25 APRIL 1903, page 20

Topics Of The Day.

THE BUDGET. M R. RITCHIE'S first Budget is not a sensational Budget, but it is wise and politic in the best sense, and he deserves, and will receive, the congratulation of the......

The Baghdad Railway. T He Government Have Refused To Give...

assent to the proposals made to them in regard to the Baghdad Railway. To say that Mr. Balfour's announce- ment to this effect will be received with the utmost relief and......