The Irish Free State Government Has Issued Estimates For The
coming year amounting to 142,000,000. This exceeds by £10,000,000 the highest cost of Government under British rule. Moreover, the cost of British rule was for the whole of......
The Prospects Of The Budget Become Rather Brighter In The
last days of the financial year. Up to date, there is a surplus of about 1180,000,000 as compared with a( anticipated surplus of just under 21,000,000. The surplus, • it is......
Mr. Mellen, The Oxford Stroke, Who Is An American At
Brasenose,. rowed with admirable judgment and coolness. He gave the men behind him time to finish each stroke, and this is a large part of the secret of winning the Boat Race.......
With The Death Of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt Perhaps The Last
of a very special kind of life has been lived out. We of this century, in whose first two decades Sarah Bern- hardt indeed lived, but always as something of a stranger, shall......
Mr. Baldwin, Dining With The London Press Club Last...
explained what would happen to the Budget if he accepted all the suggestions made by his hosts. All taxes would have to be reduced, save those on aerated waters. Thus if we......
The Fact That Oxford Beat Cambridge In The Sports Last
Saturday by seven events to four will not be remem- bered so long as the individual performances of Mr. H. M. Abrahams, the Cambridge President. In a sense he beat four records,......
The Boat Race Last Saturday Was One Of The Best
struggles there have been. Cambridge were slight favourites, but under the coaching of Mr. Harcourt Gold Oxford had come on more rapidly in the week before the race than most......
We Wish To Thank All Those Readers Who Have Shown
their confidence in the Spectator by becoming "Life Members." Also those readers who have shown their interest by applying for the Questionnaire. We repeat that a Questionnaire......
- It Is A Matter For Unstinted Congratulation That The
top of Leith Hill with the five adjoining acres has been secured for the public. The gratitude of the nation is due to Mr. W. J. Maandrew, of Reigate, who has pur- chased the......
The Battle Of The British Museum Having Ended In Victory,
the London Art Students have turned their attention to the National Gallery. There are now four paying days at the Gallery, and students' tickets are only issued to those who......
Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 3i Per Cent.
July 13, 1922; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 101* ; Thursday week, 101i ; a year ago, 98i.......
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