... PLAIN SPEAKING. The Colonial Secretary went on to criticise the Transvaal Political Association, and referred in ironical terms to Mr. Robinson’s speech. He did not think that either of the races in South Africa would care to replace Downing-street rule ...

... THE «SPEAKING GOD.” Manitoba Lake, which lies northwest of Fort Garry, and has given a title to the province formed out of the Red river region, derives its name from a small island from which in the stillness of the night issues a mysterious noise. On ...

... LORD SALISBURY SPEAKS Lord Salisbury presided on Wednesday night at the annual dinner of the United Club, held in London, and, in responding to the toast of “ The Unionist Cause,” said the power of the Opposition in the House of Commous was so completely ...

... COUNCILLOR UNITE SPEAKS. The (Exanerly meeting of the Pleasant Wednesday Evening Society was held on Wednesday night at the Praed-street Chapel. Councillor G. D. Unite occupied the chaif’ Phe Chairman, in his opening remarks, referred to his election ...

... LORD LONDONDERRY SPEAKS. The Marquis of Londonderry, addressing a Primrose League demonstration at Wynxard- Park, Stockton-on-Tees, on Saturday, said the new Education Act would place on a sound basis the whole of their system of education, and not only ...

... **NOoT ON SPEAKING TeRMS.” On Monday last a letter appeared in the “Times '’ over the signature ot Mr. Arthur Lee, who was Civil Lord of the Admiralty durivg the last Unionist Administration, in which Le stated that the Commander-in-Chicf of the Channel ...

... MR. BALFOUR SPEAKS. Mr. Balfour, presiding on Wednesday at the annual demonstration of the Primrcse League in the Albert Hall, said he would not attempt to minimise the defeat they had sustained since last year's meeting, hut there was no need that they ...

... SIR MICHAEL SPEAKS. Sir M. Hicks-Beach, who spoke from the third bench above the gangway and who was received with cheers, explained that when he proposed the corn tax last year he did so with the object of raising money for the war. When the war was ...

... TN MISSION TO FRENCH-SPEAKING FOREIGNERS. The forty-third annual meeting of this important evangelical undertan~ing, which has been so long and successfully carried out by Pasteur Du Pontet de La Harpe of the French Reformed Church in Bayswater with the ...

... WIVES WHO NEVER SPEAK The Corean woman who speaks or even nods on her wedding day immediately becomes an object of ridicule, and loses caste. Neither threat nor prayer must move her, for the whole housoholtI) is ever on the alert to catch a single muttered ...

... THE MISSION TO FRENCH-SPEAKING FOREIGNERS. On Saturday afternoon last the Mission to the Foreign French-speaking Population in the Metropolis and Great Britain held its fort&-first | nnnuuh‘neeting in the beautiful grounds of Grove House, Regent's Park-road ...

... SIR EDWARD GREY SPEAKS. Sir E. Grey. addressing a meeting at Peterborough on Wednesday night, said, though it was notorious that the Liberal Party was going through an exceptionally difficult time, there was, apparently. no tendency, no desire. no inclination ...