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sight on the river. The two peasants in charge were oompletely ignorant of motors. Furthermore, they knew nothing of the river, and, when operating the boat, watched neither the sandbanks nor the oraft they were ordered to go alongside. They usually ended up quite 300 yards past the barge they were bound for. Upon touching a sandbank the sole remedy of the socalled engineers was to go ahead, hoping thereby to get over. The usual result was that the vessel went high-anddry. The D.A.D.S. and T. lost his temper, the Russians

grew sullen, and the final result was that the D.A.D.S. and T., his batman, his interpreter, and the Russian engineers, all stripped naked, would persuade the grounded craft to float again.

One morning the launch performed extraordinary feats. Attempts were made to go ahead. Nothing happened, except that the vessel drifted down-stream with the current. Upon an inquiry being made, the engineer quietly pointed out that he had dropped his two propellers in mid-stream some time during the previous evening!

(To be continued.)

INDEX TO VOL. CCVI.

ABDUL, 210.

ADVENTURE, THE LITTLE (being the
story of the Russian Relief Force):
I.-III., 715—IV.-VI., 856.
ANTRANIK, 441. A Mission to Zanzi-
geur, ib. et seq.-magnetic attraction
of the Armenian leader, 447-at-
tempts to reconcile claims of Mussul-
mans and Armenians, 448 et seq
journey through Mussulman territory,
451-in Baku, 464-Antranik's views
on the mentality of the Turks, 467--
his passionate earnestness and fiery
eloquence, 468-the damnable work
of the Turks, 473 the cry of a
martyred nation, 477.

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À PROPOS DES BOTTES, 778.
ARMENIANS, THE, 226,

BABYLON, BY THE WATERS OF, 667.
BACK NUMBER, THE, 72.

BALTIC COAST, FROM THE, TO THE DEN-
MARK BORDER: I., The Setting, 368
- II., Preparation, 370-III., The
Escape, 375.

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"BARTIMEUS": 1909-1919, 297.
BATOURI: THE BIBI, 258.
BELGIUM IN 1919, 528. Belgians emerge
from a period of bitter repression, ib.
-the wanton destruction of Louvain,
529 et seq-the desolation of Ypres,
533-the work of reparation, 535-
Belgian disappointment, ib. et seq.
Beresford, Lord, death of, 574-sailor
and statesman, 575.
BEWSHER, PAUL:-

THE LONG TRAIL, 108.
"GREEN BALLS," 246.
BIBI, THE, 258.

Bolsheviks, Mr Bullitt's mission to
the, 849-unofficial suggestions of
Mr George's private secretary, ib.
Bolshevist cruelties and exactions,
Colonel John Ward's tale of, 571.
BOTT, ALAN: EASTERN NIGHTS-AND
FLIGHTS, 19, 158, 317, 503, 748.

VOL. CCVI.NO. MCCL.

'Butler, Samuel: A Memoir,' Mr H.
Festing Jones's, 709-an uncomfort-
able man, 710-the creed of a middle-
class Radical, 713.

BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON, 667.

CANDLER, Edmund :—

THE ARMENIANS, 226.
"THE FRIEND OF FA HIEN," 412.
"THE FINDER OF LOST THINGS," 538.
CITIES, A TALE OF Two, 149. Dublin,
150-Belfast, 152-difference in man-
ners, 154-honours won by Ulster
men, 155 Froude's observation on
the real curse of Ireland, 156.
Civil List Pensions, the scandal of the,
437-doles and insults, 438.
CLOUSTON, J. STORER: SIMON, 42, 185,
345, 478, 604.

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Coal, nationalisation of, 572-unbridled
and undisciplined dogmatism of the
Trade Unionists, 573.

COMPANY OF TANKS, A, 63, 214, 401,
550, 673.

"CONTACT" (Captain ALAN BOTT, M.C.):

EASTERN NIGHTS AND FLIGHTS
(being an interrupted sequel to 'An
Airman's Outings'): A Record of
Capture in Palestine, Adventure in
Turkey, and Escape through Russia,
19, 158, 317, 503, 577, 748.

DENMARK BORDER, FROM THE BALTIC
COAST TO THE: I., The Setting, 368
-II., Preparation, 370 III., The
Escape, 375.

Digby, Kenelm, Mr Bernard Holland's
Memoir of, notice of, 289.
DOUGLAS, Major A. J. A.: THE PASS-
ING OF OLD FEZ, 1.

EAST AFRICA, AN AIRMAN'S EXPERI
ENCES IN I., The First Aerodrome,
633-II., The Big Push starts, 638---
III., Malaria, 642-IV., Mbagui and
back to Mombasa, 647-V., Back to

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the Front, 650 — VI., Nearing the
Central Railway, 788 - VII., The
Railway and Beyond, 791- VIII.,
Morogoro, 797-IX., To the Mgeta
Valley, 801-X., Mixed Sports at
Tulo, 804.

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EASTERN NIGHTS-AND FLIGHTS (being
an interrupted sequel to An Air-
man's Outings'): A Record of Cap-
ture in Palestine, Adventure in
Turkey, and Escape through Russia.
III., The Flight that failed, 19—IV.,
Nazareth and the Christian charity
of a Jew, 26-V., Damascus: and the
second failure, 158-VI., The Berlin-
Bagdad Railway: and the
planes that never flew, 173-VII.,
Cuthbert, Alfonso, and a mud village,
317-VIII., In the shadow of the
Black Rock, 324 IX, Constanti-
nople; and how to become mad, 333
-X., Introducing Theodore the
Greek, John Willie the Bosnian,
and David Lloyd George's second
cousin, 503-XI., The third and
fourth failures, 512-XII., A Greek
waitress, a German beer-house, a
Turkish policeman, and a Russian
ship, 520 XIII., The face at the
window, 577-XIV., A shipload of
rogues, 582-XV., The city of dis-
guises, 592-XVI., Stowaways, Ltd.,
748-XVII., A Russian Interlude,
757-XVIII., Sofia, Salonika, and so
to bed, 765-XIX., A Damascus
postscript, and some words on the
Knights of Araby; a Crusader in
shorts; a very noble ladye; and
some happy endings, 769.

Education in the Army, 136-a univer-

sity with 3,000,000 students, 137—
the dangers of the new scheme, 139-
smattering and Government inter-
ference, 140.

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Franchise Bill, early experience of effect
of, upon the country and its govern-
ment, 853.

FUTURE, THE: RUNNING THE U.S.
MAIL, 303.

:

GATES, GILBERT SINGLETON, 46TH R.F.,
R.R.F. THE LITTLE ADVENTURE
(being the story of the Russian Relief
Force), 715, 856.

German Emperor a royal amateur, 293
-Shall we try him? 294-Remember
St Helena! 295.

Germany, the thefts of, 147—a clue in
dictating terms, 148.

Government by party, 427—a Coalition,
428 our new despot, 429-the testi-
mony of Swift, 430-the need of an
Opposition, 431-the antics of the
Centre Party, ib. et seq.

GRAHAM, ALAN: FOLLOW THE LITTLE
PICTURES! 725.

GREAT Search, The, 690.
"GREEN BALLS": VII., TRAGEDY, 246.

House of Commons, the discredit of the,
284-its causes, 285-the corruption
of democracy, 286-the falsehood of
rhetoric, 288.

IN IRELAND TO-DAY, 814. New scheme
for the government of Ireland, ib.-
Sinn Feiners proclaim an Irish Re-
public, 815-cruel and murderous
campaign against the police, 817-
the demand for conscription, 818-
threat of its application the priest-
hood's opportunity, 819-the old bad
times of forty years ago repeated, 821
-history as taught in the National
Schools, 822-Irish soldiers in the
Great War, 824-Disraeli on the Irish
question, 826.

KINCAID, C. A., C.V.O.: PRATAPRAO,
204.

KLAXON: THE STORY OF OUR SUB-
MARINES, 118, 271.

Labour Party, Mr Clynes the one man
fit to lead a, 570.

League of Nations, dress rehearsal of
the, by the Senate of the United
States, 141.

LIAISON ANTRANIK, 441.
LITTLE ADVENTURE, THE (being the
story of the Russian Relief Force),
I.-III., 715-IV.-VI., 856.

Lloyd George, playful habit of Mr, 143
-his lost opportunity, 844-the best
measure of his failure, 845-his mob-
oratory, 846-his wooing of the
Bolshevists, 848.

LONG TRAIL, THE, 108.

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Railway strike, the, 700-an Anarchist
conspiracy, 701 - the folly of Mr
Thomas, 703-who is behind him?
704-the tyranny of trade unions,
705-the depression of the Bolshevists,
706.

'Revolution, the French,' by Mrs Arthur
Webster, notice of, 434-the Illumi-
nati, ib.-the German always a Spar-
tacist, 435-our two warnings, 436-
the Jewish domination, ib.
ROCK OF FERGUS, THE, 387.
Russia, England's duty in, 144-Mr
Churchill's apology, ib.—a time-limit
to our honour in, 851- Captain
Cromie still unavenged, ib.

"The

SEARCH, THE GREAT, 690. Removing
German consuls from the United
States, the searching place for
the Fredrik VIII. at Halifax, 691--
the Great Search, 692 et seq.
Scandinavian Trunk," 697 - trunk
arrives at the Foreign Office, 699.
SEPOYS, TWO: I., PRATAPRAO, 204-
II., ABDUL, 210.

SIMON: X., The Letter, 42-XI., News,
46-XII., Cicely, 51-XIII., The De-
ductive Process, 54-XIV., The
Question of Motive, 58-XV., Two
Women, 185-XVI, Rumour, 187-

XVII., A Suggestion, 191-XVIII.,
£1200, 195-XIX., The Empty Com-
partment, 197-XX., The Sporting
Visitor, 200-XXI., Mr Carrington's
Walk, 345-XXII., Mr Carrington
and the Fiscal, 348-XXIII., Simon's
Views, 352-XXIV., Mr Bisset's As-
sistant, 356-XXV., A Telegram,
361-XXVI., At Stanesland, 364-
XXVII., Flight, 478-XXVIII., The
Return, 481-XXIX., Brother and
Sister, 485-XXX., A Marked Man,
487-XXXI., The Letter again, 493-
XXXII., The Sympathetic Stranger,
496-XXXIII., The House of Mys-
teries, 499-XXXIV., A Confidential
Conversation, 604-XXXV., In the
Garden, 609-XXXVI., TheWalking.
Stick, 612-XXXVII., Bisset's Ad-
vice, 616-XXXVIII., Trapped, 619
- XXXIX., The Yarn, 623-XL.,
The Last Chapter, 628.
SOMERVILLE,

Rear Admiral

BOYLE,
C.M. G., R.N.: THE GREAT SEARCH,
690.

STRAHAN, J. A. :—

A TALE OF TWO CITIES, 149.
THE ROCK OF FERGUS, 387.
SUBMARINES: THE STORY OF OUR: VI.,
Experience of "A E 2" in the Sea of
Marmora, 118-meets her end, 119--
loss of "E 13" entering the Baltic,
ib. -extraordinary escape of Petty
Officer Brown from " E 41," 120 et seq.

"E 23" attacks the German High
Sea Fleet, 122-"K" class submarines,
123-incidents and stories, 124 et seq.
VII., A minelaying submarine's trip,
271-Commander Layton (E 13)
escapes from Denmark, 272 - rival
designs and construction, 273-the
true strategic use of patrol submarines,
275-need of humane and decent laws
to control submarine warfare, 279-
the crews of our boats, 281.

TALE OF TWO CITIES, A, 149.
TANKS, A COMPANY OF: V., The Second
Battle of Bullecourt (May 3, 1917),
63--VI., Rest and Training (May and
June 1917), 214-VII., The Third
Battle of Ypres -Preparations (July
1917), 401-VIII., The Third Battle
of Ypres-St Julien (August 1917),
550-IX., The Third Battle of Ypres

-The Poelcapelle Road (September
and October 1917), 559 — X., The
Battle of Cambrai-Flesquieres (No-
vember 4th to 20th, 1917), 673-XI.,
The Battle of Cambrai - Bourlon
Wood (November 21st to 23rd, 1917),
683-XII., The Battle of Cambrai-
Gouzeaucourt (November 24th to
December 1st, 1917), 828-XIII.,

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