30 MAY 1896, page 3

Mr. Chamberlain's Advocacy Of Old-age Pensions Has Been...

but even his most prejudiced detractors must agree that it has had one excellent effect. It has forced the great benefit societies to turn their attention to the matter, and has......

During The Discussion Which Followed, One Of The...

Neil, complained that the landlords asked too high rents, and ought to reduce them. Lord Winchilsea replied that on his estate he was getting no rent at all, and not even......

The Twenty-eighth Annual Congress Of The Co-operative...

in session during the week at Woolwich. On Monday Lord Winchilsea gave the inaugural address. During the last thirty years the Co-operators' capital has gone up from 21,000,000......

The Miners' Congress, Held This Year At Aix-la-chapelle,...

for the total absence of the hostility usually shown to the English delegates, who have hitherto annoyed their colleagues by insisting on sticking to business and leaving......

It Must Not Be Forgotten In Discussing The Various Pro-

posals for an Income-tax in France that some new source of revenue must absolutely be discovered if deficits are not to be perpetual. Large reductions in expenditure cannot be......

The Times Published On Thursday A Singularly Interesting...

by its correspondent at Constantinople, of Ahmed Izzet Bey, the favourite adviser of the Sultan. He was a lawyer, and has been a Judge, and since his introduc- tion to the......

Mr. Redmond Has Written A Very Statesmanlike Letter, Pub-...

in last Saturday's Times, explaining his position in regard to the Government's legislative programme. Mr. Dillon, he says, is deliberately wrecking the Irish Land Bill. The......

Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.

New Consols (2f) were on Friday, 113}. •......