27 JANUARY 1912, page 21

Topics Of The Day.

GERMANY AND THE AFRICAN COLONIES OF PORTUGAL. W E have no doubt whatever that it would be greatly to the benefit of the world if Germany could acquire the African colonies of......

Sir Edward Grey And His Critics.

S IR EDWARD GREY'S speech to his constituents last Saturday was a model of what such addressee should be. He did not attempt to take his audience into his con- fidence. Other......