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THE BRITISH NAVY.

"LORD' CHARLES BERES- FORD'S CRITICISM,

THE DANGER—“STARVA-

THE

"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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REVIEWER'S TABLE.

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 -

torielios and keeps up the strength during those periods when the appetito

guard against imitations and substitu fails and food cannot be digested. To

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Violet-Tweedale. (John Long.) Bs.

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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."

od it

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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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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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