16 DECEMBER 1905, page 2

The Blue-book Published Last Week Containing "further...

labour in the Transvaal mines" is chiefly remarkable for a long despatch from Lord Selborne which deals exhaustively with the situation, and may be regarded as the best official......

On Friday Week Mr. Chamberlain Spoke At A Meeting At

Oxford under the auspices of the University Tariff Reform League. In addressing an audience mainly composed of young men, he dealt rather with the Imperial and political aspects......

Lord Selborne's Despatch, Though Temperately Written, Is...

convincing document, and abounds in serious admissions,—e.g., he frankly admits the impossibility of explaining to a large proportion of the Chinese coolies before they leave......

On Saturday Last The Honours Bestowed On The Advice Of

the departing Ministry were announced to the world. Sir Michael Hicks Beach becomes a Viscount, and Mr. Ritchie, Sir William Walrond, Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson, Sir Henry de......

Tactics Of Evasion And Passive Obstruction Have Given...

the definite expression of the policy of China for the Chinese." This is due partly to the assumption that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance guarantees the integrity of China, partly......

The Speech, Like Most Of Mr. Balfour's Recent Utter- Ances,

was notable chiefly for its omissions. He did not explain why he so suddenly discovered the divisions in his party, and in admitting such divisions he was most careful to......

The Question Of Redistribution Touched On In Mr....

and very ably dealt with in a letter signed "F. R. S." which we publish in another column, demands a word from us. As our readers know, we have never ceased during the past five......

Last Saturday Afternoon Mr. Balfour Delivered A Short...

his constituents at Manchester. Most of his speech was occupied with an elaborate analysis of the reasons which led to his resignation. His Government had got through the work......