14 JANUARY 1922, page 3

The Official Report On The Conduct Of Sir Edgar Speyer

during the War was issued on Friday; January 6th. The Committee said that they were satisfied that Sir Edgar Speyer " had ceased to entertain any feeling of loyalty to His......

Sir Edgar Speyer Himself Also Issued In New York A

reply to the report. The sense of his defence was that the charges were trivial and grotesque ; that his accusers evidently did not understand the elements of international......

The Great Danger With All Organizations Is, Of Course, That

a list of desirable families, however valuable it might be at first, would tend to become conventional or professional. The Pecksniffs and the " good Christian homes " might......

Coke's Institutes Describes The Oath Of Office As It Was

anciently administered to every Privy Councillor. Among the obligations which the Privy Councillor accepted were the following : "To forward and help the execution of whatsoever......

The General Election Rumours Set -afloat A Fortnight Ago By

the Coalition Libemkrraised a sharp - controversy between the two patties supporting the Government. Sir George Younger, the chairman of the National Unionist Association, who......

Our Readers May Remember That In Our Issue Of December

31st we published a letter from " An -Anglo-Indian Mother," who asked whether it would be possible to get into touch with "kind, jolly, well-bred people " in England, who would......

What We Want To Tell Our Readers Now Is That

the effect of this very touching letter has been astonishing. We have already received some ninety answers and they still come. We have forwarded many of them to the writer of......

We Are Glad To Record That The Ministry Of Health

has appointed a small committee to inquire into the charges against our pauper asylums - brought by Dr. Lomax in his book The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor. They are to have......

The Rainfall In 1921 Was So Exceptionally Light That It

is not surprising to find the Ministry of Health. expressing concern about the water supply. The wonder is that the supply for the great towns has been maintained for so' long'......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 5i • Per

cent. Nov. 3, 1921 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 92i; Thursday week, 91i ; a year ago, 831.......