5 JANUARY 1929, page 7

* * * * On Another Page We Announce That

the total of our Aberdare Fund on WedneSday was £5,576 Os. 8d. We desire, in answer to inquiries, to explain the position of our " adoption " scheme in relation to the Prime......

The British Railway Companies, Which Lost £10,000,000 In...

spite of a cut of 21 - per cent. in wages and salaries and a considerable reduction in the price of coal, - are making a new by- for prosperity. They intend to :introduce into......

Details Of The New £4,000,000 German Cruiser Show That Once

again Germany has profited by the War. Just as ruin forced her to reorganize her industry, so - the limitations imposed on her by the Treaty of Versailles have forced her to......

- The Period Between Election And Installation Must...

a trying time for the President of the United States. It is the season of place-hunting, a form of recreation which is mercifully unknown in England. From a common-sense point......

The World Wireless Conference In Washington In 1927,...

a reduction in the supply of wave-lengths for broadcasting, and the demand for space has, of course, been steadily increasing. The "new scheme extends the principle of......

The Special Committee Of The Pan-american Conference `has...

a Protocol of Conciliation for ratification by Bolivia and Paraguay. This is the first step towards a, settlement of the territorial dispute about the Chaco. When we write......

The Announcement That British Broadcasting Stations Will...

on January 13th need came no concern among the wireless enthusiasts. No change will be necessary in the existing receiving sets. On the contrary, there should be general......

▪ * * * Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed

from 5 per cent., on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday . 103 ; on Thursday week 10Z11 ; a year ago 101*. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 901;......