18 MAY 1901, page 2

In The Commons On Friday, May 10th, Mr. Dillon Moved

the adjournment of the House to call attention to the seizure of the issue of the Irish People, — that paper having been seized by persons acting under the orders of the Chief......

The Reception Of The Duke Of Cornwall In Australia Con-

tinues to be enthusiastic, and is specially marked by efforts to emphasise, as it. .were, the new unity of the island-continent. These extend even to details, the hoisting of a......

Lord Beaconsfield, If We Remember Rightly, Says In One Of

his novels that as the House of Lords will not tolerate wit, it has to put up with pertness. That is not quite true of the present House of Lords, for both Lord Salisbury and......

On Tuesday, When The Army Debate Was Resumed, Captain Lee

insisted upon the need of higher pay. He put his points very well, but in our opinion Lord Stanley's answer was perfectly sound, and no mere official convention, as has been......

With The Underlying Principles Of Mr. Winston Churchill's...

are in entire agreement. We do not want bloated military armaments and a vast military expenditure, and we believe that we could get quite as great military efficiency as we do......

On Thursday The Debate On The Army Scheme Was Concluded,

and Mr. Brodrick's Resolution was passed by a majority of 142(305 to 163),—a result on which the Government, the House of Commons, and the nation are to be most heartily con.......

The Debate On Mr. Brodrick's Army Proposals Was Opened On

Monday by Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman, who condemned them as increasing the burden on the nation without adding substantially to its military strength. Mr. George Wyndham,......