1 MARCH 1946, page 2

Progress In China

This week China took an important step forward towards estab- lishing internal unity and order. On Monday General Chou En-Lai for the Communists, and General Chang Chih-Chung......

Coal At Danger-point

The defensive battle against coal shortage has now reached a stage at which industrial casualties may be reported at any moment. Reserve stocks in London are down to one week's......

Conditions In Spain

That France should have decided to close the frontier against Spain is not surprising in view of the commanding position which the Communist Party holds in the French......

Great Britain And Egypt

The Egyptians know already that the British Government is willing and even anxious to negotiate a revision of the Anglo-Egyptian Alliance of 1936, on terms which will satisfy......

Houses And Hopes

Among all the varied information embodied in the White Paper on housing published on Tuesday one set of figures stands out con- spicuous. The number of permanent houses......