5 SEPTEMBER 1903, page 3

The Melbourne Correspondent Of The Daily Chronicle Gives...

the scheme of the Federal Army devised by General Sir Edward Hutton, and now approved by the Federal Govern- ment. The scheme provides for the complete organisation of (I) a......

Lord Salisbury Was On Monday Buried At Hatfield In...

with his express desire. The ceremonial was considered private; but the attendance of relatives, connec- tions, and the estate staff made the concourse seem large. The King's......

The Week Has Been Rich In Rumours Of Compromises And

resignations. The former remain unconfirmed and uncontraclicted. With regard to the latter we may note that the Westminster Gazette gave currency on Monday to a rumour that at......

Mr. Alleyne Ireland Publishes In The Times Of Thursday An

account of what has been accomplished by the Brooke family in their sovereignty of Sarawak. It is perhaps a little too purely appreciative ; but the facts are sufficiently......

Under The Head Of "our Walking Inquiries" The Daily Mail

published on Saturday last the first of a series of reports on the fiscal policy as it is understood by the working classes. The writer traversed a great part of England—the......

The Attempt Of Mr. Montague Holbein, Once A Champion...

now probably the strongest swimmer in the world, to swim across the Channel, failed on Wednesday. About Eleven miles from the French coast the flood tide caught him, and he......

The Figures For The Argyllshire Election Were Published...

To the great surprise of local managers, the Liberal candidate, Mr. J. S. Ainsworth, was returned by a majority of 1,586, involving a turnover of 2,186 votes on a poll slightly......

The Times Published On Tuesday Two Letters Written By Mr.

Cecil Rhodes twelve years ago, shortly after he became Cape Premier for the first time, to the Premiers of Canada and New South Wales. In the letter to Sir John Macdonald; whom......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent.

consols (21 per cent.) were on Friday 891.......