... almost a fortnight in which to exercise his option, the jobber in the market being all this time at his put and call, so to speak. Usually a speculative account is taken over by another broker, named by the client, or else the client pays the jobber against ...

... nowadays, at all events, the Tories arc net behindhand in the art of political bossing. Mr. Middleton, the chief Tory agent, speaking a month or so ago, said to his Tory agents : The work of the agents was increasing, especially with the cast amount of municipal ...

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... has come, if it can ever come in o::r generation, when the various sections of the Irish Nationalist representation should speak and art one man at Westmin-ter, casting a-ide all merely personal considerations, and all m;nor political issues, in view of ...

... works in alliance with great interests that conceive themselves threatened or that have solid objects to promote. We are not speaking offensively when we say that the trade and the Church are greater powers on the Conservative side than any purely Co ...

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... three years before ; it was his duty to profit by the counsels of the distinguished officer who was recalled for his plain speaking. Mr. Chamberlain revived claim , which had been solemnly given up in the name of Great Ilr itain. His shifty bargaining forced ...

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... do not show the real position of the company's affairs, and lead them into a fool's paradise. We would have our auditors speak out, whatever they say. If all of them would admit how far their audits fall short of what is really accessary the fees would ...

... says : It seems to us to be bad tactics, even from the purely party point of view, to contend, as Mr. Balfour, broadly speaking, contended yesterday, that the Government have made no serious mistakes throughout this unhappy business, and that all that ...