6 DECEMBER 1930, page 3

President Hoover's Message

On Tuesday, President Hoover sent his Message to Congress. It dealt chiefly with the economic depression, and he strongly implied, if he did not predict, that there would soon......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 81 Per Cent.

on may 1st. 1930. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday; 1021 t on Wednesday week, 10214 ; a year ago, 991 Tunding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 94i ; on Wednesday week,......

The Government Issue Exhortations, And Mr. Shinwell Is...

to build up some permanent settle- ment on the foundations of this temporary truce. He is even getting the backing of Mr. A. J. Cook and Mr. Tom Richards of South Wales, the......

* * * * The By-elections

The by-elections show universal dissatisfaction with the Government. The result in East Renfrew was declared last Saturday as follows LORD DOUGLAS . AND CLYDESDALE (U.).. ........

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Preferential Tariffs in the House of Lords In the House of Lords on Tuesday, Lord Hailsluun took up the economic cause which had been lost by the Unionists in the House of......

Next, Mr. Hoover, Going Back A Little On His Statement

that legislation was useless, pointed out the magnitude of the special measures to create work. There had never before been such a large Federal programme for water- ways,......

The Polling In Whitechapel Took Place On Wednesday, And The

result was declared that night: MR. JAMES HALL (Lab.) Mr. Barnett Janner (L.) Mr. Lool Guinness (U.) Mr. Harry Pollitt (Corn.) Majority • a 4.4 1,099 The result at the General......

The Coal Crisis The National Board, Meeting On Thursday,...

her 27th, secured the acceptance by the six miners' representatives of a provisional arrangement for a month in the South Wales coalfields. The men are working on a basis of......