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Our Own Conviction Is That Mr. Leverton Harris's Honesty And

probity are beyond doubt. He has been a distinguished public servant who, as we believe, at great personal expense has placed himself whole-heartedly at the disposal of his......

In The House Of Commons On Monday An Echo Of

the Alien question was heard when Mr. Leverton Harris, whose wife had affronted many people by visiting a half-Austrian, half-English boy in an alien internment camp, was......

At The By-election In East Cavan On Thursday Week, Mr.

Arthur Griffith, Sinn Feiner, had a majority of 1,214 over the Nationalist candidate, Mr. O'Hanlon. Mr. Griffith, who polled 3,795 votes, is one of the Sinn Fein leaders who......

The Labour Party Conference In London On Wednesday...

1,704,000 votes to 951,000 votes, that " the existence of the political truce should be no longer recognized." Mr. Henderson said that the resolution merely referred to......

The By-election In The Clapham Division Took Place On Friday

week. Mr. H. Greer, the Government candidate, beat the Inde- pendent candidate, Mr. H. H. Beamish, by 4,512 votes to 3,331—a majority of 1,181. Mr. Beamish fought the election......

Even If It Be Admitted That The Matter Is Very

important, it is far more important to find the men so badly needed by the Army. It is also far more important to find means of helping Russia. That alone is a task for every......

The House Of Lords On Wednesday Adopted Lent Parmoor'e...

approving of " the principle of a League of Nations," but deleted the clause referring to an international Tribunal. Lord Curzon pointed out that the British Empire and the......

By Half Than About The Offensive In Italy. The Austrian

citizen is now receiving three ounces of bread a day, and about two ounces of potatoes. Austria is blaming Germany and Hungary for refusing to share their supplies fairly with......

It Cannot Be Doubted, To Take An Illustration From The

affairs of the moment, that in the enormous improvised Departments which have been created during the war there is a good deal of amiable jobbery by officials in the interests......

In A Sense What Happens Now Is Worse Than The

old system, because it is a denial, though disguised, of democracy's principles. The real snare of democracy is that it may not show the courage that autocrats often have. The......

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

April 5,1917.......