12 MAY 1939, page 3

Money Resolutions Have Caused Frequent Trouble In The...

years, chiefly because of the growing tendency of Government Departments to draw them in so restricted a form. The all-night sitting on Monday arose out of a money resolution,......

Mr. Lloyd George On Monday, On The Second Day Of

the Conscription debate, said, in so many words, that without Russia's aid disaster for us was inevitable. His support for the Bill was, of course, welcomed ; but there is......

Lord Runciman's Directorships On Tuesday Mr. Chamberlain...

the House of Commons about the directorships held by the Lord President of the Council, Lord Runciman. The rule that Cabinet Ministers should not hold directorships has been......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

not until Wednesday that the House was given any information on the subject which, in spite of the importance of the Defence debates, has interested them most in the last few......

Mr. Robert Mackay To The Deep Regret Of All His

colleagues, Mr. Robert Mackay, " the Printer of The Spectator," died last Saturday, four days before his 65th birthday, after a lifetime spent in the service of the paper, which......

Calling Ur, Reserves At A Period So Perilous And Uncertain

as the present there is something unreal about the complaints heard nowadays about " alarming news." Most of the news is a plain record of facts giving good grounds for alarm.......