24 JUNE 1916, page 3

In Hyde Park Last Saturday Lord French Reviewed Some Ten

thousand members of the London V.T.C. Enormous crowds watched the review, and to those who had not followed the work of the V.T.C. it was a revelation that these men, in spite......

Then Comes A Clause Made Necessary By The Action Of

Germany. The Allies agree to preserve their natural resources for the Allied countries during the reconstruction period. They undertake to facilitate the interchange of those......

Speaking Of The Agreement Generally, We Find Little Or...

to object to in principle. We must repeat, however, what we have just said in regard to the specially drastio precautions recommended for the transition period. Everything......

From These Recitals The Agreement Proceeds To The...

mended. The first of these deals with the period of the war, and can be briefly summarized as specific proposals for making more effective the principles of the blockade and the......

We May Add That What Strikes Us As Very Sound

is the manner in which the provisions of the Agreement are approached. There is no suggestion that what the Allies are proposing is a method of making themselves rich. Rather it......

English Readers Will Be Deeply Touched By The Following...

circulated by Renter's agency :— "Yale University has awarded the Howland Memorial Prize of 500 for distinction in literature to Rupert Brooke. The announcement is made as......

Next Comes A Very Wise Declaration That, Since The War

has put an end to all the treaties of commerce between the Allies and enemy Powers, and since the liberty of none of the Allies should be ham- pered by any claim put forward by......

Of These Provisions During Reconstruction We Can Only Say...

all depends upon how they are worked. If they are carried out in- telligently and reasonably—as we trust and believe they will be—their effect should be entirely good. It will,......

In Order To Promote Interchange Of Their Products, The...

undertake to adopt measures for facilitating their mutual trade relations, both by the establishment of direct and rapid land and sea transport services at low rates, and by the......

Last Week The King Visited The Two Chief Naval Bases

and examined the ships which had fought in the battle of Jutland. His Majesty in addressing the officers and men of the Grand Fleet said :— 4 Unfavourable weather conditions and......

Wednesday's Papers Contain The Full Text Of The...

the Economic Conference of the Allies, held in Paris during last week. After a general statement that the Empires of Central frope, having forced a military contest upon us, are......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 6 P.c. Aug.

8th, 1914.......