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Walt Whitman Never Came Nearer Prophecy Than In The Lines

describing a shipwreck in his poem, "Song of Myself." He might have been an eye-witness of the noble deeds of the 'President Roosevelt's' gallant captain, officers, and crew,......

We Hope That The Educational Controversy Will Now Become...

The manner in which both the Circular guld . the Memorandum were launched was unfortunate. Mr. Neville Chamberlain has always shown a better way by taking local authorities into......

On Tuesday Lord Reading Announced The Creation Of And In

which Indians will obtain commissions. Thinking a Royal Indian Navy, which will fly the White Ensign, men in India, he said, had long desired to have an Indian Navy capable of......

In South Africa The Colour Bar Bill, Which General Smuts

has described as a firebrand flung into a haystack, has just been forced through the Lower House. Until 1921 natives were prohibited from doing skilled and semi-skilled work in......

- The Liberal Amendment To The Address Was Moved By

Sir John Simon on Monday. It complained that the King's speech contained no reference to education and challenged Lord Eustace Percy's proposal to substitute block-grants for......

. Mr. Neville Chamberlain Sympathised With Mr. Snow- Den...

the glance of his "glad eye" towards Mr. Lloyd George had been tactlessly diverted by Mr. Dalton. He did not, on behalf of the Government, rule out public ownership in .certain......

On Tuesday The House Of Commons Considered The Position Of

the osteopaths and other irregular practi- tioners. Dr. Graham-Little in moving that there should be an authoritative inquiry maintained the straitest doctrine of the General......

* * The Revised Measure For Providing Pensions For The

clergy has been before the National Assembly. It now allows for contracting out of the scheme of com- pulsory contributions and provides for returnable pre- miums. Those who......

Dank Hate, 5 Per Cent, Changed From 4 Per Cent.

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday Jolt; on Wedn es day week 100 ; a year ago 1011. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 881; on Wednesday......