14 NOVEMBER 1896, page 1

He Did Say, However, That He Hoped "the Great Disgrace

of Southern Europe would be wiped out," and he took occasion to repudiate emphatically and with scorn the idea that England could conciliate the Continent by "splendid......

Of The Other Speeches At The Lord Mayor's Banquet, Mr.

Gosohen's was the tersest and most graphic, with its happy description of all the different branches of the naval services, from the stokers and bluejackets to the midshipmen......

Lord Salisbury's Speech Has Been Welcomed Everywhere...

sort of fervour, the general idea obviously being that now that Great Britain joins the European Concert peace is certainly secured. We cannot discover, however, in all the......

The New Lord Mayor Denies The Report That He Intends

to raise a million sterling for the London hospitals, and we are glad to see the denial. The older hospitals will benefit like other great landlords by the rise in the price of......

News Of The Week.

A LDERMAN FAUDEL-PHILLIPS has been elected Lord Mayor, being the fifth Jew who has held that honourable position, and the usual banquet at the Guildhall on November 9th was......

Sill' The Editors Cannot Undertake To Return Manuscript,...

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