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The Kingdom Of Prester John

To the ancient Greeks Ethiopia was the country of " burnt faces." The furthermost of mankind lived there, on the edge of the River Oceanus. Homer called them a " blameless "......

King Coal's Troubles

Coalmining : A European Remedy. By J. R. Bellerby. (Macmillan. 38. 6d.) Workers' Control in the Russian Mining Industry. By John Strachey. (The New Leader. 6d.) WE are all......