In The Commons On Thursday Mr. Austen Chamberlain Made Some
interesting announcements in regard to his Depart- ment,—the Post Office. In future there will be a complete new set of postal orders, forty in number, ranging from six- pence......
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......
Mr. E. B. Sargant, Director Of Education In The Transvaal
and Orange River Colonies, lately contributed a remarkable letter to the Times under the heading of " Public School and College Extension throughout the Empire." In view of the......
Captain J. K. Cochrane, Who Has Been Exploring With Forty
followers towards Lake Chad, has related some of his dis- coveries to an agent of Reuter. He found a river which runs from the lake to Kano, and which is 900 ft. broad in......
The Times On April 23rd Contained A Letter From General
Wilkinson in which he pleaded with great eloquence against the abolition of the lance. No doubt the lance under certain conditions is a most formidable weapon, and cavalry armed......
Mr. Balfour Made A Pleasant Speech On Saturday Last At
the Sundridge Golf Club. After humorously commenting on the disastrous effects of a divided allegiance to golf and politics, Mr. Balfour said he was sure that the growth of......
Last Saturday Afternoon The Prince Of Wales Unveiled A...
to the officers and men of the Royal Marines who lost their lives in the South African and Chinese Campaigns. The monument, which stands opposite the new Admiralty buildings in......
The Further Details Of The Attack On Colonel Plunkett's...
at Gumburru show that he and his two hundred men fought with determined courage against two thousand mounted men and ten thousand spearmen, and killed nearly two thousand of the......
Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent.
Consols (21 per cent.) were on Thursday M.......
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