31 MAY 1930, page 3

Miss Amy Johnson Miss Amy. Johnson Last Saturday...

her flight from England to Australia in twenty days. We join heartily in the congratulations which have been showered upon her. . There is good reason for the suggestion that......

Empire Day Empire Day Has Firmly Established Itself....

never more spontaneous enthusiasm than last Saturday, and this was to be valued the more because there was never a time—to judge from the many addresses and messages—when the......

The Attempt On Lord Strickland On Friday, May 23rd, When

Lord Strickland, the Prime Minister of Malta, was entering the Court of Appeal, an attempt was made on his life. Three shots with a revolver, all of which happily missed, were......

The Official Secrets Act The Newspaper Proprietors'...

to the Prinie - Minister the methOrandum for which he asked in reference to the use of the Official Secieta Act against three' journalists` who had announced . the forthcOming......

Empire Chambers Of Commerce The Twelfth Congress Of The...

Chambers . of Commerce of the British Empire was opened on Monday by the Prince of Wales. There is perhaps a greater oppor- tunity for the Congress than ever before. In addition......

The " Spectator " Scottish Number .

We publish this week special articles dealing with Scottish affairs. It is thought that the English Press as a whole fails to give sufficient attention to those subjects which......

The Purpose Of The Act Was Undoubtedly To Deal With

naval and military secrets. Yet a few exceptionally zealous champions of freedom suggested that the wording should, be changed in order to prevent all possibility of an improper......

Prohibition The Final Figures Of The " Straw Vote "

organized by the Literary Digest on Prohibition in the United States were published on Friday, May 23rd. Out of a total of 4,806,464 votes those in favour of enforcement of the......

Bank Rate, 8 Per Cent., Changed From 34 Per Cent.

on May 1st, 1930. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 102 ; on Wednesday week, 102* ; a year ago, 1001; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 90i; on Wednesday week,......