19 MAY 1906, page 2

The Government Have Decided To Appoint A Royal Commis- Sion

to inquire into the duties of the Metropolitan Police in dealing with cases of drunkenness and solicitation, and into the manner in which these duties are discharged. This......

In The Commons On Wednesday, Under The Ten Minutes Rule,

Mr. Lloyd-George introduced a Bill to provide for taking a census of production. The Board of Trade Returns, though giving the volume of our foreign trade and other classified......

In The Debate On The Same Day On The Second

reading of the Finance Bill Mr. Chamberlain declared that Mr. Asquith was evidently regarded by some of his supporters as a wolf in sheep's clothing, but only for the moment.......

On Thursday The Prince And Princess Of Wales Were...

by the City of London at luncheon at the Guild- hall. No one who reads the Prince of Wales's speech will think us guilty of the crime of flattery—almost the greatest of crimes......

A Remarkable Feature Of The Education Controversy Is To Be

found in the letter from Mr. Hirst Hollowell published in Wednesday's Times. Mr. Hirst Hollowell, who is a Noncon- formist clergyman and a Liberal politician well known in the......

We Are Glad To Note That The House Of Lords

on Thursday threw out a Bill seeking to amend the Aliens Act so as to prevent any alien being brought into the United Kingdom under contract to take the place of a workman......

There Is No News Of Importance From Natal. Colonels Mansel

and Mackenzie are operating against the scattered remnants of Bambaata's force in the Nkandhla district, where their work is much hampered by transport difficulties, by the......

This Reference To The Peaceful Conditions Which Now Reign On

the border was most happy, and will, we trust, act as a warning to those restless spirits in India who cannot leave well alone, but who, infatuated with the desire to alter the......

The British Government, In Any Case, Must Be Congratu- Lated

upon the firmness and clearness of their action. They realised the true meaning of the Sultan's policy from the beginning, and also realised the only effective way of meeting......