29 OCTOBER 1937, page 3

It Is Remarkable How Many Back-benchers Can Rise To A

big opportunity. In moving and seconding the humble Address Captain Balfour and Mr. Mabane fully maintained the high standard which has become a tradition on these occasions.......

* * * * Later In The Day The Debate

assumed a grimmer tone. Mr. Wedgwood Benn raised the question of the evacuation of refugees from Northern Spain. He was followed by Miss Rathbone, who, speaking with a......

* * * * All Parties Are Beginning To Be

concerned about the rising cost of living. Last week, at the close of the old session, Mr. Ernest Brown was asked whether any increase was intended in the scale of allowances......

The Week In Parliament .

- Oar Parliamentary Correspondent writes : There were few surprises in the King's Speech. Nearly all the items in the legislative programme had already been promised or hinted......

The Young Delinquent It Is Satisfactory That The New Session

of Parliament proposes to devote some of its energies to improving the welfare of the country's youth. Besides the benefits likely, to result from the newly launched public......

The Case For The Defensive In Three Remarkable Articles In

The . Times this week, the military correspondent of that journal has urged with great force that the tactics of Great Britain's land forces in war should be defensive and not......

The Public And The Coast There Should Be Little Need

to emphasise the importance of preserving those parts of the coastline which are still available for the enjoyment of the ordinary citizen. Steadily over recent years some of......

The Farm-labourer's Cottage The Announcement In The...

measures will be taken to improve the housing of the agricultural worker is given precision by a recommendation of the Central Advisory Committee on Rural Housing. The Committee......