21 DECEMBER 1907, page 3

Lord Curzon Also Laid Stress On Clive's Exertions To Purify

the Administration, and his freedom from self- seeking, and concluded :—" He was a great man. He was a great Englishman. He was one of these Titanic forces that rise above the......

Yesterday Week Lord Curzon Unveiled The Mural Tablet...

been set up in the great hall of Merchant Taylors' School to the memory of Lord Clive. He was "one of the master spirits of the English race " of whom Browning had rightly......

On Tuesday Sir Joseph Ward, The Premier Of New Zealand,

in a speech at Wellington declared that he would not rest satisfied till the "All-Red Route" was an accom- plished fact. The coaling of the Pacific steamers would be no more......

The Daily Chronicle Of Wednesday Gives Some Remarkable...

to the final speed trials of the new turbine and oil- fuel destroyer Tartar.' A speed of 35 . 363 knots was main- tained for six hours, and over the measured mile the highest......

The Hope Of Saving Crosby Hall Has Been Sensibly Increased

by the opportune proposal of the Board of Trade that the Board might rent the building for housing its commercial library and displaying its samples. At present the Board of......

We Intend To Publish A Series Of Letters Addressed To

A working man by "J. St. L. S.," dealing with "The Problems and Perils of Socialism." The series will begin on the first Saturday in the New Year. It may interest our readers to......

The Trial Of Robert Wood For The Camden Town Murder

at the Old Bailey ended on Wednesday in a verdict of "Not guilty." Sir Charles Mathews, for the Crown, con- cluded his speech by saying :—" If you find that while there may be......

The Times Calculates That The Total Annual Subsidy...

be £700,000 to £800,000, and that nearly half of this would have to be contributed by Great Britain. If the need is proved, we shall be prepared to counsel sacrifices for so......

At The Opening Of The Proceedings In The Druce Case

on' Monday Mr. Atherley-Jones announced that Mr. Caldwell— the witness from America, who has left the country—being discredited, his evidence was entirely withdrawn. He also......

Bank Rate, 7 Per Cent., Changed From 6 Per Cent.

Nov. 7th. pausal ( i ii) wen on Frikihy 8 21--on. Fri4gy weak B.......