20 AUGUST 1904, page 3

The Naval Manceuvres Came To A Close On Monday Morning.

Their object, as officially stated, was "to ascertain as far as possible the extent of the danger which threatens a fleet com- pelled by strategic exigencies to move within the......

On Wednesday Evening At Cambridge Mr. Balfour De- Livered...

Presidential address to the annual meeting of the British Association. He chose for his subject "Reflections suggested by the New Theory of Matter," and in a paper marked not......

The National Gallery Has Been Enriched By A Valuable Addi-

tion, the famous portrait of Ariosto by Titian. The picture was purchased from its present owner for the same sum that he gave for it-230,000—but has only cost the State......

The Ecclesiastical Situation In Scotland Remains Practi-...

Archbishop of Canterbury, who is a Scotsman, in a letter full of good feeling, has offered his mediation, and that of "one or two of the most competent and clear-headed of our......

The Annual Report Of The Postmaster. General Was Issued On

Wednesday, and is full, as usual, of curious and instructive reading. While the number of letters shows only a fractional increase per cent., and an actual decrease of 1 . 52......

The British Medical Journal Of The 13th Inst. Contains Some

interesting notes on the wounded in the naval war, contributed by Inspector-General Suzuki, Surgeon-in-Chief on Admiral Togo's flagship. Inspector-General Suzuki's report, which......

Parliament Was Prorogued On Monday, The Royal Speech...

by the Lord Chancellor. Its contents indicate the truth that the present Government, whether from want of skill or of interest in legislation, lacks driving power. The only......

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