14 DECEMBER 1912, page 3

The Times Of Monday And Tuesday Published Some Par- Ticulars

of the French and German airships which have been ordered for the British Navy. The French dirigible, which is an Astra-Torres, is non-rigid when deflated but the equivalent of......

A Letter From Canon Rawnsley And Others In The Press

announces that the £4,000 has been subscribed to save the Roman fort at the head of Windermere, and the site is being transferred to the National Trust. This is excellent news,......

We Notice In The List Of Amendments To The Welsh

Dis- establishment Bill one of great importance under the name of Mr. Charles Bathurst. Briefly stated, it amounts to this, that the revenues derived from disendowment should......

An Important Letter From Sir Edward Grey Was Read At

a woman suffrage meeting at Glasgow on Monday night. He said that there was no truth in the report that if a woman suffrage amendment to the Franchise Bill was carried it would......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

October 17t h. Consols (29) were on Friday 74i—Friday week 75i.......

We Are Glad To Call Attention To The Short But

weighty letter of Mr. W. V. Osborne in the Times of Monday on the subject of trade-union ballots. Mr. Osborne observes that members of the Opposition are being denounced as......

The Appointment Of Prince Louis Of Battenberg To Succeed Sir

Francis Bridgeman as First Sea Lord commands approval both inside and outside the Navy. In this case there can be no shadow of suspicion that Prince Louis of Battenberg has won......

Before The Marconi Committee On Monday Evidence Was Given By

Mr. J. E. Taylor, a staff engineer of the Post Office. He stated that he bad bought some shares in the Marconi Company when it seemed uncertain whether the Post Office would......

Sir George Darwin, Who Died Last Saturday At Cambridge,...

he had held the Plumian Professorship of Astronomy for nearly thirty years, was the second son of Charles Darwin. In no family has hereditary genius manifested itself more......

The Correspondence On The Secret Of Long Life Has Provoked

a characteristic and delightful explosion from Sir George Birdwood in Monday's Times. He is profoundly sceptical as to all royal roads to extreme longevity, regarding its......

The British Medical Association Has Referred Mr. Lloyd...

terms to the divisional meetings all over the country, the question to be voted on being " Are you in favour of the Association calling upon the profession to refuse to enter......