In Wednesday's Papers It Was Reported That The Admiralty Had

resolved to abandon the naval base on the Firth of Forth which they decided upon two years ago, the new scheme of mobilisation for the Fleet having rendered the original plan......

It Was Announced On Thursday That The Wax Office Had

placed orders with ordnance manufacturers, including Messrs. Vickers and Maxim, and Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., for a sufficient number of field-guns to rearm the whole......

With Great Ceremony In The Throne-room Of Government...

Prince was attended by a detachment of Bengal Cavalry and accompanied by his Afghan suite, and the Viceroy was surrounded by his staff and the members of the Govern- ment. No......

The Indian National Congress Has Held Its Annual Meeting At

Bombay during the past week, under the presidency of Sir Henry Cotton. The most important resolutions passed at the concluding sitting were those advocating the despatch to......

As We Commented At Length In Our Last Issue On

Mr. Arnold-Forster's excision of Free-trade doctrine from the new edition of his "Citizen Reader," it is only fair to give the substance of his defence as set forth in the......

On Thursday Week Mr. Root, The American Ex-secre- Tary Of

State for War, and one of the ablest of living statesmen, made an important speech on the Monroe doctrine, which we have dealt with elsewhere. Mr. Root said that it was the only......

The New York Sun, Which In The Past Has Not

been con- spicuous for friendliness towards this country, in commenting upon Mr. Root's speech, suggested an alternative to the strong Navy he advocated,—a defensive alliance......

It Is Credibly Reported That Mr. Whitelaw Reid Will Succeed

Mr. Choate as American Ambassador in London in the spring. Mr. Whitelaw Reid has long been known as one of the most eminent of American publicists. After a distinguished Univer-......

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