12 JANUARY 1924, page 1

All The Same We Arc Bound To Say That The

task will be far more difficult than Mr. MacDonald, in the friendly atmosphere of the Albert Hall, and warmed by the genial response of his audience as he developed his very......

News Of The Week.

A T the first sitting of the new Parliament on Tuesday Mr. J. H. Whitley, in accordance with expectation, was unanimously re-elected Speaker. Sir Ellis Hume- Williams, - in......

As Regards Foreign Affairs, Which Make A Programme In...

Mr. MacDonald need not reckon on oppo- sition if he carrieS . out What is known to be the will of the vast majority. The vast majority want to appease Europe in the spirit of......

The Chief Impression Produced Upon Us By Mr. Maedonald's...

is that it was noticeably cautious and moderate. Evidently he knows that if he wants to achieve anything—and he distinctly declared that it was his purpose to put nation above......

It Is Now _safe_to Say That The Few Attempts At

bringing about an anti - Socialist fusion before the King's Speech is delivered are breaking down, as we expected they Would. Hardly anybody doubts . that when the time comes......