The Germans Suffered A Naval Reverse In The Baltic On
Friday week, losing a pre-Dreadnought battleship of the 'Deutschland' class and the mine-laying cruiser Albatross.' The battleship was torpedoed by a Russian submarine and blew......
On Thursday Week Four British Vessels Were Sunk By German
submarines—a schooner and three steamships, the largest of which was 4,656 tons. The submarine which sank the schooner off the Fastnet carried dummy funnels from which smoke......
We Agree With Mr. Lloyd George As To The Great
unwisdom of partial, or indeed of any, disclosures of Cabinet secrets ; but we think that even if Lord Haldane has shown himself indiscreet, as we hold him to have been, in......
Lord Haldane's Disclosures As To Munitions Have Been...
an incident which is very strange, and one which should be very deeply regretted. Thursday's papers contain the following notice, which we must give verbatim :— "Mr. Lloyd......
For The Moment We Do Not Want To Know Who
is to blame for the past, but solely how to avoid danger for the future. There is only one exception. If it can be shown that only by telling the full story of the past can an......
Finally, We Come To Lord Haldane's Defence Of The Late
Government's policy as to munitions. He accepted the blame for the late Government, entirely exonerating General von Donop, the head of the Ordnance Department at the War......
The Special Correspondent Of The Times At Belgrade Said In
Wednesday's paper that the Austrian monitors on the Danube, since they were reduced from seven to six by a "pretty piece of torpedo work," have lain inside a boom. They have......
Lord Haldane Delivered An Apology For Himself And The Late
Government at a demonstration in his honour in the National Liberal Club on Monday. We need not follow his defence of the scheme of having behind a powerful Navy a highly......
In The Lords On Tuesday There Was A Most Important
and useful debate—a debate of the kind which makes the serious part of the public draw comparisons with the House of Commons by no means favourable to that body. Lord Midleton,......
A Curious Effect Of The German Campaign In The United
States has been the outrages committed by a man of German extraction who had assumed the name of Holt. He used to be Professor of German in Harvard University. On Friday week......
Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 6 Per Cent.
Aug. 8th.......