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Sir Alfred Mond And Lord Rothermere Have Been Foiled In

their desire t-, convert the British Museum into offices for the Air Board. Lord Curzon told the House of Lords on Wednesday, in reply to a vigorous protest by Lord Sudeley,......

We Earnestly Hope That The Opposition To The Bishop-elect...

fail, and indeed we feel certain that it will. The controversy is a test of strength within the Church on many subjects, and we shall be greatly surprised if the opponents of......

Mr. Lansing Has Issued A Most Encouraging Report On The

work of the American War Mission, headed by Colonel House, which came to London in November. The Americans, working with method and energy, arranged in a few weeks their plans......

It Seems That The Hereford Controversy Is Not Ended. It

is likely that there will be opposition to the confirmation of Dean Hensley Henson. When we first wrote about the controversy we wrote only of the opposition to Dean Hensley......

We Have To Congratulate Sir Arthur Yapp. We Gather From

reports of a speech which he delivered on Monday that he is the first person in authority who has suggested any voluntary rationing of beer. We must confess that we have......

Lord Rhondda, After Opening A Communal Kitchen In West Ham

on Thursday week, again predicted with evident reluctance the introduction of compulsory rationing. The scheme was nearly ready for submission to the War Cabinet. The Food......

It Is Impossible To Summarize The Mighty List—containing...

thousand names—of additional New Year Honours which was published in the papers of Tuesday. What can we do but say that we congratulate all our friends who are in the list ? May......

The Republic Of Finland Has Been Recognized By The...

at Petrograd, and has sent missions abroad to the belligerent and neutral countries. France, Sweden, and Germany have already re- cognized the independence of Finland. It may be......

Sir Cecil Spring-rice, The British Ambassador At...

home on leave. Lord Reading, the Lord Chief Justice, has been appointed " High Commissioner in the United States in the character of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary......

In Our Opinion, It Would Be Reasonable, In View Of

the great shortage of food, to appeal to those who drink beer to give up, in the form of bread, as much foodstuffs as they use in the shape of beer. But if this be thought too......

Mr. Hughes, Primo Minister Of The Commonwealth, Resigned...

Tuesday. The Nationalist Party, of which he is the leader, has a large majority in both Houses of the Australian Parliament, but Mr. Hughes long ago declared his intention to......

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

April 5, 1917.......