THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1898. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1898. -- CONTENTS. -- ERRATA. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1898. -- PART I. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- CHAPTER II. -- CHAPTER III. -- REVENUE. -- EXPENDITURE. -- FINAL BALANCE SHEET. -- DISPOSAL OF THE SURPLUS. -- CHAPTER IV. -- CHAPTER V. -- CHAPTER VI. -- SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. -- I. SCOTLAND. -- II. IRELAND. -- 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. -- I. RUSSIA. -- II. TURKEY AND THE MINOR STATES OF EASTERN EUROPE. -- CHAPTER IV. -- MINOR STATES OF EUROPE. -- I. BELGIUM. -- II. THE NETHERLANDS. -- III. SWITZERLAND. -- IV. SPAIN. -- V. PORTUGAL. -- VI. DENMARK. -- VII. SWEDEN. -- VIII. NORWAY. -- CHAPTER V. -- ASIA. -- I. INDIA, ETC. -- II. CHINA. -- III. HONG-KONG. -- IV. KOREA. -- V. JAPAN. -- VI. SIAM. -- CHAPTER VI. -- AFRICA. -- I. EGYPT. -- II. SOUTH AFRICA. -- III. EAST AFRICA. -- IV. WEST AFRICA. -- V. CENTRAL AFRICA. -- CHAPTER VII. -- AMERICA. -- I. UNITED STATES. -- II. CANADA. -- III. NEWFOUNDLAND. -- IV. MEXICO. -- V. CENTRAL AMERICA. -- VI. WEST INDIES. -- VII. SOUTH AMERICA. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- AUSTRALASIA. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1898. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- CAMBRIDGE. -- OXFORD. -- HARROW. -- ETON. -- PRIZES. -- MATCHES. -- FIELD-FIRING COMPETITIONS. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART IN 1898. -- LITERATURE. -- POETRY. -- BELLES LETTRES. -- HISTORY. -- SOCIAL ECONOMICS. -- THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY. -- SCIENCE. -- BIOGRAPHY. -- TRAVEL. -- ART. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- GEOGRAPHY. -- GEOLOGY. -- METEOROLOGY. -- ASTRONOMY. -- CHEMISTRY. -- PHYSICS. -- PHYSIOLOGY.

BIOLOGY. -- AST, DRAMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. THE DRAMA. -- III. MUSIC. -- GRAND OPERA. -- LIGHT OPERA. -- ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. -- CHAMBER CONCERTS. -- CHORAL AND VOCAL CONCERTS. -- SUNDAY CONCERTS. -- MUSICAL FESTIVALS. -- MUSICAL DEGREES. -- SALE OF MUSICAL COPYRIGHTS. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.