11 APRIL 1903, page 2

The Port Of London Bill Was Introduced Into The House

of Commons by Mr. Gerald Balfour on Monday. The main principles of the Bill are—(1) that a new port authority is to be created, consisting of fourteen appointed members (of whom......

On Tuesday Afternoon Mr. Hayes Fisher Rose To Make A

personal explanation to the House, and to announce that he had resigned the office of Financial Secretary to the Treasury. This he did in a speech of no little feeling and......

On Wednesday The House Of Commons Rose For Its Easter

Recess. Befon adjourning, however, the subject of the Baghdad Railway was raised in a printed answer to a question by Mr. Bowles and in a short debate on the adjournment. The......

The London Education Bill Was Introduced By Sir William...

on Tuesday. We have given an account of the measure elsewhere, and shown how in many respects the violence of the opposition with which the measure has been received cannot be......

President Roosevelt Is Touring Through The West, Making...

every important place, and exciting an enthusiasui which is novel even in America. He spoke at Chicago about the Monroe doctrine, driving home the idea that it is useless to......

A Deep Suspicion Of The Chinese Court Appears To Be

spreading in Pekin. The Empress-Regent has started, as was announced, with the Emperor for Paoting-fu, where sums have been spent which would be incredible were only a momentary......

We Feel That Mr. Hayes Fisher Is Largely The Victim

of a vicious system. If there had been a strict rule in regard to Ministers and directorships and their dealings with companies, either public or which some day might be turned......

On The Whole, The Bill Was Not Badly Received ;

but Mr. Sydney Buxton protested that it was not fair to make the County Council guarantee the loan, and yet not have a majority on the Board. The Bill is to be sent to a Joint......