26 DECEMBER 1908, page 2

While President Castro Has Been Rousing The Curiosity Of The

European Press, and especially that of Berlin, and exciting the cupidity of concession-hunters, shipbuilders, and the manufacturers of warlike stores, the Opposition in......

On Friday Week, After A Debate Of Three Days, The

Bill for annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina was read the first time in the Auz.trian Reichsrath. It was referred to a Committee, where it will be rigorously examined, and the Times......

Mr. Morton's Amendment Received The Support Of Some Of The

Labour Members, including Mr. Thorne and Mr. Crooks, on the ground that the Bill dealt a heavy blow at the expression of political opinion. Mr. Crooks declared that all the salt......

Parliament Was Formally Prorogued On Monday, The Royal...

been previously given to forty-four public and private Bills. The King's Speech, though a long document, contains, as usual at the end of a Session, little but a formal review......

Last Saturday's Sitting In The House Of Commons Was Chiefly

devoted to consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Public Meeting Bill introduced by Lord Robert Cecil. Mr. Morton having moved their rejection and condemned the Bill as......

These Two Arrests Appear To Have Broken The Back Of

the plot. General Gomez next issued a proclamation justifying his action, and declaring his intention of finding a decorous and pacific solution of the country's international......

On Monday Mr. Carnegie Gave Evideace Before The Com- Mittee

of Ways and Means at Washingtsn, and repeated the arguments in favour of Free-trade for the steel industry which be employed lately in an article in the Century Magazine. He......

Telegraphing On Monday, The Persian Correspondent Of The...

that affairs were moving quickly at Teheran, that the Shah was weakening, and that the fall of the camarilla was imminent. The Nationalists have once more flocked to the......

In The Times Of Last Saturday Sir F. Banbury Drew

attention to a singular act of the Government which is particularly interesting in view of their relations with the House of Lords. On the report stage of the Education......

The Report Of The Select Committee On The House Of

Commons (Admission of Strangers) was issued last Friday. The Committee, which consisted of Mr. Buchanan (chair- man), Messrs. Fenwick, W. Redmond, Shackleton, Stuart,......