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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1948.
DON IDDON'S DIARY
AMERICANS JITTERY OVER SECURITY PLUNGE
For days now spokesmen for Į The past week has been the manding to know how the im the obstructionista have been most Interesting in manypoverished British can afford trying to glove and bind the months for me. Editor Frank to spend so much on gambling. free hand-which-General-Mar | Owen has been laying it on the
Connorship, which is the des- shail and President Truman | line-not to your colummist troyer of art and the strait. want for the administration of] but to the American peopic, incket on Freedom. ΠΟΥ STILL ARGUING the recovery programme.
In four broadcasts the threatens Hollywood. Both White House and the Editor has debunked talk of Indications that
Secretary of Defence James) diplomatic
State Department are struggling | anti-American feeling in Bri Forrestal within the past few negotiations are proceeding in
strenuously against the ac-lain, demolished "Britain
dnya has called in producera Nanking on the subject of the
cumulating opposition, but In Anished" rubbisli, and outlined along with newspaper publish unpaid claim of British e stead of cowing the men who a plan for the closest Anglo-ers and radio chiefs and sound- employees of the Shanghai Munkare striving to truss and hogtie American partnership, cipal Council
ed them out on peace-time cen- number of the Marshal (a
Plan, they have
The biggest apecch WAB sorship. Of course, it is all whom are now in Hong Kong) only succeeded in embittering the Peterson Foundation Icelare going to be voluntary, accord seems a logical step in view of them.
at the Two Hall. Two thou-ng to Forrestal, but leaders of the failure of the Chinese Guy-
annd people turned out in the three, Industries are alarm- knowstorm Lo hear the Dally ed and looking around for ernment to honour its obligations. It now looks to be highly improb- able that anything will be done in the near future unless pres sure is brought to bear, and by the governments which freely sur-ments over expenditure.
It 18 particularly insistent rendered the International Settle-
its assets, while that no Amerlean
inoney, the 'ment with all
and failing to obtain clear under product of the capitalist takings covering dates of settling free enterprise system, should be
spent on bolstering Socialism. the liabilities.
ur
to
However
Loan On Security Congress is determined not to sign a blank cheque.' It in tends to act an treasurer and overseer and write into the pro- gramme clauses
and
Mail Editor.
He said, among other things:
"War with the Soviet is neither amend-Inevitable nor necessary, Very possibly the Americana could ick the tussions in a new, ter- rible war.
The more extreme and. rug- ged individualists-leading Pre aldential candidate Harold Stangen, for instance-are urg ing that Britain's Labour Government pledge that It will indulge in no further national., isntion of industry.
The Wrong Goal
U18
"What good would that do Britain? either of them-or Somebody would still have to pick up the pieces of a broken
allles.
The biggest and best allien are the public themselves, who don't want to be told what they should read, hear, and witness.
Entertainment business hus been alightly better this week, but Broadway is envious of London's booming West End.
Noel Coward and Blog Crosby will cooperate Paramount Alm for the crooner, who, incidentally, earned $650,
alone last 000 from records year.
on
Our own artista are clicking on the gramophone circuit, and Gracle Fields is particularly popular,
Ethel Barrymore recolved $21,000 for two days' work on
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
VOPIL 1947 BY NEL SERVICE, INC. T. IL RED, UL. B. PAT. OFF.
12-18
**I hope you realize, Pop, that by going to bed without any dinner I'm saving you a couple of bucks on the grocary)
bilir"
Controversy In The Church
By Robert Musel
The Bishop
of Birmingham (asked and received the right to,
a new picture in a week. This extravagance is stupid, particu-holds his ground in the ecclesias-answer the arguments set forth larly when lots of good youngical dispute over the Miracles of in "The Riso of Christianity."
To this task he assigned one of actors and actresses are being the Bible which led the Church
of England to take the unprece-the most forthright mon of the underpaid.
native
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There is, nevertheless, point in the criticism levelled by those who are financially interested in a settlement, that the discussion uf the terias on the diplomatic | level is highly questionable pro cedure, that the sole issue should be When? and not What? and flow?
Stangen and others like him There can and should be no say ald should be extended only doubt as
the Chinese on such a condition. to bow
meet these Of course, П Government should
self-respect. contractual obligations. That is ag Government of a Sovereign precisely defined_in_the_contracts State could accept dictation of we madahy of employment or letters of ap- this sort. Il
Not all the headliners get dented step of defending the New Church, Dr. Alfred Blunt, Bishop
of pages Testament in the
a of Bradford, famous as the cleric pointment held by the former such guarantee, the next thing
who made the bitter attack on big money. Janet Blair recely. ed only $100 a week for her Sunday Newspaper, officers of the Council, and should we knew Washington would be
The cuntroversy broke a King Edward VII which led to telling us where to put the
work in "My Sister Elleen," and Conclave of Bishops, when the tits abdication. Church Hot be open either to sepudiation "Keep of the
Bources grass" signs in
still is paid in peanuts.
Primate of the Church, the Arch-say that Dr. Blunt criticized the compromise.
Hyde Park and advising
Where to put the
Maureen O'Sullivan will take bishop of Canterbury, suggested present Duke of Windsor for his loosely the rendition clauses of when to hold the Cup Final, "Keep off the grass
American her five childen to London when that the Bishop of Birmingham ociation with the treaty of 1943 were framed. The entire multi-million dol
signs.
she goes there for Korda,
to divorcee completely on his own resign if he felt compelled they did concede the assets of th:fur project has inevitably been
Ingrid Bergman is also du believe that the Miracles includ authority. Council to China and China, on endangered by the slump in se
the The main points Dr. Barnos Sweden, which her part, did agree to honour all curity and commodity markets. World"....and "it would be in London, and will vielt he ing the Resurrection and
shr Virgin
Birth were "edifying | múde in his book were: the Municipality's obligations,
That the description of Mary Ali Debunked
legend" rather than historical good thing for Britain and the hasn't seen for eight years. There is without reservations.
as a Virgin was due to a mis- New York in very fittery and U.S. and the world in general
Charlie Chaplin writes if Anglo-American relations little materials here which should the dive in securities has been
The Bishop had expressed translation in Isaiah. The word me for passing on thank
sweets, a present these views in a widely read book should have been translated be permitted to develop intu front-page news day after day. were not too perfect but had a
"The Rise of Christianity,” "young woman.” protracted negotiations.
Oldaters with painful me little bit of edge on them, the packet of
from a reader.
The second ranking prelato of That the Parable of the Rich What value there is in the mories of 1929 are. shuddering. kind of thing I'm told goes on
Success Notes between the Giants and Dod-
the church, the Archbishop of Man and Lazarus apart from its contention that the British and There is a sudden decline
A young British singer,, who York, also rose to suggest that moral teaching is "fanciful, even American governments are self-confidence, and housewives
calls himself Ronalde, is the Bishop resign. He conceded fantastic".
That The Gospels were cireu- morally responsible for seeing are putting their money under
great success, and was a sens-that Dr. Barnica was telling the that the employees dismissed ob- the bed.
tion at Radio City. Note him truth as he saw it but contended lated in manuscript for years and tain their just due appears to be on has finally hit its celling,
The best guess in that Infla
Nice Work ! for stardom, though he would that such modern theories tended "editorial notationy and additions academic, since
be advised to get a more Eng-to portray Christ only as "a good were "easy." Foreign that the U.S. has reached the
and courageous man who failed "In the opinion of analytical Office has declined to accept any turn around., I think you
The Editor also said: "Don't Ish-sounding name.
scholars who accept. modern pos- responsibility for meeting claims would be wrong if you sold believe all the things pretty West Bromwich's Madeleine in his mission."
The Church, however, does not tulates the Gospel stories relat- on the ground that it cannot take America short or expected
Loretta Young tells you about Carroll has been awarded the B any step which might seem to re- cataclysmic crash. So far, cas. England (somebody has been Civilian Medal of Freedom in have the authority to force the ing to the Birth and early in- lieve the Chinese Government of cading prices have not cut the pulling her leg-and nice work Washington for her war-time resignation of a Bishop and Dr. fancy of Jesus are not history,
Barnes reiterated today that he they are edifying, legend,“ their financial obligations, even grocery bill, but we are hope-if-you-can-get-it),
The Dublin Gate Theatre believe the people are behind Probably many years-passed-... "We are not starving and we kak. on a temporary basis.
are not down and out, though Company, straight from Ire. him in his campaign to jetson betere the Resurrection we are having a very tough land, makes its how here this the miraculous element from the took the shape in which we now New Testament" because in the find them in the Gospels. The time, splendidly borne by
our week.
Hollywood stars vacationing Ught of actine knowledge differences between these stories people
show myth-making. In operation, After the speeches came the in Florida say the tourist trade much of it is "fantastic."
The outcome of prolonged and many ded inquiry is interviews and parties. Mayor la so dull the lifeguards, at William
The newspaper, "Sunday Ple-grave doubt on the story of the Miami Beach are saving each O'Dwyer asked Us
torinl," with a circulation of close Resurrectio...religious romanco down to the City Hall, talked other
the
On both sides, there is some- thing to be said. It is, however, more than unfortunate that while the Chinese Government hedges and the other 'governments who contributed to the predicament refuse to budge from a legalistic attitude, scores of those affected are in dire need and distress. To ar- sive at a basis for fair treatment Yet should have been simple. Municipal employees who retired years ago have been deprived of the pensions to which they are entitled for more than two years.
100 Years Ago
(From the fler of the "China Mail"
in
It is with unfeigned pleasure we have now to report that the sickness
gers."
For Glants read the Arsenal, for Dodgers read Chelsea.
work in France.
fact.
F
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Serialization
森度
stories
to cast
for an hour and a half, aaeign-Footnote: It would be un- to 3,000,000, then announced it rather then religious history."
if in containing was serializing, the Dr. Barnes
ed an official car to the Editor fortunate
for the duration of his stay, and Russia we didn't retain: de-book,After two instalments
the Archbishop of Canterbury
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY -
"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"
spade
The Blunt Reply
WETO
Dr. Blunt in his reply contended Inslated: "Don't go back to mocracy.
that any violations of natural Britain without you and your
law inherent in the Resurrection I want wife dining with me,
and ich miracles as the chang you to see my television set."
ing of water into wine The Mayor came here as an
possible because Gad, dwelt in realms immigrant from Co. Mayo when
beyond the physical he was 20, rose from labourer.
where the laws of nature apply. He printed out that there were his present mastership of the
bound to be discrepancies in the metropolls.
details of the Resurrection be? He is an ardent friend of
|so stood pat; and took his punishment [cause the four disciples, who, no- CONSIDER LOW
South led his club K and then-Into it were not "practiced re- Britain, but worried about the
DOUBLES Palestine mix-up. So, of course, Run-Of-The-Mill players seldom skoning that further club leads porters" Dr. Blunt said it was men, are wa. Recently prominent think of doubling an opponent's low might set up a fourth-round for even impossible to get unanimity
Jews here who have poured out contract for penalties. Instead with of course won with the A and re-about so simple
East-witched to the
4. Notch from four different spectators money for the United Nations ample strength for such action, they turned the 5 to the K. With
matter as site have got restless and may nearly always go ahead and make trick in, East added on four heart football game if they were not
another bid. It seems never to have The Mayor, first citizen of aather fellow's vulnerable Jerusalem, more Italians than score, if
took the rest for the: defenders, set is doubled, it is
than say
Less- ting
him one trick.
Jeeled by Dr. Barnes was pro-,/? Ramo, more Poles than War thin-game contract by their own side.
That single trick was worth 200pounded and shattered half a saw, has one of the world's And the same, of course applies to
better scentury ago, and is now out of toughest jobs.
beating a not-vulnerable contract two points to North sad South,
than
any date. Incidentally, I don't know tricks. It pays always to consider they could have done in
contract of their own, which would unfortunate were the govern-measures have been adopted to stay what sort of. hospitality British voor: partoe na already shown for that plus the 30, awarded in this matter is unreliable.
doubles of low overcalle especially, if we
2--Dr. Barnes scholarship in have been 3-Spades. The
*90 poinu to officials }, "extend
visiting ability to bid. American editors, but they can
suplicates for a less-than-game, con- 5. A-7 1 probably take lessons from the
FI. 98.7. 2 reception extended to Frank
D. 9.3 Owen here.
C. $6
N
one
He summed up for the Church
If the sum involved were ex-and mortality amongst the Troops policeman, lawyer, prosecutor to ceptionally large, the delay might is fast decreasing, the admissions to be excusable. But the amount is
Hospital are fewer, the cases of a somewhat mitigated type, and the trivial by comparison with the
grave ground in the Happy Valley ordinary expenditure of the Chi- now less disturbed than it was nese Government, and the Muni-during the first half of the mouth.
At daylight yesterday, "150 cipality had, in any case, more under the command of Captain Ful than sufficient assets to meet aller with Ensigns Champman, and liabilities.
Kean, were embarked on board of Failure to
the "Coromande"; and although claims has to be explained, there wished for in a Hospital ship, still fore, on other grounds, none of the change from the impure air of which redound to the credit of a crowded ward to the bracing the Chinese Government. In breeze of the bay will work won sick and convalescent deed, a bad impression has been ders in the
soldier, created. It would be even more
are thankful that at
ments now negotiating to reach the progress of the fearful fever. an agreement which would com- which has cut off so many mo this fide Regiment. Deeply deploring pel ex-Municipal employees to the great mortality which has taken accept, on a take-it-or-leave-it place, we cannot but think that much basis, something less than their of it would have been avoided had just due. Negotiations should be those in authority acted more prompt- celerating payment: they should they have now been forced to do. not include hair-splitting":"argu- nichts over the nature of the ob ligation.
meet these just vessel is not all that could not again dig into their pocket occurred to them that besting the and the diamond A to have siz, but trained reporters,
when he gave up control by leading coniram city which has more Jews than even a single trick produces a better toward the diamond Q, black cards thus:
TEN:" "1–The solentilic outlock. pro-
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