... This Rhineland Business By CRAWFURD PRICE THE student of contemporary diplomacy who has attempted the formidable task of keeping track of the succession of pacts, treaties, alliances and understandings that litter the wake of the Treaty of Versailles may well wonder why, at this juncture, the Rhineland problem should have any real existence. True, the occupation was once regarded by the French ...

... An Empire Tobacco Problem J. Saxon Mills IT is pleasant to record in these days that something positive is being done. Actually something. And the Prince of Wales is doing it. It is not exactly a joy-ride, this journey of his down the central length of the Dark Continent. True, the Prince is now an expert safarist, and will not expose himself with reckless ignorance to the jungle-bred ...

... TrcjKi 0M By A. G. Walsh I HAVE something important to say on the subject of share values. The over-valua tion of electricity shares is a matter to which the attention of investors ought to be directed at once. I have nothing against the industry. The substantial advance in the quotations of electric supply shares since the beginning of this year is an indication of public confidence in its ...

... The Irish Invasion of Scotland By IV illiam Walker OF the many problems which confront Scotland at the present time, unques tionably the one of greatest importance and significance is the Irish population living within its boundaries. It is, moreover, de veloping in seriousness as the number of Irish who have crossed, and still cross, the narrow strip of water to Scotland increases. Again, ...

... The Ideal Public School By DR. CYRIL NORWOOD Headmaster of Harrow) IT is dangerous to talk, and perhaps still more dangerous to write, about the ideal, particularly when it is the ideal of some thing of which the writer is a very imperfect artificer and exponent. Moreover, education, and that form of education which is embodied in the English Public Schools, is very much a matter of personal ...

... T HE T R A FELLER CONDUCTED BY A. H. D'EGVILLE Autumnal Ireland IRELAND for the holidays has but recently come before the majority ; much has been written on its possibilities, but one aspect has so far been rather jealously guarded. I refer to Ireland in the autumn. It is at this time of the year that it will particularly appeal to the keen sportsman, to the nature lover-- and to those who ...

... Flower Fabrics By Julia Cairns SOMETHING rather delightful, rather stimulating, don't you think about fabrics which, in the latter days of autumn, whisper to us, as it were, happy memories of a summer that is past-- a happy reminder of the summer that is to come? That is what I feel about these flower fabrics. Take, for instance, the ones which I have chosen here. Surely there must be some ...

... Making Bets by Electricity By F. Wilkinson ENGLISH racegoers are not yet familiar with the totalisator, and until these much-talked-of betting machines are installed on British racecourses Australia must lead the world in this method of betting. The tote is not new to Australia. It was used over there in the 'eighties and with great success so much so that on one occasion an Irishman, seeing ...

... Association Football. Britannia Justified. ON September 28th, Barson, the Watford captain and centre-half, was ordered off the field in the match between Watford and Fulham. Immediately there arose an outcry in the Press. It was urged that the referee had formed a wrong opinion owing to an imperfect view of the incident ; that Barson's opponent was the aggressor; that Barson was the victim of ...

... FASHIONS By JEAN HIRAM* Editor, Women's Department 7 Clotlies Common Sense NOW more than ever, with small change taking the place of large for most of us, clothes common sense is an enviable quality. You don't possess it if you are a clutterer-upper (a full wardrobe, an occasion, and nothing to wear) or a fashion fanatic (wearing current lines and colours regard less of your own lines and ...

... Your Gar-- and the War By A. Percy Bradley IF any private motorist had not realised that the present war is one in which the internal combustion engine is taking a leading part, his knowledge of present-day warfare must by now be more complete. The fact that he incurs very severe penalties if he does not immobilise his car under certain con ditions, must demonstrate even to the most dull ...

... IF history is correct, table manners came a long time after tables. But if our fore fathers were slow in appreciating the nice ties of eating they were quick enough to appre ciate the decorative value of the table. It is doubtful if any other piece of furniture of the same utility is as decorative. Artists in design, of all periods, have lavished attention on it. From the massive workmanship ...