27 FEBRUARY 1904, page 3

The Rector Of St. Mary's, Johannesburg, Has Expressed His...

satisfaction with the Chinese Labour Ordinance as affording a "glorious opportunity" for Church evangelistic work. A correspondent of the Westminster Gazette has very aptly......

We Record With Special Pleasure That Mr. Balfour Has Made

so good a recovery from the influenza that he was able to visit the House of Commons on Thursday. He received a very warm welcome from all sides, as was natural, for there is no......

A Very Important Point Made By Lord Balfour Of Burleigh

in his fiscal speech in the House of Lords on Thursday week has been missed owing to the compression of the Times report. In the fuller report in the Scotsman the following......

On Monday Mr. Arnold-forster Introduced The Supple-...

22,700,000 for Army services. The Government were subjected to a searching cross-examination by the Opposition, and did not come well out of it. Supple, mentary Estimates are......

The Supplementary Navy Estimate Of 21,270,000 Was Con-...

Supply on Tuesday. Of this sum, the largest item, 2770,000, represents part of the purchase-money of the two Chilian battleships recently added to the Navy ; and Mr. Robertson,......

Mr. Crombie In A Letter To Monday's Westminster Gazette...

a quotation from a speech made by Mr. Cobden at Aberdeen in 1844, which finally disposes of Mr. Chamberlain's statement—again and again repeated—that Mr. Cobden promised that......

The Chinese Labour Question Came Up Again In The Commons

on Monday, Dr. Macnamara moving the adjournment of the House. He claimed that before the Ordinance came into force the House should be put in possession of the rules relating to......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent.

Consols (24 per cent.) were on Friday 86f.......