26 FEBRUARY 1910, page 2

Mr. Redmond, Who Spoke Next, Said That His Party Had

supported the Government heart and soul at the General Election because they understood that a pledge had been given as to the abolition of the Lords' veto, and becausti they......

Lord Kitchener's Report On Australian Defence Was...

papers of last Saturday. It will be remem- bered that the Commonwealth had already adopted national service on the Swiss model in a modified form. Lord Kitchener's duty was not......

During The Debate On The Address In The Lords On

Monday Lord Lansdowne, while admitting the need of reform of the House of Lords, and noting that it was admitted by the Government, expressed the view that for the present it......

Parliament Was Opened By The King In State On Monday.

The Speech from the Throne, which was exceptionally brief, dealt first with the coming inauguration of the Union of South Africa at the end of May, and with the recently......

The Debate On The Address Was Continued On Tuesday By

Mr. Barnes, who declared that the Election was mainly fought and won on the question of the Lords. The policy of the Labour Party with regard to the Upper House might be summed......

Mr. Asquith, Who Followed Mr. Balfour, Explained That He Had

never said that a Liberal Prime Minister ought not to meet the House of Commons before he had obtained guarantees for an exercise of the Royal prerogative. He had asked for no......

The German Naval Estimates Were Discussed By The Budget...

of the Reichstag on Wednesday. The votes for new construction amount to £1,719,500, which shows an increase of £722,500. On the same day in Paris the Chamber of Deputies......

In The Commons, After The Address Had Been Moved And

seconded, Mr. Balfour spoke. Whatever else could be said of the King's Speech, there was "very little in it." The only legislative project dealt with the relations of the two......