17 AUGUST 1912, page 3

In Spite Of The Bad Weather The Week Has Seen

an unusual number of exploits in the sphere of aviation. The Govern- ment trials have been progressing satisfactorily on Salisbury Plain from day to day, though we deeply regret......

The By-election In Midlothian, Caused By The Elevation Of...

Master of Elibank to the peerage, seems likely to be the cause of some bitterness among the various sections of the Government's supporters. On Friday week there was a rumour to......

The Report Of The Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee...

best means for ensuring safety of life at sea was published in Friday morning's papers. The most important of the recommendations in the report is that for the future the scale......

"the Chances Are," The Correspondent Says, "that, If The...

could be decided by Canada, independent of the exigencies of party politics, two-thirds of the Canadian people would oppose the Bill now before the British Parlia- ment." Nor is......

We Deal With The Constitutional Points Raised By The Corre-

spondence between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Boner Law else- where. Mr. Churchill's melodramatic excursions outside the bounds of his own department are familiar, and the composi-......

We Regret To Have To Record The Death, At The

age of 74, of Miss Octavia Hill, one of the best practical philanthropists of our time, who for nearly fifty years laboured effectively to solve the housing problem on the basis......

Thursday's Papers Contained The Interesting Announcement...

appointed General Botha, Premier of the Union of South Africa, to be an Honorary General in the British Army. It would be bard to find a parallel for this honour, but if it is......

Sir H. H. Raphael, The Liberal Member For South Derby-

shire, having been criticised by Mr. Harry de Pass, one of the promoters of the new land agitation, for his attitude towards that movement, has replied most effectively in a......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 31 Per Cent.

May 9th. Consols (2I) were on Friday 75I—Friday week 74I.......