... A LITERARY LETTER The Real Margaret Catchpole. London, April 24, 1916. Not very long ago I read with great pleasure Mr. J. D. Beresford's brilliant novel trilogy, Jacob Stahl. I have now read with almost equal pleasure his new book, These Lynnekers (Cassell). The title somewhat suggests the story of an American woman who, witnessing King Lear for the first time, remarked to her companions, An ...

... NAVAL MILITARY KIT THE DISTINCTIVE advan- A tages of Burberry for Active Service on both land and sea have been proved, and its protective and wearing properties endorsed by thou sands of Officers, including many whose names are household words throughout J the Empire. J i AT The |f j Home of Service Dress --Officers can rely upon ob taining Uniforms, as well as every item of dress and equip ...

... . AN EXCITING NIGHT SCENE IN FRANCE-QUELLING A DANGEROUS OUTBREAK OF FIRE IN A FARMYARD BILLET DRAWN BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK FROM A SKETCH BY AN OFFICER The other night our billet caught Are, and we had an exciting time preventing the flames from spreading. was on the top of a ladder hacking away for dear life. Others were removing hay and passing water. Ammunition was constantly going off, and ...

... WITH THE NEW NAVAL AUXILIARIES specia^here THE FAST MOTOR CRAFT WHICH GUARD OUR WATERS DRAWN BY G. H. DAVIS, 1916 In the issue of The Sphere for November 6 was shown one of the vessels of the motor-boat reserve. We are able to give an additional picture showing fast vessels which are employed in hunting for German naval craft Copyrighted in the U.S.A. ...

... . B^ Olivia,, I have just been reading a very funny--because it is not meant to be funny-- and a very, very French French book entitled Comment Trouver un Mari après la Guerre. Strange product of the war, it gives one, as the French say, furiously to think. Unfortunately the authoress, having no higher vision than the old and rather nasty idea that the woman is ever the hunter and the man ...

... By R. Po fSeairrae0 THE TAXATION TANGLE I wonder why the Treasury does not consult some independent expert when arranging new motor taxes. The very basis of motor taxation is defective, for horse-power is reckoned according to cylinder bore. Then, again, there is a most violent jump in taxation amounts from one class to another, and a difference of one millimetre in cylinder bore may mean ...

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... FOR AN HOUR'S QUIET READ. There is nothing so comfortable. TORTOISESHELL SPECTACLES. PRINCIPAL RETAIL t%AA HYPHDn QT W ESTABLISHMENT: I I j UAIUIlU Ulij 1* (Opposite Peter Robinson's.) were established in the reign of King George II. (A.D. 1750), when spectacles of HORN and TORTOISESHELL were in vogue. Many improvements have been made in lenses, but nothing has yet superseded tortoiseshell ...

... The Russian contingent landed at Marseilles on Thursday, April 20, amidst scenes of the greatest enthusiasm. The transport moored to the strains of the Russian National Anthem, played by the band of the French Naval Division from Toulon. After the Governor of Marseilles and the French officers had welcomed the Russians on board the transport the troops went ashore to receive their equipment, ...

... t THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR Stir I S A SECOND WAR-TIME EASTER __ Despite the existence of the great war in its many ever-present aspects, the second war time Easter was enjoyed by practically every one as holidays are rarely enjoyed in these days of bustle and worry. Many thousands of much taxed and overwrought City workers left London for a much- needed change, and seaside resorts were packed ...

... . A TRAINED GERMAN WAR-DOG AT WORK ON THE BATTLEFIELD According to German reports and illustrations the enemy is making considerable use of dogs in various ways. They are, however, used principally to discover wounded soldiers and apprise the stretcher parties of their whereabouts. In the above picture, for instance, the dog seen on the left tracked the wounded soldier and brought help to him ...

... THE SHAKSPERE CELEBRATION Easter, 1916. THE TERCENTENARY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON rPhe Shakspere Tercentenary is being celebrated throughout the country amidst the greatest public interest. At the poet's birthplace on Saturday last, in the presence of a large audience, Sir Sidney Lee opened an exhibition of original records and documents of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries illustrating ...