The Lords And Unemployment Insurance On Wednesday Both...
Parliament were occupied with unemployment. The Lords, by rejecting Clause 4 of the Unemployment Insurance Bill, made what Lord Salisbury described as " a gesture of dis-......
We Regret To Record The Death Of Lord Esher At
the age of seventy-seven. His political ability and his accom- plishments as a writer tended to be underrated, because most of his " public " services were in some way......
The Native Question In South Africa The Governor-general...
Africa, at the opening of Parliament on January 17th, announced an early joint-sitting of both Houses to consider a Bill dealing with native representation. The question at......
The National Library Of Wales We Congratulate The...
those who have borne the burden of creating the National Library of Wales, upon the achievement which was celebrated at Aberystwyth last week, the twenty-first anniversay of the......
* * The Government Tabled Its Amendments To. The Coal
Bill on Tuesday. There is provision for a compulsory system of grouping collieries to support the structure of the 1926 Act, which gives the final voice in the amalgama- tion......
Bank Rate, 5 Per Cent., Changed From 51 Per Cent.
on December 12th, 1929. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 10011 ; on Wednesday week, 10011 ; a year ago, 1021 ; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 861 ; on......
The Technical Conference Held At Geneva Under The...
the International Labour Office must not be written down as a failure because it did not succeed, in a fortnight's sustained discussion, in framing a complete draft convention......
* * * * .moderation In India Lord Irwin's Visit
to Bombay has been marked by a rally of moderate opinion. It is customary to say that the Indian Liberals have no adequate organization. Conse- quently the protests of the......
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