1 DECEMBER 1906, page 17

The Estimates For 1907 Have Been Discussed During The Week

in the French Chamber. They reach the figure of £152,973,734, the highest in Western Europe, and if new taxes are not imposed there must be a deficit during the coming year. M.......

News Of The Week.

T HE long-expected debate on the administration of the Congo Free State began in the Belgian Chamber on Wednesday. The Premier, Count de Smet de Naeyer, opened the discussion......

On Wednesday In The Reichstag Prince Billow Formally...

Dernburg, the new Director of the Colonial Department, and delivered a speech upon German colonial policy. For two thousand years Germany had been a colonising Power, and she......

On Monday Evening President Roosevelt Returned From A...

to Panama. He reached Colon on November 14th, crossed the Isthmus next day, inspected the Canal, and then visited Panama City, and was received publicly by the President. An......

The Week Closes With Somewhat Better Hopes For A Com-

promise on the Education Bill. In the Upper House on Thursday Lord Lansdowne announced the modifications of the Lords' amendments which he was prepared to advise. These were in......

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