7 AUGUST 1915, page 2

The Other Speaker Was Sir Robert Borden, The Prime Minister

of the Dominion of Canada. His speech, which showed a finely tempered spirit throughout, will, we trust, be read throughout the nation and the Empire. Unfortunately our space......

The News From Gallipoli, As Far As It Goes, Is

satisfactory. We have made.a slight advance, but, what is more important, the Turkish oonater-attacks have shown very little deter- mination. In this connexion we may mention......

A Great Deal Has Been Said Of Late In Regard

to our cotton policy. A correspondent of the Times recommends that in order to clarify the situation and strengthen our own position we should, to begin with, declare cotton......

On Wednesday Night Mr. Balfour Addressed A Great...

at the London Opera House in a speech which will not easily be forgotten. After dwelling upon the great services of the British Fleet, not only to ourselves, but to all the......

The Speeches Delivered At The Opening Of The Special Session

of the Imperial Demo, called to consider the present crisis, show that Russia remains "unshaken, unseduced, unterrified." As the President finely put it in the closing words of......

So Much For The Latest News. Earlier Reports Showed That

the chief pressure was from the north, and that on the Narev front the German troops were fighting desperately to deecend upon their prey. Again, on the west front of......

In The Western Theatre Of War There Have Been During

the week renewed attempts on the part of the Crown Prince's army to advance, but these have all been checked. In the British section of the line there has been fierce fighting......

That The Welsh Guards Will Do As Well As—they Cannot

expect to do better than—their fellow Guardsmen will be the earnest and confident hope of all who know and have seen anything of this fine battalion. The distinguished soldier......

We Fully Admit That The Bravery Of The Germans Has

been great, but it has been met with equal bravery on the part of the Russians, who have disputed every inch of the ground. What is most satisfactory is that the Russians have......

Several British Submarine Successes Were Officially...

In the Sea of Marmora one of the British submarines torpedoed a large steamer off Mudania Pier and a small steamer, probably a gunboat, close to Karabogha Bay. Lighters were......

The Balkan News Is Promising. A Reuter Telegram States That

on August 3rd the British, French, Russian, and Italian Ministers at Athens called upon the Premier and made to him collective representations, their object being the settlement......

On Tuesday Afternoon The King Presented Colours To The Welsh

Guards. The ceremony took place in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace. The King's speech was singularly felicitous. After mentioning his pleasure that a regiment raised in the......

On The Isonzo The Italians Continue To Press On, And

the desperate Austrian efforts to regain the lost ground in the Cars° plateau have all proved failures. It is quite possible that we may hear of the faIl of Gorizia in a week or......