22 DECEMBER 1928, page 1

The Afghan Tribesmen Have A Kind Of Rancorous...

is very different from the docility of the Turks. Mustapha Kemal, the Turkish dictator, is convinced that there is no future for Turkey either in, or in contact with, Europe......

The -news- From -afghanistan Has Been Disturbing And...

turns. It is known, however, that the British-- , Minister, - at--Kabul -is - safe: - - A -British'aeroplane was shot down by the rebels, though the crew were for- tunately......

There Is No Prospect Of Germany Agreeing To Such Conditions:

The truth is that Great - Britain and Belkiannt" are continuing the occupation of the Rhineland, which has become both senseless and dangerous in view of the Locarno Treaties......

We Have Written In A Leading Article About The Con-

versations at Lugano in regard to Reparations and the evacuation of the Rhineland. Evacuation seems to be no nearer. The really troublesome dispute, in which Great Britain takes......

King Amanullah Has A Very Different People To Deal With,

but we must hope that, perhaps having learned something from the present revolt, he will succeed. His aims are in the main right. Moscow has produced by far the silliest......

News Of The Week

T HE statement of the doctors that there are " increasingly solid grounds " for hoping for the King's recovery has brought a sensible, though by no means final, relief to the......

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