24 JUNE 1916, page 1

Parliament Reassembled On Tuesday. In The House Of...

was not much of interest. We are glad to record that Mr. Harcourt refused to consider the adoption of the system of meat tickets. As German experience has proved, tho system......

News Of The Week.

T HE military situation continues to be satisfactory. Though we fully recognize that one must not exaggerate the effect of the Russian advance, it is none the less not only a......

At Verdun Fighting Of The Character To Which We Have

become familiar during the past four months has prevailed throughout the week. " Mutual cannonading" has been almost constant, and there has also been a considerable number of......

In The House Of Commons On Wednesday The Prime Minister

and Mr. Boner Law paid eloquent tributes to Lord Kitchenees services to the nation. Later some important alterations in the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' s original fiscal......

Mr. Mckenna Has Also Determined To Withdraw The...

on metor-cars. We are to have instead an extra duty of 6d. a gallon on all petrol used for pleasure, or at any rate private, purposes Commercial users, doctors, and veterinary......

The Italian Situation, We Are Glad To Say, Has Much

improved, and shows that even when it was at its worst on the eastern side of Lake Garda our optimism was well justified. Not only have the Italian flanks continued to hold, but......

We Have Dealt Elsewhere With The Very Important And...

news which comes from Arabia, but may record here that the Grand Shereef, who is supported by the tribes of West and Central Arabia, has actually preclaimed Arab independence of......

From The British Front The News Has Not Been Important.

All the signs show, however, that in every part of our line we possess the local mastery. This will not, of course, prevent the enemy attempt- ing to anticipate attack by us by......

In The House Of Lords On The Same Day Tributes

were paid to Lord Kitchener by Lord Lansdowne, Lord French, and Lord Derby. Lord Lansdowne said that no one but Lord Kitchener could have conjured up the new Armies as by the "......

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