27 JUNE 1903, page 18

In The Lords On Thursday Lord Grey Moved The Second

reading of his Bill for abolishing the Declaration required to be made by the Sovereign at his accession. The debate was chiefly remarkable for a most able and impressive speech......

On Tuesday The Debate On The Finance Bill Was Resumed

in Committee, Mr. Joseph Walton moving a new clause to repeal the export-duty on coal. Various representatives of the mining centres having supported the Motion on the ground......

Lord Kitchener, Now Commander-in-chief In India, Has...

strong General Order forbidding soldiers to assault natives. He says that there have been many complaints of such cases lately, " sometimes with fatal results," and he announces......

M. Combes Is Being Driven Further And Further In His

war against the Church. He has already, as we learn from a despatch in the Yellow-book, informed the Pope that the Concordat, " that pact of religious appeasement signed by the......

On Wednesday Mr. Wyndham Announced Certain Modifica-...

Irish Land Bill, the effect of which will be to remove the objections of the Nationalist Members, while at the same time not alienating the support of the landlords for the......

The Latest News From Somaliland Is Better. Brigadier-...

has telegraphed to the War Office under date June 23rd announcing that he has reached Damot with- out opposition. He proposes to leave "an adequate garrison" there, but march......

In Committee On The Finance Bill On Monday Mr. Chaplin

moved the rejection of Clause 1, which provides for the re- mission of the Corn-duty. Mr. Chaplin denounced the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer for entering into an unnatural......

A Bill For The Regulation Of Motor-cars Is To Be

introduced into the House of Lords during the coming week. Its pro- visions have not been disclosed, but we may say that for ourselves we believe that the only satisfactory......