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... I THE FRAINCHISE AGITATION. l Sir R. Cross, speaking at Walton-on-the.Nasze. said that if the Franchise Bill were passed and a Redis- tribution Bill then introduced they would be fight- ine with a rope round their necks, for then the Government would ...

... Mr. Kruger's health, which was cordially received. Mr. Kruger, in reply, speaking in Dutch, thanked the assembly for their reception, and said he thought his inability to speak and under- stand the English language suggested one of the real difficulties ...

... it would be an excellent thing for every Welsh man, woman, and child to speak English -much better English, I hope, than the vast majority of the Eiglish people themselves speak ? Can a Devonshire ran understand a Durham man or W. T. ?? either'? Had ...

... and concluded his paper by speaking of the value and importauce of ensilage to the farmer. Considerable discus- sion followed, in which Mr. Charmley, Mr. Burnham, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Tnrton, and the chairman took part. Speaking of education, one or two farmers ...

... vou get? You caunot speak here, sir. I said, Yoe call it. a free and open 1 meeting, 'and Mr. Nash said, You cannot speak here, sir. I said, Is it not a public meeting ? and Mr. 3 Nash said again, You cannot speak here, sir., With. that ...

... which children, when out of school, speak the Welsh language exclusively or ganerally. 2 To what extent in such districts is Welsh used as the language of instruction in elementary schools ? 3. Is this Welsh-speaking area increasing? If it is, can you ...

... leaders of the party could not tell what form the contest would take until they saw the enermy' propositions. Mr. Monkc, M.P., speaking at the annual meet- ing of the ?? Chamber of Commerce ves- terday, said lie believed a compromise might be efected on the ...

... expressed a hope that the carters of Liverpool would take up the subject of Sunday desecration strongly. He believed le was speaking the sentiments of the carters of Liver. pool when ho said they would have no desecration of the Sabbath. (Applause.) England ...

... to favour me with an opportunity to protest against what I believe to be a gross libel on a most respectable body of men. Speaking I from an experience of 16 years in the employ of two of the leading firins of the city, I can say that such a suggestion ...

... hear-he must speak English. Dilettanteism might possibly do much harm here, might mis- lead and waste and bring to nought a genuine talent. For all modern purposes, I repeat, let us .all, as son as possible, be one people. Let the Welsh. an speak English, ...

... PUBLIC MEN ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS. Lord John Manners, speaking at the Lough- borough Conservative Association dinner last night, said he believed that the reason why the Government were pushing on the subject of re- form was not because it was, wanted, but ...