We Desire To Offer Our Welcome To The Representatives Of
over fifty Universities of the Empire who are gathered at home for a Congress at Cambridge, as they were five years ago at Oxford. They will discuss how best to co-operate in......
We Greatly Regret To Record A Disastrous Explosion Which On
Saturday last destroyed the United States Navy's ammunition depot at Lake Denmark, New Jersey. The recent heat wave there culminated in a violent thunderstorm, and a magazine of......
The Sudden Death Of Miss Gertrude Bell In Her Beloved
Baghdad will come as a shock to many, and not least to those who have read her contributions to the Spectator. We deeply sympathize with Sir Hugh Bell, who lately lost his......
Lord Clarendon, Under-secretary For The Dominions, And...
Settlement Committee, has gone to Canada, which he already knows well as he farmed there for some years. With him is Mr. Terence Macnaghten, of the Colonial Office, who has been......
The Test Match At Leeds Ended In Another Draw After
three days' play, as was to be expected. Of old-estab- lished contests Cambridge won the University Cricket Match and deserved to, as they were a slightly better all- round......
An Interesting White Paper Has Been Issued Dealing With The
demand of five of the six Australian States— Victoria stands out—that in future State Governors should be Australians. The Labour Premiers who make the demand point out that......
Close Upon The Celebrations Of The Sixth Centenary Of Oriel
have followed like celebrations at Cambridge where Clare has reached the same venerable age. We offer our congratulations and good wishes to both Colleges and to the......
Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent,
on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 100 § ; on Wednesday week 100# ; a year ago 100k. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 861 ; on Wednesday......