30 MARCH 1929, page 3

The News From Spain Is Better. General Primo De Rivera

after several lapses from grace which were dis- appointing to his friends here is now at pains to restore his good name as the most human and moderate of dictators. On Friday,......

The Mystery Of Lord Rothermere's Relations With Mr. Lloyd...

has been solved by . the new policy of the Daily Mail which is a Coalition " to defeat Socialism " under Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George. We do not gather who is to be the......

The Present Methods Of The Disposal Of Refuse By Our

municipal dustcarts are strongly censured in the Report on Public Cleansing in London, issued by the Ministry of Health on Saturday, March 16th. We shall return to this subject,......

On, Tuesday Marshal Foch Was Buried In The Invalides Beside

Napoleon. The Prince of Wales was present. The service in Notre Dame, the procession through three miles of streets, and the funeral oration by M. Poineare were in their......

The Government, Sir Arthur Steel-maitland Went On To Say,...

as much concerned as either the. Liberals or Labour about electrical development, slum clearance, housing, afforestation, drainage and roads, and were pressing on as rapidly as......

The Relations Of Great Britain And Egypt Are Probably As

satisfactory as they have been since the War. It was announced in the House of Commons on Thursday, March 22nd, that the Egyptian Government had ratified the Financial Agreement......

. The Loss Of The Great German Passenger Vessel, Europa,'

which was designed to win the supremacy in trans-Atlantic speed, is a very heavy blow to German shipping, and commands our sympathy. The ship was not finished when she caught......

Last Saturday Cambridge Had A Good Day When They Won

both the Boat Race and the Sports. The Boat Race was a runaway affair. The Cambridge crew were individually so good that they had been expected to develop into an exceptional......

Englishmen, Naturally, Find Something Peculiarly...

Elections held last Sunday. The structure of Signor Mussolini's " totali- tarian " State is not like any form of representative government that has _ever been known. As in......

Plebiscite Would Be A More Appropriate Term Than Election...

these proceedings, and indeed everything was done to make the ballot—which required simply the answer " yes " or " no "—a testimony of national acclamation. The points to note......

Bank Rate, 51 Per Cent., Changed From 41 Per Cent.,

on February 7th, 1929. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Tuesday 1011; on Tuesday week 1021; a year ago, 1021. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Tuesday 86 ; on Tuesday week 881 ; a......