5 MARCH 1904, page 2

An Amendment Was Moved By Mr. Herbert Roberts And Seconded

by Mr. Buchanan representing that in view of our expanding naval expenditure—estimated at above £40,000,000 for this year—and in the interests of international peace, our......

Lord Milner Made An Important Statement To The Inter....

Council at Johannesburg on Tuesday, an extra- ordinary Session having been opened to consider the financial situation in view of falling railway receipts. The revenue for the......

On Monday The Committee On War Office Reform Issued The

second part of their Report, which, it was intimated, had been seen and approved by the King. We have dealt at length with the Report elsewhere, but here we may sum- marise the......

It Was Announced On Wednesday That The Duke Of Connaught

had been appointed to the post of Inspector-General. The Inspector-General cannot, it should be noted, initiate policy ; he can only report on facts; and though he is to act as......

The Debate In Committee Of Supply Was Maintained At A

high level on Tuesday, an unusually large number of Front Bench men and ex-Cabinet Ministers taking part in the dis- cussion, which was mainly concerned with the two-Power......

In The House Of Commons On Monday, Mr. Pretyman, The

Secretary to the Admiralty, made the annual explanatory statement with regard to the Navy Estimates. Their magni- tude was considerable, but that was the inevitable result of......