2 JANUARY 1909, page 12

Topics Of The Day.

THE EARTHQUAKE. T HE year 1908 has closed with a record of death and destruction which is unsurpassed in the history of European catastrophes. The great earthquake at Lisbon is......

The European Situation. T He Beginning Of The New Year Is

a convenient moment for estimating the international situation and the prospects of peace and war. Even if, on the whole, the balance must be held to incline in the direction of......