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* * * * Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed

from 8 per cent. July 5th. 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 100* ; Thursday week, 1001 ; a year ago, 101 Si per cent. Conversion Loan was on Thursday, 77f r Thursday week,......

* * * At Midnight Last Sunday Waterloo Bridge Was

closed to traffic. The serious subsidence of one of the piers had become worse rather rapidly—certainly more rapidly than had been expected—and the L.C.C. announced that both as......

The Government Have Taken No Further Action In Connexion...

the Irish Boundary. It is reported that they may ask Sir Robert Borden to be Chairman of the Commission. The Commission, however, could not bring about a settlement unless......

* * * * In The House Of Commons .on

Friday, May 9th, when Mr. Buchanan's Scottish Home Rule Bill was debated, a most uproarious and discreditable challenge was directed against the authority of the Speaker. Mr.......

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Last week we pointed out that the Free State could not logically demand what she regards as a strict fulfil- ment of the Treaty in respect of the Boundary and yet regard as a......

At The Mansion House On Thursday, May 8th, Mr. Morgenthau,

who was formerly American Ambassador at Constantinople, made a moving appeal on behalf of the Greek refugees. He said that the only thing in history like the present situation......

* * * * In The House Of Commons On

Thursday, May 8th, Mr. Ammon, the Secretary to the Admiralty, expressed the sympathy of the Government with the resolutions passed by the American Senate in favour of a further......

* * * * When The Speaker Would Not Accept

the closure some of the Scottish Members were guilty of such a violent demonstration and such unbridled language—some of it directed against the Speaker himself—that we think it......