After The Discussion Of The Point Of Privilege, Lord Cromer
moved his amendment, which limits the operation of the Bill to December 31st 1915. After a very timely protest against the way in which the Lords had been " hustled " in their......
In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. Haldane's Scheme
for a Special Reserve was discussed in Committee of Supply. The vote was for £840,000. Mr. Haldane spoke on the defensive, and declared that there was no reason to think the......
In The House Of Commons On Wednesday, Upon The Report
of Civil Service, Mr. Burns, dealing with the administra- tion of the Motor-cars Act, agreed substantially with an argument of Mr. Long that drivers should be prosecuted more......
On Monday The Bing, Who Was Accompanied By The Queen,
received a deputation from the seventeenth Universal Congress of Peace, which has sat in London during the week. In his reply the King said :—" There is nothing from which I......
The Public Mind Has Been Deeply Stirred During The Past
week by the Sievier cane, tried before the Lord Chief Justice at the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Sievier was accused by Mr. J. B. Joel of blackmail We cannot summarise the......
On Tuesday The Congress Was Opened At Caxton Hall. An
admirable address was delivered by Lord Courtney of Penwitb, who elaborated a single theme,—the connexion between justice and peace. " Without justice they could have no......
We Shall Not Know Before Going To Press What Will
be the fate of the Cromer amendment, but we fear it is safe to say that the Commons will disagree with it and that the Lords will not insist on maintaining it. If that is to be......
On Wednesday, August 5th, Fifty Years Will Have Passed Since
the laying of the first Atlantic cable. Mr. Brett, Mr. Cyrus Field, and Mr. Bright (afterwards Sir Charles Bright), the engineer who laid the cable, were the " projectors " of......
Bank Rate, 21 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.
May 28th. Consols (24) were on Friday 861--on Friday week 8tii.......
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