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The Congress Which, Alike In Regard To Numbers, The Interest

of the discussions, and the spirit of international amity which prevailed, must be reckoned as the most successful on record, concluded on Tuesday, when Mr. Burns read an......

In The House Of Commons On Wednesday Mr. Austen Chamberlain

spoke none too strongly on the conduct of the country's finances by the Government. Mr. Lloyd George in a characteristic reply gave the House to understand that he saw no......

The Wide Range Of Subjects Dealt With At The International

Congress of Medicine makes it impossible for us to keep pace with their discussions. We may note, however, as the out- standing feature of the Congress the meeting at the Albert......

The Report Of The Select Committee On London Traffic Was

issued on Thursday, and is of a most drastic character. The Committee recommend the formation of a Traffic Branch of the Board of Trade, to exercise the functions now divided......

The Revenue Bill Reached A Critical Stage On Monday. The

Land Values Group, dismayed by the announcement that Mr. Lloyd George was going to drop Clause XI. as a concession to Mr. Pretyman, demanded an explanation. The Chancellor of......

Mr. Cody, Who Was Killed With His Passenger, The Well-

known cricketer, Mr. W. H. B. Evans, while flying on Thursday week, had earned the admiration of everyone by his indomitable perseverance. Undaunted by repeated failures and......

After A Heavy, Weary, And Unprofitable Session, In Which The

House of Commons has suffered both in its working capacity and in its reputation from the unreality brought about by the Parliament Act, the prorogation took place on Friday.......

The First Report Of The Working Of Unemployment Insurance...

II. of the National Insurance Act) was issued as a Blue- book last week, with a prefatory note by Sir H. Llewellyn Smith. While judiciously , admitting that there has been only......

We Desire To Draw Our Readers' Particular Attention To The

leading article on Portuguese Slavery by Lord Cromer which we publish in this issue. It is to be followed by two others. We sincerely hope that so lucid and so moderate a......

Bank Rate,41 Per Cent.,changed From 5 Per Cent.april...

(2-1-) were on Friday 7311—Friday week 731. Bank Rate,41 per cent.,changed from 5 per cent.April 17th. Consols (2-1-) were on Friday 7311—Friday week 731.......