15 MARCH 1913, page 3

The Names Of Those Nominated For The Poets Of Chairman,

Vice-Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and Aldermen of the London County Council were announced in Wednesday's papers. Mr. Cyril Cobb, Chairman of the Education Com- mittee in the last......

The Seventieth Boat Race Was Won By Oxford On Thursday

after the most extraordinary finish that has ever been seen. Oxford not merely rowed their rivals down after passing Barnes Bridge--the point at which as a rule "all is over bar......

The Naval Estimates For 1913-14 And The Explanatory...

were published in Friday's papers. The Estimates are for £46,309,000, an increase of £1,234,000. The new ships to be laid down are five battleships, as against four last year ;......

Au Amusing Correspondence Has Been Carried On In The Times

with a view to ascertaining the identity of the prize poem which gave rise to the mock-heroic lines on Nebuchadnezzar. As it seems that the equally well-known lines about Daniel......

We Are Glad To See That Colonel Weston, The Unionist

candidate for Kendal, has had the courage to come forward in favour of compulsory military training. This is a matter in which if any progress is to be made men must have the......

The New Federal City Of The Australian Commonwealth Was...

founded on Wednesday by Lord Denman, the Governor-General, and named Canberra by Lady Denman. The site, which is intersected by a fine river, stands on a plateau amid......

The General Annual Report On The British Army For The

year ended September 30th, 1912, issued on Tuesday, shows a slight increase in the number of recruits both for the Regular Army and the Special Reserve. The continued prosperity......

Bank Rate,5 Per Eent.,changed From 4 Per Cent. October 17th.

Consols (21) were on Friday 73 1 7 6 —Friday week 731.......