THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1931. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A REVIEW OF PUBLIC EVENTS, 1931. -- CONTENTS. -- PREFATORY NOTE. -- MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S SECOND LABOUR MINISTRY. -- MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S FIRST NATIONAL MINISTRY. -- MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S SECOND NATIONAL MINISTRY. -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1931. -- PART I. -- ENGLISH HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- INDUSTRIAL UNREST AND PARTY DISAFFECTION. -- CHAPTER II. -- THE BUDGET AND THE LAND TAXES. -- CHAPTER III. -- THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. -- CHAPTER IV. -- FIRST STEPS IN PROTECTION. -- IMPERIAL HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- IRELAND. -- NORTHERN IRELAND. -- IRISH FREE STATE. -- CHAPTER II. -- CANADA. -- CHAPTER III. -- SOUTH AFRICA. -- SOUTH-WEST PROTECTORATE. -- SOUTHERN RHODESIA. -- NORTHERN RHODESIA. -- CHAPTER IV. -- AUSTRALIA. -- NEW ZEALAND. -- CHAPTER V. -- INDIA. -- FOREIGN HISTORY. -- CHAPTER I. -- THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. -- CHAPTER II. -- FRANCE. -- ITALY. -- CHAPTER III. -- GERMANY. -- AUSTRIA. -- CHAPTER IV. -- THE UNION OF SOCIALIST SOVIET REPUBLICS. -- ESTONIA. -- LATVIA. -- LITHUANIA. -- POLAND. -- DANZIG. -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA. -- HUNGARY. -- RUMANIA. -- YUGOSLAVIA. -- TURKEY. -- GREECE. -- BULGARIA. -- ALBANIA. -- CHAPTER V. -- BELGIUM. -- THE NETHERLANDS. -- SWITZERLAND. -- SPAIN. -- PORTUGAL. -- DENMARK. -- SWEDEN. -- NORWAY. -- FINLAND. -- CHAPTER VI. -- PERSIA. -- AFGHANISTAN. -- IRAQ. -- PALESTINE. -- SYRIA AND THE LEBANON. -- ARABIA. -- CHAPTER VII. -- CHINA. -- JAPAN. -- THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. -- CHAPTER VIII. -- MOROCCO. -- EGYPT. -- CHAPTER IX. -- THE UNITED STATES. -- ARGENTINA. -- BOLIVIA. -- BRAZIL. -- CHILE. -- MEXICO. -- PERU. -- OTHER LATIN AMERICAN STATES. -- PARAGUAY. -- URUGUAY. -- NICARAGUA. -- CUBA. -- ECUADOR. -- HONDURAS. -- PANAMA. -- SALVADOR. -- VENEZUELA. -- PART II. -- CHRONICLE OF EVENTS IN 1931. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- JUNE.

JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- RETROSPECT OF LITERATURE, ART, AND SCIENCE IN 1931. -- LITERATURE. -- GENERAL LITERATURE. -- FICTION. -- ART, DRAMA, CINEMA, AND MUSIC. -- I. ART. -- II. THE DRAMA. -- III. THE CINEMA. -- IV. MUSIC. -- SCIENCE OF THE YEAR. -- THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. -- THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. -- FINANCE AND COMMERCE IN 1931. -- LAW. -- PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. -- CONSTITUTION OF THE SPANISH REPUBLIC. -- PRELIMINARY TITLE. -- TITLE I. -- TITLE II. -- TITLE III. -- CHAPTER I. -- CHAPTER II. -- TITLE IV. -- TITLE V. -- TITLE VI. -- TITLE VII. -- TITLE VIII. -- TITLE IX. -- OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS. -- JANUARY. -- FEBRUARY. -- MARCH. -- APRIL. -- MAY. -- JUNE. -- JULY. -- AUGUST. -- SEPTEMBER. -- OCTOBER. -- NOVEMBER. -- DECEMBER. -- INDEX.