In Parliament, on Friday, February 17th, the Commons read a
second time the Bill for fixing Easter Day as the Sunday after the second Saturday in April of -each year. When the League of Nations considered the matter, we wrote that we saw no objection. It is not as though a regularly kept religious. anniversary were to be altered. At the same time we have seen no urgent demand for the change and possibly we should d miss the variety . _ from year to year of Eastertide and Whitsuntide. The Bill will not come. into force without an Order in Council and it is understood that this will not be made until the Roman and Orthodox Churches also agree and the Governments of European 'countries. The view of one body, the Jewish race, was not put forward. We do not know what importance they attach to the coincidence of the " Civil Easter " with the Passover. - - * * # *
