14 MAY 1927, page 2

In These Circumstances Great Britain And The Other Powers...

decided that it was useless to follow up the controversy with Mr. Chen. It was quite true that Mr. Chen had written a provocative and irrelevant reply to the Notes. But why try......

The Conference On The South African Flag Has Bro Up

without deciding anything. Nobody - was sure at this, because the representatives of the Govern were under orders to rule out any design in which Union Jack was represented ;......

Sir Austen Chamberlain Was At His Best In The House

of Commons on Monday when he made an important state- ment on China. He explained that when the Identic Notes were sent to Mr. Chen in regard to the Nanking outrages Mr. Chen......

The Tariff Problem, Which Is Much The Most Impartial Subject

before the Conference, has been tackled, b though all the delegates admit that the level of tariffs too high there is no sign yet of agreement upon a practi remedy. France has......

The Important International Economic Conference Geneva...

so far, and it is expee that it may come to an end about May 21st, a li earlier than had been expected. The special corresponde of the Times says that the general agreement as......

General Hertzog Is Not - Opposed To Some Imperial Des In The

Flag, as is proved by his offer to include the Roy Standard—an idea which was put forward as a possib if unsatisfying, compromise in the Spectator some mont ago. To us the......

We Have Suggested Previously That The Government Ought To...

declared that the Charing Cross Bridge scheme was decided upon, and that the inquiry by experts should concern itself with the design and cost of a bridge which must be built in......

Hankow, Sir Austen Went On To Say, Which We Had

entrusted to Mr. Chen and his friends was a ruined and terror-stricken city. We had the right and the power to reoccupy it, nevertheless the British Government would not do that......

The L.c.c., For Instance, Will Certainly Not Agree To A

mere reconstruction of Waterloo Bridge unless there is a positive guarantee that the Charing Cross . scheme will be undertaken concurrently. The number of motor vehicles in the......