4 MAY 1962, page 4

The Canadian Election

From MIRIAM CHAPIN F, as now seems likely, Prime Minister Diefen- I y baker wins the general election he can thank Red China, though he probably won't. For, look- ing across the......

A Matter Of Form

T ag Prime Minister's talks with Mr. Diefen- baker are now concluded, and the inevitable pledge abounding in ambiguity has been given concerning Britain's care for Commonwealth......

Taxi!

T HE taxicab situation, particularly in London, is a mess. An uneasy truce reigns between the old-style taxis and the minicabs; these last—at any rate the principal firm—have......

Nebulosities

T HE London meeting of the Central Treaty Organisation comes to remind us that Britain still has obligations in the Middle East, though these are of a consultative rather than......