A Situation "of Extreme Gravity "—to Quote Sir William...
words—has arisen in East Ham owing to the unanimous decision of the Borough Council to refuse to administer the Education Act. East Ham, which is one of the poorest districts in......
Mr. Gerald Balfour Introduced On Tuesday The Govern- Ment...
dealing with the unemployed. The new Bill proposes to establish local bodies in each of the Metro- politan boroughs, and a central body for the whole area ; but instead of their......
The French Chamber Having Accepted The General Principle...
between Church and State, is now discussing the clauses of the Bill, of which the most important is the second, in which it is declared that "the Republic neither recognises,......
The Express Of Thursday States That, In Consequence Of...
with his Indian superiors, Lord Kitchener has offered to resign. This statement is, we believe, substantially correct. Lord Kitchener, who is not as popular in India as at home,......
Parliament Adjourned On Wednesday For The Easter Recess,...
not meet again till May 2nd. In the final debate Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman showed once again that he possesses a real fund of dry humour. He desired more information in......
Mr. Lloyd-george Intervened In The Combat Of Wit With Yet
another humorous speech, and one by no means un- worthy of its predecessors. He missed, however, an opportunity for a very telling quotation in the amusing passage in which he......
The Only Person, To Judge From The Reports, Who Attempted
to bring out the true facts of the case during the debate was Mr. Loyd, who gave the history of the unfair exemption of personalty from rates much as we have given it. We note,......
In The House Or Commons On Monday Mr. Gerald Balfour
moved the second reading of the Bill continuing the Agricultural Rates and the Tithe Rent-Charge Acts for another four years. In his speech, and in the debate that followed, the......
Previous page
