17 MAY 1930, page 3

The Totalisator The Racecourse Betting Control Board Has...

first annual Report. After some me early difficulties the work of installing the Totalisators has gone forward rapidly, and it has had very much the result expected. Attendance......

* * * * The Daily News Has .pointed Out

that when the Official Secrets Bill was passing through Parliament Lord Hewart ridiculed the complaint that the Bill would affect the Press. " That," said Lord Hewart, " seems......

The Liberals And Electoral Reform We Have Already...

rumours that Mr. Lloyd George had promised Liberal support to the Government . M exchange for the Alternative Vote. The Manchester Guardian has recently, published letters from......

Mr. John Wheatley The Death Of Mr. John Wheatley, M.p.,

on Monday, removes a commanding but somewhat disturbing figure from the Labour benches in the House of Commons. The ex-Minister of Health, as a Roman Catholic, no doubt had some......

Lord Dudley • Carried An Amendment • •for Ensuring That

the maximum output for a district .shall•Aot-be less than the total amount of coal - consumed in'thaVtliStrici. Lord Melchett also carried an amendment providing that the quota......

Miss Amy Johnson's Flight Few Feats In The Air, Since

long flights became normal, have 'earned more admiration than that of Miss Amy Johnson, who is only twenty-two years old and is flying to Australia alone. By reaching Calcutta......

* * * * Mr. Baldwin's Campaign Mr. Baldwin's Opening

speech, at Sheffield, was remark- able for two points. The first was the definite promise that a Unionist Government, ".the moment we get in," would restore all the Safeguarding......

• * * Bank Rate, 8 Per - Cent., Changed From

31 per cent. on May 1st, 1930. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1011; on Wednesday week, 101 1 7 , 7 ; a year ago, 10011x.d.; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday......

The Government And Official Secrets The Invocation By The...

of Section 6 of the Official Secrets Act against the political correspondents of three news - papers has caused great surprise and con.: siderable concern. These correspondents......