It is believed in St. Petersburg that Newchwang is in the possession of' the Japanese, though no official confirmation has been received. Two Russian destroyers are said to have...

from Gyangtse make it clear that in view of the constantly increasing forces of the Tibetans—now estimated at eight thousand, or eight to one—and the strength of their...

sums for naval and military expenditure, were asked last Saturday to appropriate to extra expenditure on armaments the large sum of £14,750,000. Of this amount, £6,250,000 is...

the Minister for Foreign Affairs have naturally excited much criticism throughout Austria-Hungary. On. one side Count Goluchowski is accused of ,abetting the dismemberment of...

which is to supply the Committee of Defence with information on all matters that come within its purview. Sir George Clarke is so full of knowledge, both on naval and military...

the whole, unexciting, the Japanese marking time in their land advance till their plans are fully matured. On the 15th, how- ever, Admiral Togo suffered his first serious...

absence from England of five and a half years. He travelled to London on Monday, where he was met by a large number of friends, including the Prime Minister, and lunched with...

spoke next, supported the action of the Government by speech as well as later by his vote. Mr. Chamberlain's speech which followed showed evident signs of the agreement between...

and Lord Lansdowne in the House of Lords, Resolutions praying the King to consent to the erection of a monument in Westminster Abbey to the memory of Lord Salisbury, with an...

name, executed the usual Ministerial egg-dance, but added nothing of substance to the discussion. He was followed by Lord Hugh Cecil, who challenged Mr. Chamber- lain to speak...

at Manchester to the annual gathering of the Council of the National Liberal Federation. He began by pointing out the unsatisfactory nature of the present conflict, where the...

in a speech of no little ability. He was followed by Mr. Goschen, who showed that he has inherited his father's devotion to the cause of Free-trade. The fact that Mr. Goschen,...

second reading of the Finance Bill occupied the House of Commons on Monday and Tuesday. It was somewhat of an academic discussion, since neither side is prepared to propose...

on Tuesday under the joint auspices of the Women's Free-Trade Union and the Free-Trade Educational Committee. The Alike of Devonshire was in the chair, and the principal...

Mahan on the conditions of the Russo-Japanese conflict. It contains a most convincing argument against hasty generalisations from the 'Petropavlovsk' disaster, and the theory...

up the debate, took off the gloves and dealt blow after blow at the Government. "I assert in all seriousness and with all deliberation that this amendment of the Prime...

which have been the special feature of his contribu- tion to the Fiscal controversy,—his point being that unless Mr. Balfour spoke out plainly as to his policy the result must...

covery of first-rate importance. In 1836 Wagner, then a struggling Kapellmeister at Konigsberg, was moved to write an overture based on the melody of "Rule Britannia," which had...

ing of the Liberal Unionist Council and Association, at which the differences between him and Mr. Chamberlain were brought to an issue on the proposals moved by Mr. Chamberlain...

not Mr. Balfour's ; but nevertheless it expresses with exactness the attitude of the Prime Minister. When the proper time comes he will tell us what is his real view as to the...

history as are Sedan and Ulm? That is a question which is being asked just now throughout the civilised world. In other words, will the Japanese be able, owing to their greater...

to Rome will, we hope, be quietly ignored by the French Government. But it has un- doubtedly embittered the strife between Church and State in France, and, in our belief, has...

valuable to all students of policy, for her standpoint is unique among the great States of Europe. Foreign opinion is rarely, as some have argued, the judgment of posterity,...

president, Mr. Horsfall, and its secretary, Mr. Marr, have done an excellent piece of work in their Report on housing conditions in Manchester and Salford. Mr. Horsfall has...

on a mistake, and had reference "to one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive." St. Paul believed that at his examination, when all his friends departed and left...

little fish shooting out upright from the water just so far and no further, and remaining for a moment in that position before dropping back vertically into the stream. It is...

O LD Members of the House of Commons are usually of opinion that the debates, compared with twenty or thirty years ago, are now more businesslike and less oratorical than they...

I addressed to you on. the subject of pineapples in October last, though he attributed my suggestion to the secretary of the Cobden Club. I am sorry to find that the eminently...

[To THY EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR." J Srs,—In the various reviews and articles on Disraeli that have been evoked by Mr. Meynell's "Unconventional Bio- graphy" and Mr. Sichel's "...

SIR,—It would indeed be well if, as pointed out by you in your most excellent article, "The Fate of the Volunteers" (Spectator, May 14th), the Government would either admit or...

Si,—As a resident and commoner of the New Forest, having nearly at heart the preservation of its glorious woods in their natural wildness, I take serious exception to the latter...

observe that Mr. W. M. Tweedie (Spectator, March 12th) questions my statement that the railways of the United States are "practically" the only outlet for the products of...

BEYOND the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea, And East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be; It works in me like madness, dear, to bid me say good-bye ;...

with great pleasure your review of the Life of Lord Gough in the Spectator of March 26th. I think the accompanying lines may interest your readers. They were written by a young...

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gardener, which Dr. Colville has edited with diligence and sympathy, we have a document which, in an era of gardening hooks, should find many curious readers. Scotland, which...

his diaries to compile this very entertaining volume has set a difficult task before the reviewer. We have read the book from beginning to end, and, at the conclusion, really do...

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