15 JANUARY 1927, page 3

The Death Is Announced In Bavaria Of Mr. Houston Stewart

Chamberlain, who was notorious before and during the War as the Englishman who became a fanatical apologist for Germany. His book, Foundations of the Nineteenth Century, was......

• * * And . Agreement Ought Not To Be

impossible. The position of the trade unions has greatly changed ; their funds are nearly exhausted and the moderate members— probably the majority in most of the unions—are......

On Tuesdny The Bishops Met At Lambeth To Consider The

revision of the Prayer Book. There was an Evan- gelical . procession in the streets like that of last October to protest against " Romanizine tendencies. The Bishops will sit......

The Companies Consider That In The Circumstances They...

a point to help the trader. An increase of 100 per cent. over pre-War rates was per- mitted by the National Tribunal, and the companies brought that increase down gradually to......

Hitherto The Chief Controversy Has Turned Upon The...

and now that controversy haS Concentrated upon the reservation of the Sacrament. There is talk among both Evangelicals and Anglo- Catholics of seceding from the Church if they......

The Railway Companies Have Decided To Raise Their Rates On

goods traffic by about 6} per cent. Of course any rise at this moment when everybody is looking for a revival in trade is inopportune, but there are several ex- cuses for the......

At Falkirk On Tuesday Mr. Arthur Henderson Suggested That...

Prime Minister should summon a conference to discuss peace in industry. He thought that the conference might consist of representatives of the Trades Union Con- gress, the......

Fourteen Cases Have Been Recorded In The Last Three Months

of persons being bitten by Alsatian wolf-dogs. Experts have said that these impressive looking animals are partly descended from wolves. If that is true, an occasional......

The Jockey Club Is Inquiring Into The Effects Of The

betting tax. The object of the inquiry is to find out whether the tax is doing any injury to racing or to -the breeding industry. The Racing Correspondent of the Times says that......

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

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) *irs un Wednesday 100 if ; on Wednesday week 100/ ; a year ago 100f. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 86f ; on Wednesday......