6 MAY 1905, page 24

Fond Adventures.*

THE first two tales in the present collection are good examples of Mr. Hewlett's mastery of the bravura style, " The Heart's Key " being a fantasy of troubadour-land, and "......

'rne Special Feature In The New Nineteenth Century Is A

group of articles on "The Defence of the Empire." Sir William White criticises the recent policy of the Admiralty in regard to the revision of the list of effective warships......