10 JANUARY 1914, page 2

On Tuesday Twenty-seven Citizens Who Had Been Locked Up In

a coal cellar by Colonel von Reuter were examined. In proof of the allegations of insolence all that could be estab- lished was that children and boys had jeered, whistled, and......

Liberal Newspapers Have Devoted Much Space During The...

describing what they call the "iron boycott" of the Unionist farmers, who are said to be in full revolt against the Edinburgh compact on Tariff Reform. Incidentally, we learn......

The Board Of Trade Returns For The Year Ended December

31st, 1913, surpass all previous records both in imports and exports. The gross imports are valued at £769,000,000, of which £110,000,009 were re-exported, while we exported......

The Labour Troubles In South Africa Have Reached A Critical

stage. The railwaymen's leaders have called their men out, and the Federation of Trades has promised, if a settlement has not been reached to-day, to order a general strike......

On December 80th The Ring And The Colonial Secretary Sent

congratulations and good wishes to Sir Frederick Lugard on the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria. The new Nigeria, of which Sir F. Lugard is Governor-General,......

On Friday Week It Was Announced In New York That

the great financial firm of J. P. Morgan and Co. had surrendered no lees than thirty directorships in various corporations. This is significant news. It means that the heads of......

There Has Been Much Loose Talk About "trusts" In America,

but of course there were many evils which were indicated by that general title—such, for example, as the concentration of enormous financial issues under the hand of a single......

The Appeal Of Sir John Brunner To Liberal Associations To

pass resolutions calling for reductions in naval expenditure, which coincided with the now famous Criccieth interview with Mr. Lloyd George, has elicited a vigorous and......

Remarkable Illustration In The Profit-sharing Scheme Of...

Company announced in Wednesday's and Thurs- day's papers. The company proposes to distribute two millions sterling among its employees, whose wages at present start at 10e. 6d.......