27 NOVEMBER 1909, page 1

In The Same Issue Of The Times There Is A

useful summary of the Report of the Commissioner of Pensions in the United States for the year ended June 30th. The sum paid, about £32,400,000, is the largest on record, and......

An Extremely Important Decision Was Given By The United...

Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Saturday last. By the unanimous judgment of the four Judges the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is pronounced to be a......

In The French Chamber On Friday Week M. Briand Made

an important speech on the proposed new taxes, and bravely stifled a rebellion in the approved manner of M. Clemenceau. He explained that all the "prejudicial Motions" to reject......

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News Of The Week.

T HE Lords' debate, dealt with in detail on the next pages, which was expected to end on Thursday, has been ad- journed till Monday ; but it seems certain that the vote will be......

We May Note Here That A Good Deal Has Been

said as to the weakness involved in the determination to abstain from voting announced by Lord Cromer, Lord Rosebery, and Lord Balfour of Burleigh. We cannot express any......

The Peking Correspondent Of The Times Gives In Tuesday's...

some account of the proceedings of the new Provincial Assemblies in China. Within a fortnight of their birth some of the Assemblies have denounced many of the Central......

We Have Felt Bound To Use Such Influence As We

may com- mand against the policy of rejection up till the very last moment. Our opposition to rejection is, however, purely technical, for we share to the fullest possible......