Lord Lansdowne's Optimism Was Not Borne Out By Thursday's...
from the Near East. According to Consular despatches received at Constantinople early in the week, the Albanians in the Jakova district are in open revolt, and serious......
We Are Glad To Note That The Cape Elections Have
re- sulted in the return of the Progressives with a clear majority of 5, which would correspond to a majority of 35 in the House of Commons. It is considered possible that the......
The Fiscal Debate In The Commons Closed On Monday In
a division in which the Government majority fell to 51 (327 to 276),—an astonishing diminution when we remember that before Mr. Chamberlain by his rashness, and the Government......
The Free-trade Unionists With Courage Sufficient To Think...
higher interests of the Empire rather than of their personal position proved in the division more numerous than was expected. Twenty-seven voted for Mr. Morley's amend- ment,......
The Result Of The Mid-herts Election, Which Was Declared On
Saturday last, is the greatest electoral triumph yet achieved for Free-trade. The Free-trade candidate, Mr. Bamford Slack, won the seat by a majority of 132, whereas Mr. Vicary......
Turning To What Had , Been Accomplished, Lord Lansdowne...
the disbanding of the Turkish Irregulars, the appointment of the two European Assessors, and, above all, the reorganisation of the gendarmerie under General di Giorgis, whose......
The Speech Of The Commonwealth Premier At A Con- Ference
of Treasurers of the Australian States, reported in Thursday's Times, is a timely protest against the foolhardy Labour policy which would ruin the Colony by its ex- clusiveness.......
Mr. Asquith's Speech Showed The Very Great Mastery He Has
obtained over the details of the fiscal question. Very con- vincing was his defence of factory legislation as increasing, not decreasing, the efficiency of the workmen, and so......
The Government Speakers In The Debate Were Mr. Wyndham And
Mr. Akers-Douglas. Mr. Wyndham confined himself to a spirited defence of the policy of regaining freedom of action for our Government in their dealings with foreign States. But......
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