31 MARCH 1906, page 2

A Committee Composed Of Sir West Ridgway, Lord Sand- Hurst,

Sir Francis Hopwood (Permanent Secretary of the Board of Trade), and Colonel Johnston, R.E. (Director- General of the Ordnance Survey), has been appointed by the Government to......

In The House Of Commons On Monday The Home Secretary

introduced a Bill to make further provision with respect to workmen's compensation for injury. The Bill, which is a consolidating Bill superseding the Acts of 1880 and 1897,......

At The Evening Sitting In The Commons On Tuesday Mr.

A. H. Scott moved that it was expedient to withdraw from the Sugar Convention, on the ground of its disastrous effects on trade. He appealed to the Government to maintain in......

Mr. Lloyd-george, Replying To Lord Percy's Criticisms...

the Opposition when in power had got the country into difficulties in all parts of the world, they met the Government with nothing but taunts and jeers when they were trying to......

The Attention Of The Committee Is Specially Drawn To The

proposals discussed at the recent Conference of leaders of various parties, and the letter continues : "The introduction of manhood suffrage, taken in conjunction with the......

On Friday Week Mr. Balfour Was A Guest At A

dinner given at the Mansion House to the Masters of the City Companies, and in reply to a toast made an excellent speech on the House of Commons. He confessed himself an......

On Friday Week, At A Meeting Of The Royal Institution,

Lord Roberts delivered an earnest and statesmanlike address on Imperial defence. Our criticism in the past had been largely misdirected, since we had been busy on the problem of......

The Scandals Connected With The Administration Of The New...

insurance companies have had a remarkable develop- ment during the past week. In consequence of Judge O'Sullivan's ruling that the payments out of insurance com- panies' funds......

The German Navy Bill, Which Provides Inter Alia For Six

cruisers for foreign service and for increasing the tonnage of future battleships, was passed in the Reichstag on Wednesday. The Social Democrats opposed the measure, Herr Bebel......