31 AUGUST 1901, page 3

We Are Happy To Perceive From The Post Office Report

for 1900-1901 that the business of the Post Office has increased by more than twenty-five per cent. since the last reduction in charges (1896-97), and also that the revenue is......

A Great Deal Of Attention Has Been Attracted During The

week to an article in the September National Review by Sir Edward Grey dealing with the causes of the war. Sir Edward Grey writes with characteristic straightforwardness, and......

The Committee Appointed To Inquire Into The Question Of Navy

rations, meal hours, and other kindred matters has issued its Report, which is alike excellent in substance and form. It is clear, straightforward, and decisive. The chief......

Sir Henry Thomson Writes To Tuesday's Times A Most Sensible

and timely letter on the best way of overcoming the alarm felt by horses in regard to motor-cars. Drivers are far too apt to communicate their own nervousness to their horses,......

Mr. Beckett Faber (u) ... .. 3,696 Mr. George Judd

(L) ••• ... ... ... 3,473 Majority 223 The only previous contest in the division was in 18835, — i.e., before the Home-rule split. The figures then were :— Mr. Beach (C) Mr.......

Mr. G. K. Fortescue, "keeper Of The Printed Books "

in the British Museum, in an address to the Library Association on Tuesday, after giving some valuable details about the Museum catalogue, now complete, started a rather curious......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent.

New Consols (2i) were on Friday 94......