1 MAY 1897, page 4

Topics Of The Day.

THE BUDGET. T HE Budget is a very tame one. There was a great increase of Revenue over the estimate in the past year—no less than £3,470,000— but there can, unfor- tunately, be......

The Defeat Of Greece. T He World Is Still Governed In

the last resort by brute force. The gallant little man who, standing amidst a ring of burly and sneering policemen, has endeavoured to perform those policemen's duty, has been......