13 DECEMBER 1902, page 2

The Debate In Committee In The Lords On Tuesday Was

notablo for a strong speech against the Bill from the Bishop of Here- ford. It was, he argued, a misapprehension to state that the opposition to the Bill was mainly a......

In The Course Of Wednesday's Debate An Important...

Clause 7 was proposed by the Bishop of Man- chester and carried against the Government. This provides that all damage due to wear and tear in voluntary schools should be made......

The Americans Appear To Suffer From Their Great Strikes Much

more than we do. As a consequence of the coal strikes in Pennsylvania, which have now ended, many of the cities of the East are passing through a coal famine. The weather is......

The Amazing Proposal Of The Premier Of Victoria, Mr. Irvine,

with respect to the Civil Service of that Colony, has, we perceive, actually been carried by a majority of eleven. He declared that he could not conduct his Administration if......

The King Has Conferred Honours Upon The Principal Persons...

in constructing the great Assouan dam, which was formally opened on Wednesday. Sir Benjamin Baker, K.C.M.G., has been made a Knight of the Bath, and Sir W. E. Garstin a Grand......

Lord Rosebery Made An Extraordinary Speech On Monday At...

House, St. James's Street, after receiving a deputation from the National Free Church Council. After Dr. Townsend, Dr. Massie, Mr. Perks, M.P., and Dr. Clifford had delivered......

The Education Bill Was Read A Second Time In The

House of Lords on Friday week. Lord Londonderry, who admitted the difficulty of saying anything new on the subject, traced the agitation against the measure to Sir William......