9 MARCH 1934

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BRITANNIC ASSURANCE.

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BRITANN'IC ASSURAN-CE. The specehes delivered at the meetings of our Banks and Insurance Companies are usually well worth perusal, and thosc interested in the Britannic...

BUILDING SOCIETIES.

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BuIllDlD-IG SOCIETIES. I Once again the annual meeting of the Abbey Road Building Society was a great function, bringing together a large crowd to the Queen's Hall, on Friday...

REFUGE ASSURANCE.

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REFUGE ASSURANCE. I TIle latest report of the Refuge Assurance Company, the details and sigo-nificance of which were well brought out at the recent annual meeting by the...

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN SCOTLAND.

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Ecoxomic CONDITIONS IN SCOTLAND. |: . I would strongly recommend those who are interested If' A economic conditions in Scotland to obtain, if possible. fro,'In the Clydesdale...

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Portslade to the Rescue

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Portslade to the Rescue The Urban District Council of Portslade is to be congratulated on taking a stand against the retrograde and narrow-spirited policy which Brighton...

The German Church Tyranny

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The German Church Tyranny The situation in the German Church becomes more and more oininous. Reichsbishop Miller, who was himself a nilitary chaplain, has now ap)oiinted as his...

Princess Youssoupoff's Damages

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Princess Youssoupoff's Damages Few stranger stories have been heard in the Law Courts at Temple Bar than the unimpassioned narration last week by a soberly-dressed Russian...

More Money for Beet Growers

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More Money for Beet Growers III 1932 the Chancellor of the Exchequer promised the appolintment of a committee to enquire into the w orking of thc beet sugar subsidy. On Tuesday...

Lancashire and Japan

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Lancashire and Japan 'T'hc breakdown of the Angl)-Japanese trade conference was (lue to the unwillingness of the Japanese to negotiate ahmoit the export of goods to markets...

Austria in the Balance

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Austria in the Balance The hlll in Atustria conltillUCs, anl( Dr. Dollfuss is concerning hiniseil1 over the double task of reconciliation withl the Socialists awll the...

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Side-Shows

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Art Side-Shows EVERY year when Mr. Bertram Mills' circus comes to Olympia there is always to be found, among those who enthusiastically visit it, a group of people who protest...

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[Lord Kinnoull's attack upon British Fascists in the...]

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IoI(l lKinnoull's attack upon)01 British lascists in the House of Lords had a s!imiitt lletic but niot alarmtiedl audienc(e. T7le essenc oe t 1w (Governmenit's reply was that...

Education in India

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Education in India Few wvords are needed to commend the appCal mld(le at the MIansion House last week by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Lothian and others on behalf of the...

The Week in Parliament

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* * * * The Week in Parliament Our Parliamentary ('orresponident writes :-- -The AngloRussian trade agreement foun11(d several critics williniig to wound but all afraid to...

Sir John Simon on Free Trade

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* * * * Sir John Simon on Free Trade Sir John Simon at Sheffield niade a very interesting exl)lanation of the position of himself, Mr. Runciman and other life-long Free Traders...

[The last event of the week was the debate on the new...]

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The last event of the swell ek was I hc del)atc on the new arrangement coneerning thle cost of Indian (lefen ce. Mr. Churchill and his band fijin heresy in everything the...

The Miners' Welfare Fund

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The Miners' Welfare Fund It is easy to understand that the Government is unwvilling to impose, or reimpose, any unnecessary charge on the mining industry at a time like the...

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Sunday at Chichicastenango

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Sunday at Chichicastenango By ALDOUS HUXLEY S UNDAY is the more imlportant of the two weekly market davs, and the plaza, when we walked out this Sunday morning, was denselv...

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Milk in the Schools

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MIilk in the Schools There arc some five million children attending elementary schools. Local authorities and the National Milk Publicity Council provide milk to fewer than one...

Rural Community Councils

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Country Life Rural Community Councils 'There has been great improvement in village life inaterialhand in anieniity during the past hialf-century, and most of thle...

Unenglish Scenes

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Unenglish Scenes We as-mue, and ustially rightly, that thel Englishl landseapc is mnlike any other ; that its gentle contours, its soft distances andA its merging green tones...

[In 1921 a meeting was held in Oxford of representatives...]

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fiI 1921 a mecting, wvas held in Oxford of representatives ,it cv-ervy branch of cducational and -welfare work in thc comiiity. F'rom this mecting emerged thc Oxfordshire...

[A young doctor who recently bought a country practice...]

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i * * * A young doctor who recently bought a countrv practice w as given to playing the piano and singing f-ery loudly. One nmorning an elderly farm-foremian called on him. "...

A Singing-Class

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A Singing-Class It gives somne sort of morbid pride to confess that thc, English are not musical and cannot paint pictures, as though arts of that nature were all -ery well for...

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In the Dark Backward. By H. W. Nevinson.

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- Them- Sense of the' Past In the Dark Backward. Ba H. WV. Nevinson. (Routledge. 104. 6d.) O6mE might call this book " pure history." Its method is simple and effective. Mr....

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["Sir, this is sorry stuff" would, I should suppose, be...]

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" Sir, this is sorry stuff " would, I should suppose, be Dr. Johnson's comment on Charles Dickens' Life of Our Lord which the Daily Mail is now publishing. Sorry stuff it quite...

[There are some points on which the official mind...]

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There are somic p)oinltS on which the official mind invarial)ly digs in its toes, if I may put it like that. But few obstinacies seeni to me more wrong-headed than the...

[NOT very much in the way of a principle seems to me to...]

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A Spectator 's Notebook N01 vXry mulh in the way of a principle seems to me to emerge from the little fracas between Mr. William Ferrie, the broadcaster who refused to...

[Senor de Madariaga's acceptance of a portfolio in the...]

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Scfior lde Mtadariaga's acceptance of a portfolio in the inew Spanish Cabinet is almost as interesting as Sefior de Madariaga, himself (which is saying a good deal), since the...

[Miss Helen Waddell wrote a book called Wandering...]

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Miss Helen Waddell wrote a book called ITKindering ,Secholars. Someone else might write one on Wandering Diplomats, with Mr. Norman Davis, Mr. Raymond Moley, and now Mr....

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Humanity Stays at Home

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Humanity Stays at Home By S. K. RATCLIFFE I N all the story of our race there can be nothing more impressive than its incessant and infinitely varied migrations. Man has...

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YOUTH AND AUTHORITY; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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Letters to the Editor [Corme&pondents are requested to keep) their letters as brief as is reasonablyl possible. The most suitiable length is that of one of our "News of the...

THE DIVERSION OF LEGACIES; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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THE DIVERSION OF LEGACIES [To the Editor *f, Iim SiLcr.rCTohl.] SIrz,-Twvo of your correp)onahenits have criticiz(e nmy article on Scottish Educational 1'n(loEwimments whicll...

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After Strange Gods. A Primer of Modern Heresy. By T. S. Eliot.

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Mr. Eliot on Evil After Strange Gods. A Primer of Modern Heresy. By T. S. Eliot. (Faber and Faber. 3s. 6d.) Tins little volume consists of three lectures given last year at...

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THE "SOUTHERN" PROGRESS.

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TImE "SOUTHERN" PROGRESS. At the meeting of the Southern Railway, the Chairman, Mr. Gerald W. E. Loder, was also able to give a good report upon working expenditure, and a...

RAILWAY ECONOMIES.

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RAILWAY ECONO-MIES. Both at the Great Western and Southern Railway meetings further evidence was afforded of the energy of the railroad managements in the matter of economies...

ACTIVE MARKETS.

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Financial Notes ACTIVE MARKETS. Tills week on the Stock Exchange has been an exceedinglv active one, and during the earlier part of the week booni conditions characterized...

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Le Nouveau Palais-Royal

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Le Nouveau Palais-Royal [D'UN CORRESPONDANT FRAN',AISJ LES touristes et les flhimcuirs qui, se renl(iatit ces jolurs (leliers aux em-irOIs liti Louvre, out eklt A Ia I...

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The Passage of the Low Countries

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Travel The Passage of the- Low Countries BARRING the War, whitch really hardly eountsas proper foreign travel, the verv first Foreign Country that I ever went to wvas...

Rise in Home Securities

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Finance Rise in Home Securities AT the present moment we are experiencing a boom in home securities, the advance being led by British Govertimneit stocks, though the movement...

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Palestine. By Norman Bentwich.

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The Land of Three Faiths Palestine. By Norman Bentwich. (Beini. 21s .) IF Mr. Bentwich be correct in his estimate of the future importance of Palestine, strategical, economic...

George Lansbury, My Father. By Edgar Lansbury.

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G. L. George Lansbury, Myn Father. 13 Edgar Lansbury. (:Samplson Low-. 8b. ffd. ) Ilr is perhaps hardly to be wondered at that NIr. Edgar Lans. bury's book on his father...

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NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY [To the Editor of TIlE SPECTATOR.] Siii,-There is a strong tendency in this country to blame either France or Germany for the failure of disarmament...

THE UNEMPLOYED HUNGER-MARCH; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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THE UNEMPLOYED HUNGER-MARCH [Lo the Editor of TilE SPYCTATOR.] sin,- Although admitting that the main point of my recent letters was so l)llunt as to be impossible to miss,...

SAFE MILK FOR THE SCHOOLS; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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SAFE MILK FOR THE SCHOOLS [To the Editor of Tnl' Spi~trAi oII( ] SiR,---It is ol)vious that the me(lical profession will never ag-ree to the supply of the ordinary raw infected...

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The Middle-Class Unemployed

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The Middle-Class Unemployed THE problem of the unemployed employers was T recently p)ut forward in The Spectator by a writer who -was "one of them." His was a single example of...

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PERIODICALS

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PERIODICALS The iouand Table opens its Mlarch number w- ith an artiele on The Empire, The league, and Security." Thbugh standing by the league principle, it recognizes the...

OCTAVIA HILL'S LETTERS ON HOUSING

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OCTAVIA HILL'S LETTERS ON HOUSING MIrs. E. S. Ouvry has done well to make a selection from the Lelters to Felloze Workcrs, 1864 to 1911, written by her aunt, Miss Oetavia Iill...

FIRST TO GO BACK Bay Irina Skariatina

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Current Literature FIRST TO GO BACK lBy Irina Skariatina There is evidently a persistent public demand for more nnd more variationis on the theme " I XWent to Russia," or un...

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ST. DAVID'S HOSTEL; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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ST. DAVID'S HOSTEL [To the Editor of TIw. SPECrTTOR.] SIR,-The attention of my Committee has been called to a letter signed J. M. Stevens on the subject of St. David's Hostel,...

Heraldry

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Heraldry Wilo ubedils( the lion lona ago And peimlc(l him in this towering field And rcared himil vingless in the sky ? And quenched the (Iragon's burning eye, Chaining him...

THE LIMITS OF BIRTH-CONTROL; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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THE LIMITS OF BIRTH-CONTROL [To the Editor of Tiii: SPECTATOR.] SIR,-Lihen Bishop Carey tells us that he has nailed his colours to the mast of a real effort at Self-Control,one...

THE CUCKOO'S SECRET; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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THE CUCKOO'S SECRET [To the Editor of TImE SPECTATOR.] SiR,-In his delightful letter on the subject of the " Cuckoo's Secret," Captain Acworth refers to recorded eases where...

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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[T'o thme Editor (of Tini: SPE.CTAToR.] San,-Captain Aewvort ls t heorv that an egg which hat ches into a cuckoo or euckoo hlbrid is sonmet imes laid by a bird other than a...

COPYRIGHT MUSIC; [To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

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COPYRIGHT MUSIC [To the EdiUor of Tmll SPECTATOR.] SIR,-It is sometimes suggested that the charge made by the Performing Right Society for the public performanec (if -copyright...

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Conversion, the Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo. By A. D. Nock.

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Conversion Conversion, the Old and the New in Religion from Alexander the Great to Augustine of Hippo. By A. ). Noek. (Oxford University Press. ls.) 'T'is is an extremely...

The Crucifixion of Liberty. By A. Kerensky. Winter in Moscow. By Malcolm Muggeridge. Modern Russia. By C ly Hamilton.

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Bolshevism and Memshevism The Crucifixion of Liberty. By A. Kereiisky. (Barker. 1.al!.) Winter in Moscow. ]' )11cI; Muggeridge. (EJ-o aLild Svottiswoode. -s. f;Ia.) Modern...

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A History of Exploration. By Sir Percy Sykes.

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Explorers A History of Exploration. By Sir Plrey Sykes. (Routlecdge. Tain volume under review is an outstanding example of the type of publication which at Christmas comes...

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[A WEEK ago it was contended in these columns that the...]

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News of the Week A WEEK ago it was contended in these columns that the A restoration of the cuts in unemployment allowances should have first claim, before income-tax...

The Turmoil in Spain

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The Turmoil in Spain The threatened (crisis ill Spain is slow in comillg to a head, but it wol1I(l dbe (pllite prelniatiirc to regard it as averte(. Sefior Lerroiix. ford by...

Naval Expenditure

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Naval Expenditure The rise in the Navy Estimates to £56,550,000, which is about three millions more than those of last year, and six millions more than in 1932, is not so...

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The Indian Rope Trick

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The Indian Rope Trick By LIEUT.-COLONEL R. H. ELLIOT (Chairman of the Ocult C'omxittee of Thfle Magic C'irele.) TO begin with, we need a clear understandinig of wvlhat -we...

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"Waltzes from Vienna." At the Marble Arch Pavilion

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The Cinema "\ Waltzes from Vienna." At the Marble Arch Pavilion ABOUT eight years ago, when British films were at their lowest ebb, a trade show was held at the London...

"The Country Wife." By William Wycherley. At the Ambassadors

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STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre 'cTrhc Country Wife." By William \Wycherley. At the Ambassadors Tinsu i sports of a witty fancy," wrote Lanmb of Restoration Ceomedy, " are a...

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14A. By Laura Riding and George Ellidge. Matador. By Marguerite Steen. Bassett. By Stella Gibbons. Brian Westby. By Forrest Reid.

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Fiction By BONANY DOBREE 14A. TIy Laura Riding and George E'llidge. (Barker. 7s. 6d.) Matador. By Margiteritu Steen. (Gollancz. 8,3.) Bassett. By Stella (Jibbons. _...

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The Reichstag Trial

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The Reichstag Trial By CYRIL ASQUITH B(o (vent in the European history of the lresent century, measired(l by its consequences, was more momentous than the firing of the...

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Christianity and the Use of Money

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Christianity and the Use of Money By J. R. BELLERBY [This is the last of' a seeries of eight artirles onl " Christianlity and Conduct." The articles Wcill shortly be published...

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T. E. Lawrence. By Liddell Hart.

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The Last of the Crusaders I T. E. Lawrence. By Liddell Hart. (Jonathan Cape. 15s.) T. E. LAWRENCE was born in 1888 in North Wales. He describes himself as "bereft of class."...

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Air Parity-at Zero

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Air Parity-at Zero M i. ANTHONY EDEN bas returnedi from his l Euiro)eaIL jo01riieyinigs,-anidthe Cabinet has before it the views of tl(- German and Italian Governments on the...

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Mothers As Ministers

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Mothers As Ministers By Dr. MAUDE ROYDEN THIE resignation of Mliss Vera Findlay from the T charge of Partiek Congregational Church in Glasgow raises an important point. She is...

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Germany Today: Socialism and the Workers

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Germany Today: Socialism and the Workers By H. POWYS GREENWOOD [lit his article in next -week's " Spectator " Mr. Greenwood will estimate such Opposition, open or latent, as...