20 AUGUST 1910, page 3

Remarkable Achievements In Flying Have Become So Frequent...

has almost ceased to marvel. A few months ago a height of three thousand feet was spoken of as the limit likely to be reached, yet now a height of six thousand feet has been......

It Was Announced On Wednesday That Sir Ernest Cassel Has

decided to found and endow an Anglo-German Institute as a memorial to King Edward VII. The object of the Institute, on which the founder is spending £200,000, is defined as " to......

Summing Up The Case For The Indian Mohammedans In...

issue, the Times correspondent points out that the antagonism between the two communities is not the creation of, or the result of, British rule; it is the legacy of centuries......

On Thursday There Was A Sculling Race On The Zambezi

between Richard Arnst, of New Zealand, and Ernest Barry, of London, for the championship of the world. Barry took the lead, but Arnst quickly overhauled him, and eventually won......

The Australian Defence Bill, Amending The Act Of 1909, Was

read a second time in the Senate on Thursday. It extends the age of training to twenty-five, and exacts an annual eight days' continuous camp training, besides forty-eight......

The Article On Monday Treats Of Mohammedan Appre-...

is based on a conversation held with several leading Moslems of Delhi in the porch of the famous Mosque of Kuwwat ul Islam. The attitude of these gentlemen is described as one......

The Name Of Florence Nightingale, Who Passed Away In Her

ninety-first year on Saturday last, has been a household word to two generations of Englishmen. Entrusted by Mr. Sidney Herbert with the task of reorganising the hospitals in......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 31 Per Cent.

June 9th. Consols (24) were on Friday 81—Friday week 818.......

A. Strong Letter In Favour Of Penny Postage With France

appears in Friday's Times from Lord Blyth. The change would, in his opinion, ultimately bring in a substantial increase of income to the Post Office ; it would increase commerce......