16 MARCH 1929, page 3

Last Week Senator Borah, Chairman Of The Foreign...

in the United States Senate, based an unfortunate condemnation of Sir Austen Chamberlain upon an entire misunderstanding of something Sir Auiten had said. It seems that Sir......

The Movement Against The Dictatorship In Spain Has Spread To

the University of Madrid. The students are on strike, and the Government has responded by virtually closing the University. A few classes 'are allowed to carry on, but in most......

The Best News We Have Had From China For A

long time is the appointment of Sir Frederick Whyte as Adviser to the National Government. Readers of the Times will, remember his penetrating articles on the poli- tical......

That Wonderful Veteran, Lord Finlay, Died Last Satur- • Day.

Not many men can have begun a new phase of life— one might almost say career—in their eightieth year, but Lord Finlay did so in becoming one of the Judges of the Permanent Court......

* * * On Tuesday Major Segrave Beat All Previous

motor speed " records " by driving his ' Golden Arrow ' on Daytona Beach, Florida, at the rate of 281 miles an hour. On Wednesday there was a terrible sequel to this triumph.......

A Controversy Which Has Arisen Out Of A Statement By

Mr. Churchill in his book Aftermath shows how difficult it is to arrive at historical truth. even when there is a mass of contemporary evidence. Mr. Churchill said that Mr.......

The Home Secretary Has Whipped Up A Good Deal Of

sympathy and support by his capable answers about D.O.R.A. to Unionist Members of Parliament who ques- tioned hini on Monday. He proved easily enough that the regrulations -......

* * * - We Publish, Among Letters To The

Editor, an appeal from the National Trust for the remaining £9,000 neces- sary for the protection of Stonehenge. The northern approach is in danger of being defiled by the......

Bank Rate, 51 Per Cent., Changed From 41 Per Cent.,

on February 7th, 1929. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1011 ; on Wednesday week 101* ; a year ago, 102*. Fund- ing Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 881 ; on Wednesday......