24 AUGUST 1912, page 2

Last Sunday The Emperor Francis Joseph Celebrated His...

The Vienna correspondent of the Times says that the usual rejoicings throughout the Dual Kingdom were stimulated by the knowledge that the Emperor is as fresh in mind and body......

On Monday Mr. Taft Sent A Special Message To Congress

urging it to pass a resolution declaring that foreigners who think themselves unfairly treated in respect of tolls in the Panama Canal may appeal to the American Supreme Court.......

As Regards The Future Status Of Tangier, Which Is Of

more concern to the ordinary traveller, the correspondent says :— " The Port of Tangier, with a sufficient zone to assure it economic means of existence (water supply, &c.),......

The Times Of Tuesday Published From Its Madrid Corre-...

a forecast of the agreement between France and Spain as to their interests in Morocco. Spain has obtained a noticeable concession in the possession of Mount Ghani, which has......

It Is Certainly Something That The Proposal Also To Exempt

American deep-sea shipping has been rejected. But even if Mr. Taft is right in his opinion—we do not share it—that the exemption from tolls of coastwise trade does not .do any......

The Abdication Of Mulai Hafid Has Brought No Abatement Of

the unrest in Morocco. The proclamation of the new Sultan, Mulai Yusef, has been received with utter indifference, and the two pretenders to the throne are causing much anxiety.......

The Three Appellate Judges Of The Calcutta High Court, After

a trial lasting forty-two days, have completely exonerated the defendants in the _Midnapur appeal case. The facts of the case are, briefly, as follows : In 1908 two native......

General Booth, The Founder Of The Salvation Army, Died On

Tuesday night in his eighty-fourth year. He had undergone repeated operations for cataract, and was totally blind for several weeks before his death, but bore his sufferings......

The Name And The Military Organization Of The Movement Were

due to General Booth. The semi-military dress is said to have been the idea of his wife, a woman of saintly character and extraordinarily persuasive eloquence, whose qualities......