17 DECEMBER 1927, page 3

Mr. Runciman, Sir Kingsley Wood, Sir Josiah Stamp And Mr.

J. H. Thomas were among the speakers at a luncheon giVen on Monday by the Woolwich Equitable Building Society; to celebrate its eightieth anniversary. Men of all- parties can......

It Became More And More Clear As The Debate Proceeded

that the Book of Common Prayer had to be adapted to modern needs, and that if the Deposited Book were rejected or referred back there would be no hope of a better solution than......

The Prayer Book Measure Has Passed The House Of Lords

by the unexpectedly large majority of nearly three to one In no debate in tbe House of Lords . 'since the War has there been so much animation, and no other his - attracted such......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.,

on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 101 a i r ; on Wednesday week 1011 ; a year ago look. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 861; on Wednesday......

The Scheme For Regulating The Coal-mining Industry In...

and Derbyshire has been circulated. The main object is voluntarily to subsidize the export trade. It is believed that if the export trade can be recovered, the mines supplying......

A Meeting Of Life Members And Of Others Closely Connected

with the Spectator was held at the Ritz Hotel on December 7th, in accordance with the practice started by Mr. St. Loe Strachey during the last years of his life. There was a......

We Have Written In Our First Leading Article On Mr.

Snowden's opinion of the Labour Party's proposed Surtax. On Tuesday the Parliamentary Labour Party Piet and decided to have the proposal " energetically Put before the country."......

The Oxford And Cambridge Rugby Football Match On Tuesday Was

no doubt unusually exciting, but that was no reason for emulating the match far into the night. " Rags " in the theatres and streets of London after the Rugby Match and the Boat......