16 DECEMBER 1911, page 3

But, Though We Are Disappointed In This Portion Of Mr.

Asquith's speech, we must congratulate him upon the manly, straightforward, and clear way in which he defined his own position. He made not the slightest attempt to shelter......

As An Excellent Antidote To Colonel Seely's Sentimental...

facts we may briefly notice the speech delivered by Sir Edward Carson on the following day. In 1893 England was asked to grant Home Rule because Ireland paid too much to the......

Surely What Sir John French Should Have Done In The

circumstances was not to publish charges in this vague form, but to wait till he had investigated them, and then, if the evidence convinced him, to have included such......

Colonel Seely Attended A Nationalist Meeting At Newry On...

in company with Mr. Devlin and delivered a speech on Home Rule. After observing that he believed he was the first British Minister to stand on a Nationalist platform in Ulster,......

The Report Of Sir John French, The Inspector-general Of The

Forces, issued on Wednesday, in dealing with the Territorial Force, makes the following very serious charge against the National Service League :— " I think it right to place on......

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,......

Sir Joseph Hooker, Who Passed Away Last Sunday At The

great age of 94, was the most widely travelled, the most industrious, and the most famous botanist of his time. In 1865 he suc- ceeded his father as Director of Sew Gardens, and......

Pending Charges Substantial Enough For The League To Be Able

to answer them, we should like to point out that the best answer to Sir John French's endorsement of the grumblings of certain officers is to be found in the notorious fact that......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

Sept. 21st, Consols (2-1) were on Friday 774—Friday week 76k.......

The New Zealand Elections Were Held On Thursday Week, Final

results in 47 constituencies gave the Opposition 25 to the Government's 22, an Opposition gain of four. In 33 con- stituencies second ballots will be necessary, and three Maori......