THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

1905

ALL THE VOLUMES OF THE NEW SERIES OF THE

ANNUAL REGISTER

1863 to 1904

MAY BE HAD

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

BICKERS & SON; J. WHELDON & CO.; R. & T. WASHBOURNE

1906

CONTENTS.

PART I.

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

Public Interest in the Fall of Port Arthur-Lord Selborne on Imperial Issues—

Lord Roberts on the Army-Reorganisation of Military Commands-Com-

pensation to Mr. Beck-Continued Set of Opinion against the Government

and against Mr. Chamberlain's Fiscal Propaganda, Illustrated at Bye-

Elections-Liberal Victory at Stalybridge—Mr. Chamberlain at Preston, on

the Cotton Trade—Mr. Balfour at Glasgow on Military and Naval Questions

-Mile End Bye-Election-Board of Trade Returns for 1904-Unionist

Dissensions on the Fiscal Question-Discontents of Post-Office Employés

and of the Sugar-using Trades Working of the Education Act-Confusion

and Disputes among Unionists at Durham and Elsewhere-Mr. W. Churchill

at Manchester-Speeches by Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, Mr. Morley and

Mr. Asquith-The Prime Minister at Manchester; a Fighting Speech; the

Half-sheet of Notepaper-Ministerial Defeat in North Dorset Lord G.

Hamilton's Appeal to Mr. Balfour-Mr. Chamberlain's Campaign Continued

at Grimsby-The Chancellor of the Exchequer at Malvern and Birmingham-

Replies to Mr. Chamberlain by Mr. Haldane and Mr. Bryce-Lord Spencer's

Letter to Mr. C. Grant and Mr. H. Gladstone at Leeds-Irish Unionist Dis-

contents; Sir E. Carson's Speech-The Tibet Blue-book-Speeches by the

War Secretary-Mr. Arthur Lee's Speech at Eastleigh-Report on Coal Sup-

plies-The Unemployed Question

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CHAPTER II.

Unionist Dissensions at Greenwich-Success of Lord Lansdowne's Foreign

Policy-Opening of Parliament; the King's Speech-Debate on the Address

in the Lords; the Address Carried-Debate in the Commons; Amendments

on the Fiscal Question and Chinese Labour-The MacDonnell Question;

Statement by Mr. Wyndham; Debate in the Lords; Debates in the Com-

mons on Nationalist Amendment to the Address and on Motion for Adjourn-

ment; the MacDonnell-Wyndham Letters; Mr. Balfour's Statement as to

the Viceroy's Opinions-Debates on Amendments to the Address on Army

Administration, Rural Depopulation, the Macedonian Question, Sugar Con-

vention, National Expenditure and Irish Labourers-Address Carried-Report

of the International Commission of Inquiry into the Dogger Bank Incident

-The Working of the Education Acts-The Association of Chambers of

Commerce and the Fiscal Question-Bye-Elections in the Everton Division

of Liverpool and North Westmoreland; Mr. Chamberlain thereon-Bye-

Election in Buteshire-Retirement of Lord Milner; Lord Selborne Appointed

as His Successor Mr. Wyndham's Resignation-Lord Rosebery at the City

Liberal Club-Debates on Army Supplementary Estimates-Navy Estimates;

Debates thereon Irish Debates - Mr. Long as Irish Secretary — Mr.

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