24 OCTOBER 1925, page 3

The Secretary Of State For Air And Others Witnessed On

Monday, at Farnborough, a performance and tests of the newly invented Cierva " Auto-Giro," which promises a considerable advance in aeronautics. An aeroplane of a well-known......

The West Ham Board Of Guardians Gave In Last Week

to the Minister of Health and accepted his conditions for a future loan with which (less the value of the vouchers supplied through the late emergency) to carry on their......

The Empire Exhibition At Wembley Is To Be Closed At

the end of this month after prolonging its life until the Royal Family was gathered from Scotland and South America to see the " Tattoo." This item has proved to be, of all......

- There Has Been A Good Deal Of Discussion In

the news- papers about the propriety of celebrating Armistice Day by fancy dress balls and special festivities. The Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard in a letter to the Times denounced......

On Wednesday The Minister Of Labour Inaugurated At...

experiment in providing a handyman's ,training for young men. Four hundred young men will "be trained at Birmingham, four hundred at Newcastle, and two hundred at each of the......

We Mentioned Last Week With Strong Sympathy The Hope Of

the National Trust to purchase a part at least of the Ashridge property which has to be sold. The Trust has had an offer of £20,000, which has already justified negotiations for......

By The Death Of Professor Maxwell Lefroy Through Inhaling...

gases in the course of his researches we have lost a most valuable scientist. After a very promising career at Cambridge he put his entomological knowledge at the service of the......

The Morning Post Of Wednesday Said That Sir Edwin Lutyens

has reported to the London County Council that Waterloo Bridge needs reconstruction from the foundations upwards. If he is right we ought as soon as possible to stop pulling......

Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed From 41 Per Cent.

on October 1st, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 102 ; on Thursday week 1021 ; a year ago 1021. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 87k ; on Thursday week......