16 APRIL 1932, page 3

The Foundling Hospital Site

" Nobody has got any money." Of course not ; it would hardly be respectable nowadays. But estab- lished religious and charitable works must go on, and new demands must be met.......

Commonwealth And State

The intransigence of Mr. Lang, the Labour Premier of New South Wales, has brought about a very shMp conflict between the Commonwealth and the • State. The Federal Parliament,......

The Arabian Desert Recrossed

Mr. II. St. John Philby, the distinguished Arabic expert, is to be congratulated on his adventurous journey across the Rub' al Khali. A year ago Mr. Bertram Thomas traversed it......

The Andes In Eruption Eight Seemingly Extinct Volcanoes...

Chilean side of the Andes, a hundred miles south of the Transandine Railway, have become active in a very unpleasant fashion. Like Krakatoa, the East Indian volcano which blew......

The March Trade Returns

It was to be expected that under the new tariff the imports of manufactured goods during March would show a substantial decline. Their total value, £13,030,000, was less by......

Cricket The Season Of First-class Cricket Is Close Upon Us,

whatever the thermometer may say. We welcome the All-India team which is to play here through the summer. We hope that the matches will be played to achieve definite results in......

Bank Rate 31 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

on Mardi 17th, 1932. War Loan (5 per cent.) was o:i Wednesday 10211; on Wednesday week, 1021; a year ago, 104 Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 961x.d.; on Wednesday......