13 MARCH 1936, Page 3

The only other notable speech was that of Sir Samuel

Hoare. As a most successful Air Minister he can speak with great knowledge on the technicalities of defence, and had he restricted himself to these his intervention would have been timely and helpful. lint he chose to conclude with a peroration on the greatness of Mr. Baldwin which had a most " shy-making " effect on the House. I understand that his excuse was that he wanted to refute the rumours that he was working up a revolt against the Prime Minister. No doubt the speech was generously meant, but it had the unfortunate effect of suggesting to unfriendly critics that it was what Mr. Lloyd George slyly denied was the object of his own speech—" a trial sermon " for the office of Co-ordivating Minister.