21 DECEMBER 1907, page 2

.later In His Speech Sir Edward Grey Dealt With Foreign

policy and the question of armaments. The expenditure on these was becoming one of the most serious questions in Europe. It was well known that the German Government were......

We Congratulate The Municipal Reform Party In The London...

Council upon their courage and good sense in refusing, by 64 votes to 40, to apply the Act allowing the feeding of sehool-children to be placed on the rates. The temptation to......

Sir Edward Grey, Speaking To His Constituents At Berwick-...

on Thursday, declared that Mr. Birrell in attempting to govern Ireland without resorting to exceptional measures of coercion was carrying out a policy which bad the sympathy and......

The Trial Of Robert Wood For The Camden Town Murder

at the Old Bailey ended on Wednesday in a verdict of "Not guilty." Sir Charles Mathews, for the Crown, con- cluded his speech by saying :—" If you find that while there may be......

The Morning Post Of Monday Contains A Striking Account Of

the terrorism exercised in the Athenry district by the United Irish League. Their special correspondent visited Mr. Blake, of Hollypark House, and heard from him a full account......

We Cannot Leave The Subject Of Feeding School-children...

rates without protesting against the disgraceful action of the Daily News in heading its leading article on the decision of the County Council, "Let them Starve." A more unjust......

We Have Often Referred To The Essential Connexion Between...

and Socialism, and are therefore not surprised to find the New Age, the ablest exponent of Socialism in the Press, writing as follows :—" In other words, we may expect a party......

In Reality No Such Distinction Can Be Maintained. The Crimes

Act imposes no arbitrary or tyrannical judicial system. It merely meets in certain cases the difficulty of having to ask non-professional Magistrates who are exposed to outrage......

It Has Been Rumoured During The Past Week That The

basis of the Government's new Education Bill is to be contracting out. Popular control is to be applied to the non-provided schools in such a way as to make them......