7 MAY 1910, page 2

The Scanty Accounts Of The Fighting In Albania Do Not

encourage us to believe that the Turkish army has yet made much impression on the insurgents. The Katchanik Pass, which is a strategic point of great importance, has indeed been......

The Genesis Of The Preamble Is Clear. It Was No

doubt inserted as a proof of good faith to satisfy that section of the Cabinet, headed by Sir Edward Grey, which believes that reform of the House of Lords is necessary, and......

May Day In London Was The Occasion Of A Labour

demon- stration in Hyde Park which was more imposing than usual. About eight thousand persons marched from the Embank- ment with bands and banners, and some two thousand......

Lord Grey Formally Prorogued The Two Canadian Houses Of...

at Ottawa on Wednesday. After the prorogation, Addresses were read from both Houses—in English by the Speaker of the Senate, and in French by the Speaker of the......

The Text Of The " Parliament Bill " Was Issued

last Saturday. We reproduce the preamble, which is interesting both for its contents and as being a revival of an almost obsolete . form :- " Whereas it is expedient that......

May Day In Paris Came With The Usual Promise Of

Labour riots and—thanks to M. Briand—passed with as much calm as has marked the day any time these six years. The organisers of the General Confederation of Labour had arranged......

Sir Joseph Ward Announced On Thursday That The New Zealand

Government had decided to adopt Lord Kitchener's recommendations. The new scheme would increase the age for compulsory military training to twenty-five years. In this way the......

Against This The Advocates Of Reforming The House Of...

persons who regard the preamble as a pledge— will no doubt urge that precedence must be given to their scheme for placing the Second Chamber on a popular basis and revising the......