18 MAY 1912, page 3

Mr. Balfour Was One Of The Speakers At The Royal

Literary Fund dinner on Thursday, which was presided over by Mr. Owen Seaman, the editor of Punch. Mr. Balfour's plea for a cheerful note in literature is one with which we feel......

In An " Interview " Published In The Daily News

and Leader on Monday Mr. Lloyd George stated his views on the labour unrest. " The right to strike," he said, " is fundamental, but strikes are no final remedy. No ; whenever......

On Thursday Mr. Asquith Announced That It Was The Inten-

tion of the Government that the Session should run on for a few days into August and that then the House should adjourn till October. We cannot doubt that this decision is a......

Th E Times Of Tuesday Published A Long Letter From Sir

William White in which ho gave a careful analysis of the facts ascertained by the American inquiry into the loss of the ' Titanic. We may select a few interesting points. Sir......

Extraordinary Evidence Was Given Before The 'titanic '...

Inquiry on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was shown, as had been shown already in America in less detail, that the officers of the Leyland liner ' Californian' saw signals of......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From Per Cent. May

9th. Consols (2D were on Friday 78—Friday week 78g. Bank Rate, 3 per cent., changed from per cent. May 9th. Consols (2D were on Friday 78—Friday week 78g.......

At The Annual Meeting Of The Primrose League In The

Albert Hall on Friday week Lord Curzon, after a felicitous eulogy of Mr. Balfour, welcomed the new leader of the Opposition and strongly defended his uncompromising directness......

The Interviewer Very Naturally Asked Next What Steps The...

proposed to take in order to raise agricultural wages. "Will you give us a Minimum Wage Bill for agri- cultural labourers?" Mr. Lloyd George refused a direct answer, but turned......

The King Took The Lands For Himself And Sold Them

at the best possible price he could get to the capitalists of his day, who happened to be our moderately old nobility in the making. The Dukes of Devonshire and of Bedford no......