22 MAY 1915, page 1

As We Have Pointed Out Elsewhere, This Is No Coalition

Cabinet, put together to carry on the King's Government owing to the two parties being too nearly balanced or to some Parliamentary deadlock. It ie a case of a constitutional......

The News During The Week From The Western Theatre Of

the war has been distinctly good. The French have made very considerable progress, and are slowly but surely gaining ground at the point where the line turns northwards. The......

As Unionists We Are Particularly Anxious Not To Seem To

attempt to impose any particular statesman upon the Govern- ment. We most sincerely trust, however, that Lord Curzonwill be among the members of the National Government,......

Let Us Say Once More That Though Speculations As To

the personnel of the new Government are extremely fascinating, they matter very little compared with what the Cabinet is able to accomplish. What we want is a Cabinet which will......

The Belgians And French On The Other Side Of Ypres

have also done exceedingly well during the week. The French bare won very impor tant positions on rho north, or German side, of the Yser Canal. Steenstraate, a village in this......

The Inclusion Of Mr. Boner Law And Mr. Austen Chamber-

lain in a National - Cabinet goes without saying, and need not be discussed. We shall be very glad if the rumour is true that Lord Derby is to hold office. Lord Derby has done......

News Of The Week.

THE week that has just passed was predicted as likely to prove "the most critical of the war." As so often happens in cases of political prophecy, the prophets have proved......

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