A Passage In Mr. Balfour's Speech On Mr. Cave's Amend-
ment seems to have caused some remark. Mr. Balfour noted that the charge had been brought against Unionist leaders that " we supported this idea of the Referendum suddenly,......
That Mr. Balfour's Words Should Have Caused Any Surprise Is
a remarkable proof of the short memories of our politicians . Just at this time last year the problem of a Poll of the People was very much in the air, and was being widely dis-......
Mr. Balfour Replied That Throughout The Election Emphasis...
laid by members of the Government entirely upon the prejudice they had raised against the Upper House, and everything else was thrown into the background. Therefore Ministers......
An Amendment Was Subsequently Moved By Sir P. Magnus To
except from the operation of the Parliament Bill any Bill for modifying it. Mr. Asquith replied that the amendment would "stereotype in this particular matter a very serious......
Representatives Of Great Britain, Japan, Russia, And The...
are to meet at Washington early in May to consider the best means of preserving the fur seal, the sea otter, the walrus, and plumage birds in the North Pacific. The object of......
The Result Of The Australian Referenda, Announced In...
has been the rejection of the Labour Government's demands altering the Federal Constitution in two important points. The voters were asked whether they approved of empowering......
The Tercentenary Of The Authorised Version Of The Bible Was
celebrated in New York on Tuesday, when messages were read from Mr. Taft and King George. Mr. Taft said that the classic English of this Version of the Bible had given shape to......
On Wednesday Mr. Cave Moved An Amendment To The Effect
that a Bill if rejected three times by the House of Lords should be submitted to a poll of the electors. We discuss this amendment at length elsewhere, and we need only record......
The Split In The Committee Of The Parliamentary Party At
Constantinople had a most interesting and important result last Saturday, when the insurgents carried all before them at a private meeting. The Times correspondent says that ten......
The Greater Part Of Monday's Sitting In The House Of
Commons was devoted to a discussion of Mr. Lonadale's amendment to the Parliament Bill, excluding from its opera- tion any measure of Home Rule for Ireland. After asserting that......
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