8 APRIL 1911, page 3

The Lord-advocate, Replying To The Toast Of "the Houses Of

Parliament" at a dinner at Dundee on Saturday, paid an extraordinary tribute to the efficiency of the House of Lords. It might, he said, be indefensible on paper and yet work......

Lord Haldane Devoted The Greater Part Of His Speech To

a criticism of the scheme for the reorganising of the Regular Army put forward in Lord Roberts' book. Lord Roberts, he contended, was insisting on preparing for the logically......

The Parliamentary Papers Of Yesterday Week Contain...

to the Holmes circular. After some details as to when it was written, issued, and first brought to the President of the Board of Education's notice, Mr. Runciman explains that......

We Are Glad To Learn That The St. James's Park

Scheme for the Memorial to King Edward has been abandoned. The Executive Committee of the Fund met at:the Mansion House on Tuesday and unanimously resolved, in view of the......

Lord Milner, Who Disclaimed Any Hostility To Lord...

administration, to which great improvements were due, maintained that our power of expansion was substantially unaltered. The debate was continued on Tuesday by 'Lord Midleton,......

On Thursday Night Mr. Balfour Spoke At A Meeting Of

the Junior Imperial and Constitutional League in Lambeth. The most important part of his speech dealt with Home Rule, which, he said, the Government had deliberately plotted to......

We Regret To Record That Mr. Moberly Bell Died Suddenly

at the offices of the Times on Wednesday. His connection with the paper began forty-six years ago. For twenty-five years he served as its correspondent in Egypt, and since 1890......

In The Lords On Monday Lord Roberts Moved A Resolution

expressing dissatisfaction with the inadequate military arrangements of the Government for the defence of this country and our oversee Dominions. Lord Roberts, in a long and......

In The ;house Of Commons On Thursday The Archer-shoe Case

was discussed, and Mr. McKenna made a full and hand- some apology for the great wrong done to the boy in the long series of events which began with his dismissal from Osborne.......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 31 Per Cent.

Mar. 9th. Consols (91) were on Friday 811—Friday week 81j.......