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Rent May Be Insured As Well As Specific Loss Or

damage to property. Insurance against bombardment is optional. The rates to be charged will be the same for all districts, and will be as follows. Building and rent for private......

German South-west Africa Has Been Conquered By General...

surrender was unconditional, but General Botha has treated his enemy in the field handsomely. After the capture of the capital, Windhoek, on May 12th the German hopes were......

The Text Of The Latest German Reply To The United

States about the Lusita.nia ' was printed in the papers of Monday. It is an astonishing document, which blows a cloud of ink and evades all the direct American questions. Not......

The President's Answer To The German Note Is Expected To

be despatched early next week. In these circumstances it is hardly worth while to waste time on an elaborate forecast. We will, however, venture to predict one thing. President......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday Mr. Runciman Made

a statement as to the Government's scheme for insurance against aircraft and bombardment risks. A Committee appointed on June 21st to look into the matter formulated a scheme,......

The German Cruiser Konigsberg,' Which Had Taken Refuge In...

East African river Rufigi, has been destroyed. Being high up the river, she was secure from attack except by shallow-draught ships. The monitors ' Severn' and Mersey' were......

The President In The 'lusitania' Despatch Called On...

stand." Germany has refused to stand. He will not, unless we strangely misread him, presently call Congress together and " thank God he is rid of a knave." Rather ho will once......

It Has Been Officially Announced At Petrograd That The Sub-

marine which sank a German battleship on July 2nd in the Baltic was British. This is the first official admission that British submarines have been operating in the Baltic. On......

The Principle Of The Scheme Seems Reasonable, But We Are

not enough of experts to say whether the rates are or are not too high. We note, however, a curious omission, which, if not merely due to condensed reporting, should be......

In The Commons On Monday Sir Henry Dalziel Raised The

question of allowing cotton to enter Germany. We let our enemy receive from overseas the most essential material for producing high explosives. The imports of cotton into......