Mr. Asquith's Criticisms On The Third Reading Of The Finance
Bill in the House of Commons last week drew from the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer an optimistic speech. He professed himself confident that the Budget estimates would be......
The King Made An Admirable Speech In Opening The New
County Hall on Monday. He said with truth that good local government depended on an active civic spirit, and must appeal to the imagination. " A public authority meanly housed......
Colonel Meysey-thompson's Bill To Amend The Trade Union...
1913, in respect of political levies, passed through the Standing Committee last week. The irritation shown by the Labour members strengthened the case for the Bill. For if they......
The Account Goes On :-
" One Monday morning he was taken to the Elephant House, and at once entered the enclosure, and formally saluted the animal, standing first at her head, and then at her tail.......
Sir Robert Home Went On To State That Our Indebtedness
to America, at the present rate of exchange, was £938,000,000. More than two-thirds of that sum was borrowed on behalf of our Allies, whose loans we guaranteed. He repeated the......
The Times Has Of Late Been Delighting Us With Animal
stories. This week we have had not only the enchanting tale of the Bear in the Minaret and the Baby Tortoise, but the tale of the lazy Zoo Elephant, or the Mahout's Lessons in......
Lord Derby, Speaking At Preston Last Saturday, Invited...
to let the House of Commons vote freely on the proposed duty on fabric gloves, as it was going to do on the cattle embargo. Lord Derby defended his action in procuring a fair......
The Mount Everest Expedition Has Left Tibet, And The Highest
summit in the world remains unconquered. In a final attempt on June 7th Messrs. Mallory, Somervell and Crawford were stopped by an avalanche on the lower slopes of the peak, at......
The Polish Diet Last Week, By A Majority Of Thirteen,
elected M. Korfanty as Premier. The political parties could not agree upon a new Ministry and the President, Marshal Pilsudski, declined to choose a Premier, as it was his right......
Bank Rate, 3 Per Cent., Changed From 31 Per Cent.
July 13, 1922 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 1001; Thursday week, 100; a year ago, 881.......
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