12 OCTOBER 1929, page 14

American Notes Of The Week

(By Cable) MR. MACDONALD'S VISIT. Appraisal of the full effect of Mr. MacDonald's visit must await the event, as with the chances and changes of time they unfold themselves.......

The Shipping Board.

The trials of the American merchant marine are once more engaging attention in consequence of the Comptroller- General's report that 321 former Government vessels have been sold......

Noise In New York.

On the ground that property values are being depreciated, and the health of citizens impaired by excessive indoor and outdoor noises in the city, civic organizations of doctors,......

Export Trade.

With an anticipated total value of $5,600,000,000, American export trade this year promises to exceed that of any previous year, excepting the War years, when foreign......

Boston And The Censorship.

With Boston's Mayor, aided by a select jury, sitting in judgment- to decide whether Mr. Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude is a fit play to show to Boston, renewed attention is......

A " Lobbying " Inquiry.

Precipitated by the Shearer revelations, the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to investigate the whole subject of Congressional lobbying meets a long-standing demand and is......