4 AUGUST 1894, page 1

The Last News On Friday Was That The Two Fleets

had assembled off Asan, and that a decisive naval battle was imminent. It is further stated, both in a French telegram from Tokio, sent vid Yladivostock, and in an English tele-......

It Is Very Difficult As Yet To Get At The

exact facts as to the .sinking of the hired transport ` Kow Shing.' It is clear, however, that she was an English-owned vessel, flying the English flag ; that her captain was an......

- Against This Is To Be Set A Chefoo Telegram

in Thursday's Times, in which it is asserted that the Japanese acted with the utmost barbarity. According to this version, the captain, trusting to the British flag, did not......

Mr. 3/corley's Reply Was Very Artificial. He Began With A

tu quo que, charging Mr. Balfour with having applied the gag to the Bill for the creation of the Parnell Commission, for- getting that that Bill had received the support of both......

News Of The Week.

A FORMAL declaration of war on China has at last been made by Japan (probably on July 31st, but the tele- grams leave doubt as to the exact date). To this the Emperor of China......

The Editors Cannot Undertake To Return Manuscript, In Any...

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On Tuesday, Sir William Harcourt Proposed A Series Of...

for the purpose of closuring the Evicted Tenants Bill,—Committee, Report, third reading, and all,—within seven days, which he did without any attempt at argument or apology,......