16 OCTOBER 1926, page 3

The Death Of Mr. No Grenfell, Lord Desborough's Only...

son, after a motor accident, has afflicted with a strange pang of personal sorrow a great many persons who never knew him. For memories flew back to those days in the War when......

At This Point President Von Hindenburg Came Into The...

He had, of course, a grateful appreciation of all that General von Seecht had done for the Reichs- wehr, and as a fellow-soldier he was naturally unwilling to part with such a......

The Resignation Of General Von Seecht, The Commander-...

the German Reichswehr, is a satisfactory solution of an incident which, differently managed, might have been not only humiliating to the German Government, but injurious to the......

On Wednesday The New Labour Scheme For Agriculture Was Laid

before the Conference. It provides, of course, for nationalization and bureaueratic.eontrol. Compensa- tion at a low rate would be paid to landowners. The scheme is like Mr.......

The Hong Kong Correspondent Of The Times Reported In...

paper that the Canton Government had appointed Yang Sen to the command of one of its armies. This was surprising news, so far as anything in China can be surprising, because......

Very Reasonable Letters Have Appeared In The Times From Sir

George Sutton, Messrs: W. H. Smith and others about the postage of British periodicals in the Empire. At present the weight of a parcel of printed matter sent overseas from......

Those Who Take The Theatre Seriously Owe An Immense Debt

to Mr. A. B. Walkley, whose death we also regret to record. He helped gradually to popularize what were once the unpopular plays of ideas. Mr. William Archer and Mr. Bernard......

We Greatly Regret To Record The Death Of Dr. E.

A. Abbott at the age of eighty-seven. He was a very famous Head-Master of the City of London School. Under him the school became greatly respected at the Universities for its......

* * * * Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed

from 4 per cent. on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 101 11 ; on Wednesday week 101 j ; a year ago 102 II. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday......