News Of The Week.
T I HUNG CHANG left Tientsin on Thursday in a German A steamer for Japan, to commence the negotiations for peace. He has obtained full powers, and is authorised, it is stated,......
Last Saturday It Was Announced That The Speaker Was About
to resign the chair before the adjournment for Easter, —an announcement which has caused everywhere the deepest regret and something like consternation. No Speaker since the......
On Tuesday Mr. Robertson Explained The Navy Estimates....
have already dealt with, but may note that the Per- =anent works to be paid for by a loan will cost 29,000,000. Th's loan will be raised by terminable annuities running for......
On Monday, On The Motion To Go Into Supply On
the Navy Estimates, Mr. Arnold-Forster proposed a resolution asking for an assurance that the Estimates were "based upon a con- sideration of the needs of possible war by sea......
While We Were Discussing Our Navy, The French Were Dis-
cussing theirs. On Monday, M. Lockroy made an impressive speech, the gist of which was,—" They order things better in England." The French Estimates were two-thirds of the......
