7 NOVEMBER 1903, page 18

At A Meeting Of The Central And Associated Chambers Of

Agriculture in London on Tuesday speeches were delivered by Mr. Rider Haggard and Mr. Chaplin. Mr. Haggard de- clared that if the Government programme were passed, the effect on......

We Do Not Suppose That The Fire Which Broke Out

in the Vatican last Sunday, and for three hours threatened the price- less library, will prove an historic event, but the accounts of it reveal a new tone as prevalent in the......

The Chorley Election Has Resulted In The Return Of Lord

Balcarres by a majority of 1,428 votes. He polled 6,226, and his opponent, Mr. Lawrence, 4,798. The last time there was a contest was in 1885, a year when the Liberals won at......

Mr. Aylesworth, One Of The Alaskan Boundary Commis-...

entertained at a banquet in Toronto on Monday, and made a remarkable speech. After dissociating himself from the attacks made on Lord Alverstone and the other Commis- sioners,......

The Struggle Between Hungary And Austria, Or Rather...

and the Emperor-King, appears to be calming down. Count Tisza has accepted the Premiership ; all military concessions asked for have been made, except the language for words of......

Mr. Chamberlain Proceeded To Sketch The Existing State Of...

commerce. Our foreign trade relatively to other nations was declining, our trade in neutral markets was stationary ; only in otu- Colonial trade was there any sign of advance.......

We Are Glad That Sir William Harcourt Should Have Come

out into the open in the present fiscal struggle. His long political career, and the good work which he has done in his time at the Exchequer, entitle him to be heard with all......

Mr. Asquith Made Another Excellent Speech At Paisley Last...

After commenting on the makeshift character of "the policy of the half-way house" adopted by the Govern- ment, Mr. Asquith addressed himself to the consideration of Mr.......

On Wednesday Night Mr. Chamberlain Addressed An Audience...

thousand people at Birmingham. His speech, which was the longest he has yet made in his campaign, was a remarkable example of his great powers of popular appeal. He began with......