7 APRIL 1928, page 3

The General Council Of The Trades Union Congress Has...

to interest itself in the struggle in the Nottinghamshire coalfield between the remains of the old union, the body affiliated to the Miners' Federation, and the new Miners'......

It Is Good News That The Lord Mayors Of London

Cardiff and Newcastle have opened a Fund for the relief of the miners' distress. Such a Fund is not opened except on critical occasions, and there is no doubt what- ever of the......

Last Saturday Prince Henry, The King's Third Son, Became...

of Gloucester in honour of his twenty-eighth birthday. The Gloucester Peerage dates back to 1122 when Henry Beauclerc created his natural son Earl of Gloucester. Perhaps the......

At Messrs. Sotheby's On Tuesday The Manuscript Of Alice In

Wonderland was sold to Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach, of Philadelphia, for £15,400. Dr. Rosenbach then announced that he would sell the MS. to a British buyer at the same price. It is......

We Greatly Regret To Record The Death Of Lord Cave,

which occurred within a day of his resignation of the Lord Chancellorship. It was not widely known that for several years Lord Cave had bravely borne the heavy burden of his......

The Government Have Introduced Certain Changes Into The...

Air Force Bill for this year in regard to the death penalty. They propose to retain the death penalty for mutiny, treachery, cowardice, desertion to the enemy, leaving a guard......

Last Saturday The Boat Race Was Won By Cambridge In

a runaway manner such as has been seen only once before. The critics as a whole had greatly underrated the merit of the Cambridge crew, who showed themselves to be not only one......

Reports Of The Court Martial At Gibraltar On Incidents In

the ' Royal Oak ' have occupied a great deal of space in the newspapers, but most people think it deplorable that it should ever have been necessary for such matters to become......

In The Most Exciting And Tempting Political Encounters He...

rely upon the cool discussion of principles. Unhappily it cannot be said that such methods generally win in politics though they deserve or do so. Lord Cave triumphed because......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.,

on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Tuesday 1021 ; on Tuesday week 102* ; a year ago 101*. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Tuesday 88 it ; on Tuesday week......