. Review of reviews and world's work. THE EAKL OF ELGIN. (Secretary of State for theColonies.) HEKBEUT J. GLADSTONE. (Secretary of State forHome Affairs.) without a break for the famous Scotch town ofStirling. He is sixty-nine years of age, married,but with no children. He would have beenelected Speaker in 1 S9;> but for the veto of LordKosebery, who did not wish to lose his secretaryfor war. It was on a vote of censure on hisconduct at the war office in regard to the supplyof cordite for small-arms ammunition that Lordiloseberys government was defeated on a snap division in 189.). was
. Review of reviews and world's work. THE EAKL OF ELGIN. (Secretary of State for theColonies.) HEKBEUT J. GLADSTONE. (Secretary of State forHome Affairs.) without a break for the famous Scotch town ofStirling. He is sixty-nine years of age, married,but with no children. He would have beenelected Speaker in 1 S9;> but for the veto of LordKosebery, who did not wish to lose his secretaryfor war. It was on a vote of censure on hisconduct at the war office in regard to the supplyof cordite for small-arms ammunition that Lordiloseberys government was defeated on a snap division in 189.). was selected as leaderof the opposition in the Commons on the retire-ment of Sir AVilliam Harcourt, in 1897. Sincethen he has kept the party together and led it tovictory. He incurred the fierce denunciation ofTories by the sturdy and uncompromising wayin which he opposed the unjust war in SouthAfrica. He is a stout, tough, imperturbable,honest Liberal of the old-fashioned school, whohas always played the game and played it
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