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  2. MEN AND IDEAS

    THE true balance of power in Europe is largely a balance of civilisation. That is to say, a strong civilisation, with universal and acceptable values, has to ...

    Article : 1,037 words
  3. RATIONALE OF FICTION

    WHAT is a novel? Sir Walter Raleigh would have answered the question bluntly by declaring that a novel is a thundering lie. The art of the novelist, ...

    Article : 1,582 words
  4. BOOKS of the DAY

    Robert Graves and Alan Hodge have, to put it mildly, committed an indiscretion. They have answered a question often asked, but never intended to be ...

    Article : 343 words
  5. Letters to the Editor

    Sir,—Might not England's determined attitude be less incomprehensible to the German Fuhrer if he had read Matthew Arnold's lines on that country— ...

    Article : 102 words
  6. THE PASSING SHOW

    Our Robert has sped o'er the ocean, Our Robert has sped o'er the sea; Our Robert has sped o'er the ocean, O bring back our Robert to me! ...

    Article : 1,250 words
  7. Nature Notes Breeding Area of Ibis Endangered

    Much concern is felt by naturalists, pastoralists, and sportsmen at the action of the Forests Commission in blocking the gulf above Reedy Lake (near Picola) ...

    Article : 1,003 words
  8. ISLAM THROUGH

    To those of us who have been reared in the traditional school, where history meant British history, it may be a surprise to learn that the second largest ...

    Article : 461 words
  9. CAVALCADE OF

    Thomas Armstrong, known only to a limited circle of readers of "Blackwoods" as a promising writer of articles and short stories, seems to have achieved that ...

    Article : 556 words
  10. ALL IN FOR THE WAR

    Sir, — Mr. Alfred Thodey advocates using municipal rates for war purposes. Why not? After retaining enough for essential services, officers' salaries, &c., ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. FOR U.S. ART SHOW

    Sir,—The Contemporary Art Society supports the idea of an interchange of art exhibitions between this country and the United States. This being ...

    Article : 170 words
  12. Mirth Under Fire

    It has something to do with the British outlook that in the death, destruction, and full bitterness of the German air bombardment of London publishers of ...

    Article : 310 words
  13. SUBJECT PICTURES

    Sir,—The decision of the National Gallery trustees to allocate a prize of £500 and one or two others of £200 for the best subject pictures submitted to its ...

    Article : 209 words
  14. Literary History

    This is the last published, but third in order, of five books covering English literature from its beginnings to the present day. Edited by Bonamy Dobree, it takes ...

    Article : 184 words
  15. Imperial History

    Volumr II. of "The Cambridge History of the British Empire" deals with the growth of "the New Empire" in the period between 1783 (immediately after ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. RIGHT OF ANGARY

    Sir,—The "right of angary" mentioned by Mr. Brient ("Notes on the Cables," February 6) is, in international law, the seizure or destruction of the property of ...

    Article : 204 words
  17. New Books Received

    The Cambridge History of the British Empire (London The Cambridge University Press; 50/ net). INDIA ...

    Article : 106 words
  18. Bygone Days ESTABLISHING OUR FIRST BANK

    WHEN Colonel Lachlan Macquarie assumed office as Governor of New South Wales on January 1, 1810, the financial affairs of the colony were in a ...

    Article : 793 words
  19. Advertising

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  20. ALWAYS FEW FISH

    Sir,—We will always be short of fish if we have to depend on Australian waters. I have passed through every branch — except canning — in the fish ...

    Article : 149 words
  21. John Masterman discusses HEART AND LIFE PROBLEMS

    PAYING a call the other day in a city office, I looked up a flight of steps and saw at the top a legend: "Walk quietly." It immediately set alive a train of ...

    Article : 525 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 117 words
  23. BREAKING THE NEWS

    Sir,—I suggest that it should be looked on as the right and privilege of former A.I.F. men to break the news of military casualties to relatives. For various ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. APPLES AND PEARS

    Sir,—Despite the defensive article by the Assistant Minister for Commerce on the apple and pear acquisition scheme, the fact remains that through the ...

    Article : 160 words
  25. THE PEOPLE'S PART

    Sir,—What is this "maximum effort" that the Advisory War Council asks of "every individual in the community"? To indulge in such generalities is futile, ...

    Article : 160 words
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