18 MAY 1901, page 3

We Cannot Deal Fully With The Rest Of Thursday's Debate,

but we must notice that portion of Mr. Balfour's speech which dealt with the shortage of ammunition at the end of 1899 and the beginning of 1900. The statement is so grave and......

It May Interest Those Of Our Correspondents And Readers Who

are supporters of rifle clubs, and who realise the importance of making the general population of this country acquainted with the use of the rifle, to know that the Spectator......

Mr. Brodrick's Main Line Of Argument Was That We Had

got a great number of available forces, but that they wanted organisation, and that this necessary organisation they would receive under his scheme. It is for this reason that......

Mr. Asquith, Who Presided Over The Annual Dinner Of The

Cambridge University Eighty Club last Saturday evening, after paying graceful and well-deserved compliments to the guest of the evening, Mr. W. S. Robson, K.C., M.P., devoted......

Mr. Chamberlain Made A Long And Vigorous Fighting Speech...

week at the meeting of the Liberal Unionist Asso- ciation held in the Birmingham Town Hall. Dealing with the attitude of the Opposition to the war, Mr. Chamberlain charged the......

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.......

We Do Not Want To Say Anything To Palliate The

conduct of the Opposition in regard to letting down the supply of ammunition, and we think Mr. Balfour played the part of an honourable and upright statesman in making a......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent. New Consols (21) Were On

Friday 941.......