16 AUGUST 1902, page 2

The King, In A Letter Dated Coronation Day And Addressed

to Mr. Balfour, has intimated his decision to offer Osborne as a gift to the nation. After explaining the reasons which render him unable to make adequate use of Osborne as a......

On Tuesday The German Emperor Witnessed The Launching Of The

biggest ship afloat,—the new North German Lloyd steamship, Kaiser Wilhelm II.,' a vessel of twenty thousand tons and forty thousand horse-power. She will carry two thousand five......

A Remarkable Incident Has Taken Place In France In Connec-

tion with the campaign against the unauthorised Orders. Colonel de Saint Remy, when ordered to use his squadron of cavalry in closing a convent school, refused on the ground......

For The Rest, The News From Foreign Countries During The

week has not been marked by any events of special interest. The French revenue returns are, however, interesting. They are nearly £2,500,000 below the estimate, and about......

On Saturday Last The Changes In Mr. Balfour's Ministry Were

announced. As we have pointed out elsewhere, they are very disappointing to those who, like ourselves, hoped, not for a mere patching of Lord Salisbury's Cabinet, but for real......

Friday's Newspapers Contained A Most Interesting Letter...

Lord Mayor by the Rajahs and other distinguished representatives of India attending the Corona- tion. After expressing their gratitude for the hospitality extended to them......

General Lucas Meyer, The Boer Commander And Politician,...

declined an invitation to attend the Coronation on the score of his health, died suddenly in Brussels yesterday week. A Free Stater by birth, Lucas Meyer attained considerable......

In Spite Of The Rainy Weather, The Review Of The

Indian troops on Wednesday was a magnificent and impressive pageant. The troops, who entrained at Hampton Court, and marched from Victoria headed by the massed bands of the......