13 JULY 1934, page 2

The Mersey Tunnel The New Mersey Tunnel, Which The King

is to open next Wednesday, is the largest under-water road-tunnel in the world. Its length considerably exceeds two miles, and its width allows for four lines of traffic......

A Ten Years' Housing Programme Lord Amulree's Committee,...

been examining the problem of national housing, now presents its final report in support of the proposal to set up a statutory Housing Commission to organize building over the......

Riots In Holland The Rioting In Amsterdam Round The End

of last week entailed a death-roll of six and about 60 cases of more or less serious injury, and was only quelled after three days' disturbance and a certain amount of firing.......

A Worse Unemployment Total The Unemployment Figures For...

an increase of 24,000 over those for May. How far is it merely seasonal ? Most (though not all) of the worsening has been in trades which are normally stack at this time of......

The Government And Shipping Mr. Runciman Made It Clear In

the course of the debate in the House of Commons on shipping that the Govern- ment intends at any cost to defend the Empire trade routes against unfair foreign competition. The......

" Scrap And Build" It Is Evident That The President

of the Board has been surprised at the opposition to the proposal that owners should send their older and less efficient tonnage to the shipbreakers and that the Government......

A Subsidy For Beef We Discuss On Another Page Mr.

Walter Elliot's agricultural policy. Before going to press we have before us Mr. Elliot's later statement in which he confirms the expectation that his plan will be to put a......