On Monday Lord Newton rose as the champion of Hungary,
while Lord Thomson defended Rumania in their Transylvanian dispute. Lord Birkenhead con- demned both sides and supported the League Council in its efforts to conciliate the parties. Lord Cecil wanted the permanent Court at The Hague to be asked to give a ruling on the interpretation of the pertinent clauses of the Treaty of Trianon. In the House of Commons the Minister of Transport said that his department had seen no scheme for the development of roads near Jordans and undertook to see that every proposal other than those which threatened the Meeting House there should be considered. (A large meeting was held on the spot last week and protested powerfully against the proposed high road passing close to the Meeting House. Even on " practical " grounds it was declared unnecessary, as well as outrageous on those grounds of sentiment and reverence which were so admirably put forward in our correspon- dence columns last week.) The House went into Com- mittee and passed the clauses of the Finance Bill that imposed taxes on tea and oils. The Chancellor of the Exchequer implied that possibly he could later on make a rebate on oils used in fishing vessels.
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