31 MAY 1913, page 2

Dr. Walter Hines Page, The New United States Ambassador,...

in Liverpool on Saturday morning, and was welcomed at Euston by the staff of the Embassy on his arrival in London in the afternoon. Owing to the continuance of a niggardly......

The By-election At Altrincham, Which Has Excited Such...

interest during the last month, has resulted, as we felt sure it would, in the return of the Unionist, Mr. G. C. Hamilton, whose majority was 1,262. Mr. Hamilton polled 9,409......

We Do Not Doubt That The Marconi Scandal Also Played

a very large part at Altrincham. Though cynical politicians in London on both sides may profess to think that the " Marconi business is overdone," we are convinced that it has......

The Toronto Correspondent Of The Times Said On Thursday That

it was not yet clear what the action of the Senate would be on the Canadian Navy Bill. It is certain that the Govern- ment will not accept the dictation of the Senate and will......

The Growing Importance Of The Empire Day Celebrations Was...

this year in a variety of ways. As Lord Meath, the founder of Empire Day, observed at the Guildhall meeting, at least nine millions of boys and girls were assembled that day to......

In Most Places The Master Or Mistress Spoke To The

children on the rise and growth of the Empire and the significance of the Union Jack. Suggestions for these addresses had been furnished in an excellent circular letter issued......

Parliament Reassembled This Week. On Tuesday And...

had before it the second reading of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, which we are glad to see was read a second time by 296 votes to 20 and referred to a Com- mittee of the......

The Trial Of Mr. Cecil Chesterton On An Indictment For

criminal libel began on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Phillimore, and continued throughout the week. The mass of evidence is so great that we cannot attempt to summarize it here.......

A Great Deal Has Been Said As To The Cause

of the victory. As was to be expected, the defeated candidate and the Liberal Party generally prefer to attribute the result to what they call " the temporary unpopularity of......