22 MARCH 1919, page 3

Mr. Wilson, The Secretary Of The United Kingdom Alliance,...

that the "-national drink bill" for 1918 was the highest on record, though the consumption, measured in terms of absolute alcohol, was unusually small. Tor thin beer and watered......

The Chief Opposition To The Bill Was Raised In The

interests of the Dock and Harbour Boards. MY. T. P. O'Connor spoke on Monday for the Mersey Dock Board and Sir Edward Carson on Tuesday for the Belfast Harbour Commissioners,......

The By-election In West Lepton On March Let Resulted In

the return of the Liberal candidate, Mr. Newbould, who defeated the Coalition Unionist candidate, Mr. J. F. Mason, by a majority of 2,019. Mr. Newbould had been defeated at the......

Sir Eric Geddes, In Moving The Second Reading Of The

Ministry of Ways and Communications Bill on Monday, gave an elaborate and gravely worded review of what he described as the chaotic condition of transportation in this country.......

We Greatly Regret To Record The Death On Monday Of

Mr. G. W. E. Russell at the age of sixty-six. The son of Lord Charles Russell, who was Serjeant-at-Arms, and the nephew of Lord John, afterwards Earl, Russell, he was bred to......

A Correspondent Writes:—

" The last paragraph in your article of last week upon Ireland sent me to see Mr. Drinkvrater's Abraham Lincoln at the Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith. The play sent me off to a......

Following Upon Ita Report On The Training Of Domestic...

the Women's Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Recon- struction has now dealt officially with the Machinery of Distri- bution, and Organization and Conditions of Service. The......

Sir Eric Geddes Explained, In Reply To A Question, That

the Bill did not include shipping. The Government-must protect the interests of the transport worker, and could not pile further burdens on the shareholders. The Railway......

Bank Rate,5 Per Cent., Changed. From5i Percent. April...

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