31 AUGUST 1912, page 2

The Spell Of Wet Weather Which Has Afflicted The Country

for the last month culminated in a tremendous deluge on Sunday night and Monday. Serious floods, involving great damage and discomfort, have occurred in the Midlands, but East......

We Sympathize With Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Mistrust Of- "...

schemes of Imperial organization ; they have a way of being in advance of the needs of the Empire, and consee quently framed under serious misapprehensions. But he was certainly......

On Monday It Was Announced That The German Emperor Had

been suffering from rheumatic swelling of the neck, attended by considerable pain and difficulty in speaking and swallowing. He was, in consequence, obliged to cancel his......

The Paris Correspondent Of The Times Described In...

the recent proceedings of the National Federation of Teachers' Unions, which caused the Government to decide to suppress the unions. It appears that at the Congress which opened......

The Condition Of Morocco Is Causing A Good Deal Of

anxiety to the French Government. When El Hiba, the pretender, entered Marakesh and was proclaimed Sultan, El Glawi, who professes attachment to the French, handed over to him......

Mr. Borden's Important Visit To England Came To An End

on Friday. It was the occasion of a most valuable exchange of opinions between the Imperial and Canadian Governments, chiefly on naval defence, but also on the wider question,......

We Hope That Sir 'wilfrid Laurier May Be Invited, If

it seems good to the Canadian Government, to sanction the naval programme before it is published ; for naval policy should be a non-party question, and the appearance of......

The Crisis In Turkey Has Almost Ceased To Be A

crisis since last week. The vacant places in the Cabinet have been filled, and it seems probable that the Government will now be allowed to make their preparations for the......

It Is Proposed To Commemorate The Centenary Of Sir George

Etienne Cartier, the distinguished French-Canadian states- man, by erecting a monument on the slope of Mount Royal, -which overlooks the city of Montreal. Cartier's services to......