19 JUNE 1909, page 3

The Welsh Eisteddfod, Held This Week At The Albert Hall,

has been honoured by the presence and speeches of Mr. Balfour and Mr. Asquith. Mr. Balfour in a charniing address at Tuesday's meeting spoke of the reverence for the past which......

At A Meeting Of The Royal Statistical Society On Tuesday

Mr. George Paish read a paper on " Great Britain's Capital Investments in Other Lands." He said that the statement of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue as to our income from......

Bank Rate, 21 Per Cent., Changed From 3'per Cent. April

1st. . Consols (2i) were on Friday 841—Friday week 84i.......

It Was Announced On Monday That The Welsh Disestablish- Ment

Bill would be withdrawn without a second reading on the understanding that it will be the first measure taken next Session. On, the previous Thursday the Welsh Members decided......

At The Banquet Given By The Government On Friday Week

to the Imperial Press delegates, Mr. Asquith described the place of the Press in the national life. A Government only held office temporarily by favour of the suffrages of their......

The Review Of The Fleet At Spithead On Saturday Last

undoubtedly gave a greater sense of British power to the delegates than any other sight witnessed by them. They saw ranged in stately lines some hundred and fifty vessels of all......

We Do Not For One Moment Desire To Undervalue The

strength of the Navy as it was displayed at Spithead, any more than we wish to depreciate the magnificence of the spectacle. It is greatly to be hoped, however, that those who......

The Delegates To The Imperial Press Conference Visited...

Monday, and were entertained at luncheon at All Souls on Tuesday by Lord Curzon, the Chancellor of the University. In an interesting speech Lord Curzon laid stress on the part......

The Proceedings Ended By A Most Amusing Piece Of Panto-

mime on Whale Island, in which the sailors obviously enjoyed themselves hugely. There were trenches filled to bursting with bluejackets, in which mines and shells exploded, and......