16 DECEMBER 1911, page 2

In The House Of Commons On Thursday There Was A

long and rambling debate on foreign affairs, but nothing new was added to our knowledge. Sir Edward Grey in the course of his speech very properly pointed out that it was......

On Thursday Mr. Asquith Received An Influential Deputa-...

Anti-Suffragists in his room at Downing Street. The deputation was introduced by Lord Curzon, and Mrs: Humphry Ward, Sir Charles Henry, a Liberal M.P., and Miss Violet Markham,......

After Noting The Fact That A Large Number Of The

115 clauses of the Bill had not been discussed, Lord Lansdowne turned to the question, What could the Lords do with the Bill under the Parliament Act? They could hold up the......

The Third Reading Of The Finance Bill Was Taken In

the House of Commons on Wednesday. In the course of the debate a vehement attack upon the Government was delivered by Mr. Snowden. After protesting against the growth of Naval......

Lord Halsbury Said That Nothing Mattered Compared With An...

to the country. If the Bill was injurious it must certainly be rejected. He regarded the Bill as "the most mis- chievous and reckless proposal" ever placed before the House.......

In The Lords On Tuesday The Naval Prize Bill, Comprising

the Prize Court Convention and the Declaration of London, was rejected by a majority of 145 to 53. Lord Beauchamp moved the second reading and the rejection was moved by Lord......

On Thursday, Before The House Of Lords Finished...

their assent to the legislation sent up from the Commons, the Archbishop of Canterbury made a strong protest against the manner in which the Upper House were being treated. The......

The P. And O. Liner 'delhi' Went Ashore In Bad

weather near Cape Spartel, about ten miles from Tangier, early on Wednes- day morning. The situation of the liner becoming critical, as she was beached broadside on and was......