October 30, 1915. 
LAND AND WATER. 
J.W.BENSON 
LTD. 
Military Badge Brooches 
Perfect^} 
Modelled 
16 ct. Gold and Eramcl, £4 10 O 
Others in stock from £^. 
Large Selection in Diamonds, or Oold 
and Enamel. Sketches sent for approval. 
"Active Service" WRISTLET WATCH 
Fully Liiminoiis Figures and Hands 
WarranteJ 
Tiinekeeperi 
OtW« witS 
£2 10s. 
dold, I j 
£5 IDs, 
25 OLD BOND STREET, W. 
and 62 k 81 LUDGATS HILL. B.C. 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S 
FIELD FORCE FUND 
For Providing Comforts for 
British Soldiers on Active Service. 
ri-M'.;»»(-i.ADV FHKNcn. 
PalroKflt- H.M. (jVF.KS AI.KXANDRA. 
t7«iin,..jii-TlI?: COL'NTKSS OK UECl'nE. 
Office«— 24a Hill St., Knightsbrldge, London, S.W 
rilUE provlalon of Comfort* for men I?i thft Fi^flitlng I.Ino 
1 In "f eqiin] im|Mirtitiico with tho lidcqimTe car* of 
Wounded, ffir witboiit bucIi comfortii rw tlio Fund prorlde* 
the efficicney of lb« Korcoa e-iniiot 1>0 tn^llitntned lit tt« 
highest BtAud:ird, Tlic work of tlie Fund, and tho Ijciietlf* 
to tho F<irceft serTing Icifc now t>Oi-ii cxlcii'l^-d to tho 
Dnrdnnclles (iiscIiMfng the Uoj'al NhvaI Divlnl.m) and ttio 
Feratiin Gulf, and tho Committee fir.d thiittlielv expeudituro 
Ib r.ipidlj iiifToHsin;;. 
At laaat £300 weokly Is neadod to 
carry on this work continuously 
during tho coming winter. 
Cheques and Postal Orders crossed "Couin & Co." 
should be made pavab!o to the Fund, and sent to 
the Honorary Treasurer. Clits In kind should be 
•ddressei to the Honorary Secretiry, Cfiloes ol the 
Fund, 24a Hill Street, KnlBhtsbrtdtre. London, S.W. 
O "N T R "N T 
FRO.NTISPIECE— 
Mr. John Buchan. 
A REPLY TO GERMAN 
CRITICISM— 
The Russian Front Cap- 
ture OF RiPONT Salient in 
Champagne A German 
Criticism of "Land and' 
Water " Wounds and 
Patriotism. 
By H. Belloc .'.T.r:^ 3 
AMPHIBIOUS WAR— 
The Dome Ness Landing 
Submarines and Invasion.,^ ^ 
By A. H. Pollen... r;-.'.:v 11 
Behind the Firing Line. , , -r 
By An Officer........;;?. 14. 
The Story of Constantinople. 
By Sir Edwin Pe.\rs...... 15 
Woodlands in Autumn. 
By J. D. Symon 17 
The Siege of Berlin. 
By Alphonse Daudet... 18 
The West End 5^12 
The Buyers" Guide. 
By Passe-Partout 514 
Choosing Kit — 
Practical Hints 517 
E 30KS That Excel — 
A Literary Review 522 
-OWING TO WAR- 
Bar£;ain Sale 
of GOLF SHOES 
Fitted with McAfee's Soles 
Reg. Design No. 628149. 
1>L".NCAN-, 
BEttO, and others. 
PHCENIX 
il»d Ollicts: 1!) & ;0 LO.MOARD ST., LO.NDO.N, t.C. 
t>..-.7».»i ■ Kt. Hon LORD GIOROB BAMIXTOX, PC. a C.S.I 
TOTAL FUNDS EXCEED £16,000,000 
CLAIMS PAID EXCEED £94,000,000 
FIRE - LIFE - MARINE - ACCIDENT - BURCLARY 
General Manager : SIR GERALD H. RYAN. 
These Sole.i gilve a Perfect Crip on either Wet or Dry Soil 
It^cumniQnded and wuru l»y ;— 
VARDON, Bit A ID, 
TAVl.Olt, PAT, 
500 PAIRS OF GOLF SHOES 
Cut from the rinctt Leather*. 
Black and Brown Call end White Buckskin. 
SUPERIOR QUALITY. 
Usual Price £2 S O 
REDUCED PRICE... £1 IS O 
AU ii:e» and halfih i haU ihvf^Jl'tittgii. 
These Shoes are all Made on Models Oesi^red by 
ALAN McAFEE, LTD. 
Duke St., Grosvenor €quare, W. 
fVpcnt^e GiixUtm^HB Dfpa) (iit^<*( on First Floor. 
Send oM sV.oes .is pattern fi-r sizt\ Money rufuudad 
if gtvjdii stilt aro not 8Aii«factorv. 
ALAN'S SHOES, LTD., 237 Rodent St., W. I 
ROSES ! ROSES I ! ROSES ! ! ! 
TO AMATEURS.— You spend time and money preparing your Rose beds. Buy the strongest quality free flowerinjf 
plants to grow in them. The results will then give you pleasure. 
My roses are the best grown, bushiest, and most fibrous rooted plants obtainable — all budded on seedlinflr 
briar the best stock. For quality and price they are the best value on the market. Send for List. 
I offer BUSH HYBRID TEAS, your selection, 7, - dozen, 50 - for 
100, including Genera! McArlhur, Mme. Leon Paine, Sunburst, 
George Dickson, King George V., Chateau de Clos Vongeof, Duchess 
of WelHngton Mrs. A, Carnegie, Mrs. Sam Ross, Mme. Ravary, 
Mary Countess of Ilchester, Lady Hiiiingdon, Pharisaer, Betty, Liberty, 
Richmond, La Tosca, Melaine Soupert, Mrs. Aaron Ward, Mme. 
Abel Chatenay, Lady Ashtown Avoca, J, B. Clarke, Joseph Hill, Juliet, 
Rayon d'Or, Mrs, George Shavvjer, Ophelia, Mrs. Alfred Tate, 
Prince de Bulgarie, etc., etc. 
BUSH HYBRID PERPETUALS, 6- dozen, 35'- 100. includina 
Hugh Dickson, Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. John Laing, Duke ot 
Edinburgh, Fisher Holmes, Prince Camille de Rohan, Captain Hay- 
ward, Mrs. Crawford, Ulrich Brunner, etc., etc. 
QLIMBING ROSES, 8,'- dozen, extra tall, many varieties, such a« 
Crimson Rambler, Dorothy Perkins, Hiawatha Excelsa, Blusb 
Rambler, etc., are 7 to 8 feet high, 
Standard Roses, 18 - dozen. 
Dwarf Polyantha Roses, a good collection, 7/- dozen. 
All orders of 7 - upwards packed Tree, carriage paid. 
FRANK MATTHEWS, THE NURSERIES, HARLINGTON, MIDDLESEX, 
