13 DECEMBER 1924, page 3

Now, It Appears That During The Election The German People's

Party swung steadily towards the Right, and may now be allotted to the right-wing group. The Centre and Bavarian People's Parties are Catholic, and so. anti-Socialist, but they......

Naturally The German Government Will Still Continue Its...

but these tariffs operate equally on all foreign goods, and not merely on British goods. But the present Treaty has in a protocol gone a step beyond any commercial treaty......

The Result Of The German Elections Has Been Variously...

It is agreed that in the welter of German parties, two blocs emerged with some definiteness : a right-wing bloc, which fought under the old black, white and red flag, was......

This List May Easily Be Divided Into The Two Blocs,

es follows : Right-wing bloc : Fascists . . ••••• Nationalists • • • . Middle-class Business Party Hanoverian • • • • • Left - wing bloc I Democrats Socialists This leaves......

In Our Opinion It Would Be Wise To Close With

this offer.. At the end of the first session of every Government there is always a particularly great slaughter of the innocents, and who can doubt that a Smoke Abatement Bill......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed From 3 Per Cent.

July 5th, 1923. 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 1011 ; Thursday week, 101: ; a year ago, 100 1 1. 81 per cent. Conversion Loan was on Thursday, 79* - 4; Thursday week, 791......

At Last We Have Good Hopes That A British Government

is going to take the smoke nuisance seriously. Lord Newton, the President of the Coal Smoke Abatement Society, wrote recently to Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health,......

A Correspondent Has Pointed Out To Us That We Were

unfair to Bradford last week in implying that it is a typically smoky place. He reminds us that Bradford has taken a good deal of trouble to get rid of smoke, has of its own......

The Present Reichstag Will Have 493 Members. There- Fore A

clear majority . is 247. It will be seen that the parties of Republicani sm and Fulfilment secured a fairly clear victory over the Monarchist and intransigent parties, and just......