23 DECEMBER 1922, page 3

In The House Of Commons On. Thursday, December 14th, The

Prime Minister made an important speech on Reparations. He first explained the French point of view. The French still had great hopes about the amount of money that might be......

On Friday, December 15th, Parliament Was Prorogued. The...

showed that the whole programme which was contained in the King's speech when Parlia- ment met on November 23rd has been accomplished. The items were (1) giving ,effect to the......

He Next Showed That He Was Determined To Re-establish The

doctrine and practice of Cabinet responsibility and also to insist upon the " work of the Departments being done by the Departments." In short, Mr. Boner Law's explanation of......

In The French Chamber On Friday, December 15th, M. Poincare

spoke on Reparations and appealed for a vote of confidence. Although he would not define the measures which might yet be taken, as the Anglo-French discussions were still going......

The Daily Express Of Last Saturday Published Another Page In

the extraordinary dealings of the Coalition Government with Greece. When the Greek rout in Asia Minor had already begun, and even within ten days of the fall of Smyrna, Mr.......

We Publish Elsewhere A Letter By Mr. Israel Cohen On

the question of Palestine. Later we shall return to a point in the controversy which Mr. Cohen has not touched, but which we hold to be the governing factor. It is the risk, and......

Addressing The Annual Conference Of The National Unionist...

Friday, December 15th, Mr. Bonar Law surveyed the political situation. He dealt first with Mr. Lloyd George's criticism that though the Unionists " apparently had a majority......

Mr. Bonar Law Went On To Say That He Was

convinced that if we made payments without receiving anything from outside sources the standard of living here would be reduced for a generation. As it was, if there was not a......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 8i Per Cent.

July 18, 1922 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 99f ; Thursday week, 99i ; a year ago, 91g.......