... POLITICS AND SOOIETY. LsnD., Monday, April 9tli. To-day Dr. Joseph Parker celebrates his servntieth birthday. It is difficult to balieve that the popuilar minister of the City Teenmple. -whose influence wa.s, perhaps, never greater than it is to-day, ...

... the Raid, which Me the origin of all the trouble. (Iear, hear.) He v-ould like to know what w-as the intention of Mlr. Joseph Chamberlain when he framed his despatches to _r. Kruger. -id he mean war or didl he not? He wvuld very much like to knowr also ...

... Copenhagen. The Emperor Francis Joseph has intimated his inten- tion. of visiting the Emnperor William at Berlin on the occasion of the celebration of the eighteenth birthdsy of the German Crown Prince. M ho is is godson.. Mr. Joseph Gold, nephew of the late ...

... given towards the end of seat monlth, a~nd the ot~her early in Ju~ly. About 2,000 invitations will he issued. by the Lord Chamberlain for each ball. The Bucking- ham Palace invitation lists w~ill be sent to W~indsor Ctastle for the Queen's inspectionl direc~tly ...

... Paris to-Morrow. The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire are expected to arrive at Devonshire House to-day from Ireland. Mfr. Chamberlain is stated to bh much better, and is expected in London for the reopening of Pailiament. The first annual Gladstone Commemoration ...

... were the Duke of York, the Duke of Cambridge; the Duke of Fife, the Marquis of Salisburv, the Duke of Aber- corn, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the Marquis of Lans- downe, Viscount Wolseley. the Marquis of Tweedda'e, Lord Stratheona and Mount Royal, the Earl ...

... Mr. John L. Gibbons, at the general election. The way is now cleared for Mer. Neville Chainberlain. second son of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who stood second in order of selection, PORTSMOUTH ELECTON. Work in connection with the Portsmouth election was proceeded ...

... to express their opinion on his claims to relief. For them the only answer is pay, pay, pay. What manner of speech Mr. Chamberlain would have made on the motion of Mr. Willans Nussey wee can only conjecture. It would not have been the speech made by Mr ...

... shared by such an ex- perienced Parliamentarian as Sir Joseph Pease, who has written a somewhat remarkable letter, -asking that, his name should be withdrawn from the Standing Committee on Trade. Sir Joseph's request is dictated by considerations which are ...

... LORDS AND COMON&D 1R CHAMBERLAIN AS IMPERIAL STATESMAN. PLAIN WORDS FROM SIR I. CAMPBEL1rBAINMTISMANN. flO 0mB, P Ltssn'rszyE OCR PO fSSSC For close upon two hours last night lMir. Joseph Chaberlain addrossed himseil to the British Empirc. His iimmedia-te ...

... no territories. The latest leaflet issued by ?? Liberal Publication Department contains an instructive commentary on Mr. Chamberlain's historic declaration at Hanley, in the course of the List General Election, that the old- age pension scheme of the Unionist ...

... leave to introduce a bill to confirm a Provisional Order of the Local Government Board relating to Leeds. LOCAL QUESTIONS. Mr. JOSEPH WALTON (Barnsle', Yorkshire. TL) asked the Under-Secretar of State for Foreign Affairs whether an opportunity wuild be given ...