1 OCTOBER 1927, page 3

* * * Tuesday Was The Three Hundredth Anniversary Of

the birth of Bossuet, and it has been deeply interesting to observe how vigorously the memory of the eagle Bishop of Louis XIV. survives and with how intense a curiosity the......

We Much Regret To Record The Death Of Lord George

Hamilton, at the age of eighty-one. His Parliamentary record takes us back a long way as he was one of Disraeli's " young men." His excellent work at the Admiralty and when he......

The Recent Cases Of Major Bell Murray And Mr. F.

H. B. Champain, who were convicted of " street offences," but who " entirely vindicated " their characters on appeal, have excited uneasiness about the nature of the evidence......

We Have Written In Our First Leading Article On The

_ new industrial policy of conciliation which is bringing masters and men together. An excellent sign of the times is the election of. Mr. Ben Turner to the chairmanship of the......

Cambridge University Has Lost A Very Distinctive And...

by the death of Sir Arthur Shipley, the Master of Christ's. He began studying zoology under Balfour and Sedgwick at a time when the Cambridge School of zoological research was......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.,

on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 102f; on Wednesday week 102f; a year ago 101f. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 851x.d.; on Wednesday......

* * * * Bossuet's Astonishing Statesmanship Was Never Better

displayed than in his management of the dispute with Rome when he was practically under orders from Louis to bring about a break with the Papacy, but contrived to break neither......

The Schneider Contest For Seaplanes At The Lido On Monday

was between nations rather than between private persons. The resources of Great Britain and Italy were behind their representatives. Great Britain was determined to win from......