12 OCTOBER 1945, page 4

It Is A Pity That The Spirited Protest Made By

Mr. Alfred Edwards, the Labour Member for Middlesbrough, on Tuesday night on the subject of M.P.s' disabilities came too late to be fully reported. The Prime Minister had said......

A Spectator's Notebook L Ord Kemsley, It Is Announced,...

through one of his syndicates, two Blackburn papers. The fact would not be of so much interest if Lord Kemsley did not control so many papers as it is. In London he has the......

Since General Eisenhower Believes Hitler To Be Still...

had no doubt to avow the belief when asked a plain question on the subject, but he may be wrong. No one, I suppose, on the Allied side knows whether Hitler is dead or not ;......

" Prior To Sitting Down To Write This Letter," Writes

a pillar of the Church, " there came to my mind the proverb about ' looking prior to leaping,' as I have never written to The Spectator prior to this. My request is urgent: Sir,......

The Supplies And Services (transitional Powers) Bill Got...

reading on Tuesday. I hope there were some honourable members who understood what they were agreeing to. Here is part of Clause 5 of the Bill—a fair sample of the whole: 5.—(r)......

The Reason Why The British Museum Is Still Closed Five

months after the end of all danger of bombing is, I understand, that the Government has declined to find labour to put the bomb-damage right. The Trustees, therefore—in the view......

The Universities Are Beginning A New Academic Year A Little

less abnormally than in the past six, but with small hope of getting back to the normal for some time yet. Contrary to some expectations numbers are still down ; the two largest......

Mr. Bevin's Problems

91HOUGH Mr. Bevin expressed confidence at the close of his speech in the House on Tuesday that, given patience and good- will, the difficulties which brought the Conference of......