THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1909. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1909. -- CONTENTS. -- PREFATORY NOTE. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1909. -- PART I. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- BEFORE THE SESSION. -- CHAPTER II. -- THE SESSION UNTIL EASTER. -- CHAPTER III. -- FROM EASTER TO WHITSUNTIDE. -- CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES. -- CHAPTER IV. -- FROM WHITSUNTIDE TO OCTOBER 8. -- CHAPTER V. -- THE PEERS AND THE FINANCE BILL. -- I. REVENUE. -- II. EXPENDITURE. -- III. REVISED BALANCE-SHEET. -- CHAPTER VI. -- SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. -- I. SCOTLAND. -- II. IRELAND. -- SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER. -- FINANCE AND TRADE IN 1909. -- FOREIGN AND COLONIAL HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- FRANCE AND ITALY. -- I. FRANCE. -- II. ITALY. -- CHAPTER II. -- GERMANY AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- I. GERMANY. -- II. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. -- CHAPTER III. -- RUSSIA, TURKEY, AND THE MINOR STATES OF EASTERN EUROPE. -- I. RUSSIA. -- II. TURKEY AND THE MINOR STATES OF EASTERN EUROPE. -- CHAPTER IV. -- LESSER STATES OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN EUROPE. -- I. BELGIUM. -- II. THE NETHERLANDS. -- III. SWITZERLAND. -- IV. SPAIN. -- V. PORTUGAL. -- VI. DENMABK. -- VII. SWEDEN. -- VIII. NORWAY. -- CHAPTER V. -- ASIA (SOUTHERN). -- I. PERSIA. -- II. BALUCHISTAN. -- III. AFGHANISTAN. -- IV. THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER. -- V. BRITISH INDIA. -- (1) FINANCE. -- (2) FAMINE. -- (3) PLAGUE. -- (4) GENERAL. -- VI. NATIVE STATES. -- VII. TIBET. -- VIII. SIAM. -- CHAPTER VI. -- THE FAR EAST. -- I. JAPAN. -- II. KOREA. -- III. CHINA. -- IV. HONG-KONG. -- V. INDO-CHINA. -- CHAPTER VII. -- AFRICA (WITH MALTA). -- I. SOUTH AFRICA. -- II. EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN. -- III. NORTH-EAST AFRICA AND THE PROTECTORATES. -- IV. NORTH AND WEST AFRICA. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- AMERICA. -- I. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. -- II. CANADA. -- III. NEWFOUNDLAND. -- IV. MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. -- V. WEST INDIES AND GUIANA.

VI. SOUTH AMERICA. -- CHAPTER IX. -- AUSTRALASIA. -- I. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. -- II. NEW ZEALAND. -- III. POLYNESIA. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1909. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART IN 1909. -- LITERATURE. -- ART AND ARCHEOLOGY. -- AUTOBIOGRAPHY. -- BELLES LETTRES. -- BIOGRAPHY. -- GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. -- HISTORY. -- POETRY. -- SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY. -- SOCIOLOGY. -- THEOLOGY. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- ASTRONOMY. -- GEOLOGY. -- GEOGRAPHY. -- METEOROLOGY. -- PHYSICS. -- CHEMISTRY. -- BOTANY. -- ZOOLOGY. -- ART, DRAMA AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.