26 MAY 1928, page 3

In The House Of Conuuons On Monday There Was An

interesting debate . on the work of the Imperial Cable and Wireless Conference which is now sitting. Labour speakers feared that the merger between the Eastern Telegraph Company......

* * * * The Quarrels Among The Members Of

the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are lamentable. The generous aims of the Society ought to be strictly a common cause if ever there was one. Unity is......

- The Federation Policy Received The Support Of Only...

of the membership in the American section, whereas a four-fifths majority was necessary. In the Egyptian section , only 28 per cent. of the membership voted for the reduction of......

It Is Worth Noticing That This Was The - Second Occasion

Within a few weeks on which the rank and file of - the House have successfully held' a-pistol to the head of the Government. The first instance was the revolt - against the duty......

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• On Tuesday it was announced in Manchester that the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' Associations and the Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Association had not cast a......

• Lord Birkenhead's Speech On The Second Reading Of The

Franchise Bill in the House of Lords on Tuesday was an amusing performance. He explained that he was an unrepentant anti-feminist, but that it had been his fate both in 1918 and......

Obviously, Therefore, There Must Be An Amalgamating...

the cables shall be supported by wireless. What authority should properly preside over the amalgamation ? The State, in our view, has not the money to risk on the development of......

_ Bank Rate, 4i Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per

cent., on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1001- ; on Wednesday week 1001 ; a year ago 100*. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday . 90 ; on......