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Mr. Haldane Ends By Pointing Out That The General Staff

will be judged by the men it produces. "If they prove them- selves to be pedantic theorists,-if they get out of touch with the Army, or if they exercise their authority by......

The Board Of Trade Returns For The Month Of August

con- stitute a record both as regards exports and imports. Imports show an increase over those in August last year of over two millions, while the exports are larger by close on......

That The Establishment Of A General Staff Is A Wise

step we have no sort of doubt. We sincerely hope with Mr. Haldane that it will be allowed a free scope, and that those mysterious forces which have so often produced ruin or......

The Events Of The Past Week In South Wales Are

very far from bearing out Mr. Keil. Hardie's boast that the Trade- Unions might safely be raised above the law, since they could be trusted to do all things in order and......

The Chairman Of The Associated Chambers Of Commerce, Sir W.

H. Holland, speaking at the annual meeting at Bristol on Tuesday, told the same tale as the statistics. There were industries, he declared, and important ones, which had been......

On Thursday An Army Order Was Published Constituting A...

Staff for the British Army. The General Staff is to be composed of two divisions,—the General Staff at headquarters, and the General Staff in commands and districts. The former......

We Cannot But Regret That The Newspapers Should Give So

much prominence to the agitation that is now going on in Bengal. No doubt that agitation should be carefully watched, and, we presume, is being watched, by the India Office ;......

The Publication Of This Army Order Is Supplemented By An

interesting explanatory Memorandum by the Secretary of State for War. He points out how the British Army has hitherto never possessed a General Staff, but how necessary, such an......