6 AUGUST 1870, page 4

Topics Of The Day.

THE WAR. T HE delay is over at last, and Germany has commenced the invasion of France. While the Emperor was wasting time in a scenic attack on an open town, held by a Prussian......

Why We Ought To Fight For Belgium.

T HE country has decided to defend Belgium, even if attacked by Prussia and France in combination, and the country has decided rightly. It has been guided mainly by an......