29 JANUARY 1916, page 3

The Labour Party Conference Met At Bristol On Wednesday, And

by a majority of 900,000—the voting being by card— passed a resolution justifying the action of Great Britain, and pledging the support of Labour in the vigorous prosecution of......

The Suggestion—now, We Are Glad To See, Withdrawn—that...

Government should prohibit the export of wood pulp has called forth some very interesting information in regard to the resources of the British Empire in the provision of the......

Germany Has Brought Into Action Yet Another New Method Of

warfare. The British steamer Lambert' when off Falsterbo was forced to sail two hundred yards inside Swedish territorial waters owing to her draught. Two German torpedo-boat; a......

In Both Chambers Of The Swedish Riksdag On Monday A

debate took place on the Government's policy. The Prime Minister received general support in his statement of the deter- mination of Sweden to remain strictly neutral. According......

The Important Thing To Remember About The English Working...

is that it is what he does that matters, not what he says. He is breezily indifferent as to whether his deeds square with his words, and he troubles very little as to the......

We Note With Very Great Regret That The Gross And

ridiculous charges, or rather insinuations of suspicion, against Sir Eyre Crowe have again made their appearance. Those who have the honour of Sir Eyre Crowe's acquaintance......

Lord Derby Asserted That, Much As He Regretted The Need

for compulsion, the whole scheme would have been a failure without Mr. Asquith's pledge. Yet there had also been a notable wave of patriotism. The best proof of this was that......

The By-election In The Mile End Division Took Place On

Tues- day, when Mr. Warwick Brookes, the Unionist and Coalition candidate, was returned by a majority of 376 over the independent candidate, Mr. Pemberton Billing. Mr. Billing......

On Thursday Afternoon The Labour Conference By A Vote Of

1,796,000 to 219,000 condemned conscription. The Star's comment on this is as follows: "The resolution, while inter- esting as an expression of opinion, does not of course bind......

One Of The Most Moving Speeches Of The Day Was

that of Mr. Gilmour, who dealt with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald with the gloves off. The Daily Chronicle of Thursday describes how, "standing on a chair, he rapped out sentence after......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 6 P.c. Aug.

8th, 1911.......