The next scene in the political drama wis the great Pre-Boer meet ¢ held in Queen's Hall on Wednesd-y ever was a ticket meeting, of course, army of stewer s, declared by som to have numbered eight hundred men, wax organised to chuck out" any misguided patriot who should attempt to disturb the lurmony of the meeting. And they had plenty of work to do, although most. of the disturbances which took place occurred outside the hull, where a vast crowd hat gathered for the' pur po-e of demonstrating one means or another, that the country is not with the Pro-Boers, Some violent anti-Enylish speeches were made at that meeting, x which the most prominent English ai present was Mr, Henry Labouchere, who among other lowers of thetorie referred to Lord Milner ax a "miserable Even among the many Liberals who are not quite comfortable in th it minds xbout Britain's port in the war, there must be comparatively few who can sympathise with the tone of this meeting. At another time the Imperialist Liberals would, pro-Inbly have ignored it; but falling ay it did just at this critica point in the conflict between the two sections of the party, it afforded an additional reason for the Imperialist Liberals separating themselves from the Pro-Boer secti
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