2 MARCH 1901, page 2

The King Left London Last Saturday Night To Pay A

visit to his sister the Empress Frederick, who is dangerously ill at Friedrichshof Castle. At Frankfurt he was met by the German Emperor on Monday morning, and proceeded in his......

On Sunday A Circular Letter From Cardinal Vaughan Was Read

out in all the churches in the dioceses of Westminster and Southwark, dealing with the Declaration and Oath of Accession. He points out that the Declaration is not only......

In The Commons On Monday Mr. Lambert Brought Forward An

amendment affirming the desirability of publishing as soon as possible the proceedings at the inquiries into the sur- renders in South Africa. Mr. Brodrick, after stating that......

In Our Opinion The Government Ought To Appoint A Committee

and ask them to recommend what alterations should be made in the oaths and declarations made by the Sovereign in order to free them from words that are insulting and painful to......

The French Chamber On Friday Week Committed Itself By A

large vote to a sweeping extension of the system of progres- sive Death-duties which has already become law as part of the Budget. The scale for bequests under 200,000 francs......

After A Considerable Amount Of Wrangling As To The Exact

effect of Mr. Brodrick's statement, when coupled with the Government's previous promises, during which Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Sir William Harcourt severely criti-......

The Political Crisla In Vienna Continues, But Matters Are No

worse, and the events of the past week lend a certain measure of support to the optimistic view taken by Die Information. That journal contends that the irrecon- cilable......

In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. Gibson Bowles

induced the Government to agree to a further inquiry into the harbour works at Gibraltar. Mr. Bowles, who has lately been at Gibraltar, is much moved by the fact that the new......