Lord Lansdowne yesterday issued his" whip" to the vast majority of the
is to assemble on the 29th instant, Peers, reminding them that P: jaueot that -'it la probable that soot a importance will be raised in th of Lords early in the session. indeed more than probabl reckon on a particularly On Wednesday Mr. Asq! little more light on to the Gorerniness Bdacetion Bill and the Licensing programme, but not very much. Hix
are evidently to be the principal measures; and the Chancellor of the Exchequer undertakes. to" make beginning" with " scheme of "Old Age Pensions." Just when he was giving this undertaking, however, Indy of the suffagette order with the remark that he never thing else but beginning promptly ejected; but her ejaculation may nevertheless prove prophetic. There are many who doubt whether the scheme will ever grow into anything big enough to meet the socialist demand, One pleasant feature of the opening of Parliament, which—will again be performed by the King in person, is that the two leaders are returning to their places happily restored to Sir Henry 2 Campbell-Bannerman is, we are assured, quite set up by his sojourn in the jara, and Mr. Balfour is able to address' a big meeting at Glasgow to-day.
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