22 OCTOBER 1910, page 2

Mr. Balfour Went On To Show How The Risks From

accidents were now much greater than before owing to the necessity for putting, as it were, so many eggs into one basket. He remarked, too, that we are no longer able to build......

Mr. Alan Burgoyne, M.p., Editor Of The Navy League Annual,

in a striking letter headed "Two Keels to One" in last Sunday's Observer gives authoritative facts in regard to the ship construction of the Triple Alliance. These facts illus-......

Early On Tuesday Morning The French Railway Strike,...

rapidly dwindled in importance for some days, came to an end. The strike leaders issued an instruction to those who had ignored the Government order to mobilise to return to......

A Ministerial Speech Was Delivered In Vienna On Tuesday By

Baron von Schonaich, the Austro-Hungarian Minister for War, in which the following passage occurs :— " One thing is firmly established, and was taught us also by the annexation......

Mr. Balfour Began His Speech At Glasgow On Wednesday By

affirming that Imperial defence is the necessary basis of any Imperial policy, no matter what its character, and that by defence we meant much more than the mere protection of......

Mr. Churchill Goes On To Say That Be Sees "

no sufficient reason why the fact that we are now forced for a time to dwell under the shadow of exceptional Estimates should delay the establishment of a general system of......

In Another Speech Made In Wales Last Week Mr. Mckenna

declared himself strongly opposed to any idea of a naval loan. Though we must abstain from detailed comment for the present, it is worth while to point out that this absolute......

But While Deprecating Exaggeration, Mr. Burgoyne Is Under...

as to the need for continuous effort to maintain our predominance. " Germany is not building her vessels as fast as we are—but she can do so ! Whilst this power lies in her......

Replying At A Meeting In Monmouthshire On Thursday, Mr....

contended that Mr. Balfour was much too alarmist, and insisted that the dates of the alarmists are always . being changed. Two years ago the critical period • was to be 1911.......