8 AUGUST 1908, page 16

The Children's Country Holidays Fund.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] year the growth of London makes access to the country more difficult for the poorer citizens of London. On no one does this fall more hardly......

Poetry.

Of village roofs, on April days, The bloom of peach and cherry weaves A mist of white, a coral haze. You hear along the narrow street The splash of churning water-mills, The......

Concerning Swans.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—For many years a pair of graceful swans have sailed on the lakes in the grounds of Meldrum House, Aberdeenshire, each like "the swan......

The National Service League.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."I SIR,—May I suggest yet another motto for the National Service League, a slight but significant variant from the Psalmist ?—" When they speak......

Our Future Timber-supply.—an Appeal.

[To ma EDITOR 01 THE " SPRCTATOR."f SIR,—I wish through your columns to draw the attention of thoughtful and intelligent citizens to certain conclusions of serious moment......

Books.

THE WORKS OF W. E. HENLEY.* A COLLECTED edition of the late W. E. Henley's works in prose and verse presents an opportunity which will be welcome to a large number of readers of......

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