Page:The life and times of King Edward VII by Whates, Harry Richard 5.djvu/16

 viii CONTENTS I'AGE Campbell- Baunerman Mr. Asquith in Power The Licensing Bill History of its Incep- tion, Course, and Defeat The Lansdowne Conference The Lloyd George Budget The Chancellor's Early History Broadening the Basis of Taxation Money Wanted for the Navy The Cry for " Dreadnoughts" Providing for the Old Age Pensions A Long and Furious Struggle The New Land Taxes Unearned Increment The Situation in December, 1909. . . . .189 CHAPTER XII. THE KING AND THE CRISIS. Christmas at Sandringham King Edward's Interest in the Poor The Council of January, 1910 A Memorial Service at Frogmore Quiet Days at Windsor The General Election The King at Brighton The New Parliament Meets Opening by Edward VII The Speech from the Throne The Budget Again A Dinner Party at Buckingham Palace The King Visits President Fallieres The Stay at Biarritz A Cruise in the Mediterranean The King in Spain A Slight Indisposition Home Again A " Week-End " at Sandringham Affairs in the Houses of Parliament The Deadlock over the Upper Chamber Would the King Intervene ?. . . . . . . . .211 CHAPTER XIII. THE PASSING OF EDWARD VII. The King at Sandringham in May, 1910 Bad Weather Back in London Good Health and Cheerful Spirits Dealing with Affairs of State The King Remains Indoors In the Doctor's Hands Premonitions of Illness A Disturbing Announcement The First Bulletin The Royal Family Hastily Gathers The King's Condition Becomes Critical Death of Edward VII The Lying-in State at Westminster Incidents of the Funeral The Processions in London and Windsor The Service in St. George's Chapel The Resting-place of Kings ......... 229