19 MAY 1923, page 3

In The House Of Commons On Monday,. Mr. Philip Snowden,

on behalf of the Labour Party, moved the rejection of the Finance Bill. He gave three reasons for rejection. First, even within the limits of orthodox finance the Chancellor of......

The Death Of Colonel John Henry Rivett-carnac At Vevey On

Fliday, May llth, it a matter of especial i.egret to waders of the Spectator, who will remember the many letters from him that we have published. In accordance with the family......

The Amateur Golf Championship At Deal Ended On Saturday In

the victory of Mr. Roger Wethered, who beat Mr. Robert Harris in the final by seven up and six to play. Both in this final match, and in the previous one against Mr. F. Ouimet,......

We Feel This All The More Strongly Because The New

Assessments necessarily depend considerably upon inflated values. We certainly should not argue in favour of placing owners in a privileged position. Those who derive a larger......

We Congratulate The Mint On Its Enterprise. We Hope That

the entrants will be numerous and distinguished. The art of the medallist, as the Renaissance proved, may be a splendid one, and the more artists who practise it the more likely......

Industrialism In This Country Has Done Much To Anni- Hilate

all the minor arts and crafts. The art of medal striking, for instance, is practically extinct in England. In Germany there is a certain output of rather vulgar stuff, of which......

The Painful Personal Interest Excited Among So Many...

the issue of the Blue Forms relating to re- assessments under Schedule A for Income Tax has not abated. A great many tenants who were compelled in the War either to buy their......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 8i Per Cent.

July 13, 1 . 922; . 5 per - cent. War Loan was on Thursday. 101i; Thursday week, 1008 ; a year ago, 991.......