16 MAY 1908, page 3

The Admiralty Has Issued An Interesting Circular Dealing...

education of Midshipmen under the new scheme during their three years' service at sea. After two years at Osborne and two more at Dartmouth, the Cadets will in future go to sea......

The Dundee Election Has Resulted In The Return Of Mr.

Winston Churchill, the figures, which were announced late last Saturday night, being as follows :—Mr. Winston Churchill (L.), 7,079; Sir G. W. Baxter (U.), 4,370; Mr. G. H.......

According To The Return 'published In The London Gazette Of

May 12th, the revenue from April 1st to Saturday last was £14,762,532, a decrease of £2,256,936 as compared with the £17,019,468 in the corresponding period of last year. Very......

The Evening Standard Of Wednesday Gives An Interesting...

the view of the Budget taken by M. Yves Guyot, the eminent French economist and Free-trader. After saying that Tariff Reformers are rejoicing in the prophecy that Mr. Asquith's......

On Friday Week The Action Brought By Mr. John Murray,

the well-known publisher, against the Times for alleged libel in a letter printed in the Times commenting on the price of " The Letters of Queen Victoria " was concluded. It was......

The Daily Mail Of Wednesday Publishes An Interview With Mi•.

Haldane in which the Secretary of State for War deals with the very widespread anxiety in regard to the com- paratively small number of Volunteers who have as yet re-enlisted in......

Punch Of Wednesday Contains A Cartoon Which Proves Once More

the extraordinary power possessed by our con- temporary of focussing "the better opinion " of the nation in a joke or "chief cut." The picture shows an elephant marked " Old-Age......

Mr. Haldane In The Same Interview Dealt With Several Of

the criticisms made on his scheme. He defended his plan of giving separation allowances to the non-commissioned officers but not to the men, a plan which has been made the......

Bank Bate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 3i Per Cent.

March 16th. Consols (2f) were on Friday 86E—on Friday week 85g.......