15 JULY 1922, page 2

The Prime Minister, In Reply To The Lancashire Men, Declared

that in these exceptional times the Safeguarding of Industries Act was intended as a wall against a deluge of absurdly cheap goods which might come upon us through the collapse......

The Bill To Give Effect To The Washington Treaties Was

read a second time in the House of Commons on Friday, July 7th. Mr. Amery said very truly that the treaties " represented the greatest triumph of practical idealism " attained......

The Hague Conference Has Resolved Itself Into A Series Of

conflicting interrogatories. The Bolsheviks continue to ask for immense credits, and the European delegates repeatedly inquire what security they offer to the foreign investor.......

Mr. Churchill, In The House Of Commons On Tuesday, Gave

a hopeful account of the state of Mesopotamia. The cost of our Occupation had been reduced for this year from £24,221,000 to £9,096,000, and should be much less next year.......

The Political Situation In Germany Is Still Confused, But It

looks as if the Republican idea is gaining ground. On Sunday the executive of the German People's Party, hitherto Monarchist in its views, formally declared that Germany could......

Altogether It Is A Pretty Muddle. Those Of Us Who

used to persevere in walking on the right in spite of sundry attempts to force us from that constitutional position now hardly know what to do. Formerly, when we collided......

Lord Derby, At The Head Of A Deputation Of Lancashire

cotton- spinners, invited the Prime Minister last week to suspend the duty on fabric gloves until the Lancashire case against it had been properly investigated. Mr. Howarth, for......

Lord Newton Said That The Old Rule Of Walking On

the right probably dated back to the time when people carried swords. That again may be so, but we think there was another rule, probably contemporaneous with the carrying of......

The Bolsheviks Have Sent An Insolent Reply To The Archbishop

of Canterbury who, on behalf of the British Churches, had protested against the attack on the heads of the Orthodox Church and had proposed to send a small Protestant delegation......

In The House Of Lords On Thursday Lord Newton Drew

attention to the attempt in London to persuade people to walk on the left. He said that forty local authorities in the London police area had joined in the attempt and he......