THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

1904

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO., LTD.; HOULSTON & SONS SMITH, ELDER, & CO.; J. & E. BUMPUS, LTD.

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1905

CONTENTS.

PART I.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

Difficulties of the Government-The Fiscal Question and the Unionist Party-

Invitation to Mr. Chamberlain to Visit Australia-Board of Trade Returns

and the Fiscal Question-Speeches on Fiscal Reform-Correspondence be-

tween the Duke of Devonshire and Mr. Chamberlain; Its Immediate Results

-Mr. Balfour at Manchester; Uncertainty of His Meaning-Speeches by

Mr. Chamberlain at Birmingham, at the First Meeting of the Tariff Commis-

sion and in the City-The Duke of Devonshire in Liverpool-Bye-Elections

in Devonshire (Ashburton Division), Norwich and Gateshead-Passive Resis-

tance-Mr. Balfour and the Primate on the Education Act-Prospect of

Licensing Bill-Chinese Labour-Somaliland-Various Views on the Fiscal

Question-Mr. Arnold - Forster on Army Reform-First Report of Lord

Esher's Committee-Conviction and Suicide of Whitaker Wright-Mr.

Chamberlain on the South African War-Ayr Burghs Election

CHAPTER II.

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Opening of Parliament-King's Speech-Lords' Debate on the Address-Illness

of Mr. Balfour-Commons' Debate on the Address; Working of the Irish

Land Act; The Macedonian Question; The Conduct of the South African

War-Outbreak of War between Russia and Japan-Amendment to the

Address, Dealing with British Commerce in the East-Duke of Devonshire

in the City-The Fiscal Question; India; Amendment to the Address;

Division-Bye-election in Hertfordshire (St. Albans)-The Chinese Labour

Question; Lords' Debate, and Amendment to the Address in the Commons-

Amendments on Irish Land Act and the Unemployed-Address Carried-

Lords' Debates on Macedonia and on Fiscal Policy-Reports on Tariff Wars

-The Venezuela Settlement-Supplementary Estimates for Army and Navy;

Discussed-Musical Copyright and Mines (Eight Hours) Bills-Lords'

Debates on Arrangement of Business, and Thibet-Navy Estimates; Dis-

cussed-Proceedings of the National Liberal Federation and Liberal League

-Impending Retirement of Sir William Harcourt Announced-Commons'

Debate on Sugar Commission-London County Council Election-London

Education Committee-Second Report of Lord Esher's Committee-Army

Estimates-Debate on Them-Mr. Pirie's Resolution on the Fiscal Question,

and the Prime Minister's "Other Document"; Debates-Lord Rosebery in

Newcastle-Education and the "Religious Difficulty"; Debate in the

Commons; Proposed Compromise-Signs of Unionist Disintegration-Re-

newed Debates on the Estimates-Controversy Continued as to Chinese

Labour; East Dorset Election; Debates on the Subject in the Lords and

Commons; Subject Reopened on Consolidated Fund Bill; Hyde Park De-

monstration-Parliament during the Latter Part of March-Private Legisla-

tion (Wales) Procedure Bill-Civil Service and Revenue Estimates-Con-

cluding Section of War Office Report-Scottish Education Bill-Aliens Bill

-Debate on Easter Adjournment-Conference on Macedonia-Impending

Retirement of Sir M. Hicks-Beach

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