4 APRIL 1931, page 3

The Grand National The Grand National Was Run Last Week

in a cloud of dust : a tribute not often paid to the going at Aintree in March. Mr: C. R. Taylor's ' Grakle ' won a memorable race in " record " time from Gregalaeh,' with......

Mr. Healy Mr. Timothy Healy Died Last Week At The

age of seventy-five. He came to politics through journalism; achieved eminence as a lawyer, and ended a remarkable career as the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State.......

* * * On March 27th General Burguete, The President

of the Supreme Court of Military Justice, sent to the Press a long document of threefold significance. It explained the sentence recently pronounced in the signatories of the......

Lord Stamfordham At The Moment Of Going To Press We

hear of the death of . Lord Stamfordham, the King's Private Secretary. Be had seen more than fifty years of service in the Royal Household. He will be deeply regretted by all......

The Sweeputakes—and After Severul Letters To The Timei...

coneern--- 'which' we • sh l ire—about the effects of the 'Mike' Irish sweepstakes. In the days of Daniel O'Connell the Repealers in..Ireland used to hold what they called "......

Miss Margaret Mcmillan A Mysticism As Intense And Fiery As

Miss Margaret McMillan's is rare ; still rarer is the power she had of harnessing it to the public weal. She died last week, after giving her whole life to the service of......

Germany And The Nazis Germany Has Had A Bad Winter,

and Dr. Brilning's Cabinet deserves credit for having considerably strengthened its position during the session of the Reichstag which ended last week—the second since the "......

The Consumers' Council Bill On Monday, The Consumers'...

received its second reading in the House of Commons. The failure of the Food Council, it is said, has made the Bill necessary. We have always felt that the Food Council could......

* * * * Bank Rate 3 Per. Cent., Changed

from 34 per cent. on May 1st, 1980. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 194k ; on WCdnisday week, 104 ; a year ago, 108k. Funding Loan (4 per cent.)' was on Wednesday 911 '......