23 MARCH 1907, page 1

The " Grafters " Of San Francisco Have Confessed To

a shocking system of corruption which surpasses even the revelations already made. The members of the Board of Supervisors have all admitted having accepted large bribes from......

On Wednesday The Financial Statement Of The Government Of...

was presented by Mr. E. N. Baker, the Finance Member of the Governor-General's Council. The financial year 1906-7 shows a surplus of 21,326,100, as against the estimated......

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News Of The Week.

O N Thursday the Members of the new Transvaal Parlia- merit were sworn in. The ceremony, in accordance with Dutch tradition, took place on the balcony of the Government offices......

Mr. Baker In Explaining The Figures Said, With Regard To

the reduction of opium sales for 1907-8 (the number of chests sold at the Calcutta monthly sales is to be reduced from four thousand five hundred to four thousand after July),......

Il Stolypin's Anxiously Awaited Declaration Of Policy Was...

the Duna. on Tuesday, and will be hailed with satisfaction by all the well-wishers of Russia. The legislative programme which he announced is far-reaching, and justifies his......