Lord Ripon Announced In The Lords Late On Wednesday Night
that the Government did not propose to proceed with the Scottish Small Holdings Bill. The announcement came as a surprise, for early in the afternoon Lord Ripon had professed......
In The House Of Commons On Friday, August 16th, On
the third reading of the English Land Bill, Mr. Balfour made a speech the unbending Cobdenism of which was, we confess, somewhat too strong for us. The evils complained of in......
That Mr. Balfour's Speech Has A Very Great Deal Of
truth in it we readily admit, and we hold that the country should be grateful for the warning he has given it, and for his insistence that we must not forget the greater......
On Monday Mr. Winston Churchill Moved The Second Reading Of
the Transvaal Loan (Guarantee) Bill in a very long, animated, and provocative speech. He denied that there had been any bribe. The Home Government had simply enabled the......
The Times Of Saturday And Monday Last Printed Two Extremely
interesting articles on the relations of Gambetta and Bismarck from the pen of M. Francis Laur, an intimate friend of Gambetta's. According to M. Francis Laur, Gam- betta was......
During The Course Of The Debate The Proposal Of The
Trans- vaal Government to purchase and present the King with the Cullinan diamond was alluded to by Mr. Churchill as " a wonderful event," which would greatly raise the prestige......
In The Lords, Lord Carrington, Moving The Second Reading Of
the Small Holdings and Allotments (England) Bill on Monday, proceeded to recapitulate the main objects of the Bill, defended the adoption of the principle of hiring as opposed......
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