6 MAY 1899, page 4

, Topics .. Of The Day.

THE OUTLOOK IN. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. T HE Government's latest diplomatic triumph—i.e., the agreement with Russia—affords a good oppor- tunity for taking stock of the state of......

Mr. Rhodes's Speech.

W E cannot say that we like the atmosphere of the Cannon -Street meeting or of Mr. Rhodes's great speech. There was too much excitability, too many wild proposals, too much of......