16 AUGUST 1946, page 2

England V. Australia

The shortage of paper which prevents The Spectator from reviving just yet its pre-war practice of devoting an occasional column to sporting events also prohibits in the meantime......

German Economic Disunity

When Mr. Byrnes made his offer of co-operation between the American zone in Germany and any other single zone, everybody recognised the offer, not as a solution to the German......

Squatters' Rights And Duties Much May Be Said—and So Far

has not been said—in condemnation of the squatters who in the last few weeks have been occupying Government buildings and sites in various parts of the country. In the first......

Chinese Puzzle

General Chiang Kai-shek's message to the Chinese people does not qualify the latest report of General Marshall, personal repre- sentative of President Truman in China, which is......

The Straits Regime

Although there is general agreement on the need for the revision of the Montreux Convention, it is doubtful if the Soviet Government will gain much support for the proposals......