11 JANUARY 1913, page 3

On Friday Week And On Monday Considerable Progress Was Made,

by the help of the closure, with the Committee stage of the Welsh Disestablishment Bill. On the former day no fewer than four clauses (IX. to XII.) were passed, though only two......

We Must Express Our Intense Satisfaction That The...

proportional representation, by means of the single trans- ferable vote, for election to a Lower Parliamentary House, has been accepted sooner than anyone had ventured......

The Report Stage Of The Home Rule Bill Was Continued

in the Commons on Tuesday, when an interesting amendment was made in the clause dealing with the method of election to the Irish House of Commons. Sir Alfred Mond moved that in......

A Conference Called By The Joint Board Of The Parliamentary

Committee of the Trades Union Congress, the General Federation of Trade Unions, and the Labour Party decided yesterday week to accept the Government's Trade Unions No. 2 Bill......

Mr. J. R. Gubbins, Director Of The Peruvian Amazon Company

from 1906 to 1908, and Chairman from 1910 until the company went into liquidation, was examined on Wednesday and Thursday before the Select Committee appointed to inquire into......

To What Precise Extent The Intimidation Has Succeeded It Is

still too early to say. It has not been possible to raise the matter upon the adjournment in the House of Commons, but many pertinent questions have been asked during the week,......

The Beard Of Trade Returns For Our Foreign Trade In

1912 show, in spite of strikes and labour disputes, an advance on all previous records. Imports were £744,896,514, an increase of £64,738,987, or 9.5 per cent. ; British exports......

Bank Rate,5per Cent., Changed From 4per Cent. October...

(24) were on Friday 75a—Friday week 75176,......