2 MAY 1903, page 2

In The House Of Commons On Thursday A Debate On

the situation in Somaliland was raised by Mr. Charles Hobhouse, in which the Opposition attacked the Government for their mismanagement, not only military, but political. Why......

The Effort To " Russify " Finland Still Continues. The

Governor-General, General Bobrikoff, has been entrusted with absolute powers, and is using them to banish all persons accused or suspected of influencing the people to resist.......

If Lord Lansdowne Has Not Been Misinformed, Which, Con....

the wording of his answer, does not seem likely, a very considerable " mist of error " must have settled over Pekin. The next few days will, we suppose, show what has really......

It Is With Great Regret That We Record The Death

of Mr. Hanbury, the Minister for Agriculture, which took place on Tuesday morning after a very short illness, the cause of death being pneumonia. Mr. Hanbury was only a week......

The Unauthorised Convents In France Are Pushing Their...

the new Law of Associations very far. The Carthusians, for example, on Wednesday barricaded the monastery against the agents of the law, and compelled the Government to employ......

The House Of Commons During The Past Week Has Been

occupied chiefly with the London Education BilL On Monday, however, Mr. Asquith moved a vote of censure on the Govern- ment because the President of the Board of Trade had not......

We Do Not, Of Course, Know Whether General Miles Is

a person whose judgment is to be completely trusted in the matter of accepting and rejecting evidence, though of his bona fides there can be no question. That a good deal of......

The Times Of Tuesday Gives A Resume Of The Report

made by General Miles on the subject of the misconduct of officers and soldiers in the Philippines. The report, says the Times, is a long one, but it gives the following example......