16 AUGUST 1930, page 3

In A Letter To The Manchester Guardian Of Wednesday, Mr.

E. D. Simon set forth his reasons for asking whether tariffs are not to-day an essential part of the system of nationally controlled, though not nationally managed, industries,......

The Lambeth Conference The Official Meetings Of The...

are finished and a very impressive Service of Thanksgiving was held in Westminster Abbey last Sunday. The procedure adopted was to set a number of Committees to work in private......

Sir Horace Smith-dorrien

We deeply regret to record the death of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien. His long active military career began in the Zulu War in 1878. After Islandhlwana lie was doubly......

China The Situation On The Middle Yangtze Appears To Be

little changed since we wrote last week, though the presence of foreign warships renders foreign life and property a little safer. In view of the apparent inability of the......

M. Valdemaras * * * * • Since, To His

astonishment, M. Valdemaras was super- seded as Prime Minister of Lithuania, we heard little of him until the Government announced that he was to be banished from Kovno and,......

Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 3i Per Cent.

on May 1st, 1930. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 10311 ; on Wednesday week, ung ; a year ago, 1014 ; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 91 ; on Wednesday week,......

All Lovers Of Animals, As Well As Those Who Eat

them, ride them, wear their wools or skins, besides those whose livelihood depends upon rearing them, must be interested in the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Its......

Trade And Politics

As the Spectator has suggested, the time seems to be ripe for a review of our traditional fiscal and financial policies. The report of the British Electrical and Allied......