22 SEPTEMBER 1900, page 1

News Of The Week.

p ARLIAMENT was dissolved on Tuesday, and already we are in the thick of a General Election. The write will be issued next Tuesday (September 25th) summoning Parlia- ment for......

More Definiteness Has Been Introduced This Week Into The...

with China. On Wednesday a "Circular Note" was published addressed by Count von Billow to the German Ambassadors. In this document, which may prove a land- mark in history, the......

The Peoples Of Europe Have Accepted The Circular With A

unanimous expression of pleasure, and it seems to be under- stood that it will be at once endorsed, not only by Austria and Italy, but by Japan, France, and Great Britain.......

The Parliament Which Has Just Passed Away Is Not One

which will be remembered in history except as an illustration of the truth that a Parliamentary Constitution only works really well when there is an efficient and well-balanced......

The Results Of The Election Will Of Course Be Awaited

with interest—that is inevitable—but it is clear that there will be nothing like the excitement that usually marks an appeal to the electors. The truth is, the country is jaded,......

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