17 JUNE 1911, page 3

A. Strike Of Seamen, Extending Over The Whole Of The

United Kingdom, began on Wednesday. How far it is likely to prove effective it is impossible as yet to discover. The reason for the strike, as stated by the International......

Above All Things, It Is To Be Hoped That Care

will be taken with the details of the scheme, especially as regards ornament, and that we shall not see a fine design spoilt by mean and petty metalwork. This is where we so......

At The Imperial Conference On Monday.the Principal Sub-...

was the practicability of instituting a single Supreme Court for the whole Empire. A motion was intro- duced by the Australian Government proposing that such a Court should be......

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After Two Splendidly Contested Games The English Polo...

been defeated by the Americans, who thus retain the championship which they won on the occasion of their visit to England in 1909. The result is attributed to slightly better......

We Should Like At The Same Time To Draw Attention

to another point made by the New Age in connection with the Insurance Bill, namely, the general impression that has been created in the public mind that there is nowhere any......

At Birmingham Last Saturday Mr. Lloyd George Addressed A...

meeting upon the Insurance Bill. He devoted himself entirely to a general consideration of his scheme and a recapi- tulation of its merits, and brought no new arguments into the......

It Is With Extreme Satisfaction That We Record That The

House of Commons on Wednesday, by a majority of 57 (156-99), referred back the Bill for the construction of St. Paul's Bridge to the Committee which had approved of it. On......

The Question Of Naturalization Was Discussed At The...

on Tuesday. A general feeling was expressed in favour of some more uniform system of naturalization through- out the Empire, but at the same time it was felt that no inter-......

The Annual Meeting Of The Coal Smoke Abatement Society...

Mr. Bernard Shaw with an opportunity for express- ing his views on unnecessary washing. He himself, it appears, has not really washed himself, excepting his hands and face,......

On Saturday Morning The Prince Of Wales Was Invested By

the King with the insignia of the Garter at Windsor Castle. After the_ ceremony of investiture had taken place in the Throne Room the Knights walked in procession, wearing their......