26 FEBRUARY 1916, page 3

We Are By No Means Inclined To Be Disheartened By

this reply, or to imagine that it shows that the Government am capable of committing the supremo folly of killing the force by telling the Volunteers that they are not wanted......

Lord Lansdowne, Besides Answering Lord Beresford's...

we had already gone as far as the United States ever did in the doctrine of continuous voyage, quoted figures to show that imports into Holland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark were......

Tho New York Times Of Last Sunday Published An "

interview' with Mr. Boner Law, who pointed out the disadvantages under which a democratic country labours in making war. - Such .4 country, unlike autocratic Governments, is......

The Loans To Allied Powers Up To February 19th Amounted

to £168,900,000. The Government hoped to repay "substantial rams "to the Bank of England before the end of the financial year. They did not yet know what they would have to pay......

The Work Of The Tribunals Under The Military Service Act

has been rendered rather indecisive during the week by the number of exemptions granted in advance to whole classes of workers. If the letter of the law of exemption were acted......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday Lord Sydenham Asked

the House to declare that the blockade of Germany could bo stricter without infringing international law or the rights of neutrals. The spirit of the Declaration of London, he......

In The House Of Commons On Monday . Mr. Asquith Moved

a VOte" of 'Credit for £420,000,000. He explained that the total Votes of Credit since the beginning of the war, including the Vote now proptioed, would amount to 11,782,00,000.......

Our Readers Will, We Feel Sure, Be Interested To Know

that at the present moment no less than six members of the Spectater Experimental Company have obtained commissions, and that two of them aro Captains. Considering that only......

Professor J. Joly Sent To The Times Of Friday Week

a most interesting letter on some experiments he and Professor H.' IL Dixon have conducted on the advantages and disadvantages of swimming in clothes—a subject which may be of......

In The House Of Commons On Thursday Week There Was

a short discussion on the status of Volunteer Training Corps. After a good ninny speeches had been made in criticism of the Govern- ment's policy, and declaring that the zeal......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cant., Changed From Ii P.c. Aug.

3t 1 .1, 1911......