29 MAY 1909, page 3

It Is Stated In Several Of Thursday's Newspapers That Sir

John Fisher will retire next October. We cannot, of course, say whether this rumour is true, but if it is we are convinced that it will be for the good of the Service and in the......

There Is Nothing, Of Course, In This Letter Which Throws

any discredit upon Admiral Mann, for ho had a perfect right to express his opinion. The importance of the incident is the evidence it affords of the way in which so secret and......

Sir George Armstrong Then Went On To Read A Letter

from Mr. Bellaire which describes how in 1906, just before the assembly of the new Parliament, he met Sir John Fisher, who " entrusted him with confidential papers dealing with......

On Thursday Sir Edward Grey Made A General Statement, On

the international situation. If there had been an undue amount of nervousness in the last few months, it had been caused by too much discussion in the European Press. There was......

One Of The Events Of The Week Has Been The

winning of the Derby by the King's horse Minoru.' The race was won after a very close and exciting struggle. His Majesty's success was exceedingly popular, and was received with......

Bank Rate, 2} Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

April lat. Consols (2i) were ou Friday 84—Friday week 84.......

On The Motion For The Whitsuntide Adjournment Mr, Charles...

called attention to Admiral Mann's letter, which, he maintained, was a, letter written by one gentleman to another, and ought never to have appeared in public at all. Mr.......

Sir George Armstrong, Addressing A Meeting Of The Navy...

at Kensington Town Hall on Wednesday, made some further disclosures as to the Bacon lettere. After mentioning the really astonishing fact that the first and second letters, and......

Mr. Bellaire Goes On To Mention An Incident Which We

have always regarded as the very worst in the whole of this un- fortunate controversy. In August, 1907, the Admiralty armed an assailant of Mr. Bellaire in the House of Commons......