The Price Of Bread Last Sunday Miss Beatrice Drapper, Of
Bermondsey, wrote to Sir Allan Powell to draw his attention to the action of the bakers in raising the price of the quartem loaf from 8d. to 80., when there is a slump in wheat.......
We Regret To Record The Death At The Age Of-
seventy- seven of Dame Emma Albani. Very few singers deserve to be more honourably remembered. Born - in Canada, she had the good fortune to be taught singing in Italy by a......
The Archbishop Of York On The Classics The Archbishop Of
York delivered the Presidential address to the Classical Association on Wednesday. His subject was " The Distinctive Excellencies of Greek and Latin." If there is any " decay of......
The Coal Industry In 1929 According To The Returns Just
published for purposes of wage-assessment in the coal industry, all districts during the last quarter of 1929 showed a " credit " of between 2.4d. and Is. ed. per ton. The whole......
The Wool Industry There Appears To Be Little Prospect Of
a settlement of the dispute between 447 firms in the wool textile industry and the 20 unions which are resisting the demand of the firms for wage reductions. The reductions......
On Thursday, April 3rd, The House Of Lords, Rightly As
we think, came to the distasteful decision not to accept the panels for the decoration of the Royal Gallery which the late Lord Iveagh commissioned Mr. Brangwyn to paint. The......
A Development Council It Is Excellent News That The...
of Overseas Trade has . created an Overseas Trade Development Council. The Department itself was barely saved from annihilation, when Mr. Baldwin was cutting down expenses, by......
Unemployment Insurance The Debate In The House Of...
Friday, April 4th, on. the proposal to increase the borrowing powers of the Unemployment Insurance Fund was not very controversial. It produced, however, a very useful speech......
Bank Rate, 81 Per Cent., Changed From 4 Per Cent.
on March 20th, 1930. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 103 ; on Wednesday week, 1081; a year ago, 102a ; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 911; on Wednesday......
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