20 JANUARY 1900, page 5

Conciliation.

T HE high character and invariably noble aims of Mr. Courtney necessarily draw attention to the letter which he and his colleagues on "The South African Conciliation Committee"......

Topics Of The Day.

LORD LANSDOWNE AND THE GOVERNMENT. /1 11E violent outcry against Mr. Balfour for not having shown more tact in his speeches—that was what the accusations against him really came......