24 FEBRUARY 1917, page 2

To Many Opponents Of Tariff It S Eform The Adoption Of These

Resolutions may at first sight appear as- a- complete surrender of the Free Trade position. As a- matter of fact, however, they are' but the logical - consequences of admissions......

No One Las Been Able To Show-that Sir •doag,lae Haig

has done any harm to us or to our- Allies: On the contrary, his remarks greatly pleased. French public opinion. We believe that the long and short of - the whole matter......

On Wednesday Three Resolutions Passed By Lord Balfour Of...

Committee on -Commercial and Industrial Policy were issued as a- White Paper.. These Resolutions are so important that we record- them textually :— " (1) In the light 'of......

The Second Reading Of The-criminal Law Amendment Bill Was...

by Sir George Cave in the Commons on Monday. The Bill proposes to raise the age of consent in charges of indecent assault to sixteen, and to repeal altogether the "reasonable......

. We-congratulate Mr. Boner Law Upon The Tact And...

With which ho got rid of the ridiculous attempts to make mischief out of Sir Douglas Haig's 'interviava with the French journalists. The facts are quite simple. Sir Douglas......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Curzon Revealed

some very interesting and satisfactory facts, about Persia, of which the nation has hitherto heard nothing. Starting with a force of some eight hundred men,. Sir Percy Sykes had......

Time And The Ace:dents-of War Have Shown That...

Teed- Reformers were mistaken..- Neither - had: foreseen lbw effects of the submarine; neither imagined that, though wo might keep, thocommand of the.seahethe military......

Mr. George Lambert, M.p., Civil Lord Of The Admiralty In

Mr. Asquith's Administration, made a somewhat hysterical epcech in the House of Commons oa Thursday week, clamouring for the recall of Lord Fisher to the Admiralty as the only......

In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. Boner Law

announced that the War Loan had exceeded all expectations. The amount of new money subscribed, he raid, was at least £700,000,000; and this did - not include direct......

A. Reference To- Our Files. During Mr. Chamberlain's...

controversy will show that we always admitted: the ." State of. , Siege " argument in theory, but held that it did not apply because our supremacy at sea-ensured us against ever......