17 JUNE 1899, page 2

The News From The Philippines Is Most Unsatisfactory To...

Aguinaldo has rejected all terms, he retains his influence with his countrymen, and his followers, though always defeated, seem always ready to fight again. They dig deep......

When The Division Was Taken On Sir Henry Fowler's Motion

it was defeated by a majority of 141-293 to 152— the voting being generally on party lines. We have hitherto refrained from expressing our opinion on the action of the Indian......

Colonel Picquart Has At Last Been Set Free, The Indict.

ment Chamber holding that the judgment of the Court of Caseation of itself destroyed the presumption against him of forging the cordon bleu. He is still liable to be tried on......

Mr. Chamberlain, Who Also Spoke In The Debate, Chiefly...

himself with an exposition and defence of the general policy of placing countervailing duties on bounty-fed goods. He added, however, no new argument, and had to rely upon......

In The House Of Commons On Friday Week Lord Charles

Beresford attacked the Chinese policy of the Government, and once again vigorously supported the policy of the "open door," and deprecated that of "spheres of interest." He......

Mr. Brodrick's Speech In Reply Was Painstaking And...

we cannot help wishing that Mr. Balfour had formulated the policy of the Government in so important a matter. Its main drift was to show that the Government had abandoned all......

The Austrian Emperor Has Once More Displayed His Extra-...

influence over all his dominions. He has persuaded the Ministries both of Hungary and Austria to agree to a renewal of the Auegleich or arrangement between the two halves of the......

In The Commons On Thursday Sir Henry Fowler Urged That

the imposition of a countervailing duty on bounty-fed sugar by the Indian Government should be disallowed, and insisted that the Iudian Government did not move of its own free......