racies, nor does he seem to is a better hand at assumption take his task very seriously. than research. Having started He tries hard to prove—unsuc- upon his quest, he does not cessfully, of course—that Drum- carry it on to the end, nor mond was not in Scotland at attempt to discover the cause the time he held the 'Con- of the mystery. “ It is not versations with Jonson, and my task,” he confesses, 'to then suddenly throws up the inquire why a Scotch antisponge. Let me say at once quarian should dabble in for—thus he writes—“that, as gery.” Still less is it our task far as I am concerned, the ques- to inquire why Mr Stainer, tion as to whether Drummond M.A., should have given himwas in Scotland really is not self the trouble to write as very important. It requires foolish piece of literary too much research." Indeed criticism have it does from Mr Stainer, who seen. as we ever INDEX TO VOL. CCXVIII. THE ABD-EL-KRIM'S STRONGHOLD IN DAY ASHORE, A, 385. RIFF, THROUGH THE LINES TO (A Dead Men's TALES : IV. DICK PEEKE FLAG, 328—VII. SOME GREAT Mo- MENTS, 505—VIII. NEW SHIPS FOR OLD, 652–IX. The Boat VOYAGE OF DINOSA Ur's Ecc, THE: VI. Ursa Major in the Ascendant, 40 – VII. The on Chimbashi, 166—IX. Irene dis. of India, 285—his unsettled opinions, Abode of Bliss, 186—XI. Chimbashi at Bloomsbury, 297–XII. The Simple nine Days, 319–XIV. News of the “ Terror-dactyl,” 477–XV. Prévoy- ants d'Avenir, 487--XVI. Eufs à la Coque, 496. Down “SEEK MIDDAY” STREET, 262. LAWRENCE AND TIE HEJAZ, 733. EGYPTIAN CAPITULATION, AN, 647. 433—the spirit of “sportsmanship,” 435. England's ruin, 868—enemies abroad and at home, ib. et seq.- the differ- comparison with our neighbours, 872. FALKLAND ISLANDS, The : I. The FantaSIA, 414. FOLLY OF RENÉ GUIzet, THE, 91. “ Free Trade,” the legacy of, 723. mond, The,' notice of, 878—Are they I. THE SULTAN, 273. II. JIM, 349. TALES—IV. DICK PEEKE OF Tavis. FANTASIA, 414. “ FUNDI”:- 273—II. JIM, 349. The MITIMONI RAIDERS, 667. THE OF, 17. 145 et seq. GORDON, JAN: Down “SEEK MIDDAY” Nairn, Rev. J. A., Litt. D. (Oxon. Cantab.): GEORGE BUCHANAN, 373 O'BRIEN, CONOR : TAE FALKLAN 79. PERISCOPE: MAGELLAN—AND AFTER Lucas : THE CLASSICS OF THE TABLE, PIPER OF KERIMOR, TAE, 359. POTTLE, FREDERICK A. : THE INCRED IBLE BOSWELL, 149. Powell, T. A. : A FOGGY AFFAIR, 830 PREVAILING ILL, THE, 692. PRIESTLY, J. B.: COMIC CHARACTERS IN REAL LIFE, 334. PRYSE, GERALD SPENCER: THROUGH ABD - EL- . Kriu's STRONGHOLD IN THE RIFF, 437, 619, 839. PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RUNNING AT THE, SO2. 246. Rede Lectures, Mr Hugh Walpole's, RENÉ GOIZET, THE FOLLY OF, 91. RUNNING AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 802. SARTEK : FANTASIA, 414. SINJAB : “HPA-N-KHRIT,” S62. Speed, the worship of, 138—the hunt for pleasure, 139-sport and profes- sionalism, ib. — shorter hours and higher wages, 140. C.M.G., D.S.O. : JAN NIKAL SEYN's Man, 794. Sultan, TAE, 273. TAYLOUR, Captain Basil, R.N. :- A DAY ASHORE, 385. Sartor NATATOR, 124. Trade Union Congress, the, and the extremists, 578 et seq. Grey's, 724 et seq. VALE, EDMUND: THE BULL ROARER, 531. -August, 284–September, 425—Octo- Man, 680. OF THE " KANA TORY, 17. Printed in Great Britain by |