31 JANUARY 1931, page 3

Mme. Pavlova Every Lover Of The Art Of Pavlova Is

sorrowful at the thought that he will never see her again ; yet he may be conscious of some consoling pride in having seen one of the greatest dancers of all time and in having......

Lord Justice Scrutton Has Decided Against The Appeal Of The

London County Council. He ruled that the Council could not grant a dispensation for the Sunday opening of cinemas on conditions invented by itself. A law which was in existence......

The New French Government M. Laval Succeeds M. Steeg As

French 'Prime Minister. He had confidently hoped to form a Ministry which would reflect the most stable voting power in the Chamber, but although he relied upon the......

The Cotton Lock-out The Prime Minister Considers The...

serious enough for his intervention, and representatives of the employers' organizations and of the Weavers' Amalgamation are due to see him as we go to press. The employers......

The Haig Statue The Sculptor Of The Haig Statue Is

very accommodating. His first model was a piece of interpretation in the Renaissance manner. The bulk of the horse, not at all like an Army charger, and the figure on the horse,......

The Schneider Trophy The Prime Minister Has Done An Entirely

popular thing in bringing his colleagues round to the belief that Great Britain ought, after all, to compete for the Schneider Trophy. It is known that he personally is......

The " New Statesman And Nation " The Amalgamation Of

two distinguished weekly papers is announced. The New Statesman and the Nation are to become the New Statesman and Nation. Appar- ently the name Athenaeum, which is the......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 31 Per Cent.

on May 1st, 1930: War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 10311 ; on Wednesday week, 1031; a year ago, 100f1.. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) .was on Wednesday 951 ; on Wednesday......