15 JANUARY 1921, page 3

Sir Francis Younghusband Announced On Monday That The...

Society and the Alpine Club had at last received permission to send an expedition to climb Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world, whose altitude is now computed to be......

We Are All The More Glad To Call Attention To

the new Life and Liberty programme, which comprises a series of meetings in various parts of the country on February 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th,and 11th, " to rally all Christian......

The Hull Telephone Service, According To A Correspondent...

Westminster Gazette, charges a business man £13 6s. 8d. a year, and a private person £9 3s. 4d. a year, for the unlimited use of his telephone. For £8 a year in Hull one may......

In A Letter To The Times Of Tuesday, Mr. Hyndman,

the we'l known Socialist, greatly daring, answered a request made by Sir Robert Perks fora definition of a " capitalist." "A capitalist,' says Mr. Hyndman, "economically......

The Postmaster-general's Decision To Impose Much Higher...

telephone service, without waiting for the House of Commons, has naturally raised a storm of angry protest. The Postmaster-General replied to his critics on Wednesday,......

The Evening News Last Week Published Part Of The Salary-list

of the Ministry of Transport. It appears that this new and relatively small department has more highly paid officials than any other department. Sir Erie Geddes of course......

The Trade Returns For 1920 Compared Well With Those For

1919. British exports increased by 67 per cent. to £1,335,569,000, and re-exports of foreign and colonial produce by 35 per cent. to £222,406,000. The imports increased by 19......

The Railway Returns For November Are Bad Reading. For The

first seven months of the year the passenger receipts averaged a little over £10,000,000 a month, but in November the receipts dropped to £7,759,211. No doubt the coal strike......

The Life And Liberty Movement, Having Inspired The...

and brought about the measure of self-government which the Church of England is now putting into effect, has turned its attention to what it calls " Chapter IL " of its labours.......

Bank Rate, 7 Per Cent., Changed From 6 Per Cent.

Apr. 16, 1920 : 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 83f ; Thursday week, E3k ; a year ago, 911......