16 DECEMBER 1922, page 3

The Trade Returns For November, Which Were Pub- Lished On

Wednesday, are on the whole satisfactory. There has been a distinct increase in the value of foreign- and colonial merchandise. The total reached 75i millions sterling, compared......

We Are Glad To Record That Colonel Leslie Wilson, The

Unionist Whip, was on Wednesday returned for Ports- mouth by a majority of 5,867 over his Independent oppo- nent. The poll was a light one, as was inevitable under the......

The More We Hear Of The Unfortunate Negotiations With Greece

the more tragic and blundering they seem. M. Gounaris was executed for the part he took in a vain enterprise, yet now we learn that he knew the truth and told it. Mr. Lloyd......

The Bishop Of Durham Contributed An Able And Timely Letter

to Thursday's Times on Divorce Reform. He says most wisely that what we should look for in Christ's sayings on Divorce is the intention. Before we can show the "simple loyalty"......

No Doubt It Would Be Unwise To Exaggerate Or Over-

emphasize the importance of these figures. Trade is a frail flower and may fade and wither ahnost as quickly as it blooms. In other words, we - must never forget that almost all......

On Monday The Trial Of Bywaters And Mrs. Thompson For

the murder of Mrs. Thompson's husband, which had attracted an extraordinary amount of public atten- tion, came to an end. Both prisoners were sentenced to death. Bywaters, a......

On The Whole, This Is The Tradition Of British Commerce.

Our rule has been to be prudently adventurous. We have not been like the man who took the talent and hid it in a napkin ; but, on the other hand, we have not been hysterical in......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 8i Per Cent.

July 18, 1922; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 99k; Thursday week, 991; a year ago, 90/.......