11 JULY 1925, page 11

On Tuesday The Secretary Of State For India Made His

speech which we have all awaited since Lord Reading came home. Many will be greatly relieved by its tone. :Lord Birkenhead spoke generously of Mr. Montagu !but half-heartedly of......

Bush House, The Great Office Building Which Stands In Such

a fine position at the southern end of Kingsway, has now been completed at its northern face by a large group of statuary high up above the verbal reminder of the Friendship of......

The House Of Commons Has Been Inflicting All-night...

itself without increasing its dignity or efficiency in debate. The Pensions Bill was again taken in Committee on Thursday, July 2nd, when Mr. Neville , Chamberlain made some......

A Truly Remarkable Gathering Took Place Last Monday, When...

Irish Club in London organized a dinner of Irishmen from Ulster and the Free State. Unhappily Sir James Craig could not fulfil his intention to be present owing to his brother's......

Oxford University Elected Lord Cave As B.:1. Chancellor...

by 987 votes to 441 cast for Lord Oxford. The number of voters was small, for there are 7,601 on the roll, and smaller than those who voted when Lord Curzon was elected. From......

The Upper House On Thursday, July 2nd, Discussed The...

subject of the hardships of the Irish ;loyalists. Lord Selborne introduced the subject, con- :fining himself to sufferings and losses incurred after the truce of July, 1921.......

The Members From Home Of The Imperial Press Confer- Ence

sail on Saturday, the 11th, for Australia. Every Briton who makes that journey to or fro can be in some degree an ambassador of the Empire, but there is vastly more power and......

In Committee Of Supply On Monday Last The President Of

the Board of Trade reviewed the case of British trade. It was a gloomy tale, though the conclusion was not that we are bankrupt or necessarily about to face ruin. But whereas in......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

on March 5th, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on 4hursday 100 ; on Thursday week 99i ; a year ago 1011}. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Thursday 87i ; on Thursday week 86i ;......