Lord Lansdowne's Answer To The Duke Of Bedford Showed, In
our opinion, that the Secretary of State for War has less grasp of the essentials of the problem than his unofficial critic. After mentioning that thirty thousand applications......
Sir George Grove, Who Died On Monday Evening At Lower
Sydenham, began life as a civil engineer, and worked under Stephenson on the Britannia Tubular Bridge over the Menai Straits. An account of this bridge which he sent to the......
In Dealing With The Question Of Recruiting, Lord Lane- Downe
mentioned that there had been some eight thousand more recruits during the first four months of this year than during the first four months of last year. He hoped in future to......
As To The Pension Proposal, Lord Lansdowne, We Think,...
the Duke of Bedford. At any rate, his answer does not in the least meet our own suggestion. We want to see, in addition to the present Army Reserve and the new real Militia......
The Gunnery Experiments On The Belleisle ' Took Place Last
Saturday. The very first shell from one of the Majestic's' 12 in. guns entered the stern, traversed the ship, and emerged at the bows. In three minutes, superstructure,......
In The House Of Lords On Friday, May 25th, The
Duke of Bedford raised a debate on the condition of the armed forest of the nation. His speech was excellent both in tone and substance. He urged on the Government the......
The Occupation Of Pretoria And The Surrender Of Mr. Kruger
will probably kill out the Continental opinion that the war was unjust. That opinion was not based on any analysis of the reasons for the war, but on a hope that the Boers would......
The Long Discussion About Marriage With A Deceased Wife's...
has, we fancy, ended at last. They are not directly legalised in this country, but on Monday Lord Strathcona carried the second reading of a Bill making such marriages, if......
Bank Rate, 4- Per Cent.
New Consols (21) were on Friday 103/.......
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