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The War Office Abides By Its Decision To Disband Section

D of the Volunteers. Only a slight mitigation has been introduced to the effect that each corps may retain ten members of Section D for special duties such as clerical work.......

The Dutch Ships In American And British Porta, Of About

700,000 tons in all, were requisitioned on Wednesday week for the use of the Allies. President Wilson issued a statement justifying this measure on the ground that Holland, in......

Since The Publication Of This Letter Mr. Isaacs Has Taken

steps to proceed against Sir Charles Hobhouse. In these circumstances we can make no comment on the subject., except that we are extremely glad that it is to be brought into......

" He Died For Freedom And Honour " Is The

apt, succinct, and sufficient inscription upon the memorial plaque or medal in bronze which will be forwarded in due course to the next-of-kin of every member of the King's......

The Papers Of Last Saturday Published A Letter From Sir

Charles Hobhouse in which he gave Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, the managing director of the Marconi Company, the pretext which Mr. Isaacs sought for bringing an action for libel. Sir......

The Same Thing Will Undoubtedly Be True Of The Volunteers

if the time ever comes for employing them on active service. The War Office ought never to lose sight of men who have trained themselves, and who in the event of a great......

On February 1st The Area Of Land Under Wheat In

England and Wales was 2,504,000 acres. At the same date last year the area under wheat was only 1,725,000 acres, though this was larger than the average wheat acreage in the ten......

Mr. Lloyd George On Thursday Week Delivered Some Very Plain-

spoken and trenchant remarks to a deputation from the Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation, which had placed before him figures showing a majority of 29,570, on a poll......

Sir William Goode, Who Serves As The Connecting-link...

Rhondda and Mr. Hoover, the American Food Controller, has warned us that Peace will not bring Plenty in her train. He pointed out in a speech on Friday week that the food......

Mr. G. K. Chesterton, Having Been Blamed By The Nation

for hating the enemy, made a very conclusive reply in the Illustrated London News of the 16th inst. We all, he said, had hated the enemy for their cruelty to Belgium, and he for......

In The By-election On Friday Week At Waterford,...

the death of Mr. John Redmond, Captain William Redmond, the son of the late Nationalist leader, was returned by a majority of 479 votes over Dr. V. J. White, the Sinn Fein......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 5i Per Cent.

April 5,1917.......