16 NOVEMBER 1907, page 18

The Birthday Honours List Was Published On Saturday Last. No

peerages have been bestowed, an omission which the present attitude of the Government towards the House of Lords rendered, we suppose, expedient; but baronetcies have been......

Last Week The Result Of The Referendum On The New

Swiss Army Law was announced. According to the Times, there was a poll of about 590,000 out of a total electorate of 785,000 and the majority in favour of the new law was......

Mr. Birrell Concluded His Speech By Repeating That The...

was doing its best to put this thing down, At the same time, he would not be bullied or cajoled by any persons or newspapers here or in Ireland into a departure from a course......

Mr. Birrell Addressed A Large Liberal Meeting At South-...

on Tuesday, and devoted most of his speech to a. defence of his administration of Ireland. He described the cattle-driving in Roscommon and Galway as an illegal con- spiracy, a......

In The Latter Part Of His Speech Mr. Balfour Turned

to the question of Socialism. Though he is, no doubt, a convinced anti-Socialist, we cannot help wishing that he had used some- what firmer language in regard to those who......

We Record With Very Great Regret The Sudden, But, We

are glad to think, not serious, indisposition of the Prime Minister. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was taken ill at Bristol in the evening after his speech at the Colston......

The King's Sixty-sixth Birthday Was Celebrated At...

Saturday last. A special interest was lent to the pro: ceedings by the presentation of the Oullinan diamond, the gift of the people of the Transvaal to the King. In......

On Thursday Evening Mr. Balfour Made His Much-canvassed...

the gathering of Unionist delegates at Birmingham. After declaring that it was impossible to lay down rules as to party loyalty, and making an appeal to "every man not to......

The Times Of Wednesday Publishes From Its Helsingfors...

interesting review of the Session of the new Finnish Diet. It is the only legislative body in the world to which both men and women are eligible, which is elected on the basis......