The Meeting Of The Mining Association And The Miners'...
on Thursday takes place in more favourable circumstances than the meetings of these bodies for some time past. The Association has been empowered to discuss the question of......
* * * The Derby His Majesty Spent His Birthday
with an immense con- course of his subjects on Epsom Downs. The Derby was won by the favourite, Cameronian, whose fortunate owner only recently succeeded to the stud of his......
Bank Rate 21 Per Cent., Changed From 8 Per Cent.
on May 14th, 1931. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 103 ; on Wednesday week, 102* ; a year ago, 1021. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 961 ; on Wednesday week,......
Count Apponyi The Aridity Of Politics Is Refreshed By Such
an event as occurred last week at Budapest. The Hungarian elder statesman and savant, Count Albert Apponyi, a figure respected throughout Europe, has been honoured by the......
Academic Bloomsbury The Goldsmiths' Company's Gift Of...
University of. London for a library building has been quickly followed by the announcement that-the new home of the University in Bloomsbury is about to be begun. The site......
Ten Miles High Professor Piccard Of Brussels, With A...
went up in a balloon from Augsburg last week and attained a height of nearly ten miles. They were enclosed in a metal sphere so that they were protected against the rarified......
The Royal Tournament Their Majesties Honoured The Royal...
their presence at Olympia on the opening day. It has become one of the most brilliant and thrilling annual treats that Londoners and visitors from far afield can possibly enjoy.......
Honours The Birthday Honours Were Not Exciting, But They...
to a well chosen number of admirable persons whom the King - may well delight to honour for their services to him and his people. No peerages are"conferred. Science is......