17 APRIL 1926, page 2

* * * If The Owners, As The Men Allege,

have tried to open up district negotiations as distinct from national negotia- tions they have been departing from their own undertak- ing sincerely to try to bring the......

The' Conquerors Of Feng, The Christian General, Have Not Yet

entered Peking. The chief event within Peking has been the deposition of the Chief Executive, Tuan Chi-jui. This measure, the Peking correspondent of the Times suggests, was......

The Bishop Of Lichfield Has Sent Us A Manifesto Signed

by himself and several other distinguished bishops, clergy and Nonconformists protesting against the proposal to tax betting. " There is every reason to anticipate," says the......

On Tuesday The Men's Leaders Issued Their Answer To The

owners' statement. They are evidently not opposed to the general scheme of reconstruction recommended by the Commission, but they condemn the proposal to compensate the present......

* * * * On, Tuesday There Was A Conference

between the owners and the miners, at the end of which it was announced that no progress had been made. The two sides separated without arranging to meet again. There has been a......

Peace Is Nearer In Morocco Though It Is Not By

any means certain. The principal conditions required by France and Spain are that Abd-el-Krim should withdraw from the Riff and should formally submit himself to the Sultan of......

The Constantinople Correspondent Of The Manchester...

movement for adopting Latin characters in_ the writing of Turkish is gaining strength so fast that the reform will probably be introduced fairly soon. Already Latin characters......

M. Peret Proposes To Come To London Next Week To

, discuss the French debt. We hope that his illness, which we regret, will not prevent him from doing so. Englishmen were greatly surprised when he announced recently that......