23 APRIL 1927, page 3

As Was Expected, The Prime Minister In The House Of

()animus on Wednesday, April 13th, announced that he Government would introduce a Bill to give women rtes at the age of twenty-one. We did not think it ikely that Mr. Baldwin......

Mr. E. F. Wise, Apparently By Arrangement, Asked - Hether...

decision about Mr. MacDonald was compatible ith the continuance of the friendliest feelings towards in and whether the I.L.P. could still be loyal to him as ader of the......

A Far-sighted And Consistent Financial Policy Is The Way Of

salvation for the Colony. At present the elected fiajority are in the position of a minor who can over- fi le his trustee. All this conveys a stern warning for he white people......

The Report Of The Conunission Which Was Sent T Inquire

into the affairs of the little-known Colony British Guiana is gloomy, though excellently writtc The Commissioners point out that the Government the Colony has never really......

Berlin Has Opened A " %veek-end Exhibition." This Is A

symptom of the general adoption in Germany of the British habit of the week-end, but Germany cultivates the movement with characteristic thoroughness and solemnity. Inquiries......

The Independent Labour Party, At Its Annual Con- Crence At

Leicester, has confirmed a decision of its r ational Administrative Council not to nominate Mr. amsay MacDonald for the treasurership of the Labour arty. The gulf between Mr.......

Other Events Of The Leicester Conference Are Worth...

Capital Levy was virtually shelved and its place was taken by a proposal to raise £85,000,000 a year by increasing the Income Tax on unearned incomes to 6s. in the X. This tax......

Somebody Else, Not Appeased By The Relatively Mild...

the nationalization of the banks, suggested that currency should be abolished and that the nation should return to barter. One almost wishes that this could be done for a few......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.,

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1021 ; on Wednesday week 102 ; a year ago 102. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 861 ; on Wednesday week......