4 JUNE 1927, Page 2

. The Trade Unions Bill has had a fair wind

during the week, and it has been the cause -of much less trouble than :had been predicted. - On Friday, - May 27th, the Attorney-General was in a very conciliatory- mood and seemed to enjoy yielding points in the Political Levy clause-. He offered to make -it quite clear that interest on • the Political Levy Fund, donations, &e., could all be used for political • purposes': - He also promised W allow till the 'end of this year for the change-over from contracting out to contracting in and to give the executives of unions authority to draft their own rules. The clause was their carried. * * * *