Curiously illustrative of a process The Bromley Election Mr. Bone has been an able London
for many years and, although he isa thorough Scot—born and bred in Glasgow—and the son of Glasgow journalist, "be fias_made himeelf fally at home in the city Which so many of his countrymen help to run for the benefit of the English. He is. a student architecture in his spare time and has attained to such distinction in his incursions into that sister art that he is an Honorary Associate of the, Reval British Institute Architects.
Mr. Gandhi as Before Neither Sir Tei Bahadur Sapru nor Mr, Jayakar can really be very surprised at the outcome of their protracted "negotiations" with Mr. Gandhi, There is no cular reason to regret this fiasco, although a large number of amiable people beth in India and England may be disposed to look upon it with tearful apprehension. Now the Government of India can go ahead with a clear conscience and organize the delegation to the London Conference, and Mr. Wedgwood Benn, in Whitehall, should be no longer troubled by the earnest importunities of the Left Wing <f his If the London Conference is intended to do business, it will have a better chance of performing th task when spared the distractions of Mahatma worship. Meanw the situation in, India seems: to be gradually improving and yielding to the application of treatment which, me, is long over branches of the present Chinese Government to achieve by bureau cratic nibbling that which admitted. ly must form the subject of diploma atic negotiation. Closely allied with this kind of irresponsible behaviour is the recent publication in Chinese newspapers of reckless charges' gainst foreign insurance com: panies, A specimen' of these charges was recently quoted in "The North-China Daily News" and ib was shown that Chinese business men were urged to refuse to deal with foreign insurance companies on the ground that those companies. evaded their business, obligations—the language used being of a much stronger character. In one instance citation was made of a claim which the insurance companies concerned, had rejected as the losses arose from piracy, and the additional premium customary to' cover that extra risk—a practice familiar to all insurers—had not been pald. In other cases where, in the view of the insurance companies, fraud was suspected, similarly rect accusations against foreign com: panies are being made. Fortunately: tre character of the firms thun assailed is too well-known for such' absurd charges to carry weight among reputable Chinese merchant but the Government might consider whether their interests are not ously prejudiced by a disgracefully irresponsible campaign against for-Jcign insurance companies which have for years deservedly born exceedingly high reputations China and many other countries well.
Latest War News The Waves of Harmony The Chinese Government, if the pao" is to receive ered's, has alert representatives in London. They have informed Nanking that Frarce and Italy are preparing for war and that a large force of fantry, artillery, tanks and all the rest of it were sent to the fro the French Government "with the result that the Italian Frontir Defence Force was compelled to retreat for some distance."—Relations between the two leading Latin countries have unhappily been strained but this item of news clearly seems to be one to which the description "intelligent anticipation" might be applied, without giving over-emphasis to the epithet used.
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