3 JUNE 1916, page 2

It. Was A Good Sign, At The Outset Of An

undertaking of which no one san hide the intense difficulty, that the whole House received Mr. Asquith's statement with generous cordiality. There was no desire to thwart his......

In The Lords On Tuesday Lord Kitchener, Answering Appeals...

the Volunteer Training Corps should be used seriously, expressed first his high appreciation of the gallant service rendered by the V.T.C. in Dublin during the revolt. The War......

We Shall Not Trouble About The Rest Of The Attacks

upon Lord Kitchener, for they were of little practical value, but we must not close our account of the debate without mentioning that at the end Mr. Tennant announced that Lord......

Let Any One Who Is Inclined To Condemn Lord Kitchener

wholesale' stop for a moment and consider how infinitely more difficult his task was than the task of the French or the German Minister of War. In both these cases the male......

That, In Our Opinion, Is A Sound Defence. Lord Kitchener

has literally worked miracles in raising, equipping, and training men, and, as the Prime Minister pointed out, in doing this so quickly and with so extraordinarily small an......

In The House Of Commons On Thursday Week Mr. Asquith

de- scribed how Mr. Lloyd George, " at the unanimous request of his colleagues," had undertaken to try to bring about a settlement between the Irish parties. He led up to his......

In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. Mckenna Proposed

to charge an extra Income Tax of 2s. in the pound on American securities which the owners have not sold or lent to the Treasury. This additional tax will not be subject to any......

We Give Below A Precis Of The Parliamentary Proceedings...

with Mr. Lloyd George's mediation in Irish affairs. Here we can only say, as we said last week, that we trust a miracle will take place, and that he may be able to bring all......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday There Was A

discussion on the new Army Order about conscientious objectors. The usual supporters of the objectors welcomed it on the whole, and only expressed misgiving that it might not be......

On Tuesday Came The Somewhat Sensational News From The...

that the Bulgarians had seized certain positions on the Greek side of the frontier and had expelled the Greek troops occupy. ing them, in one place with a small amount of......