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Pillars Of Empire : Studies And Impressions. By W. L.

and J. E. Courtney. (Jarrold. 15s. net.)—This is a collection of short biographical sketches of our Empire-builders. It includes, for Canada, Lord Dorchester, Lord Durham, Sir......

The War In The Cradle Of The World : Mesopotamia.

By Eleanor Franklin Egan. (Hodder and Stoughton. 12s. net.)—Miss Egan, au American lady, was permitted to visit Baghdad in the summer of 1917, and has written a highly......

. The Vicissitudes Of The War Are Graphically Expressed In

a useful little War Nap of the Western Front, just issued by Messrs. W. and A. K. Johnston (1s. net). It shows the successive battle-fronts from 1914 onwards, while the enemy......

The Six-hour Day, And Other Industrial Questions. By Lord...

(Allen and Unwin. 12s. 6d. net.)—As a successful employer who practises what he preaches, Lord Leverhulme com- mands attention when he speaks of shorter hours of labour, co-......

Works Or Reference.—who'8 Who, 1919 (a. And C. Black, 30s.

net) runs to 2,760 pages and contains 27,000 biographies. It is a remarkable compilation, for which every one dealing with public affairs is daily grateful. The new issue has......