It Has Been Suggested That The French Government Dashed Off
their draft in a hurry in order to impress that part of the French electorate which thinks that M. Briand has been careless of French safety. If that be so, it may be hoped that......
All This Would Involve A Valuation Ascertainment Bill And A
Local Government Bill on such a scale as had not been attempted since .1888. In fine the aim is " larger rating areas and lower rates." It is obvious that the whole of the Poor......
Mr. Churchill Was At His Best When He Drew A
picture of the conditions which cried out for rating reform. A six- teenth-century system had been fastened upon twentieth- century industries. Although the cost of living had......
He Intended To Keep The Petting Tax Unaltered, And Expected
that it would yield £3,250,000. Income Tax, according to his estimate, would yield £15,500,000 less than last, year. He proposed a new tax of 4d. a gallon on petrol_ and......
The French Government Have. Circulated A Draft Peace Pact To
be considered side by side with Mr. Kellogg's draft. It contains all the reservations that were expected. The Pact is not to affect the right of " legitimate defence ", within......
Bulgaria And Greece Have Suffered Severely From Earth-...
Bulgarian shocks lasted several days. The larger part of the city of Philippopolis was wrecked, and there alone about 8,000 houses are said to be uninhabit- able. From many of......
We Earnestly Hope That Our Own Government Will Not Dream
of approaching the American proposal in this spirit. The French reservations have clearly estranged Washington because it is felt that they reveal a tendency to make......
It Is A Relief To Have The Decision Of The
Government at last to fuse the Treasury notes with the Bank of England notes. The Bank of England will be authorized to issue 11 and 10s. notes, and when this is done the......
Only A Fortnight Ago It Seemed That Fen Yu-hsiang, The
Chinese Christian General, was desperately entangled and unable to carry out his project of marching on Peking. The latest news, however, indicates that it is the Southern, not......
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