In The House Of Lords On Monday Night Lord Tweedmouth
raised the question of Venezuela. After a well-deserved panegyric of the manner in which Sir Michael Herbert had conducted the negotiations at Washington, he proceeded to......
The Germans Are Once More Agitating The Idea Of An
Economic League of the Continent which is to establish a general Zollverein directed against the United States. It is, to begin with, to be a Customs Union of Germany, Austria-......
News Of The Week.
T HE correspondent of the Standard at Tientsin forwards a letter—not a telegram—in which be states that Chinese most friendly to the foreigners are seriously alarmed. They......
The Week Has Been Full Of Accounts Of An Intended
strike in Holland which in certain contingencies might prove of high political importance. The strike is to begin with the railwaymen throughout the country, who plead serious......
One Result Of Agitations Such As This In Germany Is
to increase American belief in the necessity for a strong Navy. It was supposed that Congress might reject President Roose- velt's advice in this sense, but at the last moment......
M. Rouvier, The French Minister Of Finance, Has Secured A
vote in the Chamber under which the Government is authorised to make a monopoly of - petroleum. That is rather a remarkable incident. The Governments of the Continent are just......
