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BRITAIN'S PART
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On kaving New York Mr. Bevin saw the sun of peace rising, His Christinas broadcast sounded a note no less hopeful. As he is entitled to do, he stressed the great part that Great Britain has taken in the preparations for a peace- ful future for the world. She has heeh first in submitting the drafts of the treaties already concluded. Outside. this preparatory work, and outside the direct 'influence of!
NEW-STYLE SOLDIER
Those responsible for the But we are undertaking im- larly interested in the educa- Fighting Services in the past, mediate reforms of this kind tioh of the soldier. We hav have always locked upon the where we can. The wartime got; ready a programme...of Serviceman from two points | hutted camps are being im- education for the post-wa of view. First, he is a means proved by interior reconstruc- Army that will create, I believe, to an end, the end being the tion. Dormer windows and a tremendous impression when. efficiency of the unit to which partitions are being fitted in published and applied. But that
the Nissen huts. Units them is another story. he belongs...
Second, he is a man possessed selves are helping with this My last point on treating the of an immortal soul embodying { work.
soldier as an end in
himself therefore an ultimate humani
once concerns public opinion and spiritual value.
more. The fundamental facto Now that the war is over, we quarters
in the problem of obtaining re- intend to lay more and in-
cruits-the campaign is gçin. creased emphasis en that second
riistinctly better now and it point,
is wrong to describe it as a failure-is guaranteeing the Serviceman a job When be leaves the Service. UNDER-SECRETARYA considerable change of
STATE FOR WAR national attitude is still
In the present financial year we are building 1,000 married for men. The pro-
38
By LORD PAKENHAM
But that does not mean, some people-uften ex-soldiers --think, that we are tampering with discipline. Discipline is. the lifeblood of the fighting OF service, and the Army cannot
in an be efficient without it.
For instance, the so-called "Star" "new" relationship between offi. Frame. cers and men is not completely new. It is a relationship settled,
nec-
interview with casary before this ideal can be realised. If I have accomplished reporter Colin nothing else in my present
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by the best type of officer and gramme for next year includes accepted by the best type of the erection as married quarters soldier for many years. permanent prefabricated houses But I am afraid that public-not what most people call opinion has often failed to pro- prefabs, but something much vide the Services with resources more suitable and for much-needed reforms.
office, 1 should like to feel 1
have played some part in bring- ing about that change.
I hope that everybody in the Army, whether a newly-joined reerit or the soldies who ha made the Army his life career. will realise that the Government attractive.se a tremendous value on what It is hoped, too, to make a start he is doing, and are determined The Army Council. through on married quarters for off- that he shall be given the ful no Tault of their own, have
the Council of Foreign Ministers been unable to provide condi-ers, although I can make no, lest possibin
tions of life that they wished to yee. The reason has often been the niggardliness of public opinion.
promine.
What About Overseas Reforms? Approval has been given for I believe this has changed, semi-permanent communal and Two factors have been at work bungalow accomodation as mar-
social conscience
Bs Aried quarters.
and of the United Nations, she as aided, as in the Netherlands East Indies, in promoting agree matta. To those impatient at the apparent slowness in the working of the machinery of peace he ans- wers by describing the immensityour of the task. Upon his critics in country has developed, Parliament he retorts that in his secondly, policy he has been tied to no na-agreed that in future the Ser vices must occupy a larger part tion, except in regard to obliga- of our national life. tions under the Charter. There is
we are
and, nearly all
How Are These Reforms Working Out?
Those such as signing-out
opportunity-in
the Army and afterwards.
year, Taking the current £2,000,000 is being spent in Burma on hospital, unit, club and married quarter "accom- modation. In Malaya expendi-
tures of 21,500,000 have been
sort
authorised for this
work.
uf
Make The Police A
Career
Lord Trenchard was supported This shows that despite by two cy-Home Secretaries when
CARNIVAL
8-17
COPA, IMA MY HEA MRVICE, ING., T. M. ROIL AF B. PAT, OFFI
By Dick Turner
NESEE C.SALETEL
MP
PHYSICIAN SURGEON
"Pur cursed with the gift of reparice!“
BY THE
WAY
What did I tell you? 1 told to hit me so hard:" "What do 4
you that one day there would you care how hard I hit Bal-
he mouseraces. Next month, in zac," replied Gautier.
ah, the first mouse-speedway
will be opened. The only thing
miss in this item of news is
Marginal Note
Saturday, 11th Jan.velap her system in her own way. abolition of unnecessary para- | shortage of labour and mater-in the House of Lords he asked the "will be registered in a stud- band, bought up property and
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a sincere desire for understanding and co-operation with Russia, and recognition that if her way of life is nor ours she has a right to de-
He does not
put his claim too high in saying that the first stage
card between the great Powers has been reached. The kind of criticism that was attempted by the Socialist dissenters could only hinder that process.
While showing a legitimate! Reforms such as the provi-
ut establishing harmony and contam quite sure in my mind that intend going on, with as much start of the war.
of
arc
bet-/soft.
arc
the
Industry
C. Suet, Esq., has decided to apply to the Ministry of Rubble="
facture foghorn containers.
the electric cheese which they An article about the Pari- cught to chase. "The pedigrees xian Loulevards recalls a saying if the mice," says my paper. of Mme Haussmann, whose hus-
Hendon Police any day now, on the outskirts boulevard could be constructed. dee, and so on, are now being als we are doing what we can Government what plans had been butk kept by a hairdresser. Se sold it at a profit wherever a
to improve the places where made to reopen
very odd. Every time we buy From first-hand information, our soldiers have to live, and we College which was closed at the Bath, you may see a trainer Said Mme. Haussmann: "It is boulevard passes The question he raised is of By BEACHCOMBER a house, a
through it." the troops are not abusing these speed as we can make. When all vital importance not only to the reforms and that the effect of this has been accomplished, the police but also to every man, wo-
iming his mice over a stripped sinister undred yards, while them, even if from a psycholo- soldier will live in much greater man and child in the country.
Crime is bad-act only in Lon- faces peer from behind hedges. gical point of view alone, has comfort, and to an extent, in
greater privacy than ever be-don, but all over the country May I be there when the favour been entirely for the good.
fore, but this does not mean Police strength is short by thou-te is walked round the tiny pad-blowing for a licence to manu that he will be pampered or sands, especially in London. Short dock. pride in the contribution that'sion of sheets, partitions
are of police is nct the only cause barrack Great Britain has been able to iu
rooms and
"There must be a large mar- The average industrial work-of crime but it is undoubtedly a
ket for such exports in the fox- make in the earlier phases of ler living accommodation
er does not regard himself as major factor. we There big problem. d Bevin en-
xier parts of the world," said Gautier Hits. Out. Arst- negotiations, Mr.
soft and pampered because he The maintenance of a
Suct yesterday to a Mra, Rain- phasises that the main aim
competing against
sleeps in a civilised bed atuality Solice force is essential, British policy is such harmony as general shortage of mater-night Nor does the miner hewhat, the present Farious shortar Cases of mistaken identity pound, of the Bottleneck Board. Indeed. yes, "replied Mis. ials. At home, barrack accomo- less coal will give the whole world econo-
because he enjoys is not being made up. Recruit- are not often funny.
.London paper.
Rampound, to whom che keu- ment hardly covers mic prosperity. For that de-dation is old and seriously be domestic comfort.
ow standard, and even greater A soldier's work and trainingsdage. Why are young mch Once Zola was walking, leng tence is as good as another. "velopment he still looks with con-
fidence in the United Nations,ed overseas.
Hifficulties are being experien- will continue to keep him hard not coming forward in the quan- the ruc du Bac in Paris when But Suet, with a vision of log- Although the commandos have tity, or of the quality, needed? someone slapped him so hard hom containers selling like hot Freedom from fear involves such So far as I can see, it will disappeared from the Army and One of the reasons-there are on the back that he nearly fell cakes, or rather priority bottled of peace as will enable take years to bring accomoda- have now been taken over by many-undoubtedly is that the to the ground. "Hullo, Balzac mashed potato cubes, men to turn to cultural andtion up to proper civilian stand- the Royal Marines, the type of police service as at present said a cheery voice. And Zola, fog-bound Aleutian Islanders, teconomic tasks and raise the stan-ards. It is no good giving trance training they received will stiganised does
not offer ar am-turned to meet the laughing was already designing in his dards of life everywhere. His per- the impression that a change of be given to the new infanti bitious young man any chance eves of Gautier.. "I'm not Ba mind tasteful containers in five sonal confidence that the United this kind la just arcund the
inan, who, although his living whatever of rising to a position zac." said Zolu, angrily, "and colours. 'Government Nations can be made the power corner, whatever
Rather Awkward conditions will be better, will cr responsibility, until he is pro- even If I were, there's no need still be a tough and formidable bably too old to proposition with a high stand knew how to use it.
Mr. James Thurber once ard of endurance,
He knows that if he goes into bottom rung. That is as it should' the Army, the
Navy, the Air be. But he will not be condemned drew a charming picture of a Force, the civil service, the law, to eight or nine years on that pan who went to a psychiatrist. medicine, business, or any other rung, three to five years on the The psychiatrist is saying: “So As one who has taught in occupation suitable his talents. second, and so cn, with ten to you think everybody locks like elementary schools, lectured for he will find a ladder which can twelve rungs the WEA, been on the education be scaled in a reasonable time. committée of a city council and
a state
ful instrument it was designed to is in power. It will take a term
he is tempered by the admission of years.
that it is far from perfect. Yet he
is hopeful that difficulties about
the veto may be overcome and that False
for it there can be substituted a
code of conduct between the five Great Powers. The verg will re-
Pretences
main, but only for such purposes Sentence of two months hard as it was originally intended to labour was passed on. Sit Ka-; serve. If here Mr. Bevin looks keung when he pleaded guilty beyond present achievement there before Mr. Latimer at Kowloon was in the later negotiations in Magistracy yesterday. to having
New York an
And What About Education?
norma!
want it or lo
to be slowly. He may have to start on the negotiated before he reaches the The police forces of this coun- a university don, I am particu (Continued of foot of neri col.)
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities"
top.
1:
to
the
there, facing a" rabbit?" And
with a head of a rabbit. I the patient, is the psychiatrist know a man who says he thinks. try are controlled by the Govern- he is a greyhound, but that is enly so that he can get plenty The Government knows that of nourishing food. He isa't the police service has never been really one yet. able to produce enough men for
ment.
its higher command. The Govern ment knows that. for 30 years this defect has been pointed out, time after time
The Government knows the
*
Somebody's Baby Doll
obtained by false pretences, one improved temper black European-style cloth sult, that gives encouragement to hopes, two shirts, and one woollen pull- that all may share.
over from Ip Fung-wan, married
At a wedding the other day. The negotiations have been long woman, on Dec. 7 last, and with
Lady Cabatanleigh said to a drawn out and often marked by attempting to obtain from her the
YOU MUST THROW losing no tricks in that wait, and
friend: "I do so adore the old disappointments. But Mr. Bevin sum of $100 on Dec. 13,
the location of the red sen-queens rightly emphasised alike the According to S/1 Askew, pro-
HIM IN
made it-pretty likely he could reasons, and yet. It is apparently custom of the husband carrying across the thres- these kings. If he could contemplating the perpetuation of his wife magnitude of the task and what seculing officer, accused while In
There is only one possible catch has already been done. The Trieste Stanley Gaol was asked by lp's
were hauled across by a Metro- agreement, the arrangement be-husband (who is still serving accurse of action for you if a de-only estimate West's distribution this old, vicious, deadening sys- hold of their home." "I bet you
sentence) to call on complainant fender holds the K-Q and another in the side sults, he might make tem,
The Metropolitan Police Col-politan Police tug-of-war team." tween Austria and Italy regard to see how she was getting on.
said 1 clergyman standing trump, or the Q-J and two others, that contract by a throw-in.
the lege at Herden, which was open- ing the Tyrol, the securing of the
Winning the opener with On his release, Sit called to the left of the remaining freedom of navigation on the and told 1p that her husband honours in the suit, and you want club 3. he laid down the space Aed in 1834 and closed on the out-ear. "Or lifted across by a Danube are all additional to the would like some warmer clothing to limit him to one, trick in the to find the trump situation as he break of war, had two main ob crane," said a diplomat of the five treaties drafted with the He was given the articles men-suit. You must throw him into the expected. Then he decided to lectives One was, to give a long old school. "Or pushed across satellite enemy Powers. There re-tloned and promised to send them lead and make him pitch back play West for, three cards in each course of training to selected by a crowd," vouchsafed a doc main the majur qbstacles. The in
into your tenace. In order to du side suit. He scored the club A, young, constables and young can- tor. "Anyhow," said a circus! ask one of my horsea to balance (treaty with | Germany is to be
Four days later, continued 5/1 that, you must first play in each finessed the heart led the 10 didates from secondary schools proprietor. "I wouldn't like to The other was to give those you on its chest." "Gentlemen, Askew, accused again called and other suit a number of tricks to the K and A, took in the heart and universities. framed in conference at Moscow, said that he had been asked by equal to the number of his cards, Q. ruffed the club with the and the difficulties cannot be un-Wong Ka-ming,
ecmplainant's in it. By so doing, you pare down spade 4. finessed the diamond Q,who pissed successfully through gentlemen," anid Lady Cabston- diamond -A, ruffed the course an early opportunity of leigh, I was smaller in those derrated. Here there may be a re-husband, to get $100 for the cost the hands so that he has no alter-cashed the vival of that clash of ideals that of tulections in gaol. As Ip was native but a lead which helps you the diamond 10 with the spade using their skill by appointing days" "And your husband call- ed you baby doll a year ago.” sneered a stockbroker. Whereat hindered the earlier work of the out that day, he called again twol
the big lady strode away in peace councils... The British and days later when he was told br American purpose has been made Ip to go with her to her aunt':
higher dudgeon than usual.
S. 7.0 3 HAQU D. A.Q 10
house as she had not the money plain. It is to create conditions
and had to borrow it, in which Germany can regain Prior to the last visit, cold S/1}s. Q J 5:22 self-respect, without permitting Askew, complainant talked the H. K 73 her again to become a menace to matter over with a Policeman D. K.J 4 pence, and without creating in and was told that prisoners were C. K 74: mid-Europe what Mr. Bevin calls not permitted to wear civilian
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starved labour." To do that will cal treatment was free, call for a measure of agreement When: Sit called on tite last greater than that hitherto reach-occasion the Police were inform- ed, but Mr. Bevin enters on theed and he was arrested formidable task before him in that
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(Dealer: South. Both sides vul-
8, and now was down to Just them as Inspectors. three trumps, the K-10-9 while This was no vain hope. The West retained the Q-J-5.
Knowing success was now cer-mber who passed through the 1ain, he led the spade B. West College during its short life was not great but their subsequent got it with the J, then had 10 achievements alve ample evidence lead back into the K-10 from of the soundness of the plan....... his.. Q-5, giving South the last two tricks.",
4
Tomorrow's Problem
S. Q B 4 RAJ 10
Already, many of these you
men are Carrying big.. respon zibilities at home, and abroad.
No Use At All, Sir At Waggling Parva Dr." Strabismus (When God Fre serve) of Utrecht has organised a Britain Can't Make It Exhi- Some of the most successful of bition. The exhibits include an the College students were, when electric stippler for mending selected, already serving as con- holes in coats. It was found stables. Others were brought in that the stippler enlarged the.
direct entrants,
as they were hele instead of mending it. called from secondary schools There is also a luminous paint for lighthouses. This is made and universities. 1. 9.7 6 3 2
Lor u.new Those who advocate
Waterproof linseed, but it 10:93 college similar in principle to the shines inwards, and as is no use. pre-war Hendon, are, as Lord Last, and possibly least! there Trenchard paid, willing to aban- is a gunnet-valve, which is fixed don direct entry, and to require to a small blow-lamp, and is sup- that all aspirants shall start as posed to scrape the rust off iron constables.
railings. It is so powerful that
D. K Q7 5.
C. J. 0:4
even temper which has surmount-
Canberra, Jan. 8. The Australian Prime Minis- ed so many discouragements. Beter said today that he had re hind him will be the good will ceived no communications from and encouragement of the British the British Government on the subject of a possible engage- people.
ment between Princess Eliza 65 beth and Prince Philip' of Greece-Reuters.
nerable. South
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Knowing that three kings were out against him, South realized
he had quite a job on his hands,
S. AK 74 3
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(Dealer: South. Neither
The vital thing is that there the dailings break and dis- New York, Jan. 8,
should be a chance open to all to integrate whenever it is used. " Messrs. Dun and Bradstreet re-
The forthcoming wedding of and when he saw the dummy he
side make use of their brains and their Oh, tha the waterproof button ports that the number of fallures Albert Victor Currie, Colonial felt worse sull to note also what vulnerable.)
Dowers of leadership (if any), book for bustaning boots under In the United States during
When West sees the 10 and 8 while they still retain some, at water. But nobody could be December was 141 with liabilities Service, Hong Kong Government, trumps were missing, undoubted- totalling $17,105,000 compared and Miza Lucille Diapna Eichenly bunched with West. But then on his club K and Q what card least, of the fire and enthusiasm found wearing boots under with 104 and $12,511,000 in baut, Peninsula Hotel, is an light began to shine. The open- should he lead next, striving to which are supposed to be at their water, except a diver and his
Best in early yearz. November Renter P
ing lead of the club 4 assured his beat South's 4-Spades?
fhad no buttons,va nounced: