Churchill's Fiscal Motion; Interesting Debate-Debates in the Lords on

India and the Fiscal Question, and on the Navy-Ministerial Rearrangements

-Useful Minor Legislative Measures-Trade Unions and Trade Disputes Bill

-Coal Mines Employment Bill-Workmen's Compensation Bill in the Lords

-Skirmish between Mr. Redmond and Lord Rosebery-"Guillotining" of

Supply South African War Supplies; Statement by Mr. Arnold-Forster-

Discussion of the Beck Case Debates on the Transvaal Loan - De-

bates on Physical Deterioration Report - Irish Debates — Treatment of

West Australian Aborigines-Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hugh Cecil-Series

of Fiscal Debates in the Commons Boycotted by Ministers; Resolutions

against the Government Carried nem. con. and Ignored by Them-Brighton

Election-Army Estimates; Protracted Debates-Lord Lansdowne on Mace-

donia, and on Germany in the Pacific-Commons' Discussion on Cotton Grow-

ing-Free Trade Unionists at Their Club and in the Lords-Civil Service and

Revenue Departments-The Budget-The Lords and Public Business-Lord

Lansdowne on Contraband and the Peace Conference-Mr. Long and Sir A.

MacDonnell - Home Rule Debate- Irish University Education - Land

Values (Assessment and Rating) Bill-Agricultural Rates Act and Tithe

Rent Charge Act Continuance Bill-Introduction of Unemployed Workmen

and Aliens Bills-Underfed School Children-Easter Adjournment, page [26

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CHAPTER III.

The Easter Recess: Mr. Brodrick on the Premier's Fiscal Policy-The Ques-

tion of Relief to Underfed School Children; Order by the Local Govern-

ment Board-Aliens Bill; Debate; Second Reading Carried-Difficulties

of the Board of Education, in the West Riding and Elsewhere; Debate

on the Refusal of the East Ham Borough Council to Continue Admin-

istering the Education Act; Submission of the Council; Deputation to

the Premier; Debate on the Treatment of Merionethshire as a Defaulting

County-Debates on Budget Resolutions and Finance Bill-The Trade

Unions and Trade Disputes Bill Altered in Grand Committee, and Ulti-

mately Withdrawn by Promoters-Criticisms on and Prospects of the Un-

employed Workmen Bill-Progress of Workmen's Compensation Bill in both

Houses-Mr. Balfour at Albert Hall and Mr. Chamberlain in Birmingham-

Farewell Banquet to Mr. Choate-Scottish Education Bill; Second Reading

-Local Veto (Scotland) Bill Defeated, and Land Values Taxation (Scotland)

Bill Read a Second Time-Lords on West Australian Aborigines and Chinese

Labour in the Transvaal-Mr. Wyndham's Explanation of His Resignation;

Debate in Commons-Agricultural Rates Act, etc., Continuance Bill through

Committee-Mr. Balfour's Statement on Imperial Defence; Discussion

thereon; Lord Esher's Letter-Lord Lansdowne on German Pacific Islands

-Development of Commercial Advisory Committee of Board of Trade-

National Liberal Federation Meetings and Labour Legislation-Mr. Cham-

berlain and Trade Unionists-The Government and the Automatic Con-

ference of 1906; Great Disorder in the Commons-Discussions on Irish

Secretary's Salary and on Proposed Repeal of Crimes Act-Lord Lansdowne

on German Tariff and Anglo-Japanese Alliance-Resignation of M. Delcassé;

Regrets in Great Britain-Motor-car Debate-Lords and the Afghan Treaty-

The Fiscal Views of Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain; Debates in Both

Houses-Scottish Churches Bill-Resignation of the Speaker; Thanks Voted

to Him; Election of His Successor

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CHAPTER IV.

Lord Roberts's Appeal for Rifle Shooting as a National Pursuit-The Co-operative

Congress-Mr. Haldane at Tranent-Foreign Affairs: the Morocco Question

-Report of Sir W. Butler's Committee on Disposal of War Stores in South

Africa; A Statutory Royal Commission on the Subject Promised; Vote of

Censure Debated and Defeated by Full Majority-The Sinking of the St.

Kilda-Unemployed Workmen Bill Read a Second Time-Grant to the Ex-

Speaker-Indian Budget Debate; Questions of Indian Military Administra.

tion Dividing Lords Curzon and Kitchener; Decision of Home Government;

Rumours of Viceroy's Resignation Denied-Motor-Car Question-Aliens Bill

in Committee; Closure by Compartments; Bill Read a Third Time-Sir W.

White on the Navy Estimates; Naval Discussions in the Commons-Minis-

terial Defeat in East Finsbury-Lord Roberts in the Upper House on Our

Military Unpreparedness; Volunteer Debate in Commons; the War Secre-

tary's Reply to Lord Roberts-The Crimes Act in Galway-Churches (Scot-

land) Bill Read a Second Time, and Carried through Remaining Stages

in the Commons-Debate on Post-Office Employés' Salaries-The Question

of Electrical Power for London-Ministerial Redistribution Resolutions

Produced; Their Reception; the Speaker's Ruling; Resolutions Withdrawn

-Unionist Party Meeting-Government Defeat on the Irish Land Com-

mission Vote; Their Decision to Ignore It-Episcopal and Labour Appeals

on Behalf of the Unemployed Bill; Its Passage on a Reduced Scale-Lon-

don County Council Tramways Bill Thrown Out by the Lords-Lord Lans-

downe on Macedonia-Lords' Debates on Physical Deterioration Report and

Shortage of Army Officers-Lord Roberts and the London Chamber of Com-

merce-Fiscal Motion by the Duke of Devonshire in the Lords, Met by the

Previous Question; Speech by Lord Minto-Government Bills Dealt with by

the Lords; Other Bills Lost; Failure of the Parliamentary Machine-Sup-

posed Settlement of the Curzon-Kitchener Question; Debate in the Lords—

Alleged Delays of the Judicial Committee-Commons' Debates on South

Africa, Education, Telephone Agreement, Foreign Affairs-End of Session

-Decline in Prime Minister's Position-King's Speech

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CHAPTER V.

The Luncheon to the French Naval Officers in Westminster Hall-Irritation

between Great Britain and Germany; British Fleet, however, Well Received

on Its Baltic Cruise-Report on Food Supply in Time of War-Lord Curzon's

Resignation; Papers thereon; Mr. Brodrick at Godalming; Unfortunate

Publication of Controversial Minutes-British Feeling as to the Russo-

Japanese Peace-Trade Union Congress-Volunteer Discontents; the Prime

Minister on the Volunteers-The New Anglo-Japanese Treaty; Its Reception

-Revelations of the Paris Matin-Mr. G. Balfour on Redistribution Prospects

-Mr. Asquith on the Restoration of Parliamentary Efficiency-The Illness

of Lord Spencer-Ministerial Defeat in the Barkston Ash Division-General

Character of the Autumn Political Campaign-Mr. Asquith on the Fiscal

Question-Sir E. Grey on Foreign Policy-Mr. Morley on the Japanese

Treaty-Sir E. Grey on Chinese Labour-Liberal Allusions to Home Rule

-Mr. Lyttelton on Chinese Labour-Mr. B. Law, Mr. A. Elliot, the Duke of

Devonshire, Lord Londonderry and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the

Fiscal Question-Mr. Chamberlain on Lord Londonderry and Mr. Asquith,

and Lord H. Cecil on Mr. Chamberlain-The Prime Minister and the Unem-

ployed; His Guildhall Appeal; the Queen's Appeal-The Foreign Secretary

and the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs-Lord Roberts's Propaganda on

Behalf of Universal Military Training-Liberal Comment on Unionist Divi-

sions-Mr. Redmond on the Liberal Party-Mr. Balfour and Lord London-

derry-The Conservative Conference at Newcastle; Triumph of Chamberlain-

ite Section; Mr. Balfour's Appeal for Party Unity-Mr. Chamberlain's Con-

trary Appeal at Bristol-Articles Pointing to the Premier's Resignation in the

Times and Daily Telegraph-Transient Liberal Crisis on Home Rule-

Macedonian Blue-book-The Volunteers Not to be Reduced-Anglo-German

Friendship Movement-Mr. Balfour's Resignation-Sir H. Campbell-Ban-

nerman becomes Prime Minister and Forms an Administration-The New

Government; Favourable Reception by Public Opinion-Mr. Balfour's De-

fence of His Resignation-Lord Rosebery on the New Ministry-The New

Premier on Liberal Policy-Despatch on Chinese Labour-An Electioneering

Christmastide-Issues before the Country

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RUSSIA, TURKEY AND THE MINOR STATES OF EASTERN EUROPE

CHAPTER IV.

page [241

LESSER STATES OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE: BELGIUM-THE

NETHERLANDS - SWITZERLAND SPAIN PORTUGAL DENMARK

SWEDEN-NORWAY .

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CHAPTER V.

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(By Sir CHARLES ROE, late Chief Judge of the Chief Court of the Punjab.)

ASIA (SOUTHERN): PERSIA-BALUCHISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-THE NORTH-

WEST FRONTIER-BRITISH INDIA-TIBET-SIAM

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CHAPTER VI.

(By W. R. CARLES, C.M.G., late H.M. Consul-General at
Tien-tsin and Peking.)

THE FAR EAST: THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR-JAPAN-KOREA-CHINA-
HONG-KONG TSING-TAO

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OR KIAO-CHOU (GERMAN) WEI-HAI-WEI

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(BRITISH)-FRENCH INDO-CHINA

CHAPTER VII.

(By H. WHATES, Author of "The Third Salisbury Administration,

1895-1900," etc.)

AFRICA (WITH MALTA): SOUTH AFRICA-EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN-NORTH-

EAST AFRICA AND THE PROTECTORATES-NORTH AND WEST AFRICA [405

CHAPTER VIII.

AMERICA: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES (by

A. MAURICE Low)—CANADA-NewfoundlanD-MEXICO AND CENTRAL

AMERICA (by H. WHATES)-THE WEST INDIES AND GUIANA (by

H. WHATES)-SOUTH AMERICA (by H. WHATES)

page [442

RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR'S LITERATURE (by LIONEL G.

ROBINSON), SCIENCE (by J. REGINALD ASHWORTH, D.Sc., Victoria

University, Manchester), ART, DRAMA (by Miss EVELINE GODLEY),

and MUSIC (by J. E. TALBOT)

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