3 AUGUST 1912, page 3

The Papers Of Tuesday Announced The Appointment Of Mr. E.

H. Tennyson d'Eyncourt to succeed Sir Philip Watts as Director of Naval Construction. Mr. Tennyson d'Eyncourt has been naval architect to the firm of Messrs. Armstrong,......

Last Saturday A Great Unionist Demonstration Was Held At...

Speeches were made by Mr. Bonar Law, Sir Edward Carson, and Mr. F. E. Smith, and it was estimated that between ten and fifteen thousand persons were gathered in the courtyard of......

It Is With Great Satisfaction That We Record The Close

of the dock strike. We need not discuss in detail how the Strike Committee first advised the close of the strike last Saturday, then on Sunday at a mass meeting, and under the......

That Lord Devonport And The Employers Generally Will Show No

vindictive spirit towards the men is, of course, abso- lutely certain. Not only can they be relied upon completely in regard . to any promises to this effect, but it would be......

On Monday There Was A Memorable Race From Putney To

Mortlake between Ernest Barry (England) and Richard Arnst (New Zealand) for the Sculling Championship of the World and £1,000. A fresh south-westerly wind made the water very......

In The House Of Commons On Thursday The President Of

the Board of Trade announced that the Government intend to give notice of their withdrawal from the Sugar Convention. We are glad to know that the nation will thus have restored......

Mr. Bonar Law Next Confirmed The Policies Already...

Lord Lansdowne of better housing in town and country, and of a system of small-ownership. We welcome in this connexion his assurance that Unionists will not be guilty of......

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

May 9th. Consols (21) were on Friday 749—Friday week 748.......

Wednesday's Papers Contained The Announcement That A...

been appointed to examine and report in connexion with the Indian Civil Service as to the methods of recruitment, the conditions of service, and the limitations to the......

Some Useful Discussions Took Place In The Course Of The

International Eugenics Congress, which was held under the presidency of Major Leonard Darwin, and came to an end on Tuesday. But perhaps the most interesting event was Mr.......