On July 5th, 1828, The First Number Of The Spectator
was published. We thus complete a hundred years this week. It has long been in our mind how we should mark this happy occasion and . after due reflection we decided that it......
There Can Be No Possible Criticism Of The Choice On
personal grounds, then, except that Lord Byng is already sixty-five years of age. That the Home Secretary desperately wanted Lord Byng is proved by the fact that he accepted......
We Regret To Record The Death At The Age Of
fifty-three of Professor H. W. C. Davis, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. His England under the Normans and Angevins is as delightful as it is learned, and his......
In The Commons On Monday Sir William Joynson-hicks Took The
House by surprise by announcing that Sir William Horwood, the Chief Commissioner of the Metro- politan Police, would retire in the autumn and would be succeeded by Lord Byng. It......
A New Division Has Appeared In Labour. Mr. Maxton, The
Chairman of the Independent Labour Party, and Mr. A. J. Cook have produced a joint manifesto, in which they condemn the conduct of the Parliamentary Labour Party and declare a......
The New Grant Will Be Apportioned According To A For-
mula. In the case of Counties and County Boroughs the formula will be based on : (1) The rateable value per head of the population, (2) the number of children under five years......
Mr. Churchill Was Evidently Startled On Tuesday By The...
showed by many Unionist Members in the House of Commons at his Surtax proposals. When he promised simplification of the Income Tax and Supertax, nobody dreamed that he meant—in......
The Ministry Of Health Has Issued An Important White Paper
explaining the Local Government reform which is made necessary by the Budget. From April 1st, 1930, the duty of administering the Poor Law will be trans- ferred to County......
Bank Rate, 4} Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.,
on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 101* ; on Wednesday week 1011 ; a year ago 101. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 901 ; on Wednesday week......
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