battle fleets to the blows of German submarines which we may have no certain means of destroying. It will not be altogether a satisfactory end to a war if we ruin, indeed, German sea-borne trade, but end with the Pomeranian Grenadier in Palace Yard and the Altona Corps at Arthur's Seat.

We cannot doubt that, provided Germany does not open the ball with a naval surprise followed by invasion, she will make ready the troops destined for invasion, and will keep them ready to reap the fruits of any success that fortune may send her at sea. We cannot hope to attack Germany on land without allies, because an oversea attack upon an armed nation is an absurdity. But Germany can hope to attack us-and herein lies the profound difference between the military position of the two countries in war-if she secures the local control of maritime communications for a limited period, more properly to be measured by hours than by days.

It is very difficult to make people think in anything but terms of Dreadnoughts. I am not in the least attacking the Dreadnought policy. I believe that the Dreadnought was the natural evolution from the type which immediately preceded it, and that without our Dreadnought ships we should be now, and for some years to come, very insecure. But I think that as soon as the German submarine flotilla is fairly complete, there will be no place for any great ship in the North Sea.

Very probably this opinion will be strongly denied. Many great firms have laid down an immense and expensive plant for the construction of these monsters, and will be sure to use all the literary and other talent at their disposal to maintain the present policy of construction even when the German submarines are ready. It is also certain that it must be a perfectly hateful idea to senior officers of the Navy that a wretched little submarine should dominate waters in which a Dreadnought proudly sails. Yet, what other conclusion is possible? The submarine can observe, attack, and sink the Dreadnought ship while she can neither observe, nor attack, nor yet sink, except by accident, the submarine. It will be David and Goliath over again, with this difference, that instead of the little pebble from the brook, the submarine will send 300 lb. of gun-cotton into the vitals of her foe.

I am, therefore, far more concerned to see a greater development of the flotillas than I am to see much more money expended upon a type which, like Roland's mare, has all merits imaginable, but is unfortunately dead. Most of all do I hope to see means discovered for attacking submarines effectually, and in a second article I hope to give some additional reasons for my belief that a naval war in the North Sea presents problems to which neither the last great war in the Far East, nor any war recorded by history, affords any guidance at all.

Becomes representative in London
of the Under Secretaryship for Police
and Crime at Dublin Castle, 242-
work of, at Whitehall, 243 et seq.-
appointed head of the Criminal In-
vestigation Department, 250 — rela-
tions of, with Sir Charles Warren,
251.

Investigation by, of the "Jack-
the Ripper" murders, 357 et seq.-
decrease of crime under "reign" of,
at Scotland Yard, 359 et seq.-deal-
ings of, with Le Caron, 364 et seq.
-attack by Mr Labouchere
on,
367.

Some experiences of, at Scotland
Yard, 508 et seq. connection of,
with The Times' articles on "Par-
nellism and Crime," 511-arrest of
two Irish M.P.'s by, 513-treatment
of the pressmen by, 514 et seq.-de-
tection by, of thieving on Channel
boats, 516 et seq.

Hints by, for protection against
criminals, 680 ruse of a 'gold
maker" told by, 682-story of the

outwitting of Count Schouvaloff re-
lated by, 683- various swindling
tricks exposed by, 684 et seq.

Scotland Yard stories told by: a
female impostor, 832-young lady
masqueraders in male attire, 833-an
Indian law-student's fiancé, 834-a
divorce and elopement case, 837 et
seq.-subjects of delusions, 840 et seq.
ARMY COUNCIL SYSTEM, THE, 397.
Artistic beauty, Mr Balfour's lecture
at Oxford on, 122 et seq.-Benedetto
Croce's theory of, 125 et seq.
ASHTAROTH, THE GROVE of, 802.
AS IT MIGHT BE, 309.

Asquith, Mr, speech of, at the Albert
Hall, 159-Mr Balfour's reply to the
speech of, 160 et seq.-decline of the
authority of, 306-pronouncement of,
on Tariff Reform, 307-Balliol remin-
iscences of, 637-submission of, to the
Nationalist party in the House of
Commons, 747 et seq.

ASSISTANT RESIDENT, SOME HAPPEN-
INGS IN THE LIFE OF AN, 735.
"AULD MAITLAND," THE MYSTERY OF,
872.

Australian cricketers, matches of the,
in 1909, in England, 89 et seq.
AVIATION IN 1909, 206.

Balfour, Mr, the Romanes Lecture of,
at Oxford, 122 et seq.-reply of, to
Mr Asquith's speech at the Albert
Hall, 160 et seq.

Ballad of "Auld Maitland," the, James
Hogg and Sir Walter Scott charged
with fraud regarding, 872-collation
of Scott's published edition of, with
Hogg's autograph copy, 873 et seq.-
history of, 875-Scott's reading of, to
John Leyden, 878-probable modern-
ised form of, 879.

Ballantynes, Sir Walter Scott's partner-
ship with the, 198.

BALLIOL, AS I REMEMBER IT, 633.
Barnes, Mrs Elizabeth, destruction of
old plays attributed to, 231 et seq.-
a vindication of, 241.

Barrie, Mr, play of "The Twelve-Pound
Look" by, 586"Old Friends"
by, ib.

BATTERSEA WARD, ONE, 564.
BETTY BARNES, THE COOK, 231.
BIRDS, THE, 732.

Bismarck, the policy of, as regards
Germany, 3 et seq.

BOAR, THE MIGHTY, 549.

Boer Government report, discovery of
a, 836 et seq.

Bog-land, the, of the West of Ireland,
131, 136.

'Book of the Snipe, a,' by Scolopax,
notice of, 142 et seq.
'Border Minstrelsy,' collecting the ma-
terial for the, 195 et seq.
Bounty, the mutiny of the, 500.

Boutros Ghali Pasha, the murder of,
881-Sir Eldon Gorst's explanation of
the murder of, 882.

Boycotting, inauguration of, in Ireland,
66.

British Empire, the, beginning and
growth of, 445 et seq. - need of
supremacy at sea for safety of, 447

military requirements of, 448
et seq.
Budget, the, of Mr Lloyd-George, char-
acter of, 155-constitutional right of
the House of Lords regarding, 156
-Lord Lansdowne's views of, 158-
voice of the electorate on, 303.
Byrne, Mrs Frank, steps taken for the
arrest of, 244.

Byron, the political sentiments of, in
his poems, 296 et seq.

Cad in politics, a specimen of the, 147

et seq.
CAILLARD, PÈRE, 41.

Calder, Robert, tomb of, 318-parent-
age of, 319-appointment of, in the
Navy, ib.-early career of, 320 et seq.
-election of, as Captain of the Fleet,
322-testimony of Sir John Jervis as
to ability of, ib.-detraction of, 323
et seq.-knighthood conferred on, 325
-created a baronet, 326-promotion
of, to Rear-Admiral, ib.-services of,
in thwarting Bonaparte's plan of in-
vasion, 327 et seq.-trial of, by court-
martial, 334 et seq.-sentence on, 340
-reinstatement of, 341.
CALDER, SIR ROBERT, 318.
Cambuscan, origin of the name, in
Chaucer, 654.

'Camel and the Needle's Eye, the,' by
Arthur Ponsonby, argument of, 426

et seq.
Carlyle, Thomas, criticism of
Waverley Novels by, 200 et seq.

the

Cawnpore Tent Club, hunting of wild
boar by the, 559 et seq.
CEAN DHUB, THE, 260.

Channel steamers, systematic thieving
on board of, 516 et seq.
"Chantecler," M. Rostand's play of,
588.

CHAUCER'S "SQUIERES TALE," THE
NAMES AND SOURCE OF, 654.
Chesterfield, mutiny on board the, 501

et seq.

CHURCH, THE FRENCH ELECTIONS AND
THE, 621.

'Clerk of Oxford in Fiction, the,' by
S. F. Hulton, notice of, 150 et seq.
COLLECTOR And the TIGER, THE, 113.
COMING STRUggle, the, 590.
"Confidence trick," working of the,
684 et seq.

Conservative party, the, gains of, in the
new Parliament, 430-losses of, 435
et seq.-lessons for, drawn from the
late election, 438 et seq.-present duty
of, 441.

COOK, BETTY BARNES, THE, 231.

Correa, Aaron, trial of, for mutiny, 498.
Couchman, Samuel, career of, as a
mutineer, 501 et seq.

COUNTRY SAY TO IT? WHAT WILL THE,
155.

Cricket, decadence of, at Oxford and
Cambridge, 821 causes for decline
of, 822 et seq. best three Oxford
Elevens in, at Lords, for last forty-
five years, 825 et seq.

CRICKET RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT,
89.

CRICKET, UNIVERSITY: OXFORD, 821.
Dance, Nathaniel, defeat of the French
fleet by, at Pulo Aor, 87 et seq.
Deane, John, trial of, for mutiny, 499.
DEATH, NATIONAL LIFE OR NATIONAL,
443.

DEFENCE OF FOrt Letemalkum, THE,
457.

Delusions, some subjects of, 840 et seq.
Derajat, the, description of the Indian
Frontier district of, 520-the inhabi-
tants of, 521-cantonments in, 522 et
seq.-ruined forts and temples of, 526
et seq.-tribes on the fringes of, 528
-yearly exodus of the Ghilzai clans
of, 529.

DEVELOPMENT OF GERMANY, THE, 1.
DHUB, THE CEAN, 260.

Divorce and elopement case, story of a,
837 et seq.

-

Dynamitards, the Fenian, Acts of
Parliament for the conviction of, 242
et seq.
- Sir William Harcourt's
efforts to suppress, 245 et seq.-ex-
plosion arranged by, in Westminster
Abbey during Queen Victoria's Jubiles
ceremony, 246 et seq.
EDWARD VII., 763.

Egypt, seditious character of the Na-
tionalist Press of, 881 et seq.-British
rule in, imperilled, 884 et seq.
ELECTIONS AND THEIR MORAL, THE,
430.

Elopement cases, stories of, 837 et seq.,
839.

Elpheta, origin of the name, in Chaucer,
654.

EMMA, 790.

English county cricket, poor quality of
bowling in, 96 et seq.-weak batting
in, 98-dearth of promising recruits
in, 99-importation of foreign mer-
cenaries in, 101.

Esher Committee, changes in the War
Office introduced by the, 397 et seq.
FANCY FARM, Chaps. 1.-III., 21-iv.

VI., 213—VII.-IX., 378—x.-XII., 531—
XIII.-XV., 706-xvI.-XVIII., 852.
FATHER TOM AND THE POPE; OR, A
NIGHT AT THE VATICAN, 601.
Female impostor, story of a, 832.
Female political canvasser, some ex-
periences of a, 564 et seq.
Fenianism, revival of, 67 et seq.-Acts
of Parliament against, 242 et seq.-Sir
William Harcourt's efforts to sup-
press, 245 et seq.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS, 703.
Flying machines, the most renowned,
constructed in 1909, 206-some re-
markable feats of, 207 et seq.-em-
ployment of, for useful purposes, 208
et seq.-motors most suitable for, 210
-accidents to, 211 et seq.

Forts, numbers of ruined, in Ireland,
137.

FRENCH ELECTIONS AND THE CHURCH,
THE, 621.

Frohman, Mr, revival of the English
drama by, 580 et seq.-plays rendered
by, 582 et seq.

FROM THE OUTPOSTS: AMADUDU, 726—
THE BIRDS, 732-SOME HAPPENINGS
IN THE LIFE OF AN ASSISTANT
RESIDENT, 735.

FRONTIER, AN OLD, 520.
Galsworthy, Mr, the play of "Justice"
by, 582 et seq.

Gambling clubs in London, raids on,
688 et seq.

Ganges Cup, wild boar hunt for the,
559 et seq.

Geese, shooting of, in the West of
Ireland, 139 et seq.

German Army, the, contrasted with
that of Great Britain, 454 et seq.
German Navy League, growth and aims
of the, 15 et seq.

GERMANY, THE DEVELOPMENT of, 1.
Germany, the growth of, 2-Bismarck's
ambitious designs regarding, 3 et seq.

-the railways of, 5 et seq.-the Fiscal
Policy of, 7-the Steel Trust of, 8-

the chemical industries of, 9, 11-the
agricultural industries of, 9 et seq.-
the schools of, 12-the foreign policy
of, 14-efforts to obtain the supremacy
of the sea by, 15-the national wealth
of, 16-river and canal transport of,
18-population of, 19-colonising
aims of, 20-the torpedo craft of,
895-the submarine flotillas of, 899
et seq.

Ghilzai clans, yearly exodus of the, 529.
Gladstone, Mr, the life of, saved by his
smile, 841.

Gold, a pretended secret process for
making, 682 et seq.

"Gold brick" swindle, modus operandi
of the, 687.

Gorst, Sir Eldon, report of, on Egyptian
affairs, 881 et seq.

Great Britain, policy of Germany to-
wards, 15 et seq.

Greenwood, Frederick, death of, 152-
services of, as editor and journalist,
153 et seq.

GROVE OF ASHTAROTH, THE, 802.
Guanaco, hunting of the, in Patagonia,
842 et seq.

Hermione, meeting on board the, 504
et seq.

HERRING HAUL IN A FRENCH STEAM-
DRIFTER, A, 658.

Herring-nets, shooting the, 662 et seq.
-hauling in the, 667 et seq.
HISTORIC PARALLEL, AN, 759.
Hogg, James, forgery of the ballad of
"Auld Maitland" attributed to, 872
et seq.

Home Rule, the Nationalists' demand
for, 591 et seq. and the Budget,
historic parallels to, 760 et seq.
Hood, Sir Alexander Acland, Balliol
reminiscences of, 635.

House of Lords, the, power and value
of, 156 et seq.-Mr Asquith's sugges
tion as to the veto of, 159-popular
indifference as to reform of, 433
-Mr Asquith's probable procedure
regarding, 434-reform of, 592 et
seq.-Radical assault on, 749 et seq.
HUNT, MY FIRST BY A SAILOR, 343.
HURDLE, THE LAST, 691.

India, British rule in, 301 et seq.
INDIAMAN, THE, 73.

Indian law student, the fiancé of an,
834.

INDRA'S SWORD, THE WARDENS OF, 787.
IN KAMBODIA : I., DAWN ON THE ME-
KONG, 777-II., UP THE MEKONG TO
PHNOM PENH, 780-III., THE PALACE
OF THE KAMBODIAN KING, 783-
IV., THE WARDENS OF INDRA'S
SWORD, 787.

INTERVAL, A LUCID, 165.
IRELAND, SNIPE SHOOTING IN THE
WEST OF, 131.

"Jack-the-Ripper murders," search for
the perpetrator of the, 357 et sey.
Journalist interviewers, novel treat-
ment of, 513 et seq.

Jowett, Dr, Master of Balliol, reminisc-
ences of, 633.

Kadir Cup, wild boar hunt for the, 555

et seq.

KAMBODIA, IN: I., DAWN ON THE ME-
KONG, 777-II., UP THE MEKONG TO
PHNOM PENH, 780-III., THE PALACE
OF THE KAMBODIAN KING, 783-
IV., THE WARDENS OF INDRA'S
SWORD, 787.

KAMBODIAN KING, THE PALACE OF
THE, 783.

Kilmainham treaty, history of the, 69
et seq.

King Edward VII., universal sorrow for
the loss of, 763-training and career
of, 764-conduct of, as a king, 765 et
seq. -missions of peace undertaken
by, 767 et seq.

King George V., character of, 890-
advantages and opportunities of, ib.
et seq.

Labouchere, Mr, laying a trap for, 367.
Land question, Mr Balfour's views on
the, 162.

LAST HURDLE, THE, 691.

Le Caron, services of, in connection
with the Fenian conspiracy, 364

et seq.

LETEMALKUM, THE DEFENCE OF FORT,
457.

en-

'Letters of John Stuart Mill' edited by
Hugh Elliot, notice of, 886 et seq.
Liberty, the Radical boon of, 417 et seq.
-various definitions of, 419
croachments of the State on, 421 et
seq. inalienable possession of, in
thought and life, 424-checks on, as
regards speech, 425-example of the
hatred of, 426 et seq.

LIFE, NATIONAL, OR NATIONAL Death,
443.

LIGHTER SIDE OF MY OFFICIAL LIFE,
THE IV., A Lapse toward Graver
Matters, 61-V., Fighting the Dyna-
mitards, 242-VI., At Scotland Yard,
356-VII., Some Scotland Yard Ex-
periences and Incidents, 508-VIII.,
Sharps and Flats, 678-IX., Some
Scotland Yard Stories, 832.
Literature, the function of, in the illus-
tration of history, 294 et seq.
Lloyd-George, Mr, mischievous char-

acter of the platform speeches of, 147
et seq.-character of the Budget of,

155.
London, North-East, some experiences
amongst the unemployed in, 409 et seq.
LONDON STREETS, 705.

Lorenzo the Magnificent, career and
character of, 105 et seq.

LUCID INTERVAL, A, 165.

Male attire, young lady masqueraders
in, 833.
Maritime Service of the Honourable
East India Company, story of the,
73 et seq.-ships of the, 75 et seq.
seamen of the, 78 et seq.- fighting
done by the, 83 et seq.

MARRIAGE OF MARY ANN, THE, 671.
Medici family, the, origin of, 103-
history of the members of, 104 et seq.
-decay and extinction of, 110.
MEDICI, THE, 102.

'Medici, the,' by Colonel G. F. Young,
C.B., notice of, 102 et seq.

Meerut Tent Club, sporting records of
the, 554 et seq.

MEKONG, DAWN ON THE, 777.
'Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, illus-

trating the Arms, Arts, and Literature
of Italy, 1440-1630, by James Dennis-
toun of Dennistoun: a new edition
by Edward Hutton, notice of, 111 et
seq.
'Memories of Sixty Years' by Oscar
Browning, notice of, 755 et seq.
Meredith, George, comedy of "The
Sentimentalists" by, 587.

MIGHT BE, AS IT, 309.

MIGHTY BOAR, THE, 549.

Mill, John Stuart, character and judg-
ments of, 886 et seq.

Milner, Lord, Balliol reminiscences of,
637.

"Misalliance," Mr Shaw's play of, 585
et seq.

Mohammedan pilgrims, gathering of, at
Dar-el-Maskhara, description of, 473
et seq.

Monro, Mr, Assistant Commissioner
of Police, discovery of a diabolical
Fenian plot by, 246-appointment of,
as Chief Commissioner of Police, 251
-the Police Pension Bill of, 252.
Montefeltro, Federigo, Duke of Urbino,

character and career of, 111 et seq.
MORAL, THE ELECTIONS AND THEIR,
430.

MR BALFOUR AND SIGNOR CROCE, 122.
MUSINGS WITHOUT METHOD: January,

144-February, 294-March, 417-
April, 580-May, 747-June, 881.
MUTINIES, SOME NAVAL, 497.
MUTTRA AND ITS SPORT, 274.
Muttra, description of, 275-variety of
game in vicinity of, 277-pig-stick-
ing at, 278 et seq.-hunting jackals
at, 284-the game-birds of, 485
et seq.

MY FIRST HUNT: BY A SAILOR, 343.
MY FRIEND MR SPUNGE, 869.
MYSTERY OF "AULD MAITLAND,” THE,
872.

NAMES AND SOURCE OF CHAUCER'S
'SQUIERES TALE," the, 654.