31 JANUARY 1914, page 19

In Other Words, Mr. Asquith Has Made An Offer Of

an offer. The nature of the second or matured " offer " (not to be con- fused with the " offer " already made, though Mr. Birrell's language, we must say, rather encourages......

The Coal Strike In London, Which Lasted A Week, Was

ended by a settlement arrived at onWe dnesday. Moat of the men have now returned to work at the old rates of pay, with the addition of certain concessions which were offered by......

The Eclair Is To Be Congratulated On The Successful Carrying

out of an exquisite hoax. M. Birault, of that paper,, who is evidently a past-master of the fine art of lassie feria, invented a fictitious Republican celebrity with the......

Lord Denman Has Resigned The Governor-generalship Of...

has held since 1911, owing to ill-health, and Lord Chelmsford has been unofficially designated as his successor. Lord Chelmsford, who was appointed Governor of Queensland by the......

Mr. Walter Long, Speaking At Nottingham On Wednesday...

attention to the statement made by Mr. Birrell on Monday—that before civil war began Mr. Asquith would have stated to the world the opportunity which had been offered to Ulster......

The Times Of Tuesday Published From Its Special Come....

at the Hague a most interesting account of the plans for draining the Snider Zee. By this draining eight hundred and fifteen square miles of land will be reclaimed, and the......

The Fire Brigade Committee Of The London County Council, On

the recommendation of the Chief Officer of the Brigade, have decided to award their silver medal to Fireman Reuben Studd for extraordinary bravery shown at the fire at Hyde Park......

At The Annual Meeting Of The Cityof London...

on Tuesday, Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood announced his resignation of the chairmanship, which he has held for the last five years. He had been anxious to retire two years earn......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

Jan. 29th. Consols (21) were on Friday 76i—Friday week 74.......