20 MAY 1911, page 2

We Now Come To The Estimates Of Revenue And Expenditure

for next year—that is, for the financial year 1911.12. The prospective balance-sheet is as follows Estimated Revenue ... • " ••• £181,621,000 Estimated Expenditure • .• •••......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday Mr. Lloyd George

opened his Budget. The first question that is always asked in such cases is : Are there to be any new taxes P The second is : Is any taxation to be taken off P In both cases the......

The Debate Upon The Third Reading Of The Parliament Bill

took place in the House of Commons on Monday. The rejection of the Bill was moved by Mr. F. E. Smith, who re- capitulated the principal arguments against it. He urged the......

In A Leading Article Headed " Occasional Conformity " The

Times, of Thursday, strongly supports the action of the Bishop of Hereford in inviting Nonconformists to the cele- bration of Holy Communion in Hereford Cathedral a few days......

The Debate Upon The Second Reading Of The Reconstitution...

was begun in the House of Lords on Monday. Lord Lansdowne, in opening the discussion, said that he had never pretended that his Bill provided a solution of the whole con-......

The Debate Was Continued On Tuesday, When The Lord...

gave his opinion that the Reconstitution Bill, if passed, would provide no remedy for the grievances of the Liberal Party. There would remain a permanent handicap in favour of......

We Cannot In A Week Crowded With Events, Parliamentary And

otherwise, attempt to give any summary either of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's speech or of the debate which followed. We must point out, however, that Mr. Austen......

If The Revenue Were To Be Stationary This Would, Of

course, mean the necessity of raising some extra five millions a year by taxation. The Chancellor, however, looks for what he calls "a sunny year." Our trade has gone up by......

On Tuesday The King Unveiled The Queen Victoria Memorial In

the presence of the Queen and the German Emperor and Vmpress. Lord Esher read an address to the King on behalf )f the Executive Committee, and the King's reply was full of......