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New Continental Governments Changes Of Governments Have...

Rumania, Poland and Belgium. The first two. countries have illus- trated how in a world made safe for 'democracy the peoples have not yet thrown off the guidance which is......

Bank Rate 21 Per Cent., Changed From 8 Per Cent.

on May 14th, 1931. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 103/} ; on Wednesday week, 108 ; a year ago, 1021. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 961 ; on Wednesday......

The Open Golf Championship An American Golfer, Mr. T. D.

Armour, won the Open Championship at Carnoustie last week, beating the well- known Argentine professional Jurado by one stroke. The Prince of Wales, who had met Jurado in Buenos......

By-election The Result Of The By-election At Gateshead...

on Tuesday, as follows :— MAJOR EVANS (Labour) .. 22,893 COLONEL HEADLAM (Conservative) .. 21,501 Labour Majority .. 1,392 The last Labour Member, Sir James Melville, in a four.......

The Earthquake At Half-past One On Sunday Morning The Whole

of Great Britain sustained' an earthquake shock of unusual force. Light sleepers were awakened in many parts of the country from Wick to Swansea, but no one was hurt and no......

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The Church and Divorce The Archbishop last week, in the Upper House of the Convocation of Canterbury, nominated seven bishops to a joint committee which, with a similar......

Separatism In Spain The Basques, The Catalans And The...

have now all provided documents claiming for their provinces various degrees' of autonomy. It is notable that the statute drafted by the Basques, who have always enjoyed special......

Sir Frederick Milner We Record With Regret The Death Of

Sir Frederick Milner. He sat in the House of Commons for a Nottinghamshire division for sixteen years, retiring in 1906 on account of deafness. But the good work for which he is......