15 JANUARY 1921, page 2

Mr. Samuel Roberts, The Unionist Candidate, Won The By-...

in the Hereford Division on Tuesday by a majority of 2,259 over Mr. Langford, who stood as an Independent Liberal and " anti-waste " candidate. Mr. Roberts polled 9,670 votes......

The French Chamber Met On Tuesday, And On Wednesday It

turned out the Ministry by a decisive vote of 463 to 125. M. Leygues became Premier last September when M. Millerand was elected President, and it was generally believed that he......

The French Senatorial Elections On Sunday Last Went In F

,vour of the moderate parties. The Socialists, put up nine candidates, but only one was elected. The Conservatives were equally unsuccessful, even in Brittany. The Senate, we......

The Following Extracts Are From A Manifesto Circulated By...

Fein Irishwomen :- " In all they [the Irish Volunteers] have done we, the women of Ireland, are with them and will be till the end. We repudiate the calumnies of our enemies. We......

The Indian Extremists, Led By Mr. Gandhi, Failed In Their

attempt to prevent the first elections under the reform scheme from being held. In only six out of 637 constituencies were candidates lacking ; 440 members were elected after......

Agrarian Riots Broke Out At The End Of Last Week

in the United Provinces, between Lucknow and Allahabad. The Hindu cultivators in the Rai Bareli district, north of the Ganges, had apparently combined in refusing to pay rent to......

The Situation Which Has Thus Been Created Requires...

for in creating the Council of Action the Labour leaders constructed what may be called the scaffolding of revo- lution. Nobody supposes that the present members of the Council......

The Sinn Feiners- Attacked The Police Barracks At...

Waterford, on Friday, January 7th, and laid an ambush for the troops sent to relieve the post. Both the rebel parties were, however, driven• off ; three Sinn Feiners were......

Lord Reading Has Accepted The Viceroyalty Of India. Last...

when the matter was still unsettled, we made a strong protest against the idea of Lord Reading being appointed. We stated our reasons plainly, and we are glad to have put them......

The Trade Returns For 1920 Compared Well With Those For

1919. British exports increased by 67 per cent. to £1,335,569,000, and re-exports of foreign and colonial produce by 35 per cent. to £222,406,000. The imports increased by 19......

The Greek Army In Asia Minor On Sunday Renewed Operations

against the Turkish insurgents. Mustapha Kemal, with help from the Bolsheviks, was known to be preparing' for an attack on the Greeks, but they forestalled him. In the district......