26 JANUARY 1901, page 2

We Will Say Nothing As To The Heartfelt Sorrow At

the nation's loss expressed at home and throughout the Empire. We were as sure of it as that the sun would rise on Wednesday morning. But though we were almost as certain that......

In Accordance With The Provisions Of The Statute Enacting...

on the death of the Sovereign, Parliament, if adjourned or prorogued, shall at once meet and sit, both Houses met on Wednesday afternoon to take the oath of allegiance to the......

When The News Of The Queen's Death Reached Berlin The

Bi- , tentenary celebrations were still unfinished. But the Emperor, with the rapidity of decision peculiar to him, started off imme- diately for Osborne, and remained there......

We Have Dealt Elsewhere With The King's Accession, The...

in which the Constitution places him, and his qualifi- cations for fulfilling his great trust. We will only say here that nothing could be of better omen than his speech. It......

Continental Sympathy, Though Naturally Lacking In The...

by the Colonies, by India, and the United States, has been at once universal and profound. Never has there been such a unanimity of admiration in the Press, or such warmth in......

• In The French Chamber On Monday The Comte De

Men • attacked the Associations Bill in a long and eloquent speech. He began by impugning the accuracy of the Prime Minister's statistics as to the French congregations, but,......

The King's Speech, Which Was Spoken Without Notes, Was...

in the Gazette. We give it verbatim Your Royal Highnesses, my Lords, and Gentlemen,—This is the most painful occasion on which I shall ever be called upon to address you. My......

The News From South Africa Has This Week Been Meagre

in the extreme. The cause is partly that the attention of the correspondents and news agents has been relaxed, but still more that Lord Kitchener's large and comprehensive......