4 DECEMBER 1909, page 19

Lord Rothschild, Who Spoke Next, Reminded The House That The

Bill was almost unanimously opposed by men of business. He' believed that " by the super-tax a new kind of Holy Inquisition was'being set up which would pry into every one's......

Ultimately The Negotiations Fell Through, Owing To A...

of opinion between two expert valuers, and in the end five:sixths of the Thorney tenants bought their holdings at a fixed price, leaving two-thirds of the purchase-money on......

Lord Carrington's Version Of The Sale Of The Duke Of

Bed- ford's Thorney Estate, given in the Lords on November 24th, was subjected to a very damaging analysis in Monday's Times by Mr. R. E. Prothero, the agent of the Bedford......

Lord Crewe In His Reply On Behalf Of The Government

drew a tragic picture of the position of members of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords. Now that the Liberals were in power, the Opposition " still took complete charge of......

Bulk Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

Oct. 21st.. . Consols (2k) were on Friday 83—Friday week 821.......

The Archbishop Of York Differed From His Brother Primate In

thinking that, "since he was entrusted with a vote on an occasion so important, he could not conscientiously refuse to give it." He delighted the Opposition by his references to......

We See It Stated That The War Office Intends To

provide cubicles in barracks. We are sincerely glad to hear it. No doubt this decision is due to the popularity of the experimental barracks at Woking. About ten years ago we......

Sir John Bigham, The President Of The Admiralty Division, At

the annual dinner of the Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Sir John Bigham, the President of the Admiralty Division, at the annual dinner of the Liverpool Shipbrokers'......

The Leonardo Bust Controversy Remains Much In The Same State

as last week. But it has been the cause of a delightful ban mot. According to the Liberig, after witnessing Mine. Jeanne Granier's performance at Neudeck, the Kaiser assured her......

Among The Many Excellent Speeches Made On The Last Day

of the debate, Lord Curzon's was especially remarkable. He asserted that opponents of the Bridget had been unjustly acoused of indifference to questions of social reform. But a......