12 MARCH 1904, page 7

" I Frankly Tell My Right Honourable Friend That The One

portion of my life which I shall endeavour to obliterate from my memory is that connected with the closing incident of my official career." It was with these .words that Lord......

The Macedonian Problem.

A l_3 the spring draws near the anxiety of those who wish to avert further suffering in the Near East grows more acute. The Austro-Russian scheme of reform still holds the field......