5 DECEMBER 1958, page 4

Hope In The President

By DARSIE GILLIE Paris H AD the French elections been conducted on a strictly proportional system the results would have been notable but not an earthquake. The Conservative......

Bad Manners

T HE Secretary of State for the Colonies seems I to have treated the leader of the African elected members of the Kenya Legislative Council . with, some discourtesy. (No doubt,......

Towards Convertibility

T iii sterling area's reserve in London of gold 1 and dollars—but mostly gold—continues to grow at a satisfactory pace. A further £14 million was added during November, which......

Christmas Holidays

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