18 NOVEMBER 1911, page 18

The Greater Part Of The Discussion Upon The Insurance Bill

in the House of Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday centred in Clause 59, which deals with the application of the Bill to Ireland. Mr. O'Brien, who was fiercely assailed by the......

In The Commons On Tuesday Mr. Hunt Asked A Question

about the accusation against British soldiers in Mr. Wilfrid Blunt's book " Gordon at Khartoum." Writing in his diary about Abu Klee, Mr. Blunt said that the British soldiers "......

Mr. Austen Chamberlain Recounted More In Detail The...

had taken place between himself and Mr. Long. It was clear that Mr. Long or himself could be elected only by a small majority, and thereupon they both determined to put into......

By The Close Of Wednesday's Sitting Part I. And Part

III. of the Bill had passed through . Committee. There was some discussion of Clause 86, which deals with the powers of inspectors under the Bill. Mr. Lloyd George's amendment......

The House Of Commons Never Looks More Foolish Than When,

under the pretence of privilege, its members engage in re- criminations with the Press. An incident which took place in the House of Commons on Wednesday is a proof of what we......

Mr. Bonar Law's First Public Speech As Leader, Delivered At

a great Unionist meeting at Leeds on Thursday, was in every way of good omen. In the first place the reception accorded to him showed in the most unmistakable way that the party......

At A Meeting In The Carlton Club On Monday Mr.

Bonar Law was chosen to succeed Mr. Balfour as leader of the Unionist Party in the House of Commons. Mr. Chaplin was in the'chair. Mr. Bonar Law was proposed by Mr. Long and......

Unfortunately The Matter Did Not End Here. Lord Winterton...

across the House to Mr. Booth : " Go back to your company promoting!" and then there followed a scene, little creditable to the House of Commons, in which the origin of the......

The By-election At Oldham, Held On Monday, Resulted In A

Unionist gain. Mr. Denniss (U.) polled 12,255 votes, Mr. L. Stanley (L.) 10,623, and Mr. Robinson (Lab.) 7,448. In 1910 the majority of the second of the two successful Liberal......

In Regard To Mr. Bonar Law's Statement On Tariff Reform

we shall only say that we cannot follow his argument. That, however, is not going to prevent us from following him in his determination to maintain the Union and get rid of an "......