17 AUGUST 1907, page 2

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday The Second-reading Debate

on the Small Landholders (Scotland) Bill began. The Bill was in charge of the Lord Chancellor, who made a most skilful exposition of it to a large audience. The opposition to......

In The House Of Commons On Wednesday Mr. Lambert, The

Civil Lord of the Admiralty , announced that the Channel Fleet is to be strengthened. The armoured cruisers ' Black Prince' and the • Duke of Edinburgh' will be added to the......

The Chief Event Of The Week In The House Of

Commons has been the all-night sitting which began on Wednesday in order to secure the passage of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill. The opponents of the Bill, led by Lord Robert......

Lord Rosebery, In A Speech Of Very Remarkable Force And

eloquence, said that he could not vote for the Bill for the very good reason that he was supporting the English Small Holdings Bill. The principles of the two Bills were......

The Debate Was Continued On Wednesday, When The Chief Event

was the speech of Lord Lansdowne. He doubted. whether any Bill had ever been subjected to such destructive criticism as this had received from Lord Balfour and Lord . Rosebery.......

It Was Announced On Friday That The Belfast Strike Bad

been settled. The men are to return to work at a considerable all-round increase of wages, varying from 2s. to 5s. The masters, on the other hand, are to have complete liberty......

The House Of Lords Was Occupied With The Evicted Tenants

Bill on Monday, and it then seemed as if no compromising with the Commons would be possible. When, however, the Report stage was reached on Thursday night, it was evident that......

The Times Of Monday Publishes From Its Berlin Corre-...

an interesting summary of German feeling as to the retention of Kiao-Chau. It appears that the Reichstag in Committee have seriously considered the advisability of abandoning......