24 FEBRUARY 1923, page 3

We Much Regret To Record The Death Of M. Delcasse,

which occurred on Thursday. Historians will find no more prominent figure in the politics of France in the early years of this century. His foresight was equalled only by his......

Lord Rawlinson Has Announced A Scheme For The...

army units, which in immediate practice means that eight units of the Indian Army are to be officered entirely by Indians. The scheme is a pre- liminary trial, and if successful......

Sir Alfred Yarrow's Great Gift Of £100,000 To The Royal

Society for the advancement of scientific research repre- sents far more than the actual value of the donation. The opinion of a man of commercial and practical interests will......

We Can Imagine Well The Awe And Reverence With Which

these privileged among men must have gazed upon the closed inner doors, knowing that beyond them the august dead still slept undisturbed. The objects of art alone exceed in......

The Duke Of Bedford's Point In His Remarks On His

present taxation was a good one. He pays to the Govern- ment 12s. 8d. in the pound. Now this may be right or wrong, but in either case it should be known. But such is our system......

We Wish To Draw The Special Attention Of Our Readers

to two items in this issue. In our leading columns we print an account of conversations between a member of our staff and representatives of the Board of Lunacy Control. We wish......

The Reparations Commission Has Released From The " First...

" of reparations certain items of the Austrian Budget, which we trust means that it is co- operating with the League of Nations' Committee of Control in the great work of saving......

The American Congress Has Accepted The British Debt...

as we write, all that is needed to make the Bill law is the President's signature. A very inter- esting situation has arisen on the question of the limitation of immigration......

One Of The Supreme Moments In The History Of Man's

achievement must surely have been when Lord Carnarvon and Mr. Carter entered the Inner Chamber of Tutank- hamen's tomb. There could have been no greater reward for years of......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Enaitgen Trout 3i Per Cent.

July 13, 1922 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 101; Thursday week, 1001; a year ago, u6k.,......