... grandeur of the second is evident to everyone with the smallest know- ledge of European annals; while the third is probably the most momentous and splendid 1 event in the history of the modern world. I All this perhaps may seem merely to show i I that Robertson ...

... will form the boundary of a Lethe stage-thus giving practically a double e proscenium wall, and avoiding contact between af the roof of the auditorium and the roof of the ,e stage. The whole of the opening of the stage will he filled up by a fire-resisting ...

... has been established at Ekuta, in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The troops were sigit from Saki, where Colonel Allen, of the Second WVest India Regiment, has established his headquarters. The new Im- perial officers who have gone out to the Gold Coast are ...

... MOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 17. The Bouie to-day resumed its sittings after the Easter recess. a The S pealker tnok the chair at 4 o'clock. c Sir W. HEATI COTE reported from the rommittee appointed I to trF the mnerits of the petition against the return of ...

... for ?? Chlampiotuiship on .Saturday. 25. H lilgitest scorers in the first atid se-cond. --,would live~ tenl costndl at 8110 yards and ten a- P~Qvarls asq a third ant indal stage. That wsvs l- ines o~f the contest for the.Qusen's Price Tt i-. Ien ithy henl ...

... and then Sir William Harcourt vigorously denounced the bill. Mr Chaplin having replied to the debate, Mr Balfour said the second reading would be taken en Monday. The bill was then read a first time, and the House adjourned. Tax suspension of the London ...

... to the second reading he should be prepre to refer the bill to a Select Committee, and then ask thed House to deal with its sub- sequent stages. After some remarks from Mr Morley, Dr Clark withdraw his amendment, and the bill was rend a second time. The' ...

... of Het Majesty's Guards marched down to the stage door of a London theatre, and soon after to find these same Guards, who have meanwhilet for the time being cast off their red tunics, appearing on the stage in the uniform of jJncle Sam. Such a spectacle ...

... Thereafter the bill was read a second time without a division, and the sitting was suspended. On resuming in the i evening, Mr Dalziel moved a resolution in favour of second ballots at Parliamentary elections. Mr Holland seconded the motion, which was opposed ...

... v ie entai~J 'staement. which showed that after as 'ii~hg ~rsaset ad lrnbilitiea there was no~ 0 .Ja bet theta were us, debts. The Earl o d pit. is' appinted president for -the f.ite-- c; agreed tol hotd the annual show on Ti t, 1 .tlu; th1e meetingbeting ...

... for a satisfactory settlement, The bill was read a second time without a division. Ir Craig Sellar postponed the second reading of the Private Bill Legislation Bill until Tuesday, 1st June. The second reading of the Water- works (Rating) Bill was m3oved ...

... difficulty reaches the 'sincerely to ie hoped' stage, you had better look out for squalls. In regard to the Greek question we have for some time been, and are still, in the sincerely to be hoped stage. It is sincerely to be hoped that the Powers are ...