13 MAY 1905, page 2

Mr. Chamberlain Was The Chief Speaker At The Annual Meeting

of the Birmingham, Aston, and Handsworth Liberal Unionist Association on Friday week. They were, he said, face to face with the prospect of a General Election, and, so far as......

Mr. Balfour Presided At The Annual Demonstration Of The...

League at the Albert Hall on Friday week, and delivered what may be termed a characteristic rather than a convincing speech. After alluding to the agita- tion against yellow......

The Action Of The Government On The Whole Question Has

been called a mystery, but, like most mysteries, the explana- tion is quite simple. It is all very well for Mr. Balfour to talk about unworthy suspicions, and of people accusing......

Mr. Choate's Speech At The Farewell Banquet Given In His

honour at the Mansion House on Friday week was worthy of himself and of the occasion. Though torn asunder by con- flicting emotions, he was really suffering from home-sickness :......

Mr. Dane, The Special Envoy Recently Sent By Lord Curzon

to Kabul, has described his reception there to an interviewer. His statement is not, of course, either full or clear, as the arrangements made have still to be sanctioned at......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday Mr. Wyndham Explained

the reasons for his resignation of the post of Chief Secretary for Ireland. He did not, he declared, differ from his late colleagues on any issue of policy ; and he had not......

Lord Lansdowne Declared That He Bad Read The Report With

feelings of deep indignation and humiliation. He had always believed that such occurrences were rarer under British rule than elsewhere, and it was most mortifying that these......

Attention Was Called In The House Of Lords On Tuesday

by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the distressing Report recently submitted by Dr. Roth, Native Protector for Queensland, who had been appointed by the Governor of Western......