15 AUGUST 1947, page 1

The Powers And The Ruhr

Progress towards the talks on Ruhr coal, which have at last begun in Washington, has been so erratic and hesitant that it would be optimistic to look for quick and definite......

News Of The Week

O N the day this issue of The Spectator appears, British rule in India ends. The long chapter that began with the foundation of the East India Company in r600, a chapter in......