8 AUGUST 1908, page 3

The Members Of The Peace Congress Were Entertained At Dinner

at the Hotel Cecil yesterday week by Mr. Harcourt on behalf of the Government, and Mr. Asquith in proposing the toast of the evening, "The International Peace Movement," made a......

The Cruiser 'indomitable,' Which Brought The Prince Of...

from Quebec and arrived at Cowes on Monday night, has established a new and remarkable warship record for long-distance steaming. Her average speed from land to land was over......

The Second Trial-trip Of Count Zeppelin's Steerable...

that he has constructed—has ended in disaster. Leaving Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance, in Switzer- land, at 6.4.5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and passing over Strassburg—where......

The Third International Art Congress For The Development...

and art teaching was opened on Monday in the Hall of the University of London, South Kensington. Lord Carlisle, who delivered the presidential address, dwelt at length on the......

The Olympic Regatta At Henley Ended Brilliantly On Friday...

In the final heat of the eight-oared race, the great event of the meeting, the Leander crew met the Belgians, who had previously defeated Cambridge University, and after a......

A Correspondent Of The Times Gives A Most Interesting...

of the hydroplane Ricochet II.,' designed and con- structed by the MM. Le Las of Paris. The little vessel, which is described as resembling a short fresh-water punt some......

The Report Of The Royal Commission On The Feeble, Minded,

appointed in 1901, and empowered in 1906 to inquire further into the case of the certified insane, was published as a Blue-book yesterday week. The Report is so voluminous—the......

The Report Rejects The Suggestion That The New...

form part of the Poor Law system of the country, while indicating possibilities of effectual and economical co-op era tion; recommends the inclusion in every local Committee of......

Bank Rate, 21 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

May 28th. Consols (21) Were on Friday 861—on Friday week 86g.......