14 JANUARY 1928, page 2

The Death Of Mr. Thomas Hardy, Which Occurred On Wednesday,

leaves all Englishmen mourning and ve7 intiell'IC456 - rer. - He We:S . the las - i of the great' Vietoilati . writers, but he was in no customary sense a Victorian, -for he......

It Is Extremely Inconvenient For The United States That The

revolt of General Sandino in- Nicaragua should be hating a certain success just when the United States is about to -mobilize for the Pan-American Congress a greater array of......

The Pope Has Issued An Encyclical Which Will Take A

high place among memorable Papal announcements. It is obviously directed to those who have taken part in. recent congresses to discuss reunion, and in particular, we may......

We Have Written Elsewhere Of Mr. Kellogg's Peace Pro- Posal,

but may add here the information supplied by the Paris correspondent of the Times that M. Briand has drawn Lord Crewe into the conversations. The formula being discussed is "an......

In Far From The Madding Crowd He Recalled George Eliot,

but went beyond her mark in pure English feeling. Tess of the D' Urbervilks and Jude the Obscure are masterly, both in the study of complex character and in the descrip- tion of......

The Encyclical Welcomes The Tendency Towards "the...

peoples," but goes on to declare that the same system cannot be applied to religion because it would mean "mixing the true faith with false religions." "It is the duty: of human......

The Result Of The Northampton By-election, Which Was...

Tuesday, was as follows :— Lt.-Col. C. L'Estrango Malone (Lab.) .. .. 15,173 Capt. A. C4. Renton (Unionist) .. 14,616 S. Cope Morgan (Lib.) • . . .. 9,584 E. A. Ilailwood......

It Is Reported That The Ogpu (the Latest Form Of

the old Cheka of ill-fame) has taken sudden action against the opponents of the present Soviet rulers. It is said that thirty members -of the Opposition, including Trotsky,......