20 JANUARY 1900, page 2

On Friday Week (january 12th) M. Zola, On Being Pre.

sented with a gold medal by his admirers at the office of the Siècle, made a long and striking speech. If it was only a question of saving an innocent man, they might be content......

While The Emperor Of Austria Maintains An Immovable...

regards the Army, the composition of the new Ministry indicates a strong desire on his part to effect a rap- prochement between the conflicting nationalities. The incoming......

The American Senate Has Adopted An Eminently Moderate...

the subject of the seizure and detention of foreign ships. Senator Hale originally proposed a strong Resolution, concluding with the statement that if the detention of property......

The Ladysmith Correspondent Of The Standard Has Got...

long and graphic telegram describing the Boer assault on the 6th inst. By 2.30 a.m. the Heidelberg com- mando had under cover of the darkness evaded our pickets, rushed the......

The Manchester Courier Of Tuesday Asserts That It Has The

best reasons for stating that whatever may happen to the Ministry as a whole, "the one colleague whom Mr. Balfour will not sacrifice in the present crisis is the Secretary of......

On New Year's Day (old Style)—i.e., January 13th—the...

Russia issued a Rescript to Count Muravieff, a document chiefly noticeable for its pacific tone. The Foreign Minister is praised highly, but if Monarchs ever indulged in irony......

A. Dramatic Account Of The Emperor Francis Joseph's...

the Czech leaders is given in Monday's Times. Penalties were recently inflicted by the Minister of War on those Bohemian Army Reservists who at the last annual muster answered......