In The House Of Commons On Thursday Week Mr. Clynes
gave a cheerful account of the food situation, and received well-deserved congratulations. The position was much better than in the early summer of 1917. No belligerent, and few......
Mr. Beck, Replying For The Ministry Of National Service To
a ques- tion in the House on Monday, said that it was the intention of the War Office to use the greater proportion of the older recruits for garrison and auxiliary duties at......
Mr. Asquith Delivered The Romanes Lecture At Oxford On...
day last, taking as his subject " 7.,ome Aspects of the Victorian Age." The newspaper reports were necessarily brief, as the lecture is to be published in book form. But we......
The Thirty-three Members Of The Limerick Board Of...
prosecuted on Saturday last, under the Crimes Act, for unlawful assembly at a special meeting at which they adopted a most scandalous and seditious resolution. The Board not......
There Seems To Be No Chance Now, Alas ! That
the Lord Mayor of Dublin will make his promised Verney to the United 'States in order to lay Ireland's grievances before President Wilson. The' Lord Mayor was guaranteed his......
"nova First Magnitude In Aquila, First Seen June 8th, 10
hr. 45 G.M.T., approximate position 18 hr. 45 m. R.A., 00 45 dec. Slightly brighter than Desch. Pure white "—such is the official description of the new star which is "......
Food Control, Mr. Clynes Went On To Say, Had Been
justified by its results. Rationing had worked well, in spite of the inexperience of its controllers, the trades affected by it, and the consumers. No doubt the consumer had......
A Treasury Committee Has Inquired Into The Mushroom-like...
the many new Departments, and in a Report published on Wednesday has pointed out that the hasty recruiting of very large numbers of clerks led to much confusion and......
The Education Bill Made Good Progress In Committee Of The
House of Commons on Monday and Tuesday. The crucial Clause 10, making attendance at continuation schools compulsory for children between fourteen and sixteen within the next two......
Mr. G. H. Roberts, The Minister Of Labour, Made An
admirable speech at Dartford on Sunday last on "Humanizing Industry." On the one hand, he urged that an employer should pay every employed person "such a wage as would enable......
Bank Rate,5 Per Cent., Changed From 51 Per Cent. April
5,1917.......
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