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Speaking Generally, They Recommend The Improving Of The...

the existing camps, and the breaking of them up into smaller units rather than their wholesale removaL The Committee further endorse the pass-system, on the grounds of health......

The Report Of The Ladies' Committee On The Concentration...

was published on Friday week, and affords welcome evidence of the intelligence, the humanity, and the practical common-sense shown by those who served on it. The Com- mittee......

On The Resumption Of The Debate On Monday Mr. Kearley,

bringing up the case of the Cobra,' charged the Admiralty with deliberately buying a jerry-built" coffin" ship with its eyes open, and severely criticised the proposed scheme of......

In The House Of Lords On Thursday Lord Lytton Moved

the second reading of a Bill to amend the Factory Acts with a view to bringing in the laundries of charitable institutions, which, it may be remembered, were omitted last year......

The Duke Of Devonshire Addressed The Liberal Unionist...

the Palace Hotel, Westminster, on Thursday afternoon. In a speech of considerable vigour, and marked by all the sincerity and common-sense' which used to charac- terise the......

On Tuesday Night The Question Of The "repression Of The

engineers," their inadequate pay, and the withholding of executive rank, having been brought up by Messrs. Platt Higgins and Allan and Sir Fortescue Flannery, Mr. Arnold-......

In The House Of Commons During The Past Week There

has been little of importance doing except the Navy Estimates. Mr. Balfour has, we regret to say, been laid up with influenza, and this has prevented Procedure being dis-......

The Report On Army Recruiting For 1901 Was Issued On

Tuesday. It has been spoken of as showing very unfavour- able results, but we cannot endorse such a verdict. On the contrary, it appears to us extraordinarily satisfactory that......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent.

New Consols (2i) were on Friday 941.......