10 AUGUST 1929, page 2

Diplomats It Is Proposed That A British Ambassador Should Be

accredited to King Fuad's Court. But for the present Sir Percy Loraine, His Majesty's Minister at Athens, is appointed High Commissioner. He is an able diplomat in whom we......

Sugar Some Of The West Indian Governments Have Lately Been

pressing for an increase in the preference duties on sugar. Mr. Snowden has very properly said "No." Ile could hardly have done otherwise, in view of the telling criticism by......

A Number Of Explanatory Notes Accompany These Proposals,...

regret the prospect of uncertainty from their nature. Lawyers and diplomatists know the danger of " inexact" drafting of intentions or aspirations in a legal document. How far......

Russia The Soviet Government Continues Its Course...

of bread supplies in Russia grow worse, and the Government pours out venomous words to divert the attention of the more ignorant of its subjects V) London and Manchuria. There......

Cotton We Have Written Elsewhere Of The Complete Deadlock In

the cotton industry, as between the organized employers and employees. This does not mean, of course, that all mills are closed, since those firms which are organized on......

Egypt The King And Prime Minister Of Egypt Left This

country on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the result of their visit was published. No treaty is signed to come into operation as yet, but Mr. Henderson and Mahmud Pasha have agreed......

Emigration The Lord Privy Seal Is To Sail For Canada

to try to improve the prospects of emigration from Great Britain, and, indirectly, to forward one of the many attempts to solve our problems of unemployment. He is following up......