23 DECEMBER 1911, page 1

After A Long Blank Period A Considerable Skirmish Is...

from Tripoli. The Turks and Arabs, three thousand strong, attacked three battalions of Italians on Tuesday at Bir Tobras, ten hours from Ain Zara. The fighting was evidently......

News Of The Week.

T HE most interesting foreign news of the week comes from Persia. For many days the Cabinet was anxious to treat with Russia, but was quite unable to obtain the consent of the......

Last Saturday Parliament Was Prorogued With The Usual...

Wednesday, February 14th. Among the Bills which received the Royal Assent earlier on the same day were the Finance Bill, the Copyright Bill, and the Insurance Bill. The King's......

During The Week The Debate On The Morocco Question Has

continued in the French Chamber. We need not summarize ;the main facts as to the new Franco-German Agreement, for they are already well known. M. Caillaux's statement was......

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The New Zealand Elections Have Resulted Unexpectedly Is...

defeat of the Government. If Sir Joseph Ward should be unable to form a new Ministry there will be an end to the Liberal-Labour alliance which has ruled New Zealand for twenty......

The Papers Of Monday Published An Apology Which The Gaekwar

of Baroda addressed to the Viceroy in answer to a complaint as to the Gaekwar's indifferent bearing at the Durbar. When the Gaekwar was rendering homage with the other feudatory......

The Berlin Correspondent Of The Times Gives In The Issues

of Tuesday and Wednesday some information about the forth- coming German Estimates. The estimates are still being discussed by the Federal Council, and it appears that some of......