20 FEBRUARY 1909, page 3

Mr. Ian Malcolm Sends Another Instructive Letter To The...

on the lawless state of Ireland. To find a parallel to the violence, intimidation, and boycotting now prevalent, defenders of Mr. Birrell, as he points out, have to go back to......

The Seriousness Of The Situation Disclosed In The Report Can

hardly be exaggerated. If we take the right path, we may yet save ourselves from the consequences of the injurious policy which we have been pursuing during recent years. If, on......

On Wednesday Afternoon The Report Of The Royal Com- Mission

on the Poor Laws was published. We have dealt with the whole question elsewhere, but may say here that the majority Report, which was signed by the chairman, Lord George......

We Note With Satisfaction That The Observer Of Last Sunday

declared that " Tariff Reformers will never barter the Union for Tariff Reform ; they will never take office in dependence on the Nationalist vote ; and they would resist to the......

The Conflict Over " Compulsory Irish" At The New National

* University still rages with unabated fury. Mr. Dillon, who had the courage to talk common-sense to the Nationalist Con- vention, met with a hostile reception, and local......

Lia,n1c Rate, 3 Per Cent., Change , ' From 21 Per Cent.

Jan.14th. Onunuin (21) wuru on lfriday 841---Prviny week 85i,......

A Terrible Colliery Disaster Took Place On Tuesday...

3.30 at the West Stanley Pit, Durham. At the time whoa the explosions occurred the whole of the back-shift men, numbering one hundred and eighty-five, were in the pit, which......

In The House Of Lords On Thursday The Subject Of

debate was the condition of Ireland. Lord Dunravon, who spoke of the terrible consequences of the policy which the Government were pursuing, declared that much of the......