23 DECEMBER 1905, page 1

Last Saturday In The French Chamber Of Deputies The Premier

made his promised statement on the Moroccan question. We have dealt elsewhere at length with his defence of French policy, and also with the disclosures made in the Yellow-book......

It Will Be Our Duty To Do What We Can

to make the burden imposed by Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Balfour as light as possible ; but we do not pretend that there will be no burden. Let us, however, put the blame where it......

We Have Described Elsewhere The Thoroughly Sound Decision...

Government have come to in regard to Chinese labour, and the firm and loyal attitude they have adopted towards France, and will not dwell upon those points again. As to Ireland,......

O N Thursday Night, At The Albert Hall, The Prime Minister

addressed an.immense meeting of Free-traders gathered from all parts of London. After the usual platform generalities, which were not unduly prolonged nor unduly platitudinous,......

Though We Agree With Portions Of His Programme—notably...

in regard to the alteration of our licensing system in order to increase the revenue—there are certain things in it which we as Unionist Free-traders dislike and shall oppose,......

The News From Russia Is The Worst That Has Yet

been recorded. A general strike begins to-day throughout the Empire, which, it is believed, will be maintained with the utmost strictness. It will affect not merely the great......