7 DECEMBER 1929, page 3

* * * * The Lord Chief Justice And Electoral

Reform In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. Baldwin moved the adjournment of the House in order to discuss the nomination by the Liberals of the Lord Chief Justice as a member......

* The Soaring Figures Of United States Exports To South

America and to the Far East are dismally eloquent when compared with the very slight increase which British trade can show. Japan, too, has outstripped us. In Western Europe,......

Australia And Her Tariffs A Severe Blow, However, Has Just

been inflicted upon British trade by the Australian Labour Government's first excursion on the already high hills of its country's tariff. It , is not much consolation to know......

* The International Bank The Statutes Of The...

have been published, and are being chisely scrutinized - by Govern- mentS before the resumption of the 'Hague COnference: It is not to be merely a Reparations clearing-house,......

Bank Rate, 5} Per Cent., Changed From 6 Per Cent.

on November 21st, 1929. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 99 # ; on Wednesday week, 99# ; a year ago, 102* ; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 851 ; on Wednesday......

* * Trade And The Empire By A Cruel Irony,

the announcement of increased tariff rates in Australia coincides with a thoughtful monograph by Mr. F. L. McDougall, Australian Repre- sentative on the Empire Marketing Board,......

Anglo-german Links Of Peace The Public Was Stirred By The

latest act of Anglo- German conciliation. On Monday night General Smuts, who conducted the East African campaign on behalf of the Allies, welcomed General von Lettow-Vorbeck,......