We Regret To Record The Death Of Mr. Alfred Deakin,
the dis- tinguished Australian orator and statesman. He was sixty- three. Mr. Deakin was a native of Victoria, and was by pro- fession a barrister and journalist. He entered the......
The Military News From Russia Is Encouraging. General...
still advancing on a wide front from the Volga to the Polish frontier. Early this week he occupied Voronesh, on the Upper Don, some two hundred miles south of Moscow. His rapid......
The Question, Who Invented The Tank I Seems To Be
as difficult to answer as the question, Who invented the steam engine ? Mr. Justice Sargent, presiding over the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, began on Monday to......
Something Must Be Done In Regard To The Home Rule
Act. It would be absurd to let that measure, for which no one now has a good word to say, come into operation by the mere lapse of time. Still, the case is not so urgent as the......
Field-marshal Sir Edmund Allenby Received The Freedom Of...
on Tuesday and was presented with a sword of honour. The conqueror of Palestine made a highly interesting speech, in which he recalled the fine work of the Sixtieth (London)......
In Reply To The Allies' Demand That The German Troops
should evacuate the Baltic Provinces forthwith, the German Govern- ment declared that the troops would not obey their orders to return. General von der Goltz had been......
Many Correspondents Have Asked Us For Further Details Of The
Pia) de Terre cottage that is being built at Newlands Corner by Mr. Clough Williams-Ellis. We have therefore arranged to reproduce a plan aad elevation of the cottage, of six......
We Are Told By The Times That A Cabinet Committee
has been appointed to draft a new Home Rule Bill. Mr. Fisher is to preside ; Mr. Long and Mr. Shortt, Lord French and Mr. Macpherson, are to help him. The Bill is to be capable......
The Norwegian Referendum On The Drink Question Has Given A
majority for Prohibition. According to the Times, 385,000 electors voted for Prohibition and 275,000 against it. The proposal, we understand, refers only to the sale of spirits,......
The Political Situation In Russia Is Still Obscure. But It
looks as if Germany had decided to desert the Bolsheviks, whose armies and supply organizations owe such efficiency as they possess to German officers. Tho formation of a West......
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