But That Did Not Prevent Him From Being The Most
self-possessed man in the court, and his calmness and self-confidence contri- buted to the legend about the powers of will and hypnotizing eye which he exercised during his......
In Reply To Lord French's Unfortunate Assertion That Lord...
took no trouble to supply the Expeditionary Force with shells in the spring of 1915, Mr. Asquith quotes a letter from Lord Kitchener, dated April 14th, 1915 :— " I have had a......
The Success Of Wireless Telegraphy Has Become A Common....
Yet it is worth recording that last week messages were sent from the Marconi station at Carnarvon to Australia and duly received. Thus wireless has spanned the world. The......
We Regret To Record The Death Last•week Of Mr. Ernest
Myers, the distinguished scholar and poet, at the age of• seventy-seven. He did much for Greek studies by his lectures and by his versions of Pindar and, in collaboration with......
The Council Proposes To Reserve To The New Authority Powers
over the Fire Brigade, water supply, markets and street traffic, but to share with the boroughs the responsibilities for drainage, parks, housing, roads and some at least of the......
Mr. Asquith, Whose Loyalty To His Old Colleagues Is One
of his finest and most engaging traits, contributes a noteworthy " Appreciation of Kitchener " to the December issue of Pearson's Magazine, in reply to Lord . Esher and Lord......
Lord Mount Stephen, Who Died At Hatfield On Tuesday In
his ninety-third year, was famous as• the leading spirit in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Like Mr. Carnegie and many other successful Scotsmen, he worked his......
The World's Work For December Gives A Further Instalment Of
the fascinating letters of the late Mr. Walter Hines Page, who was American Ambassador here during the War. He saw clearly from the first—as in a letter of September 22nd,......
Mr. Page Was Impressed By The Readiness With Which Our
Peaceful nation " settled down to war as its one great piece of business now in hand, and by the grim efficiency " of the Secret Service which detected a spy in the Getman......
The War Office Has Disposed Of The Persistent Rumour That
the Hampshire,' with Lord Kitchener on board, was intercepted by a ' boat off the Orkneys through the agency- of a German woman spy. This woman, named Elbie Boecier, has indeed......
The Long Trial Of Landru, The Degenerate Creature Who Was
charged with having murdered at least ten women and disposed of their bodies by burning, has come to an end and he has been sentenced to death. To English minds a French trial......
The London County Council On Tuesday Adopted A Draft Scheme
for the future administration of Greater London, which Mr. R. C. Norman will advocate on behalf of the Council. before the Royal Commission on London Government. The scheme......
Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 5i Per Cent.
Nov. 3, 1921 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 881 ; Thursday week, 88 ; a year ago, 831.......
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