2 AUGUST 1913, page 3

In The Political Notes In Thursday's Times It Is Stated

that Lord Mayo, who, it will be remembered, recently raised a debate on Portuguese slavery in the House of Lords, has received a threatening letter from " Portuguese......

Last Saturday Mr. And Mrs. Austen Chamberlain Received...

honour of Mr. Austen Chamberlain's having repre- sented East Worcestershire in the House of Commons for twenty-one continuous years. Mr. Chamberlain spoke of the numerous and......

It Has Been Decided That The Memorial To The Late

Major M. F. M. Meiklejohn, V.C., shall be a simple stone in Hyde Park bearing an inscription, and that the balance of the fund shall endow a memorial bed in the Hospital for......

The Naval Manoeuvres Have Continued During The Week. We...

not be so rash as to say to which side the battle has inclined, for what appear to be successes might in real war have been defeats. Enough to repeat a few of the facts recorded......

The Times Published On Tuesday Four Letters, Which Were...

to have been destroyed, from Charlotte Brontë to Professor Constantin Heger, of Brussels. We are glad to say that the original letters have been generously presented to the......

Lord Rosebery On Monday Made A Capital Speech On The

value of manners to the boys of the Royal Grammar School at Guildford. He pointed out how much the men of the seventeenth century insisted on good manners. In his opinion the......

The Oxford " Greats " List, Which Was Published On

Wed nesday, showed that the Prime Minister's second son, Mr. Cyril Asquith, had taken a first-class. The academic dis- tinctions won by Mr. Asquith and two of his sons are a......

At The Inauguration Of The Model Wooden Cottage On The

edge of Merrow Common, near Guildford, on Saturday last, Lord Midleton was the chief speaker. He dwelt upon the need for supplying the demand for cottages in rural districts......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.

April 17th. Consols (24) were on Friday 731—Friday week 73.......