12 JULY 1924, page 3

The Question Of Whether Or Not Everest Was Conquered Before

she turned and killed her assailants must remain for ever undecided, but there seems a strong probability that Mallory and Irvine did reach the summit before they died. They......

Meanwhile The Immediate Onus Of The Strike Seems...

fall upon the men, since the employers were willing to postpone their lock-out notices for a week, during the Court of Inquiry's sitting, while the men refused to withdraw their......

Sir Charles Wakefield Has Given Another Example Of His...

and public spirit by presenting Sulgrave Manor with an original letter by General Washington. It is dated " Mount Vernon, June 28th, 1788," and is con- cerned with the tomb of......

On Monday The Committee Appointed, Under The Presidency...

Donald Maclean, to consider the decasualization of the docking industry, issued an interim report. Their conclusion is that until an effective system of registration of all bona......

In The House Of Lords On Tuesday, By 166 Votes

to 50, the Liquor (Popular Control) Bill was summarily rejected—a result which we cannot but deplore. Many of the speakers in the House of Lords who opposed the Bill expressed......

Mr. John Murray's Interesting Recent Letter In The Times...

with the financial policy of American Trade Unions has been the subject of general comment. Mr. Murray pointed out that the Trade Unions in the United States adopt a much less......

Whether This Increased Saving On The Part Of The Operatives

is due to Prohibition, which has made saving easier, or not, we cannot say ; but it is obvious that the movement is one of immense importance. We wish it could be imitated here,......

Mr. Murray Recognises That This May Mean The First Step

in the control of industry, or a large part of it, by the workers. He does not, however, dread it, but welcomes it as heartily as we do. Here is his comment :- " But in this......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed From 8 Per Cent.

July 5th. 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 101 If ; Thursday week, 100 ; a year ago, 99f. 8} per cent. Conversion Loan was on Thursday, 761}; Thursday week, 77* ; a year......