5 DECEMBER 1925, page 3

We Regret That A Few Hours After The Funeral Service

for the Queen Mother, Canon Westlake., di - 2d from a heart attack at the, early age of forty-six. He and West- minster Abbey were most happily associated and his appointment as......

• * * We Have Written In A Leading Article

about the General Medical Council and its powers. Here we desire to add a few words on the same subject. We think that if the reform which we have suggested elsewhere is......

The Governor-general In India Has Announced That The...

come for the immediate abolition of the cotton excise duty. It will be remembered that this was 'imposed in 1894 to countervail the import duty at the demand of Lancashire, and......

Local Education Authorities Have Been Fluttered By A...

the PreSident of the Board in regard to financial"changes. Lord Eustace Percy has come to the conclusion that grants should no longer be made in pro- portion to the expenditure......

In The :house Of Lords On Tuesday, Lord Charnwood Brought

up the'question of the Daily' Herald van case. Lord Charnwood took the iriew, which We' have taken in the Spectator, that the Fascist's were let off much too easily and that......

• * * * • At The By-election In The

Bury St. Edmund's . Division, Mr. Walter Guinness, the new Minister of Agriculture, has handsomely beaten his opponent by a majority of 5,987 on a considerably smaller poll......

_ _ . _ The Uaemployment Debate In The House

of Commonsoir Thursday, November 26th, was almost as unreal as the debate on the Communist trial, for everybOdy knew that the Labour Government did nothing practical for the......

* * * * Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent., Changed

from 4-} per cent. on October 1st, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 100* : on_ Thursday week 1001 ; a year ago 101f, Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 86i......