China famine relief appeal urged as millions face death
The article notes a severe famine in China doubled in scale to the UK in population and urges British aid. Missionaries will act as agents for the China Famine Relief Fund begun under Sir Rutherford Alcock Sir Thomas Wade and Dr Legge. Every guinea may save a life, the committee states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Pekin
China Famine Relief Fund
Rutherford Alcock
Thomas Wade
Legge
Eastern Question dominates Commons amid education debate and franchise plan
In a crowded session, the House of Commons weighs the Dardanelles backdrop and the Russia England accord while the Factories and Workshops Act advances. Mr Fawcett’s agriculture education proposal fades as Trevelyan’s borough franchise motion dominates Friday debate, with Sir Charles Dilke praised and Mr Lowe’s inverness appearance guiding a tense, late-night committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Marquis of Hartington
Lord Stratheden
Campbell
House of Lords
Lord Hartington
Commons
Lord Derby
Lords
Russia
England
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Lord Beaconsfield
Karl Granville
Cross
Fawcett
James Barclay
Charles Dilke
Charles
Hon
Baronet
Mr. Lowe
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Hawarden
Lowe
Inverness
Trevelyan
Plunket
Goschen
Childers
Lord George Hamilton
Treasury
Stafford Northcote
Forster
Baden Baden
Lord Lyons
Political Correspondence on Disestablishment in Metropolitan Boroughs
A letter argues Wales and metropolitan boroughs can advance the Liberation party through organized effort. It notes City of London voting history on disestablishment, presents 1874 elector counts, and predicts future Liberal gains if unpolled voters align, urging strategic polling in London areas like Southwark and other metropolitan seats.
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Wales
Liberation
London
Liberation Party
Miall
House of Commons
Mr. Miall
City of
Southwark
Ayrton
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