10 MARCH 1900, page 5

The French Idea Of English Hostility.

I T is very difficult just now to address a soothing word to the French. France, always feminine except on the battlefield, is for the moment almost mad with jealousy because......

The Budget. T He War Budget Is An Excellent One, And

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has our warmest and most sincere con- gratulations upon his handling of a very difficult problem. He had so many and such pressing reasons urged upon him......