24 APRIL 1915, page 5

Topics Of The Day.

NEUTRALS AND THE RIGHTS OF NATIONA LITT. `T EAST said, soonest mended " is as a rule the best JJ motto to observe in regard to those Neutral Powers which are just now......

Mr. Asquith At Newcastle.

T HE speech delivered by Mr. Asquith at Newcastle, considered in regard to its local effect and apart from a defect noted by us elsewhere, showed the Prime Minister at his best.......