29 DECEMBER 1928, page 1

If We Took This Homily Out Of Its Context We

shouki think it unexceptionable, but the reason of the recent disappointment with Sir Austen is that he has in effect taken sides. He has not seemed fairly to hold the balance......

The Special Correspondent Of The Times Says That It Is

probably a " record " for a Foreign Minister to have discussed and concluded seven Treaties within twenty days. All this was done by Mr. Wang in spite of his house being wrecked......

We Have Written Elsewhere Of The Good News That A

British Treaty with the Chinese Government has been signed at Nanking giving China tariff autonomy. There has been a shower of Treaties between China and the Foreign Powers......

Terms Have Been Agreed Upon For The Appointment Of The

Committee of Experts who are to draft the final settlement of Reparations. The experts are not to be bound by instructions from their Governments, but this provision does not......

News Of The Week

T HE happiness of Christmas was this year dependent upon a single event. If the King's illness had become more serious all merriment would have been blownout like the flame of a......

. In The House Of Commons On Thursday, December 20th,

Sir Austen Chamberlain repeated at greater length what he had said before about the conversations at Lugano. What had been done by France, Germany, and Great Britain was "......

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