27 NOVEMBER 1909, page 2

The Impossibility Of Accurately Estimating The Cost Of...

Panama Canal is once more shown by the annual Report of the Canal Commission. The original estimate, including policing and sanitation, was £28,800,000. In 1906 the cost of......

The Very High Level Of The Debate Was Fully Maintained

on Thursday, when Lord Balfour of Burleigh delivered a speech which deeply impressed his audience, not only by its eloquence and sincerity, but by the weight of its arguments.......

On Tuesday The Debate Was Reopened By Lord Cromer, With

whose speech we deal elsewhere. Lord Pentland in opposing the amendment complained of the unfairness of the position in which the Liberals were placed. He believed it was true......

The Lord Chancellor In His Reply Did Not Consider The

Bill in detail, but dealt almost entirely with the Constitutional issue, which, he claimed, had not been treated seriously by Lord Lansdowne. The House of Lords had a legal, but......

Wednesday's Sitting Was Opened By A Speech From Lord...

which was remarkable even in a week of good speeches, and on a day made memorable by one of the most eloquent, witty, and fascinating speeches that Lord Rosebery has ever made.......

The Debate Upon The Second Reading Of The Budget In

the House of Lords was opened on Monday night by Lord Crewe, who molted formally and without comment that the Bill should be - read a second time. Lord Lansdowne's speech was an......

In The Same Issue Of The Times There Is A

useful summary of the Report of the Commissioner of Pensions in the United States for the year ended June 30th. The sum paid, about £32,400,000, is the largest on record, and......

On Tuesday M. Pichon Made A Long Statement In The

French Chamber on the French claims in Morocco. He warned Mulai Hold in plain terms that the patience of France would not last indefinitely, and as the Envoys from Morocco were......

The Latest Exploit Of The Military League In Greece Is

the proposal to denounce certain officials who are said to be guilty of corruption or inefficiency. It was expected that the pro- scription list would be published on Wednesday,......