13 AUGUST 1932, page 3

London's Bread The Food Council Has Approved A Unanimous...

of the Committee which it appointed to inquire into the price of bread in London. The Committee finds that the quality of the'" straight run " flour has not deteriorated as had......

Lancashire And Unemployment The Negotiations For A...

in the cotton trade have broken down. The employers pressed for a reduction of 25 per cent. on the list rates, representing 2s. 9d. in the £ on average wages of 38s. a week,......

Bank Rate 2 Per Cent., Changed From 21 Per Cent.

on June 80th, 1982. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1011; on Wednesday week, 1011; a year ago, 1011. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1061; on Wednesday week,......

A New Series Few Questions Concern Our Life More Deeply,

or more successfully defy solution, than those which surround the problem of suffering. We hope, therefore, that there will be many interested readers of the series of articles......

The Welland Canal Canada Is To Be Congratulated On The

completion of the new Welland Canal, uniting Lakes Erie and Ontario and avoiding the Niagara Falls. The canal, which was opened last Saturday by the Governor- General, Lord......

The Railway Pool The Many People Whose Little All Is

invested in railway stock, once thought to be " as safe as the Bank," and now sadly depreciated, will welcome the news that the L.M.S. and the L.N.E. railway companies may carry......

Olympic Games The Athletic Programme Of The Olympic Games...

concluded last Sunday, although a few other events were still to be decided. The times in all the races have been faster than ever before ; for this the climatic and atmo-......