. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. real majesty and power of England. SoKing George and Queen Mary, after a brilliant London coronation in June,prepared to visit their Asiatic empi
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. real majesty and power of England. SoKing George and Queen Mary, after a brilliant London coronation in June,prepared to visit their Asiatic empire. A great Durbar or gathering of all the Indian potentates, to expresstheir submission to the British Emperor, was held in December at Delhi. Thisancient city had once been the capital of all India. So now it was made theformal capital of Englands Indian Empire, though the administrative authori-ties still remained at the more convenient English capital. Calcutta. Someextent of self-government was also allowed the Bengalese, the most advancedof the Indian races, and on the whole the visit of the King and Queen had amarked good effect on India. There is still, however, much rather futileclamor there for independence. Earlier in this same year King George and his Queen made also a royalvisit to Ireland, in hopes of stimulating loyalty there. But this visit had littleinfluence on what had become the most burning question of the day in British. England—Irish Home Rule ii43 politics. We have seen how Prime-Minister Asquith had, in 19lo, pledgedhimself to the Irish Nationalists in parliament to secure Home Rule forthem if he could. The discussion of the necessary bill began in parliamentearly in 1911; and after the Lords had been defeated and reduced to impotence,so that they could no longer block the measure, Home Rule for Ireland be-came the chief bill pressed by Mr. Asquith for passage through parliament in1912. After a most thorough discussion the bill was passed by the Commo
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