17 OCTOBER 1931, page 3

The President Sought The Views Of The Congress Leaders On

the larger questions of international finance. At the close of this month the French Premier, M. Laval, is to visit Washington. He will undoubtedly raise the ques- tion of......

* * * * The German Situation Dr. Bruning, The

German Chancellor, has formed a new ministry and is exercising the dictatorial powers conferred by the President's decree last week. He faced the Reichstag with apparent......

Spain The Cortes In Madrid Decided By A Large Majority

on Tuesday that Church and State should be separated in Spain. " There shall be no State religion." That may mean much or little. Religion is a personal matter of the spirit. If......

Two Academicians The Royal Academy, While Mourning The...

Sir William Orpen, has lost two more popular and dis- tinguished members in Mr. Charles Ricketts and Sir Bertram Mackennal. Mr. Ricketts, who was sixty-five, was one of the most......

Sir John Monash We Regret To Record The Death, On

October 8th, of General Sir John Monash, who commanded the Australian Corps in France during the last year of the War. Sir John, who was born in Melbourne sixty-six years ago,......

Bank Rate 6 Per Cent., Changed From 4k Per Cent.

on September 21st, 1931. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 961; on Wednesday week, 97k ; a year ago, 1041. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 831 ; on Wednesday......

We Do Not Accept These Statements Of Accusation And Defence

as necessarily well founded. Indeed, we. do not see how the Chinese delegate at Geneva can be expected to produce accurate information. There is no doubt about the extreme......

President Hoover's Plans • President Hoover Last Week...

important con- ference: with the leaders of both parties in' the United States Congress to consider the financial crisis and to devise means for restoring public confidence......