14 MAY 1921, page 3

There Is Good News For The Supporters Of The Plumage

Bill. The Committee stage was finished on Tuesday, and there is now every reason to hope that the Bill will become law as an agreed measure. The promoters and opponents of the......

Probably Most Of Our Readers Have Not Had The Opportunity

of appreciating as we do how exacting is the occupation of a journalist and how little time he either has the strength to give or can afford to give to causes outside his......

It Is With Great Regret That We Record The Death

of Lord Burghclere, President of the Board of Agriculture in Mr. Glad- stone's last Government. Lord Burghclere was a man of singular charm, and his loss will be felt not only......

On Monday In The House Of Commons The Government Announced

that they proposed to make every member's salary of £400 a year free of Income Tax, and to allow members to travel first class, free of charge, to and from their constituencies,......

Mr. Baldwin, The New President Of The Board Of Trade,

moved two resolutions, in the House of Commons on Monday, as the basis of a Bill for safeguarding British industries against foreign competition. The first resolution approved......

Mr. Asquith, In Resuming The Debate On Tuesday, Said That

the Allies' Paris resolutions of 1916 were framed as a reply to the Central Powers, who threatened, at a moment when they were confident of victory, to paralyse the economic......

Sir James Craig, The Ulster Leader, Went To Meet Mr.

De Valera on Thursday, May 5th, at the Shin Fein leader's invitation. Sir James Craig made it clear that Ulster would work the Government of Ireland Act, and that she would be......

The Shin Feiners Have Perpetrated A Number Of Brutal Murders

every day during the past week. A peculiarly atrocious case occurred at Rathmore, in Kerry, on Thursday, May 5th. A Sinn Fein gang killed Thomas Sullivan, a poor and harmless......

The Poles Of Upper Silesia, Excited By A German Rumour

that the Allied Commission would not award them as much of the disputed territory as they desired, rose in insurrection last week under the lead of M. Korfanty. They overpowered......

There Was A Oedema Riot Of Reservists At Aldershot Last

Saturday night. A number of soldiers, supported by roughs carrying a red flag, broke the windows of the principal shops and stole the contents. The police were assaulted and......

Bank Rate, 81 Per Cent., Changed From 7 Per Cent.

Apr. 28, 1921; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 871; Thursday week, 871; a year ago, 851.......