The British Flag Was Hoisted In Spitabergen Last Week. Our
Government have apparently decided that the Arctic Islands, rich in coal and iron deposits which are laeing.worked by a British company, can no longer be regarded as No Man's......
The Least Excusable Of All Strikes, Since The Nation Went
to war, ended in the early part of the week by the return of the Clyde shipyard malcontents to work, as a result of the Government ultimatum, published last Saturday, that the......
To The East Of Reins On Thursday Week General Gouraud
began a powerful offensive on a twenty-two-mile front in unison with the American Army at Verdun, west of the Meuse. The plan was to attack on either aide of the Northern......
Australian Cavalry Occupied Damascus On Tuesday Morning,...
General Allenby began his offensive in the Plain of Sharon. Our advanced guards had occupied-Tiberias and Semakh, on the Sea of Galilee, on Thursday week. The following day the......
Mr. Asquith, Addressing On Friday Week In Manchester A...
in connexion with the annual meeting of the National Liberal Federation, outlined his policy as "an unrepentant fellow-Liberal." He deprecated a General Election in war time, as......
A Highly Significant Announcement Was Made Last Sunday By...
Norwegian naval authorities. The territorial waters of Norway, off the south-western coast between Stavanger and Haugesund, are to be mined and "closed to ordinary traffic." It......
The Americans' Advert° Was Such An Obvious Threat To The
German lines of supply and retreat by the Meuse Valley, Montmedy, and Metz that the enemy rapidly brought up reserves to stop them. Furious counter-attacks, the difficulties of......
The Merchant Ships Completed In British Yards Last Month Had
a tonnage of 144,772. In the same month our shipping losses amounted to 178,401 tons. The shipyards are undoubtedly doing better, but they are still unable to replace our......
Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed Isom 5/ Per Cent.
April 5, 1917.......
A Renter Message From Amsterdam Published In The Papers Of
Tuesday indicated that the German Government have finally refused to ratify the Hague Agreement about the exchange of prisoners between Great Britain and Germany. We fear the......
This Is An Invitation That Ought To Be Accepted. The
Allies' terms should be agreed upon and published as soon as possible. Then we shall be ready to dictate them if Germany asks for peace suddenly. Let us not forget that Germany......
"this Is A People's War, Not A Statesmen's. Statesmen Must
follow the clarified common thought or be broken." "It would be folly to leave the guarantee for the security of peace to the subsequent voluntary action of the Governments we......