5 NOVEMBER 1921, page 3

On The Report Stage Of The Unemployed Workers' Dependents...

in the House of Commons on Tuesday, anumber of Unionist and Labour members tried to induce the-Government to increase the weekly allowances. Dr. Macnamara agreed that grants of......

The Municipal Elections Held All Over England, Except Its...

on Tuesday showed a general determination on the part of the electors to check the increase of expenditure which has made the rates intolerably high. The Labour Party, whose......

We Offer Our Most Sincere And Hearty Congratulations To The

Morning Post, which on Wednesday entered upon its one hundred and fiftieth year. The Morning Post was founded in 1772. Having started in the reign of George III., it is still......

Our Great Engineering And Shipbuilding Industries May...

a revival of trade now that the workmen, on a ballot., have agreed to the abolition of the " munitions " bonus of 121 per cent. thoughtlessly granted to skilled workers by Mr.......

We Know No More Of This Affair Than We Have

seen in prin e t. But we are bound to say that it has an unpleasant look. The Home Secretary has scarcely concealed his reluctance to interfere with the Communist propaganda in......

We Much Regret To Record The Retirement Of Sir Basil

Thomson, the Director of the Special Service branch of the Metropolitan Police. His value to the State in keeping the Government informed of Bolshevik and. Sinn Fein......

The Lord Chancellor Told The House Of Lords Last Week

that he should favour an amendment of the law so as to remove the difficulties occasioned by the decision, in the case of Sutters e'. Briggs, that cheques paid in settlement of......

If The Morning Post Sometimes Believes Too Little In...

—democracy, we mean, in its strict and true form—for our taste, we gladly acknowledge that in its fearlessness and in- dustriousness it has many lessons to teach even to the......

We Agree That In The War Capital Ships Were By

no means driven from the sea, thanks largely to their protecting screens of destroyers. But the official theory does- not amount to much more than this : that while doubt has......

The Times Of Monday .printed A Valuable Letter From Sir

Cyprian Bridge, commenting on the size and cost of battle- ships. He points out that a capital ship costs about £8,000,000, and that people are already talking glibly of a......

Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 5i Per Cent.

Nov. 3, 19 2 1 5 per tent. W ar Lohn 'was on Thursday, 88 i's; Thursday week, 87i ; a year ago, 82+.......