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Municipal Reformers .. ... 83

Socialists • • .. 35 Progressives • • 6 The last Council was composed as follows :— Municipal Reformers .. .. 82 Progressives .. • • .. 25 Socialists" .. 17 It will be seen that......

An Extraordinarily Interesting Piece Of Excavation Is...

Richborough. Richborough, as we found in the War, is a natural port of Kent, and the Roman Ritupiae on whose site it was built must evidently have been a most important station......

The Latest Report On Sea Fisheries Issued By The Board

of Agriculture , and Fisheries covers the period from 1919-1923. These years have been grouped together because they form the period of recovery after the War. The Report......

In The House Of Commons On Tuesday The Disagreeable Question

of blackmail was discussed. Blackmail in peculiarly despicable formi has been forced upon public attention lately, but we cannot agree that the victims of blackmail would be......

We Are Extremely Glad That Cambridge University Is This Week

conferring an Honorary Doctorate of Law on Mr. Loeb, the founder of the Locb Classical Library. Twelve or fourteen years ago Mr. Loeb, taking up thy: Suggestion of his friend M.......

For Our Part We Believe That Nothing Would Create That

healthier public opinion more quickly than a deter- mination among every person threatened with blackmail to report the matter instantly to the police. It has been said that......

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

Mar. 5,1925. 5 per cont. War Loan was on Wednesday, 1011; Thursday Week, 1t.0 ;. a year ago, 100k. 81 per cent. Conirersion Loan was on Wednesday. 77i; Thursday week, 70,1 ex.......