31 MARCH 1917, page 3

In Truth, However, The Most Noticeable Thing About The...

was the audience. Afternoon meetings held in London to support virtuous causes are notorious for their dulness and for the scantiness of their attendance. But in spite of the......

The Industries Committee Of The Irish Parliamentary Party...

the demand of the Association of British Motor and Allied Manufacturers that the Government should prevent the erection in Cork of the Ford Motor Tractor Factory. They note that......

The Duke Of Portland Writes Strongly In The Morning Post

against the publication of inducements to gambling in " prominent pro- vincial papers circulating widely in Midland cities and towns in which large munition 'factories are......

A Correspondent Has Sent Us The Full Report In A

local paper of the case of a Canadian soldier who died the other day from acute alcoholic poisoning. The deceased, a lad aged twenty, was a private in a Nova Scotia battalion.......

As Soon As The Doctors' Orders In The Matter Of

alcohol as a medi eine were withdrawn, the King went back to his policy of non- intoxicants, though prepared, again like a sensible man, to obey his doctors' orders if and when......

While Dealing With The Question Of What We May Call

voluntary Prohibition—i.e., self-imposed abstention from intoxi- cants during the war—we may note a point in which the strength of the King's example has not been properly......

We Are Not Amongst Those People Who Think That If

a Dominion soldier takes to drink, it is the fault of the British nation and Govern- ment, and that the individual is not to blame. We rightly despise Adam for saying : " The......

In The Afternoon Of Thursday, The 22nd, But Too Late

for any report to be included in our issue of last week, the Strength of Britain Movement held a public meeting in the Queen's Hall. Sir Alfred Booth, President of the Movement,......

It Seems To Us That The Second Is The Only

argument which could possibly justify the Government in withdrawing the concession. The need of foodstuffs is so urgent as to outweigh even the pro- spective advantage of a......

The Only New Recommendation Of Importance Is That The Coin.

pulsion which was broadly hinted at in the Minority Report should be made real. The Committee advise that panels of assessors should be formed with power to supersede owners of......

Bank Rate, 5,1 Per Cent., Change 1 From 6 Per

cent. Jan. 18th.......