The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-04-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE MAGAZINES.  "The Speotator" is always eminently op-to-date to its selection and treatment of topics of invent interest, and the lasso for March 80th is no eieeptlon to the rule. Among the question* disenseed ere the Whiteley Murder, "Shall the Militis be abolished?" "Thf State. of— "  Egypt, "France and Morocco, " the London Guardians election, and Other matters that at present are claiming attention. In regard to the proposed abolition of the Militia the writer of the article Cu this subject says We wish Ooze the bottom of our hearts that the hens as to the tiervices render= to the =boa by the Militia during the South African war amid be placarded throughout the country or in some other way be brought directly home to the imowledge of the people. If this could be and the notion could thee be made to realise the act of madness which is contemplated by those who propose the abolition of the Militia we are certain that the people would ranee their sanction. It I. as clear as noonday that we could not hats got through the South African war Without the aid of the Militia. The facts are there staring tie in the face. Yet with these facts before ue and With the knowledge that we Ina/ at ant moment be ogled upon to tom even greater dangers than those which we Emoottntetvet from 1899 to 1902 we are going deliberately to throw airay a national meet of incalculable taw."  The Lord Advopate for SemValid, the Right Hon. Tkoinaa Shaw, is the eontributor of this week's artiele ia the uniquely important and impressive series appearing in "The Hahn*" tinder the title of -"Open Questions." Mt. Shaw sets out to etplain "The Meaning of the Scottieh Land Bill," and his illuminating article may be regarded as & reply to the recent "croaking raven" spe•Oh of Lord Resebery, although it was probably written before the remarkable utterance in question. The fear te which his lordship gave exprestion, that the Soottish Land Bill would in effect prove to be a menace to property, is shown to be without foundation, whilst • comparison between the cumbrous Irish land system and that to be established by the Bill must convince all but the unconvertible that the Scottish Measure is devoid of the features which have done much to make land administration in th• sister country so different. The first leading article this week deala with the _probleme with which Mr. Asquith is faced in connection with the forthcoming Budget, and the hope is expressed that the Chancellor will frankly introduce a 'mama of graduation of income-tax. It is claimed that by that means the burden of taxation won Id be eased from the shoulders of many thousands of hard-working_ men, and that a surtax would place the Treasury in 1908 in possession of a sum which would enable the government to formulate a generous measure of relief for the aged Door. Of the amiddle articleti" the most interesting are those entitled "The Career of Fabianism," and "The Ascetic as Statesman," the latter consisting of a brilliant analysis of the charceter of the late U. Pobiedonostseff, Procurator of the Holy Synod, and for the past 90 years the evil genius of the Russian people. The literary pages are of exceptional interest this week.  Ooverntnent Pnblieations. Messrs. Wyman and Sons. Limited, Official Sale Agents in England and Wales for Parliamentary Papers and Stationery Office Publications, beg to notify that they have .published the following :--Civil Service Estimates: Abstract with Memorandum by the Financial Secretary to the Treastiry, 34.; bidet, 2d. Foreign Trade and Commerce. February, tid. Board of Trade Journal, Id. Board of Education: Report of Welsh Intermediate Education, Id.