31 MAY 1902, page 3

The News That Mr. Edison Has At Last Discovered A

new electric accumulator, which is light, powerful, cheap, does not leak, and so renders back all the electricity put into it, is of the utmost importance. It means, says Mr.......

The Two Chiefs Of The Liberal Party Have Made Speeches

within the last eight days which were obviously dictated by some previous agreement. Lord Rosebery spoke first at the National Liberal Club on Friday week, and commenced by......

Lord Pauncefote, Who Had Been Ailing For• Several Weeks,...

somewhat suddenly last Saturday at Washington. At the time of his appointment to Washington in 1889 Sir Julian Pauncefote, alter a long and honourable career as a Colonial Judge......

Lord Pauncefote, In A Word, Had That Rare Quality Which

Dr. Johnson observed in Sir Joshua Reynolds,—he was invulnerable to attack. Thus, while the " saffron journalists " could find no joints in his harness, Americans of light and......

Sir H. Campbell-bannerman Spoke Last Saturday Night At...

nearly the same effect, though with more bitterness and more insistence on the vast expenditure of the Government. It had, he maintained, increased the regular expenditure apart......

Speaking At A Meeting Of The National Rifle Association On

Wednesday, the Duke of Cambridge said some very wise, as well as friendly, things about the Volunteers :—" I cannot say too much with regard to my own appreciation of the......

The Roman Correspondent Of The Daily Mail Sends To The

Thursday iss,,e of that journal a very striking item of news. It appears that Mgr. Passerini, Vicar-Apostolic of Southern Shen-si, who has arrived in Rome after thirteen years'......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent. New Consols (21) Were On

Friday 961.......