16 APRIL 1927, page 1

News Of The Week

O N Monday Mr. Churchill introduced his third Budget. His speech so surprised and enchanted the House by its resourcefulness and was so clearly and persuasively argued that the......

* * The Duty On Tobacco Is Raised From 8s.

2d. to 8s. 10d. a lb. The Customs and Excise Duty on matches is raised about 20 per cent. Wines containing more than 25 degrees of proof spirit arc to pay 8s. a gallon and those......

* * * Lord Grey Of Fallodon In A Letter

to the Times on the Trade Unions Bill argues that the Bill, while not making it easier than before to prevent a general strike, stirs up the very temper which will make an......

It Will Be Seen That Much The Greater Part Of

the fresh revenue is to be raised by means that cannot be repeated. The reserves of the Road Fund are now almost exhausted and the device of speeding up the Property Tax really......

Certain Recent Events Suggest How Fur The Split In The

Labour Party might have gone if it had not been fairly well closed up by the introduction of the Trade Unions Bill. In the last number of Forward Mr. Ramsay MacDonald recorded......

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