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"LORD' CHARLES BERES- FORD'S CRITICISM,
THE DANGER—“STARVA-
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"When it is remembered that three battleships in one day re- cently touched ground, it shows how soon our small margin in 1013-14 could be destroyed. In-
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Tales of the Uneasy. By Violet
THURSDAY APRIL
Intimations
OF THE MULTITUDES
hitherto flattered and pampered into pomposity and flabbiness. the man does not grow brutalised, who have ural it, or are now using it, Under discipline for the first time,
soul and undergoes conversion, but, on the contrary, develops a
we have never heard of any one who
TION, NOT INVASION, deed. by a successful and sudden hand-thunt na filled itself with coining out a noble olunractor who baro bean disappointed in it. No
Hit. (Heinomann.). Os... "Uneasy," indeed, will lie the torpedo attack secretly organised Miss Violet Hunt's powerful and we might lose a whole squadron gruesome short stories before of battleships in one night." givon, in an interview with a
secking its pillow! Thoy are do "What, thou, do you proposo?"licato work, not overdone, and all representative of "The Obsurvor," | "I adhero to overy item in the
Lord Charles Borosford Ins
does good to all, without his claims are ado for it oxeapt those doing. It is very nearly excellent in commending it to the afflicted wo former self-satisfnotion in so which an aimply justified by experience. work. If Mr. Burgin will only keep on the higher level of his simply point to its record. It has done a striking criticism of the Navy programme which I laid in the more disturbing. Two of the own gift. and not. descend to un- great things, and it is certain to con- Estimates, showing why he con- June, 1900, before the London best have, oddly, the same contral reality of tone and spooch ag tiond the excellent work. There is
word contained. From -
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that it will be soon that we ought receive the capitulation of the to have laid down seven battle-woman who has wasted his life ships this year; and if the com- and worn him out with hopo pofition in armaments continues, deferred: in the other, n wife's it will, as stated, be necessary impassioned prayer has anatched to comsienco a now programmohor husband back from the in 1913.
DEFENCE OF TRADE other world, only to leave him an animated corpso in her house that ends by filling hor with loathing. The dog-story is thoroughly creepy. "The Ting Skin" is very horrible. There is exquisitely-treated psychological situation in both "The Memoir" and The Operation," which
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plorable lack of looking the facts of the situation boldly in the face may lead na in the end to panic, if not to war.
"The weak point about the Estimates," lo bogan,"is that, on the face of them, it appears that, the Government have not realised that the feet, to be properly "But by far the most serious organised for war, must be taken question in the future for which as a wlioio. The Governmoutando allowance has been mado is the country think that it is repro- Bonted by Dreadnoughts, wherons a float without its component -parts and units, which are like
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that of the defence of the trade routes, for which 25 additional second-class cruisers ought to be completed by 1913-14.
The rocont Admiralty menu links in x chin, cannot be offgerandin points out tho really again bear some faint resemblanco priate to the characters who are notre vital power, drives out. discaso sorious danger to this country of to one another. Altogether, it is made to express them. Haverfiold, germs, makes the blood rich, red and the interruption of our fredo and "Since alvocating the Dread the destruction of our merchant an excellent collection in its de-for instance, is described as nought class, the policy of the shipping. With that I heartily signedly rather ghastly way. Wo Catholic in all but namo," though back to the pleasures and labours of full of constructivo aloments, and gives Government has been, in my agree. But it goes on to say: opinion, completely wrong. Iam The strength of our fleet is but the really artistic short story, brought us," and confesses that hope. Dr..S. II. MeCoy, of Canada,
wore hoping for a completo novel: lie talks on page 71 of the "re-
velation reluctant to refer to old con- dotermined by what is necessary, being still rare, is still acceptable. Bishop is to me only a modine says: "I testify with plassars to its which Science has the world many who had abandoned troversies, but the fact remains to protect our trade and if it is that the naval policy up to 1909 suflicient for that it will be flet, Sindow Shapon By Maulo val nuachronism"-a singularly unlimited usefuluess as a tissus builder." has been proved, by the Governmic emplasise the words) lost
un-Catholic position! The Angli Its curative powers can always bo relied ment themselves, to be radically necessarily sufliciont to provont
can Bishop is not particularly unsound, for in many essential
convincing with his talk about upon. It makes a new era in medio.nu mattors they have entirely revers
Mrs. Tweedale tries to tackle too presents offective medical treatment of loftiness," and so on.is beneficial from the first dose and ru
inany problems at once.
How the twentieth century. over, hor books aro an attempt at dealing honestly with real things, ,and, as such, with hor undeniable power to write a story, they are their own justification."
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invasion, since the same disposi- tion of the ships (again let me omplisiso) to a great extent ans- were both purposes.
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your: and now we have a study reversed? Lolo give some Almost sufficient" and to of hypnotism, brought away from illustrations. In the first place, a grout extent show that the pro-its academic aspect to bear on the there was the change of the fleet tection is noither sufficient nor in home waters from three fleets unassailable. When the serious ordinary affairs of life-a subject with three commanders-in-chief danger of an-attack of our trade of vast intorest when treated to a unified flest. There was the is remembered, and when it is snely and without the usual ex- roduction in personnel, and the certain that such an attack would travagance and inanity. The subsequent groat increase. The be secretly organised and sudden influence of one man's will upon rofusal to build docks was follow-ly delivered on a given day by ed by waste and husto. Small arinod merchantmenor privateers, woman has often been the sub- cruisors were stated to bo unnecca- on our trade routes in mid-ocean | ject of fiction. The exerciser of sary, and no more were to bo it is futuous to declare that the the built; yot six wore laid down each really corious dangers are met patent-leather boots and had Hongkong,
will has usually worn year subsequently. The nucleus and combated by arrangements crow ships doclared to be ready that are almost suflicient and his eyes too close together. for instant aetion aro now being to a great extent answer the In Miss Annesley's book the iden put in their propor place as a purposo. The danger to this is different, and the troftmont is The reduction of the country is not invasion but star- quits fresli. Out of jealous and coast guards and marines is now vation. Bioppo, and mon are rejoining. The memorandum conveys grudging passion for his wife, her Thoro was the refusal to increase the impression that the distribu- invalid husband tries tohypnotise the capacity for the construction, tion of the foot to resist invasion or into consenting to die when of gun mountings, notil it was will protect the trade routes.hu dios. Her platonic lover, to discovered that Germany hnd The two questions are entirely gronter capacity. There was also different. The only way in which save her life, studios in Paris, and the claim that money was saved trade routos can be protected is comes back to try a counteracting in building heavy ships, only two by having small cruisors that are hypnotism that shall give her the boing built in 1008 and the more than a match for the armed will to live. The fight between number quadrupled in 1990 by merchant ships stationed on or the two is worked out with much building oight.
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The trade routes wore denuded of cruisers when the scrapping policy was introduced, and no thing has beon put in their place. WAR STAFF ESSENTIAL.
At this moment There are only 23 cruisers on these routes to protect "The reason for those mom about £200,000,000 floating value alies is to be found in the fact at any given inomont, as compared that we have never hand a war with 60 that were so stationed in sloff at the Admiralty to build 1003. In my opinion the most up a proper organisation for war, dangerous blot on the estimates to lay down what is wanted and is the neglect to build small to show why it is wanted, and the cruisers for protecting these routes cost. Watil a war staff is created and to make up the present has over attempted or achieved. SHOPS, athan Baad, Kowloon, and charged with the duty of mak- shortage of Fleet cruisera." ing proparations for war, the or
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paramount position of being, as a joy. Strange to say, Naila, "As far as the building of we were heretofore, unassailable. who should be perhaps the most Hongkong 1st Apill, 1911, heavy ships is concerned, the This is the result of the Govorn- adorable figure of all, a little misses margin by 1914 will be far ment policy up to 1900. Wo shall fire. The reader has a distinct below the limits of safety. The now be as liable to attack as other feeling of flatness when the Un- proscut provision only takes into nations, and one thing is certain, known Lady rosalves horself into consideration the fleet of one that the failure to provide auf- Naila. The chief charm of the Power. The Government have ficient money for the construction book is its delightful style, and declared again and again that of all those units that make up an the dear little bits of Parisian life, their policy of construction is efficient float will increase the drawn obviously from the inside based upon that laid down by insane competition for armaments with oxtraordinary humour and Germany. The facts with re-which will certainly lead to fur-sympathy. gard to tonnage construction have ther vast increase of expenditure The Vision of Balmaine. By G. boon known for years, and liave and ultimately load to panic and. never boon allered. Then why possibly to war."
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