5 MARCH 1937, page 3

It Is Already Clear That The Government's Fresh Proposals...

assisting the special and depressed areas will not have an easy passage. The White Paper issued this week consists of a fairly comprehensive review of what has already been done......

The Mui Tsai Report The Report Of The Commission Appointed

by the Secretary for the Colonies a year ago to investigate the institution known as Mui Tsai, involving the adoption of girl children—usually in effect by sale and purchase —......

Government Speakers Urged With Some Force That There Is Not

much difference between the declared policies of the various parties. It is true that neither Liberals nor Socialists can find much to cavil at in the recent pronouncements of......

Armaments And Foreign Policy Are So Closely Linked In The

mind of the average member that Tuesday's debate on foreign affairs was for the most part a continuation of the discussion on the Defence Loans Bill. This was illustrated by a......

University Elections The Success Of Sir Arthur Salter In The

Oxford University election is remarkable in its completeness, for it is doubtful whether any single person believed in the possibility of his securing an actual majority of the......

The Week In Parliament Our Parliamentary Correspondent...

Defence Loan has produced a curious reversal of the accustomed roles. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has flung orthodoxy to the winds and rejoices in the temporary support of......

Subsidised Shipping At The Annual Dinner Of The United...

Chamber of Shipping last week, Sir Richard Holt made a proposal which, as he suggested, might usefully be considered at the next Imperial Conference. He pointed out that while......