2 MAY 1896, page 2

M. Mane Has Formed A Moderate Ministry, With M. Hanotaux

as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and, in a terribly windy declaration to the Chamber, has announced that his Government will put down revolutionary designs, will work with the......

On Thursday The Debate On The Second Reading Of The

Rating Bill was concluded, but not until Mr. Balfour had moved the closure. The figures of the division were 333 for and 156 against the second reading,—majority for the......

Parliament Has Been Spending The Week In Debating The Second

reading of the Rating Bill, but with little increase of illumination. On Monday Sir Henry Fowler returned to the attack, and pleaded that the whole urban population was being......

The Text Of President Kruger's Reply To Mr. Chamberlain's...

which bears the date of April 21st, was published in London on April 29th. It is rather lengthy and entirely devoid of literary merit, but its meaning is perfectly clear. The......

Lord Salisbury Was Hardly In His Beat Form When Speaking

at the Grand Habitation of the Primrose League on Wednes- day; indeed, he gave the impression of low spirits. Yet he had to congratulate the Primrose League on the great impres-......

Lord Rosebery Delivered A Speech At Rochdale On Tuesday...

was chiefly concerned with the Government's Educa- tion Bill; but of that part of it we have said quite enough in another column. In the earlier part of his speech he attacked......

The List Of Shareholders In The Chartered Company Made Up

to July 6th, 1895, is now lying on the table of the House of Commons. At that date there were 14,781 shareholders owning the 2,000,000 £1 shares. Among these are many......