning-Sanders. (Benn. 6s. net.) MR. CHUnRCH has already shown...

A PARALLEL. When writing on the subject of Government expenditure and unfulfilled promises of economy, one is always irresistibly reminded of the similarity between Cabinet...

"THIE ONLY WAY." The crying need of this country at the present time is, first, the clearrecognition of the stern facts of the situation as expressed in prolonged industrial...

BUREAUCRATIC PONWER. Nor is it easy to see how matters will ever be improved until some influence stronger than officialism is brought to bear on the situation. It has become...

Financial Notes UNCERTAIN MARKETS. Apart from a few spectacular movements in the more speculative groups, the Stock Markets during the past fortnight have been comparatively...

Finance-Public and Private An Improvident Exchequer L.xsr week I made some comments in these columns upon the manner in which many provisions of the Finance Bill promise to...

REVEN-UE DECLINING. High taxation does not, of course, justify unlawful evasion, but it does tend to explain it, and the root of the whole trouble is that successive...

1909 AND ONWARDS. The famous Lloyd George Budget of 1909 marked a departure from all our previous ideas of sound budgeting, and from that time onward the old idea of increasing...

Tilm WOOL INDUSTRY. Nor as regards the immediate future was Mr. Williamson inclined to take other than a cautious attitude, and, while it may fairly be hoped that there will be...

BRAZILIAN TRACTION PROGREiSS. Tlhe annual report of the Brazilian Traction Light and Power Company for the past year is a very satisfactory one. The earning power of the...

NEW LOANS. After a slight pause in new issue activity, there have been some important loans announced during the last few days. The City of Berlin Loan for £3,500,000 in 6 per...

PASTORAL UNCERTAINTIES. The cautious attitude adopted by the directors of the Australian Estates and Mortgage Company, Limited, a twelvemonth ago when profits were good has...

Letters to the Editor THE SLUMS OF WESTMINSTER [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-Will you all ,w me as a ratepaver in Westminster to thank you for the publicity which you...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.1 SIR,-I am no authority on the housing question, but even a penny on the rates to provide unccencmic dwellings for persons who are, presumably,...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,-As a ratepayer of Westminster I am grateful for the publicity you have given to its deficient and squalid housing. I believe the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-In your article of June 25th, on this subject, there is no suggestion as to how the improvement could even be begun, except that the...

Comedy and Tragedy of the Law Judicial Dramas. Some Society Causes C61ebres. By Horaco Wyndham. Illustrated. (Fisher Unwin. 18s.) WHIIAT an unfailing spring of thrill or...

Modern Money The Gold. Standard in Theory and Practice. By R. (C. Hawtrcv. (Longinam-i. 3s.) Mn. HIIWTRErYs little 1)ook on the gold standard is much to be commended. Ile...

How the United States now Regards Britain.-I [The writer is one of the best-known English journalists in North America.-ED. Spectator.] IT is ten years since I began to...

The Traffic in Women and Children [The following article is contributed by a correspondent who has examined Part II. of the League of Nations Report on the subject.-ED....

The Week in Parliament THE Government is now in roughish water, and has been having an uneasy week. On Monday the Chancellor of the Exchequer put through Clauses 29 and 31 of...

Some Excitements of a BirdWatcher IIZD-%'WATC'IIIN'G may be a mild form of lunacy, - J and(l is, I b)elieve, so considercdl by many fullbloodc(d pcople. A critic once wrote of...

The R.A.F. Display at Hendon Tmn: sun was kind to us at Hendon, for hie came out in amazement to watch the breathtaking antics of a Moth and an Avro. Zooming low over the...

Country Life BILDS IN LONDON. AFTER all, London has never been quite cured of its rural proclivities; and never will be, we may hope. Those who do not realize this should have...