12 SEPTEMBER 1925, page 3

The Admiralty Has Decided To Stop All Activities In The

dockyards of Rosyth and Pembroke. With greatly reduced staffs they will be maintained in a dormant state from which they could be readily awakened to full activity in time of......

A Month Ago We Pointed Out That Neither Subventions Nor

Commissions can bring back lost markets or create new ones. It is also certain that the public will not in present conditions put fresh capital into coal mines. But we do urge......

We Greatly Regret The Death Of M. Viviani, A Valued

friend during the War to whom France and her Allies owed much. Born in Algeria, he came to France and was soon recognized as a brilliant lawyer and journalist. He began his......

In Morocco The French And The Spaniards Co-operated Last...

in a bombardment of the coast round Alhucemas, and Spanish troops after one repulse made a landing there on Tuesday. Abd-el-Krim seems to strike blows which must be very......

The Strike Of Seamen In Widely Distant Ports Has Been

comparatively feeble in its effects in this country. South- ampton was the worst spot in Great Britain. The Channel services thence were interrupted one night and there were......

We Deeply Sympathize With The United States In The Loss

of lives and of the airship ' Shenandoah,' which occurred in a violent storm last week. The huge ship, designed and built in the United States closely upon the lines of the......

The Prince Of Wales, After Seeing Something Of The Rural

life and sports of the vast Argentine plains, crossed the Andes by train and reached Santiago, the capital of Chile, on Sunday night. The " English of the South," as the......

The Transfer Of The Famous Library At The Parliament House,

Edinburgh, from the Faculty of Advocates to the nation, by virtue of a recent Act, deserves to be noted. It is curious that Scotland, with its traditional zeal for learning,......

Bank Rate, 41 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.

on August 6th, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Thursday 101 4 ; on Thursday week 101i ; a year ago 1011. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Thursday 881 ; on Thursday week......