31 JULY 1909, page 3

The First Sitting Of The Imperial Defence Conference Was...

at the Foreign Office on Wednesday. The Prime Minister and several members of the Cabinet welcomed the visitors. All the delegates were present except General Botha, who was......

On Wednesday A Banquet Was Given At The Guildhall By

the British Empire League and the British Science Guild to inaugurate the British Empire Club.• General Smuts, in a very interesting speech, said he was certain that if a small......

That, Given His Premisses, Mr. Asquith's Logic Is...

sensible men must admit. All sensible men, however, must also admit that in these matters logic is often a very fallible guide. To state a syllogism is not to win battles either......

A. Popular Demonstration In Favour Of The Land-tax...

the Budget was held in Hyde Park on Saturday last. The procession, marshalled, as we learn from the Daily News, by " Captain Baker of the Nursing Yeomanry," marched from the......

Bank Rate, 2/ Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

April let. Consols (2k) were ou Thursday 88k—Friday week S41. Bank Rate, 2/ per cent., changed from 3 per cent. April let. Consols (2k) were ou Thursday 88k—Friday week S41.......

On Friday Week Madar Lal Dhingra Was Tried At The

Central Criminal Court before the Lord Chief Justice and sentenced to death for the murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Lalcaca at the Imperial Institute. When asked if he had......

In Such A Demand For Our Fleets To " Cuddle

" our coast and soothe the fears of our old women of both sexes lies a very real danger, and we are sorry indeed to see it encouraged by Mr. Haldane. We dare not let the Fleet......

On Tuesday Mr. Balfour Addressed A Large And Enthusiastic...

of his constituents in the City. The Government were relying even now upon a very narrow margin of battle strength in the Navy. He could not believe that the country recognised......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday The South Africa.

Con- stitution Bill was read a second time. general Botha, Dr. Jameson, Sir J. H. de Villiers, Mr. Moor, and Mr. Merriman were present on the steps of the throne. Lord Crewe......

Mr. H. C. Malkin, For Many Years A Clerk Of

Public Bills in the House of Lords, contributes to the current number of the Quarterly Review, noticed by us elsewhere, a most important article on the privileges of the Commons......