3 AUGUST 1907, Page 3

Tuesday's Times contains a short letter from Mr. Richardson Evans,

the hon. secretary for the Society for Checking the Abuses of Public Advertising, drawing attention to the action of Sir Frederick Banbury in blocking the consideration of the Lords' amendments to the Advertisements Regulation Bill. But for this block the Bill would pass, as apparently its only opponent is the junior Member for the City. It is very greatly to be hoped that Sir Frederick Banbury may even at the eleventh hour see the propriety of withdrawing his block and allowing this most useful measure to pass. Surely he cannot seriously desire that nothing shall be done to stop the defilement of the country by hideous advertisements.