News Of The Week.
I TT w as announced on Wednesday that an agreement had been reached in the momentous negotiations between France and England which have been proceeding ever since the Fashoda......
The Indian Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Sir James West-...
closes his term of office amidst a blaze of glory. He produced his Budget on March 20th, and showed that while- there was a deficit for 1897.98 amounting to Rx. 5,630;000. there......
This Government Lacks Nerve In Dealing With Slavery. Sir R.
Reid on Wednesday proved conclusively that the , British Government in Zanzibar not only recognises the. status of slavery, but restores slaves to their owners, giving in detail......
The Reception Of The African Agreement In Europe Has Been
decidedly favourable. The Russians do not care, their glances being fixed on Asia; the Germane see their way, we fancy, to some sort of compensation, and are delighted that......
M. Lockroy Made A Remarkable Speech On Friday, The 17th
inst., when introducing his Naval Budget to the Chamber. He showed that France was nine months ago totally unpre- pared for a naval war, lacking material and organisation, but......
