29 MARCH 1902, page 2

In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. Balfour Intro-

duced the new Education Bill in a speech which professed to deal with the general principles rather than with the details of the measure. These principles—which, however,do not......

M. Delcasse Has Published A Yellow-book Containing •the...

part of them, upon the Turkish question of last autumn. The drift of their contents is already accurately known, but they prove very clearly two points upon which there was some......

The Penalties Inflicted On Russian Students And Workmen...

recent demonstrations in the streets have been even more widespread than we last week 'imagined. The Govern- ment has at last alluded to the movements in the Official Messenger......

The New Education Authorities Primarily Contemplated By...

the County Councils and the Councils of the county boroughs,—i.e., of the absolutely autonomous and extra-shiral boroughs. They will work through a Committee or Cora- mittees,......

From May 20th The Position Of Cuba Will Be Unique

among the States of the world. The island will be nominally inde- pendent, the United States withdrawing its troops and officials, and Senor Palma. the elected President, being......

Rumours, Which Are, However, As Yet Only Rumours, Are Still

favourable to the rebels in South China. It is stated positively that twenty thousand regular soldiers, lately under the command of General Su, have deserted his army and joined......

Mr. Balfour, In Recommending His Scheme, Defended It...

the grounds that it would improve our national system of education and yet not prove unfair to the voluntary schools, though he admitted that it might make the total rating......