13 AUGUST 1898, page 2

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday Mr. David Raised

the question of Irish distress and its constant recurrence in the West. During the century Irish distress had cost the country from eight to ten millions. He urged the Leader of......

The Associated Chambers Of Commerce Have Taken An...

as we believe, a wise step. They have com- missioned Lord Charles Beresford, who has obtained the consent of the Admiralty, to visit China this autumn, and report on the future......

On The Whole, The Debate Was Satisfactory, For It Shows

that the Government are not going to be bullied into adopting in regard to Russia a necessarily feeble and ineffective attempt to play the dog in the manger all over China. Our......

On Wednesday The Second Reading Of The Appropriation Bill...

occasion for a full-dress debate on the Far Eastern policy of the Government. Sir Charles Dilke opened the discussion in a somewhat inconclusive speech. His chief point was to......

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Wednesday's r..t. A .Tw w : fi r,itain accounts of a battle fought outside Manilla. feast has come amid a raging typhoon. While the rain was Spaniards,aeco TRIL.in torrents......

Mr. Balfour's Speech Winding Up The Debate, Though It Con-

tained much that was sound and true, was, on the whole, somewhat disappointing,—probably because the present stage of the Government's action, which we described last week as a......

Sir William Harcourt's Contribution To The Debate Is One...

it is difficult to deal with patiently. He is evidently at heart on the right side in regard to our policy in China, but at the same time he cannot resist the opportunity of......