22 AUGUST 1908, page 3

The Half-year Ending June, 1908, Has Been A Disastrous...

for British railways: The statistics recently published show a decline of £521,000 in receipts and an increase of £667,000 in expenditure, thus involving a decrease of......

Mr. Blatchford, Having Been Also Specially Singled Out...

by Mr. Churchill on the score of his " wild language," has replied very effectively in the Daily News. "My critics," he observes, "say that those who try to create a scare do......

On Thursday The United States Battleship Fleet Arrived At...

and was welcomed by over half a million people on the cliffs and foreshores of the beautiful harbour. Admiral Sperry paid official visits to Lord Northoote, the Governor-......

The Extra Work Thrown On The Magistracy By The New

pro: posaL it is pointed out s would certainly deumul a substantial increase of its numbers. Finally, the unsatisfactory results of the adoption of the minimum wage principle in......

A Terrible Mining Disaster, Involving The Loss Of...

occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Maypole Colliery, near Wigan. About six hundred men are employed at the colliery, but when the explosion took place, shortly after 5 p.m.,......

Sir Edward Goschen, British Ambassador To Austria-...

appointed to succeed Sir Frank Lascelles in Berlin. The King has been assured by the German Emperor that he will be persona gralissima at the German Court. Sir Edward Goschen,......

The Cadet Ship Mersey,' Recently Acquired By The White Star

Line, sailed on Thursday morning from Liverpool on a two and a half years' training cruise. The 'Mersey,' described as one of the finest types of British-built sailing ships, is......

Mr. Winston Churchill, Who Was The Principal Speaker At A

miners' demonstration held at Swansea on Saturday, dealt at length with foreign affairs. With what he said about the " wonderful revolution in Turkey," beyond its excessive......

B An K Ba N , 21 Per Coot., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

May 28th. Qoaeolo (2i) were on Friday 864—on Friday week 864. B an k Ba n , 21 per coot., changed from 3 per cent. May 28th. Qoaeolo (2i) were on Friday 864—on Friday week 864.......