4 MARCH 1916, page 3

The Speech Of The Chairman At The Annual Meeting Of

the Brad- ford Dyers' Association on Monday contained some interesting and very important statements on the relation of the dyeing industry and the manufacture of explosives. He......

Speaking To The Association Of Chambers Of Commerce On...

Mr. McKenna said that we must never again be depen- dent for any essential product on a nation which in peace had steadily planned war. Though trade might be free, it would......

Mr. Tennant Very Frankly Admitted That He Had Used Words

unhappily. As the recruiting offices had not kept lists of those rejected since August 14th, the " yellow form " had been sent out indiscriminately. As for the latest poster on......

We Read In The Times That Arrangements Are Being Made

in the United States to build " standardized " ships. One company proposes to build a ship a month. Although the cost of ship- building has hitherto been higher in America than......

We Are Glad To Say That Thirty-six German And Austrian

steamers which have been lying in the Tagus since the beginning of the war have been seized by the Portuguese Government. Those vessels should do a little to relieve the......

It Is Rumoured That The Immediate Result Of Portugal's...

has been the despatch of an ultimatum from Berlin, the with- drawal of the German Minister, and the hurried flight of German residents to Spain. This rumour, though not......

With The Greatest Satisfaction We Record The Decision Of The

Government to give an official status to the Volunteer Training Corps under certain conditions. This will be done without a new Bill by means of the Volunteer Act of 1863. This......

Further Captures By The German Raider Mowe ' Have Been

reported. The British steamers Flamenco ' and Horace,' the British barque Edinburgh,' and the Belgian steamer ' Luxembourg ' were sunk between the South American coast and the......

We Have To Express Our Deep Sympathy With The French

people in the loss of a transport in the Mediterranean on February 26th. It is assumed that she was torpedoed, but no submarine or torpedo was actually seen. There were about......

Certainly We Must Never Again Become Dependent Upon...

anything which is closely related to our military needs. From the economic point of view, we are entirely in favour of letting trade follow the lines of least resistance, and......

We Deeply Regret To Record The Loss Of The P.

and 0. liner Maloja,' the largest vessel belonging to the company, which sank between Dover and Folkestone last Sunday morning after a violent explosion. It is generally......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 6 P.c. Aug.

8th, 1914.......