3 JULY 1909, page 10

The Shanghai Correspondent Of The Times Has An...

in Thursday's paper on the patriotic movement in China to build railways with native capital and to resist foreign control. Hitherto nearly all railways have been built with......

Parliament During The Week Has Again Been Occupied With The

discussion of the Budget. It cannot be said that the debates have been in any sense fruitful, except to show how little the Cabinet realise the full consequences of their own......

A Curious Paradox Of The Situation Is That If France

becomes as strong in the Mediterranean as M. Millet desires to see her, the danger of the Italian Fleet being used against France or Britain will at once pass away. Italy's......

If The " Ungotten" Minerals Proposal Stall Holds The Field,

we would suggest an extension of the principle to Mr. Lloyd If the " ungotten" minerals proposal stall holds the field, we would suggest an extension of the principle to Mr.......

We Do Not Mean By What We Have Said Above

that not enough time has been spent on the discussion, but that, owing to the hugger-mugger way in which the subject has been pre- sented, and the constant changes of front on......

The Cretan Question Is Discussed With Conspicuous Modera-...

the Temps. It is maintained that the substitution of naval surveillance for land garrisons does not amount to any substantial change in the situation. If it was imprudent to......

Furthermore—and This Is The Most Significant Part Of M....

article—the recent inquiry shows that the problem will not be solved by merely building a few battleships. "The whole Naval Department has to be reorganised," and then "the......

M. Philippe Millet, The London Correspondent Of The...

a most interesting article to the Morning Post of last Saturday on French naval strength. Starting with the assumption that the whole problem has been altered by the Entente......

A Debate On The Recent Changes In The Military Adminis-

tration of the Government of India was opened by Lord Curzon in the House of Lords on Monday. We have not space even to summarise the speeches delivered by Lord Morley, Lord......