1 MAY 1920, page 3

On Tuesday Was Celebrated The Centenary Of Herbert...

was born at Derby on April 27th, 1820. We note that about the same time two small houses, in one of which Herbert Spencer was born, were knocked down at a sale for £280. To our......

So Far As Mr. Kipling's Statement Goes We Cannot But

agree with it. The present writer has seen some of the great military cemeteries in America, and it would be impossible to conceive anything more massive or more restful than......

The Budget Resolutions Were Considered And Approved On...

stage in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Mr. Maclean, a Labour Member, proposed to omit the increased Tea Duty, as a protest against indirect taxation on the working classes.......

Lord Rosebery, As Chancellor Of The University Of London,...

the Lord Mayor send us an appeal for £20,000 to establish a Centre for Historical Research in London. The proposal has long been advocated by Professor Pollard, of University......

Lord Methuen Made A Strong Protest In The Timm Of

Friday week against the selfish refusal of certain Trade Unions to permit discharged sailors and soldiers to earn an honest living in their trades. He instanced the Amalgamated......

Mr. Chamberlain Announced In The House On Wednesday The...

of a new and attractive form of Government security, the proceeds of which will go to reduce the Floating Debt. Instead of depending solely on short-term Treasury Bills, the......

The House Of Commons On Friday Week, By A Majority

of six, gave a second reading to Mr. A. M. Samuel's Trade Union Ballot Bill, which would permit—but not compel—any_ Union to take an independent and secret ballot of its members......

On Tuesday Mr. Rudyard Kipling, Sir Fabian Ware, And Mr.

Churchill addressed a meeting of the Parliamentary Army Committee at the House of Commons on the work of the War Graves Commission. Mr. Kipling explained that the decision Of......

The Excess Profits Duty Was Warmly Criticized In The House

on Wednesday, but Mr. Terrell's proposal to abolish it was negatived without a division, and Sir F. Banbury's amendment to leave the tax at 40 per cent. instead of raising it to......

Bank Rate,7 Per Cent. ,changed From 6 Per Cent.apr. 15,1920.

5 per cent. War Loan - was on Thursday, 83k; Thursday week, 86j; a year ago, 94,......