11 SEPTEMBER 1926, page 3

The Referendum In Australia Is Not Yet Complete When We

write, but it shows so far a distinct majority against Mr. Bruce's proposals for further Federal powers in industrial matters. There were two proposals, the first of which aimed......

It Is Only Fair To Add, However, That Mr. Pugh

remarked that the weapon should' fie reserved for occasions when the wage-earners were having terms forced upon them Which had not been the subject of negotiation and collective......

The Canadian Election Campaign Is Drawing To Its Close....

is no sign that. Lord Byng's .action over the dissolution has aroused any feeling against himself or the Mother Country. The old political decisions remain the important ones.......

The Trades Union Congress Opened At Bournemouth On...

had long been anticipated by trade unionists with excitement or dread, because it was expected that the whole policy of the General Strike would be debated and that the General......

On Monday Night People In Parts Of England As Far

apart as Cumberland and Kent were astonished by a blinding flash of blue light which illuminated the sky and lasted for several seconds. There is little doubt that it was caused......

The Owners And Workers Who Perform The Daily Public Service

of producing the Manchester Guardian have together worked out a scheme by which comes into being " The Manchester Guardian and Evening News Society." This is a most interesting......

We Gather That Australian Thought On Mr. Bruce's Latest...

has been confused. Voting was com- pulsory, and many persons, though they voted to escape a penalty, hardly knew what they were voting about. People in this frame of mind are......

We Greatly Regret To Record A Ghastly Catastrophe In The

little Irish village of Drumcollogher, in County Limerick, where at least forty-eight persons were burned to death at a cinema performance. The building was evidently quite......

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

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 101 * ; on Wednesday week 101* ; a year ago 101*. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 851 ; on Wednesday......