3 JULY 1926, page 7

We Are Glad To Hear That In The Autumn The

London Telephone Directory is to be printed with three instead of two columns on each page. The saving of paper will be enormous. We assume that more abbreviations will be......

Sir Austen Chamberlain Showed That The Money Which...

from Russian trade unions for the help of the miners was really a compulsory levy sanctioned by the Soviet Government. Nevertheless, as it was not being used here for......

Lord Birkenhead, However, Took The View Very Strongly...

in their own right had no hereditary claim whatever to admission. Their peerages had been con- ferred on them solely in order that, if possible, a peerage might be saved for the......

The Test Match Brought Out. English Cricket At Its Best.

English cricketers hold their heads up again and are perhaps wondering why they ever lowered them. The English batting, bowling and fielding were all first rate. It would not be......

In The House Of Lords On Thursday, June 24th, There

was a large attendance to debate Lord Astor's Bill which would permit peeresses in their own right to sit in Parliament. Lord Cecil stated well and clearly the obvious......

Mlle. Lenglen, After Much Hesitation And Irregular...

withdrawn from the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. If this means that she will never play at Wimbledon again it is really the end of an epoch. Those who have not seen......

The Russian Debate In The House Of Commons On Friday,

June 25th, revealed very little that was new. The Russians always behave in the same preposterous and futile way and their behaviour causes the same division here as before. The......

Commander Locker-lampson Ably Stated The Case For...

with Russia, and the White Book, of course, provided him with plenty of material. A speech full of common sense was that of •Mr. Hilton Young, who argued that the consequences......

Bank Bate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 101 ; on Wednesday week 1001 ; a year ago 991. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 801; on Wednesday week......