7 MARCH 1896, page 2

After Giving An Estimate Of The Naval Force That Has

re3ulted and is resulting from the work of the last seven years (of which we have said something in another column), Mr. Gosehen stated what he proposed to add to the ships......

The Discussion, On Going Into Supply, On The Navy Estimates,

was concluded on Thursday evening, when Sir Charles Dilke made a very pessimistic speech, declaring that the Government scheme was quite inadequate to the emergency; that the......

Mr. Hofmeyr, Leader Of The Dutch Afrikander Party At The

Cape, has addressed a remarkable letter to Mr. De Villiers, a friend in the Transvaal. He states that he has broken with Mr. Rhodes because that gentleman "must have known, nay......

Mr. Goschen Made The Statement Of His Programme For The

administration of the Navy on Monday, and a profoundly interesting statement it was, though it contained no com- parison between our naval strength and that of the other naval......

The Foreign Part Of Lord Rosebery's Speech, After A Gibe

about the policy of the Government in Siam being a repudia- tion of all they had said in Opposition, was chiefly taken up with the Armenian problem. After asking whether our......

The Times Of Tuesday Published, On The Authority Of The

North China Daily News, the details of a Treaty between China and Russia, which Li Hung Chang is to sign on his approaching visit to St. Petersburg. The Treaty includes an......

On Tuesday Night Lord Rosebery Was The Guest Of The

Eighty Club. After pleasantly reminding the chairman, Sir Edward Grey, that "anybody who has lived with an Under- Secretary like Sir Edward Grey must feel that, even as......

Mr. Chamberlain, Questioned On Thursday About The Con-...

which Dr. Jameson and his force surrendered to the Boers, gave an admirably clear and impartial reply :— (1) That the commandant of the Boer forces had distinct orders to insist......