26 JANUARY 1907, page 19

The Appointments Of Mr. Birrell To The Irish Chief...

ship and of Mr. Reginald McKenna to the Board of Education were officially announced on Thursday. In the case of Mr. Birrell, the announcement merely confirmed an open secret,......

The Bishop Of Hereford, Whose Sincere Desire To Promote A

settlement of the education question has been manifested both in and out of the House of Lords, propounds a scheme in Thursday's Times which deserves sympathetic consideration.......

It Was Announced In Friday's Times That, "in View Of

the dubious attitude of the Government towards Home-rule, and the probability that a large measure of Devolution will be introduced next Session," an organisation has been......

Under The Heading Of "the Demoralisation Of A Greats City,"

the Times correspondent in San Francisco sends a remarkable account of the appalling growth and progress of municipal corruption in the capital of California since the......

The Bishop Recognises That It Will Seem Hard To Some

Churchmen that in what have hitherto been their own schools distinctive religious instruction should henceforth be relegated to out-of-school hours, but contends that that was......

The Report Of The Royal Commission On Trinity College,...

was issued as a Blue-book on Monday. Of the con- clusions and recommendations of the Commissioners, the most important are the following :— That Trinity College has been and is......

On Friday Week Mr. Birrell, Addressing His Constituents...

dealt mainly with the House of Lords, a grievance which is being made the chief cry in the Derbyshire by- election, and which Mr. Bryce and Mr. Lloyd-George also turned their......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 6 Per Cent.

Jan. 17th. Console (21) were on Friday 87—on Friday week 871. Bank Rate, 5 per cent., changed from 6 per cent. Jan. 17th. Console (21) were on Friday 87—on Friday week 871.......

On Tuesday Mr. Root, The American Secretary Of State, Who

is visiting Canada as the guest of Lord Grey, made a notable speech at the Canadian Club at Ottawa before a large gathering of distinguished Canadians. He dealt mainly with the......