20 JANUARY 1933, page 2

America And France A New Element Was Introduced Into The

debt controversy by the observations Mr. Hoover allowed it to be known he had made in Washington a week ago. The main purport of it all was to clear the President of the charge......

* * * * Lancashire And India

The formation of a new body called the Cotton Trade League, for the defence of Lancashire's export trade, is not quite the sign of vitality and enterprise it might seem to be,......

The Philippines

By majorities of decisive weight both Houses of Congress have over-ridden President Hoover's veto of the Philippines Bill. Hence, if the measure is accepted by the Filipinos,......

The Colonial Office And Kenya

The Colonial Office is well advised in issuing a statement explanatory of the situation in Kenya. Some suggestion has been made that a good deal of fuss is being stirred up......

The Financial Situation Of The Railways Is Too Grave To

be ignored and the failure of the wage discussions must force the Government at last to take a definite decision about the Salter Report. The attitude of the Ministry of......

General Hertzog's Fate On The Eve Of The Meeting Of

the South African Parlia; ment the political situation is still unexpectedly fluid, the one critical question—the possibility of a coalition between Mr. Tiehnan Roos'......