20 OCTOBER 1923, Page 3

Canada, in the person of two anonymous donors, has made

a generous gift to the British nation. No. 10 St. James's Square, which has been in turn the house of Chatham, Derby, and Mr. Gladstone, has been presented to the British Institute of International Affairs, with an endowment of £8,000. The Institute was founded after the Paris Peace Conference to provide a focus for the study of international affairs in this country. A library and map-room are to be established in St. James's Square, and suitable conference rooms where discussions may be conducted are to be equipped. Thus Canadian generosity has both preserved a historical house for the nation and provided headquarters for the important work of the Institute. * * * *