The Decline In The Purchasing Power Of The Sovereign In
the last twelve years is strikingly illustrated by a comparative table published in Thursday's Daily Mail. Sixteen articles in everyday use—including bread, milk, tea, sugar,......
The Trade Returns For August, Issued Last Saturday, Con-...
to show Very satisfactory results. As compared with August, 1906, imports rose by £407,000 and exports by 13,862,660, while for the eight months ending with August the rise has......
While Dealing With The Subject Of Old-age Pensions We Feel
bound to express our regret at the feebleness displayed by the bulk of the Unionist Press in their treatment of the question. The Daily Mail, however, in its . issue of Thursday......
- The Times Of Saturday Last Contains An Exceedingly...
ing article entitled "Mission Work in China," by Lord William Cecil. Lord William went to China as a delegate from missionary societies here in order to inquire into the civil......
During The Week The Public Has Been Greatly Excited By
the maiden voyage of the Lusitania,' the Cunard Company's huge turbine steamer. Though the weather bus been rough, practically none of the inhabitants of the floating town—for......
Mgr. Jarlin, Of Peking, Quoted To Lord William The Saying
of a Chinese gentleman : "Before 1900 every Chinaman was convinced that he was superior to a European ; after 1900 every Chinaman is convinced that he is inferior." This was......
On Tuesday The New Army Airship, Or Steerable Balloon, Made
a successful first appearance at Farnborough. It rose four or five hundred feet, and travelled about a mile and a half, being all the time quite under the control of the rudder.......
In The Journal Des Debuts M. Maspero, The Well-known French
Egyptologist, has given an interesting account of the recent discovery of lost writings of Menander. The die. covert' of the papyri was made by M. Gustave Lefebvre about fifteen......
Dank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.
Aug. 15th. Consols (21,-) were on Friday 821—on Friday Week 811.......
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