11 JULY 1903, page 3

The Irish Land Bill Passed Through Committee On Wednes- Day

night. The discussion has, on the whole, been marked by a spirit of compromise on both sides, and the representatives alike of the landlords and the tenants have refrained from......

On Wednesday Sir E. Barton, In Pursuance Of The Con-

clusions arrived at at the Premiers' Conference in London, moved the second reading of the Naval Agreement Bill in the Federal House of Representatives. " The new agreement is......

In The House Of Commons On Thursday Sir William Anson

showed that no little progress has been made in putting the new Education Act in motion. Already two hundred and thirty- eight schemes in England and five in Wales had been......

Mr. Chauncey Depew Illustrated The Growth Of America As A

world-Power and her peculiar relations with Britain In a humorous apologue. " Miss Columbia was a hundred and twenty-seven years old, but she was the youngest and most......

The American Squadron, Commanded By Rear-admiral Cotton,...

Monday at Portsmouth, has met with a very cordial reception. On Wednesday the Mayor and leading citizens entertained five hundred American and three hundred British sailors and......

The Money Contribution Which Will Be Made If The Bill

passes is a large one, but we consider as more important the establishment of a branch of the Royal Naval Reserve in Australasia, and that sixteen hundred Australians and New......

Independence Day Was Celebrated By The Usual Annual...

by the American Society, and excellent speeches were made by the American Ambassador and Mr. Chauncey Depew. Mr. Choate began by saying that notwithstanding his long residence......

The New Motor-car Bill Was Introduced Into The House Of

Lords by Lord Balfour of Burleigh on Monday. We have dealt with it at length elsewhere, and will only say here that its main provisions are as follows :—(1) The speed limit is......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

Consols (21 per cent.) were on Friday 924.......