Empress Title Debate Sparks India Policy Clash in Commons
Amid heated debate the House of Commons weighs making the imperial title Empress of India while stressing it does not alter sovereignty or native princes. Supporters argue unity with the Crown, while critics warn of dangerous implications for imperial rule and Indian governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
United Kingdom
India
Willliam Harcourt
Wyndham
W. Frazer
Hermon
Hope
Chaplin
Lord Elcho
B. Denison
E. Colebrooke
O'Shaughnessy
Laing
Grant Duff
Anderson
Rorsack
Forster
Lord Hartington
Government of India
England
George Hamilton
Gladstone
James
Nog
Gzovcz Campbell
George Bowyer
Brady
Maurice Brooks
Philip Callan
Colonel Carington
Marquis of
Nestorian Missionaries and Early Christian Intro in China
The Rev. Chester Halcombe of the American Board of Foreign Missions copies a centuries old inscription near North China. It recounts the Christian introduction to the empire by Nestorian missionaries in the seventh century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Halcombe
American Board of Foreign Missions
North
China
Home for Little Boys celebrates twelfth anniversary
The London institution marked its twelfth anniversary with a public breakfast at London Tavern Bishopsgate attended by Lord Borthwick and committee members. The group outlined the home’s aims to feed clothe and train destitute boys across ten houses averaging 300 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tavern
Bishopsgatestreet
Lord Borthwick
R. Hanbury
W. H. Witlans
Lepine
Farningham
Robert Hanbury
Tabrum
Willans
Jackson
G. Hanbury
Wilson
Charles
Exeter Hall
Earl of Shaftesbury
K.G
George Hanbury
R. W. Carden
A. F. Kinnaird
A. O. Charles
W. J. C. Day
E. C. F. Hare
Islington
Inspector of Schools
J. Richardson
Whitechapel
Government Education Bill debated by Lord Chesham and press opinion
The Education Bill faces questions over compulsory attendance and voluntary schools. Lord Chesham suggests no compulsion without representation, while papers warn universal compulsion or subscription-based exemptions from rates. Sheffield School Board resists denominational rivals over new school plans, recalling Ipswich precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Chesham
Buckinghamshire
Chesham
Disraeli
Leeds Mercury
Sherfield
Ipswich
Education Department
School Board Chronicle
School board probes petition amid child signatures in district
Worsened by church state transfers to board schools clash appears as Wesleyan delegation meets Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Endowed School schemes unfold with Crewkerne and Highgate shifts, Church of England instruction amid conscience clauses drawing district discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolsranton
Staffordshire
Charles Adderley
Wesleyan Methodist Conference
Duke of Richmond
Gordon
Lord Sandon
Privy Council Office
M‘arthur
M.P
Church of England
Rigg
Schoor Schemrs
Endowed Schools Commission
Charity Commission
Crewkerne Grammar School
Bristol Mercury
Highgate Grammar School
Endowed Schools Commissioners
Foreign items and notable deaths cross global events
Missing witness Mr Marsh returns from Canada to testify against General Belknap while Mount Vesuvius erupts at night with dense smoke. Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath dies in Cannstadt born Detmold in 1810. Hong Kong reports Japan Corea dispute settled yet peace terms hidden. Livingstone's elder son dies in Alexandria. Ismail and Malay chiefs submit to Rajah of Quedah. Sulu pirates reportedly defeated. Dana declines Senate questions on England post. 13 House committees probe government fraud. Moses blast case evidence shows conclusive findings.
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Mr. Marsh
Canada
Belknap
Mount Vesuvius
Ferdinand Freiligrath
England
Cannstadt
Detmold
Hong Kong
Japan
Corea
Grosvenor
Thomas Steele Livingstone
Alexandria
Singapore
Ismail
Quedah
Sulu Islands
Washington
Dana
Senate Commission
United States
House of Representatives
Thomas
Moses
Bremerhaven
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