20 JULY 1929, page 2

The Nanking Government Say That The New Chargé D'affaires...

is going shortly to Moscow will act as a plenipotentiary in discussing the whole subject. They also demand the release of Chinese who are imprisoned in Russia, and the......

Whenever The Tariff Is Reopened Everybody Grabs What He Can

get. A correspondent of the Manchester Guardian in Monday's paper gave some ludicrous examples of the appeals for Protection—apple-growers demanding that bananas should be taxed......

On Tuesday, The House Of Commons Again Discussed...

Thomas said that he proposed to make the Unemployment Grants Committee, generally known as the St. Davids Committee, a statutory body. He was also setting up . a new Committee......

China And Russia On Tuesday Night The Chinese Government...

a reply to the Soviet Note. They declared bluntly that the Manchurian authorities were justified in expelling the Russian officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway on the ground......

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Unemployment Insurance On Thursday, July 11th, in the House of Commons, Miss Bondfield, Minister of Labour, moved a money resolution increasing the State contribution to the......

Great Britain And Russia On- Thursday, July 11th, In The

House. of Commons, there were some interesting exchanges on foreign affairs. Colonel Wedgwood was indignant with the Government for refusing asylum to Trotsky. Why should a......

Mr. Churchill Chaffed Mr. Thomas Merrily. The Unionists,...

had given industry assistance to the extent of £600,000,000 ; the Labour Government offered £25,000,000 of guarantees. Evidently the Trea- sury view had prevailed that State......

The American Tariff Messages From America Continue To...

opinion there is disturbed by the which has been stirred up by the new American tariff. Last week thirty-eight protests had been received from foreign countries and since then......

Colonial Development In The House Of Commons On Friday, July

12th, Mr. J. H. Thomas unfolded his scheme for Colonial Development as a means of reducing unemployment. Once again a money resolution preceded the second reading of the......