29 JUNE 1907, Page 17

Sir Edward Grey 'informed Mr. W. Redmond in a written

reply to a Parliamentary question on Wednesday that a vete of money will be proposed for Lord Cromer, but that the date for submitting the Resolution for a special grant has not yet beemfixed. It is stated that the vote will be proposed by the Prime Minister, and that the amount is to be 250,000. The announcement, so far as it goes, is entirely satisfactory, though many persons will think the sum named is hardl,y adequate. The further announcement that Mr. W. Redmond is resolved to oppose the grant serves the useful purpose of reducing the opposition in advance to an absurdity.