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Underleading
King
By Big Culbertson
SHAPING OF FOREIGN POLICIES
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abroad, where he was consider- ed to be the actual originator of the policy of Ententes, and in Once years ago students of Machiavel who plotted the en- German eyes--the conning Contract Bridge used to be told never to lead away from a King circlement of Germany Expert players eventually came who, after the King's death, I think it was Mr. Balfour to realise that the lead of a low drew up a statement formally card from the suit headed by declaring that the British the King is not so bad as they foreign policy throughout his once thought and now such reign was not the King's policy lead is preferred to the under- but that of the British Govern- lead of an unsupported. Queen
ment, and that the King's or Jack This
proves how wrong accepted standards of than smooth the way for its foreign visits had done no more the game of Contract Bridge
development. may sometimes turn out to be.
When Mr. Gladstone.resigned No one has yet come along to and the Labezal leaders were disprove the obvious fact that squabbling over the succession. the King itself, when
Harcourt strongly objected to GENERAL NOTICES accompanied by
Queen or the Ace, should not be both the Prime Minister and led. Yet even this apparent
the Foreign Secrets being in Bridge axiom sometimes has its the House of Lords, and sought to obtain a pledge that all the exceptions. In the deal below F.O. despatches should be shown to him as Leader in the House of Commiss
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Minister and virtually all his kept within the close preserve colleagues against him, not on of the Inner Cabinet. some detail of policy but on the
Of Memory Of 1912 policy itself, ought not to stand on the order of his going
The crowning example of this Mr. Gladstone was brought
occurred in connection with the into the matter and was asked mate Court of Appeal is agreed naval conversations before the
That the Cabinet is the ulti-Anglo-French military
Leila Magne (Contralto). and Xu Lach 1 T5 Cauri (Adien to dea- to state what the general usage Prime Ministers have some-war. We are told that not entra Gwen (Old Welsh Song)
· Cambria)-(Old Welsh Song) had been in his time. To that times been overborne even until the early days of October, My Little Welsh Home
Evan Williams (Tenor). he replied: The general unshot when supporting their Foreign 1912, did the majority of the is that I (as Prime Minister) Secretary. There was a strik-Asquith Cabinet discover that was made habitually privy in ing example of that in July, military conversations had been Ar Hyd Y Nos the time of Clarendon and 1920, when the British Cabinet proceeding with France and Granville to the ideas as well as voted down a joint Anglo-Belgium for the previous five to the business of the FO, and French project to eject the in consequence the business of Turks from Constantinople, 'on years. The bidding: (Figures after that department, if and when which Lord Curzon and the situation should be defined, 3
They promptly insisted that bids refer to numbered explana-introduced to the Cabinet, came Berthelot had agreed tory paragraphs).
before it with a joint support cally enough, this was one of exchange of notes between Sir Izoni and then took place that famous South West North East as a general rule." 18.
the rare occasions on which the Edward Grey and M. Cambon, Pass 2EL Pass
The phrase 3D.(1)
"habitually Frime Minister, Mr. Lloyd in which it was formally laid Pass 3H.(2) Pass privy suggests a rather loose George, and Lord Curzon, his down that these discussions be 3S.(3) Pass 45.(4) Pass supervision on his part over Foreign Secretary, found them-tween military and naval ex- Pass Pass
the work of Clarendon and selves in whole-hearted agree- perts did not constitute "an 1-Ordinarily with a six and & Granville. With that he was ment
four-card snit it is proper to fully content, for foreign affairs bid the long suit a second were not Mr. Gladstone's princi- Lord Curzon would have resign-a contingency that has not yet 2
A less proud patrician than either Government to action in engagement that commits time before showing the pal interest in politics, nor was ed a dozen times rather than arisen and may never arise." shorter suit. South proper that the field in which he show-brook the slights which Mr. ly varies. the procedure ined to most advantage.
That seems to have narco-i Lloyd George heaped upon him tised the fears of those Liberal this case to show that he Lord Salisbury, on the other by making crucial decisions of Ministers who dreaded foreign & has a strong hand His hand, made foreign policy his foreign policy over hand is not quite good principal care and held the without consulting the Foreign gagements.
his head, entanglements and binding an enough to bid three spades Foreign Office as well as Pre-Office, and leaving him to hear exchange of notes it was stipu
Yet in the same 5. but he fears that a simple mjership. rebid of two spades will not!
news from the Press lated that if either Government 356-9 pa- clay from Daven
Old fashioned Idvent That is a task beyond any one Indeed; their personal relations had reason to fear an pro REGADEES adequately express his man's strength, as Mr. Barn-were such that Lord Carzon had voked attack by a third party it! strength. The three dia- say MacDonald found in 1924, made up his mind that when should mond bid, since it raises but at least the latter had the he became Prime Minister as with the other what common Daventry News Bulletin (Copyright
fed by Hairy BM immediately the contract to the nine justification that none of his he was sure he would-be would measures they should take to by Beater).
disenes trick level, shows that South Socialist colleagues had had any combine with that office the prevent aggression and pre- has a strong hand and en-training for the work
What office of Foreign Secretary serve peace.
**9.209.40°palkin courages North to rebid.
influenced Lord Salisbury, as he The fates forbade. 2-This shows rebid values but once explained in 1880, when
When Policies Clash not great strength.
Foreign Office's Part the Cabinet had most surpris. Some people are asking to fied Grey could say that Eng-2 3-South now shows his rebid-ingly rejected his recommenda- what extent foreign policy is land was still free and unfetter- So Box and Cox were stis- dable spade suit 4-Actually North has shown of the years 1875-8, which had permanent staff.
tions, was his vivid recollection shaped by the Foreign Ofice ed: Cambon could reply that 3. Walser Op. *9 all his strength but with impressed deeply on his mind very delicate matter I will fall with the French fleet wholly Armas Der (Bizet).
As that is a she was bound in honour. But adequate support for the re-the dangers of a composite back once more on Lord Bendel withdrawn
9:49-10 p.-A Recital by Eurice | Carase: (Tenor). bid spade suit he is willing policy." to gamble for a game.
and recall another of his con-from the Channel ports it is.
by arrangement 2 Strange Harmony (*T West opened the King of dia-
versations with Mr. Gladstone astounding that clever men like 3 monds and South won with the
Different Prime Ministers re- He says: Ace.
Lord Morley and Mr. Lloyd act in different ways to opposi
"I was bringing under Mr. Glad George did not know themselves Wishing to establish a
stone's notice my views as to the caught heart trick before the opponents on from their Foreign Secre
separatist feeling which I thought could shift to clubs, South's taries.
That comes of the Heroic measures, such next lead was a heart and he as demanding a resignation, are
the Queen East covered and though in 1851 Lord John Rus South ruffed, the Jack of hearts sell dismissed Palmerston from the Foreign Office almost as if The opportunity of serving YOU
now being established.
Next South led a low dia he had been a footman. will be a pleasure and your com-
"No mands will have our best attention.mond, preparing to ruff his dia other course is left," he wrote,
mond losers in dummy.
Upon
than to submit the correspon- winning. this diamond trick
dence to the Queen and to ask West was in a predicament. If Her Majesty to appoint a suc he failed to lead spades South Cessor to you in the Foreign would be able to raff both of Office Reviewing the episode his losing diamonds. If West 20 years later, Lord John ean- led a low spade, dummy's fessed that his action was While South could ruff only one Queen would win the trick and hasty and precipitate"
"I ought
to have seen - Lørd Palmerston, and I think I coul without diffenity have induced him. to make a proper submission to Her Majesty's wishes and agree to West adequately solved the
act in conformity with conditions. problem by laying down the to which he had already given his King of spades. This seeming- ly unnatural play protected the Minister possesses the power of Whether, indeed, a Prime setting trick for East and requiring the resignation of a West. South won with the Cabinet Minister is doubtful
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Society OFFICE-BEARERS ELECTED
diamond loser, he would have avoided the loss of a trump trick
Sooner
or
A Pianoforte Be ritch
Programme
Sonate Op. 31. Allegro vivace Orgel Phantasie in G
Bach Liszt
M'Appar Take
(Precini)..
Besthoven Eraizes
Dream) ("Marta")" "(Flóbow), La Donne Mobile
(Women Fickle) (Verdi)." o Sole Mio (di Capus). 10-18.30 pm.—Big Bend A Relay
to exist between the F. 0. and habit of running two contrary other departments. I affirmed foreign policies at the same from Daventry, that whereas in all other depart time and pretending that they ments the permanent
England v France. An eye-witness sta were need not clash. quite loyally subject to
each
account and a running commentary Ministry in turn, the F.O. regard-
on the Ice Hockey match. Belayed later they do. ed itself as a law to itself and Happy, but rare, the Cabinet Arena, Wembley.
from the Epire Pool and Sports went its own way, unless in the which is of one mind on foreign hands of strong political chiefs. policy and keeps its eye firmly 11 32 Close Dow
asked Mr G to admit that on the single goal
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FORMER AIR MINISTER ON
VISIT TO GERMANY
he found the F.O, somewhat of an enclave and imperium in imperio. and that it avoided as much possible not alone due recognition of party policy but the reasonsble intervention of Parliament iterid. Mr G would not give much Berlin, Today. The former
·willing · zisent. to these viewe,British Air Minister, the though he did not altogether conquess of Londonderry, who is now Mar. den them,
"When, however, I suggested visiting Germany with his wife that foreign affairs were not ad- and daughter, was received by equately placed before the Cabinet, Chancellor Hitler on Wednesday. he me: me with a very lively con At a dinner of the Anglo German tradiction. He told me that there
never was s. Cabinet meeting in Society in honour of the Marques his exprience at which foreign and his family there were, among swains, were not fully and frankly other prominent, guests, also pre- and genuinely set forth and dissent Duke Charles Edward of cussed."
Mouths Are Shut
Coburg and the Duke and Duchess of Brunswick-Trans Ocean Ser- vice.
10.30-11 pmDance Maxic.
At the Annual General Business spade Ace, but now it South Mr. Gladstone according to On the first point, obviously Meeting of the Law and Com-wished to ruff a diamond he Harcourt was not sure On very few persons are in a posi merce Society of Hong Kong Uni- would have to use the high the one and only occasion when tion to speak with authority OBE, Hon. Dr. R. #. Kotewal,
The Tel versity, held on Friday last, the trump and later lose an extra be tied it the Victed and their mouths are shut. A
Tongue! Nthat the ANNUAL ORDIN rers for the year 1936.
condition, ef your TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN following wers elected office spade trick. And if South used point blank.
Permanent Under-Secretary:of
Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. T. intestinal tract is reflected in the ARY GENERAL MEETING OF
the Queen of spades to draw a During the acute dissensions exceptional ability as quite Martin, ASA., Hon Mr. M state of your for me thould President: Mr. M. A. Cooper, round of trumps, he would even of 1875-8 on SHAREHOLDERS will be held at E. Com.
red and clean, which, indicates IK Lo, Prot C A Middleton termal cleanness, a furred the tually be forced to lose two whether the Bitish Govern
likely to found is school and question the Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong,
fcreate a tradition. Foreign Smith, M.Sc., and Mr. P. S. tongue revenir the need Vice-President: Prof. R. Robert more tricks in diamonds.
either of these cases South tion of Turkey against Russia are folded and put away like
ment should press their protec Secretaries come and go and Cassidy.
Chairman: Me Goh Tiang Hin acad Mr would lose four tricks and with to the ultimatum point the raiment He remains The Hon. Secretary, M. Leung Sik);
them his contract.
Queen more than once urged Foreign Office may have its Kwan Disraeli to dismiss the two disHolsters-I leave it at tha sentient Ministers, and Derby
on TUESDAY, the 18th February son, MA. 1936, at 11:30 am, for the pur Graduate Vice-President: pose of receiving the Report of Cheng Yu H, BA the Directors - together with a Hon. Vice-Presidents: Chair Statement of Accounts for the man of the Hong Kong: General, year ended 31st. December 1985 Chamber of Commerce, Chairman The TRANSFER BOOKS of the of the Chinese Chamber of Com Company will be CLOSED from merce, Sir, A. D. A Macgreg SATURDAY, Sta. February to Chief Justice, and Mr. HACA TUESDAY 18th February, both Macnamara, MA, ILE days inclusive.
Hon Members: Sir WEE
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Homell, CLE LID; SI VE
GeneralManagers,
Hong Kong, Sist. Jan, 1926.
liam Shenton, Hon Dr S.-W. Tso,
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quent compla that really *foreign policy
a mystery Cabinet
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