15 JULY 1949, page 2

Trial By Ordeal

The trial of Alger Hiss for perjury, which has provided the American public with the bulk of its reading material for the past weeks, has ended with a two to one verdict against......

Kite-flying In The Philippines

What useful purpose is to be served by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's digression to the Philippines, where he has been holding conference with President Quirino ? They have, it......

Groundnuts In The Dark

When the Minister of Food went off to East Africa to inspect the groundnuts scheme on the spot, there was a hope that he might bring back some new facts to buttress the high......

Slump, Recession Or Disinflation ?

As soon as it became clear that one of the causes of the latest British dollar difficulties was a falling off in American purchases, speculation over the exact ssate of the......

Tito Turns West

The horns of a dilemma are never a comfortable resting-place, SIX:1 Marshal Tito may be forgiven the lack of grace with which he has made his enforced switch from eastern to......