No Further News Has Been Received From Japan, But Three
doubtful points have become clear. The Japanese are only to retire gradually from Port Arthur and Wei-hai-wei; the French have pledged themselves to provide the money necessary......
The Debate Of Monday Was Chiefly Noticeable For A Curious
outburst of temper on the part of Sir William Harcourt, who was in his most pedagogic vein. Wednesday's debate, however, was marked by an extraordinarily clear and forcible......
The Extraordinary Antipathy To The Jews Which Still...
Austria-Hungary has come out strongly this week. In Hungary it is confined to the lowest class, who do not vote, and the nobles, but the middle-class are powerless to remove......
On Monday The Claim Of Lord Selborne To Continue To
hold his seat in the Commons after his succession to his father's honours, was raised by Mr. Labouchere calling attention to the presence of a Member who had become a Peer of......
But Besides The Seat Gained In Walworth, The Unionist Party
has retained the seat in West Dorset, vacated by the death of Mr. Farquharson, by a greatly increased majority, though Mr. Homer, the opponent of the Unionist candidate, was not......
7 1 M. Ribot's Sketch Of The French Budget Is Mo
t unsatisfac- tory. The revenue of 1896 is estimated at t e enormous figure of £185,000,000, but even this leaves a eficiency of £2,000,000. Large retrenchments are most......
Count Kalnoky, The Austrian Chancellor, Has Fallen, After...
of fourteen years, during which he has in foreign affairs never made a serious blunder. This is acknowledged even by his enemies, and his overthrow is due entirely to his del i-......
The Government Of The Transvaal Is Again In A Position
of difficulty. Magato, the paramount chief of their north-east territory, has dismissed the Dutch Commissioner, and virtually declared war. He can dispose, it is believed, of......
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