On Thursday The House Discussed The Uganda Railway Vote,...
which 23,000,000 is to be raised and spent. Sir Charles Dilke strongly opposed the railway, which he declared would only open up a useless country,—one without re- sources and......
The Despatches Which Have Passed Between The Home...
that of India on the subject of the cost of the Indian troops sent to Saakin, add little to the general knowledge of the matter. The Viceroy and his Council contend that India......
A Correspondent Of The Daily Mum Who Is Staying At
Tokio has had an interesting conversation with the Marquis Ito, the Prime Minister of Japan. The Marquis did not enter upon the foreign policy of his country, but he observed......
On Friday, June 26th, The House Of Commons Discussed The
Naval Estimates, and heard from Mr. Allan an im- passioned attack on the Belleville boilers which are being largely adopted in the Navy. Mr. Goschen made an excellent defence of......
On Wednesday The Opposition Took The Unusual Step Of...
the third reading of the Rating Bill. In a series of set speeches the leaders held the Bill up to public odium. Mr. Asquith argued that the agricultural interest did not need......
On Monday The House Of Commons Continued The Report Stage
of the Rating Bill, and a number of amendments of a more or less dilatory and obstructive character were brought forward by the Opposition. It soon became evident that the......
The French Are Evidently Going To Have Trouble With...
The Hovas do not like them at all, and are assailing them through a kind of guerilla war, bands of "brigands" attacking and sometimes defeating parties of Senegalese troops. M.......
Cardinal Vaughan Has Published An Official Synopsis Of...
just issued by Leo XIII. We have said enough of this document elsewhere, but its main drift is to restate the old teaching of Rome, that Christ gave the headship of his Church......
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