21 FEBRUARY 1903, page 1

The Situation In Macedonia Is No Better, But It Is

believed that the Austro-Russian Note, which has been under con- sideration by the Powers during the week, was presented to the Porte on Thursday. The contents of the Note are......

News Of The • Week.

I T is with a sense of relief that we are able to record that on Saturday last the Government announced that the Venezuelan Protocol had been agreed on, and that the blockade......

On His Way To Cape Town Mr. Chamberlain Made Speechesand

received deputations at Graaf Reinet, Middelburg, Schomibie, and Pearl. At Graaf Reinet Mr. Chamberlain spoke with the utmost frankness on the subject of rebellion and loyalty.......

Mr. Chamberlain In Reply Said That He Had Seen Men

of all opinions, and his hope was to bring them together. He had met many men who had fought in the war, and had learned to respect them thoroughly and to trust their assurances......

The Names Of. The American Commissioners Under,the, New...

were published this week. They are Mr. Root, Senator Lodge, and Senator Turner. Mr. Root ; an- questionably one of the ablest men alive to-day in the Anglo-Saxon world of ,......

At Pearl The Attendance At The Presentation Of Addresses And

the garden party was meagre, and the attitude of the Dutch distinctly unsympathetic, but the - moderate and con- ciliatory line of Mr. Chamberlain's remarks appears to have been......

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