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The Remainder Of The Legislative Programme For The...

does not give much promise of excitement. But the Government Whips would scarcely be justified in looking forward to a period of tranquillity. The present House of Commons is......

The Press Has Been Full Of Rumours About Mr. Churchill.

Will he be brought back into the Cabinet ? Among the rank and file of M.P.s on both sides of the House his appoint- ment would be received with approval and surprise. Approval,......

The Coming Penal Reform Bill Sir Samuel Hoare Has Recently

given further information on his plans for prison reform. In a letter to his constituents he describes his Prison Reform Bill as overdue, and this phrase has given rise to hopes......

Lord Rutherford And Transmutation Lord Rutherford's...

jubilee session of the Indian Science Congress, prepared just -before his death, and read to the Congress by Sir James Jeans on Monday, dealt with the " new alchemy," that is to......

Parliamentary Notes Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

Spectator " Janus " quoted Lord Runciman's recent declara- tion that he " deplores and detests " marketing schemes and similar Socialist contrivances, he himself having been a......

Family Allowances The Decision Of Messrs. Pilkingtons,...

glass manufacturers, to introduce a system of family allowances for their workers is more than a commendable piece of social benevolence. The proposal, which will operate from......