13 JANUARY 1900, page 3

The Response Of The Colonies To The Appeal For Help

becomes daily more splendid,—there is no other word for it, Mr. McLean, the Premier of Victoria, replying to Queens- • land's suggestion that the joint Australian force for......

In Connection With The Suggested Use Of Shields By Infantry,

further communications on which subject will be found in our correspondence columns, we would recall attention to the letter which appeared in the Times on the 29th ult. In it......

At Stettin, On Wednesday, Count Von Billow, The German...

Secretary, made an interesting speech on the recent development of German shipping at the launch of the new Hamburg-America liner `Deutschland,' which is designed to eclipse all......

The Sale Of The Panama Canal To A Company Of

New York financiers is now an accomplished fact. The chief mover in the negotiations, of which an interesting account is to be found in Thursday's Times, is Mr. William Nelson......

We Note An Interesting Item Of News In Thursday's Times,

— namely, that the Governor of Gibraltar has received an offer from three thousand Spaniards with military train. lug who are willing to enter our service. If these men like to......

The Daily News Of Wednesday Contains A Striking Letter From

Mr. Charles Phillips, the Congregational minister of Johannesburg. Speaking of the ministers of the Free Churches in the Transvaal, he points out that their material interests......

The Registrar's Returns For The Past Week Show That The

influenza epidemic is again seriously prevalent in London and the large towns. The deaths directly attributable to that cause in London, which had stood at 42, 38, 69, and 193......

A Much Esteemed Correspondent Has Objected To The Use Of

the phrase in our last issue, "We certainly do not mean to give up till we have tried for a couple of years or so," as seeming to imply that we should abandon our efforts if we......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent.

New Consols (21) were on Friday 99.......