Nov. 19. British commercial agreement with Denmark concluded. Nov. 22.-Murder by the Turks of Bishops in Asia Minor reported. Nov. 23.-Note of Allies handed to Greece Opening of trial in New York of HamburgAmerika Line officials charged with attempt to send stores from American ports to German warships. Nov. 24.-Reply of Greece to Allies' Note and Greek steamers held up at Malta released. Nov. 25. Mr. Herbert Samuel appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in succession to Mr. Winston Churchill. Lord Kitchener at Rome. Nov. 26. Bill introduced in French Chamber for Provisional Credits for 326 millions for first quarter of 1916. Visit of Lord Kitchener to the Italian front. Nov. 27.-Further details of Turkish atrocities on Armenians published by Lord Bryce. Germany's offer of separate peace to Serbia confirmed; offer rejected. Nov. 28.-Allies' second Note to Greece. Opening of the Roumanian Parliament. Nov. 29.-New Order to curtail hours of sale of drink in London area put into operation. Meeting at the Memorial Hall of the Union of Democratic Control broken up. Announcement made of Syndicate formed for transit of goods via Sweden to Russia. Reply of Greece to Allies' second Note. Manifesto of King Nicolas of Montenegro. Visit of the Kaiser to Vienna. Nov. 30.-Return of Lord Kitchener to London. Sir John Anderson appointed Governor of Ceylon, Sir H. H. J. Bell Governor of Mauritius, Sir E. M. Merewether Governor of the Leeward Islands, and Mr. R. J. Wilkinson Governor of Sierra Leone. Opening of the Reichstag. Resignation of three members of the Austrian Cabinet. Explosion at old Dupont powder works at Dec. 2.—Mr. George Cave, Solicitor-General, and Line found guilty of conspiracy: and recall Dec. 4.—Ammunition factory at Halle blown up. Vote of confidence in the Government passed by the Italian Chamber. Sentence of 18 months' imprisonment on three officials of the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and of one year on the fourth. Recall of Dr. Alexander von Nuber, AustroHungarian Consul in New York, demanded by the United States Government. Dec. 5.-Mutiny on board the Chinese cruiser Chao-ho. Dec. 6. Consistory at the Vatican; Papal Allocution urging conclusion of peace. Vessels anchored in Roumanian ports commandeered by military authorities Dec. 7.-Opening of Congress. Note from the United States to Austria on the sinking of the Ancona. Dec. 9.-Announcement made of intended purchase by the State of thirty-one licensed houses in a munitions area. Scheme for alliance of the Miners' Federation, the National Union of Railwaymen, and the National Transport Workers' Federation adopted. Opening of the Reichstag; speech by Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg; peace interpellation by Socialists, and second statement on the war by the Chancellor. New Spanish Cabinet; Count Romanones Premier. Amnesty debate in South African Assembly concluded; "Clemency as soon as possible' adopted. Hopewell, Virginia, where new Dupont powder factories are located, practically destroyed by fire. Dec. 10.-Crisis in Swedish Cabinet owing to disagreement of Ministers on account of Transit Company. Captain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen recalled from the United States. Dec. 11.-Concessions by Greek military delegates regarding withdrawal of Greek troops from Salonica. Aga Farikh Shah, cousin of Aga Khan, reported murdered by Persian assassin at the instigation of German agents. Acceptance of the throne of China by YuanShi-Kai announced. Dec. 12.-Close of enlistment under the Derby scheme. Explosion at the Belgian Government's powder works near Havre; 110 killed. Text of the American Note to Austria on the Ancona case published. Dec. 14.-Acquittal of Mynheer Schroeder, editor of the Telegraaf, arrested on charge of endangering Holland. First reading in the Reichstag of Supplementary War Credits Bill for five millions; speech by Dr. Helfferich. Adjournment of Italian Chamber till March 1st. Decision of Dutch East Indies boats not to use Suez Canal announced. Recognition by the Entente Powers of the de facto Government of Mexico, of which General V. Carranza is the head. Austria's reply to the American Ancona Note. Dec. 15.-Command of British troops in France and Flanders relinquished by Sir John French, and General Sir Douglas Haig appointed successor. Sir John French appointed Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief of troops in the United Kingdom. Sir John French created a Viscount. Printing plant of Britannia seized by the police. Subscriptions to French Loan closed. Zeppelin L22 reported accidentally destroyed at Husum, Schleswig-Holstein. More details of Turco-German atrocities on Armenians published by Lord Bryce; victims of massacres estimated at a million. Dec. 16.-M. Camille Decoffet elected President of the Swiss Federal Council, and M. Edmond Schulthess Vice-President. Dec. 17.-Unanimous agreement of a Divisional Court that Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel are not disqualified from membership of the Privy Council. Double collision on the North Eastern Railway near Jarrow; 16 killed, 50 injured. Dec. 18.-Groups 2-5 of Derby scheme called up. Marriage of President Wilson and Mrs. Galt. Dec. 19-Fall of cliff between Dover and Folkestone. General Election in Greece; abstention of Venizelists and majority for present Cabinet. Dec. 20.-German Vote of Credit carried. Release of General de Wet and others. Dec. 21.-Explosion at munitions factory near Münster. Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Robertson appointed Dec. 22.-New American Note to Austria. Dec. 25.-Message of King George to Navy and SPEECHES. Nov. 23.-Mr. John Redmond, at Queen's Hall, on his Visit to the British Lines. Nov. 24.-Earl St. Aldwyn, at King's College, on the Commonwealth and the Empire. Lord Derby, at the Stock Exchange, on his Recruiting Scheme. Nov. 26.-Sir Edward Carson, at American Luncheon Club, on International Law. Nov. 29. Sir Charles Metcalfe, at the Royal Geographical Society, on the Railway Development of Africa. Nov. 30.-Mr. Lloyd George, at Conference of Trade Union Delegates at Westminster, on Labour and Munitions Work, Mr. Bonar Law, at the Holborn Restaurant on the Progress of the War. Dec. 1.-Baron Sonnino, in the Italian Chamber, on Italian Policy. Dec. 4. Signor Salandra, in the Italian Chamber, on Italy's Policy. Dec. 9.-Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, in the Reichstag, on the War. Dec. 11.-Lord Rosebery, at Edinburgh, on the Dec. 16.-Signor Guglielmo Marconi, in Italian Dec. 15.-Statement by Lord Derby on his recruiting scheme. Dec. 16.-Companies of Enemy Character Bill in committee. Question on the Danish Agreement. Dec. 20.-Debate on Danish Agreement resumed. Dec. 21.-Second reading of Finance Bill and of Rent Bill. Dec. 22. Trading with the Enemy Bill, War Loan (Supplementary Provisions) Bill, and Rent Bill passed. Dec. 23.-Government War Obligations (No. 2) Bill passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Nov. 24.-Second Reading of Indictments Bill. Nov. 25.-Rent Restriction Bill introduced. Second Reading of Evidence (Amendment) Bill. Nov. 30. Statement by Sir John Simon on the Dec. 1.-Second Reading of Rent Bill. Dec. 2.-Indictments Bill through committee. Third reading of Evidence (Amendment) Bill. Question on the export of oils to European neutral countries. Dec. 6.-Finance Bill in committee. Dec. 7.-Report stage of Finance Bill. Dec. 8.-Rent Bill in committee. Dec. 9.-Parliament and Registration Bill intro duced. Third reading of Finance Bill. Rent Bill passed through committee. Debate on the Agreement with Denmark. Dec. 13.-Second reading of Government War Obligations (No. 2) Bill; of War Loan (Supplemental Provisions) Bill; and of Trading with the Enemy (Extension) Bill. Third reading of Indictments Bill. Statement by Mr. Asquith that Ministerial and Parliamentary salaries would not be reduced. Dec. 14. Second reading of Parliament and Registration Bill. Dec. 15.-Second reading of Munitions of War (Amendment) Bill. Dec. 16.-War Obligations (No. 2) Bill passed through committee. Third reading of Rent Bill. Committee on Trading with the Enemy (Extension) Bill. Announcement by Sir F. E. Smith of reduction during the War of salaries and fees of the two Law Officers of the Crown by £5,000 each. Dec. 17.-Munitions of War (Amendment) Bill passed through committee. Dec. 20.-Parliament Bill in committee. Statement on Munitions by Mr. Lloyd George. Dec. 21.-Vote for additional men for the Army; Statement by Mr. Asquith and debate on the military position. Dec. 22.—Third reading of Parliament Bill. Nov. 20. Dr. Solomon Schechter, Hebrew Nov. 21.-Henry R. Bird, musician. William Russell, 50; Miss Mary Hardy, Nov. 28.-Colonel Henry Byrne, 77; Senator H. B. Roper, Chairman of Leyland Line. Dec. 2.-Professor F. R. Barrell, scientist, 55. Dec. 3.-F. E. Bigge, oldest officer in the Navy, 95. Dec. 5.-Thomas Parker, engineer, 72; T. W. Harvey, journalist, 58. Dec. 6. Colonel Sir G. F. Pocock, Crimean veteran, 85. Dec. 7.-Lord Armitstead. Dec. 9.-Stephen Phillips, poet, 49 ; Baron Dec. 12.-Marquis of Abergavenny, 89. Frederick Simon, engineer, 81. Dec. 14. Sir William Jardine, 49. Viscount Alverstone, ex-Lord Chief Justice, 72. Dec. 15.-Franceschini Pietri, secretary to the Empress Eugénie, 82. Dec. 16.-Earl De La Warr, 46. Dec. 17.-Albert Stanley, Lab. M.P. for NorthWest Staffordshire, 52. Dec. 18. Sir John Rhys, Professor of Celtic, and Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, 75; Earl of Roden, 70; Rev. James Neil, Biblical scholar, 73; Sir Henry Roscoe, chemist, 82; Charles Finch Dowsett, 78. Dec. 19. Mrs. E. H. Brooke, actress, 80; William Stigand, author. Dec. 21 —B. F. Hawksley, solicitor, 64. Dec. 22.—Arthur Hughes, Pre-Raphaelite painter, 83; Miss V. F. Martin ("Martin Ross "), novelist. Dec. 23.-Earl of Cranbrook, 45. Dec. 25. Samuel Whitbread, 85; Archdeacon Madden, 62 A PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT T HIS issue of "The Review of Reviews " has been produced under my editorship. As our readers know, for some months the magazine has been conducted by my brother, who at the request of the Proprietor (Mrs. W. T. Stead) resigned his position at the College of Mines, Johannesburg, to undertake the editorship. My brother having joined the Army, the duties of editorship have been transferred by my mother to myself. 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