28 MARCH 1925, page 3

There Is An Unfortunate Dispute In The London Printing Trade

which intimately concerns the Spectator. On Friday, March 20th, the London Bookbinders . were locked out as no settlement had been reached on the demand of the men to be paid......

There Are Renewed Signals Of Distress From Russia As Though

another famine was projecting its shadow across great districts including the rich soils of the southern provinces. The Morning Post has stated that the last gold reserves are......

'bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

on March 5th, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Thursday 101 ; on Thursday week 101i ; a year ago 1011. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Thursday 901; on Thursday week 93f ;......

Mr. Runeiman Has Said In A Speech That Nearly £800,000,000

is invested in various State securities - by more than 15,000,000 people. If the figures are correct, cr approximately so, here is remarkable evidence of the spread of......

The Atlantic Transport Company Is Making An Interesting...

adapting its 17,000-ton ship, the Mirinekanda,' as a thiM - elass tourist ship, or as we should prefer to call it, a single-class ship. She is to run between London and New......

It Was Announced In Last Saturday's Papers That General Sir

William Birdwood was appointed Com- mander-in-Chief in India in succession to Lord Rawlinson and that he was simultaneously promoted Field-Marshal, two ranks that have. never.......

The Election Of A German President To Succeed Hen Ebert

will take place next Sunday. Although very much depends upon the result, nobody can say with con- fidence what is likely to happen. This will be the first Presidential election......

It Is Thought Improbable That Any Candidate Will Poll The

necessary majority at the first ballot. At the second ballot no stipulated majority is required ; the candidate who gets the highest number of votes is returned. The Times......