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Government Not Out Of The Real Wood
Churchill's comparative alience, Parliament, the Labour side has which 1 made passing re-fagreed to withdraw demands for ference in~kast week's' dispatch the abolition of theUllveralty was significantly broken when he Seats and business voter, in re made his "couponed" Party BBC turn for the Conservatives agree broadcast and followed it up with ing to extend the local Govern-
characteristic Winstonlun onment vote to seven million ton laught on the Government in the rate-payers and he angrily separiicularly rough time just now House of Commons when quite a lot of people lost their tempers with each other.
cused Mr. Altice and Mr. Morri, sen of repudiating this honour able bargain, in the new Bill now before the House,
used the word "significant" purposely because in the Parlia mentary lobbles It was generally Basumed that Mr Churchill's |Budrien vocal blasts were timed to affect the election poll at Paisley, The sitting member, Viscount Curvedale, went to the House of Lords on the death of his father, Earl Baldwin, and for once, the Conservatives and Liberals were able to join forces to Back an anti-Labour candidate, John Me-Election. Cormick,
In
straight flight It was amusing to Bec M (La Morrison tugging Woodburn' roattails as ho said this, becaus
The result was astonishing in Herbert's' line was that the agize
penny rate for these purposes. this," he said, was extravagance in these hard times, but other nembers of all parts of the House welcomed the Bill, which nightily pleased its sponsor, Aneurin Bevan, who is having á
over the doctors' refusal to work
is new Health Act. [Cabinet Decision
As our Legislative Council enn hardly be represented as staunch in support of labour interests, the new ordinance to regulate trade against Dougins Johnston unions in the Colony and trade | bour). disputes will, doubtless through without much critical everal respects. The total pollment was purely a negotiating en lost sight of.
shinved over 2,500 more votes arrangement applicable to tha examination. Primarily it is decast than at the General Election particular period's argument signed to make compulsory the so that both candidates recorded and was in no way binding registration of all unions, exercise Increased polls compared with either side in any future Parlia the ment. How artificial the whol stovny scene had been was re vealed when the time came ti enter the division lobbies,
Ancasure of
General Election, their party candidates at Remarkable Event
More remarkable still was the
of
NIVAL
By D
·Dick Turner
"Just think! After we're married I won't be your sacretary,
any moro-V'll be treasurerii
THERE WILL BE CHAOS IN PALESTINE
The ephode was not improver The Cabinet has again indicated by Mr. Woodburu, Secretary o
hat despite the BMA vole, the State for Scotland, who made i
Act will come into force in the blundering Intervention by ́nd
ppointed day in July and it la mitting there had been bargain low a case of who will give way which Mr Morrison had becir. One hear in the lobbies, denying but that the Conserva nembers of all shailes of p tives hnd broken it first by putical opinion who deplore the ting up at the University by
inct that the whole battle a elections, Conservative candidate centred round this rather minil who were defeated at the Generiquestion of the protection
loctors professional statu, and hat such questions as the posi lon of certain types of hospitals under the new Act and olher milar Imp:rtant Issues have
A number of other interesting points have been made in Parlia
ient though without attracting 18 much attention as big debates control over the
obtain. The oft-suggested 'idea application of their funds, and to
Of a State lottery again popped up in the form a 'question answered provide machinery for arbitration
[by Sir Stafford Cripps who told where industry itself has not set fact that despite Mr. Church Tory Joke
Smith
{Conservative, Ashford) up conciliation boards or a like ferce attacks, despite the alarm- Then the Conservatives wh who had proposed the £2,000.- 000,000 international scheme that method of settling industrial disg news of the nation's econo-had made such a sang about th
acats
and
the Government had no intention mic sickness, and despite many University
busines putes.
other things which suggest that votes and the unfair treatmen of running nbything of this kind the Government must be dca of the City of London decline because he felt that the prospects Special features are provisionsperately unpopular in many quarto vote at all and the House any of gain to the Exchequer were In the sprawling British Never wore there such Mid- in check dietasion to trade ers their candidate won the seat with laughter when the result of very dubious and it would give headquarters which rise from dle East diplomatic comings minum within the Colony from a with the highest poll of any 310 votes to 0 was announced. rise to all manner of difficulties the yellow sand beside Lake bhd goings. Never before were
candidate
Pulsley's in
The obdurate ball
dozen ob under existing exchange control. Timan, in Egypt'a Canal Zone, such hard doals haggled over. outer outside the Colony, unless Labour history.
Jecturs were all Liberals who A Surprise the affiliation has had the prior
General Sir John Crocker cast For, driven from one demand Political observers thought Mr thus registered their desire to sanction of Government: the re Churchill would have been wiser see such changes in the Generat
Comparison of ford prices in 1921 | a momentary strategic side to another by the new national- Strikes and if, in his broadcast, he had devot Election voting peal of the 1llegal
system unner with those ruling today brought glance towards Palestine. ism of their various peoples, the Middle East Promiers are Lock-Outs Ordinance, which rd less time and language which they declare a minority sume Intensely interesting figures
from Dr., Edith Summerskill, Por- But events there could not asking more than either Bri was based upon the highly can expatiating on the Government's of electors is enabled to elect
liamentary Secretary Food Minis-long keep Miniæmanagement
the general's eyes tain or the United States can alleged
and majority in troversial Trades
I am Disputes Act misrule" and concentrated more thus frustrate the will of
Most people, the try.
Bure from a more distant horizon. would be astoniched to find that
give. passed in England after the on
obvious dissension poople"
A top British Staff officer
One popular belief is that But the Government is not out almost everything was General Strike of 1920 and re-amongst Labour members of Par
Bacon cost 2/6 put it like this: liament concerning contending of the real wood on this Bill for then than now. pealed by the present Labout schemes for the future develop
Is 2/21⁄2. "If my outstretched hand is MELF will soon abandon its I predict the Committee stage per pound but now
great modern camp in Egypt's, Government; permission to carry ment of Europe.
will see Powerful Opposition bread was 1/14d, against 10d. Britain's strategic Interest in Canal Zono and set up shop
today, butter 2/11 ngainst 1/4 out peaceful picketing in further- The Labour party executive from a fairly influential group of
somewhere in East Africa. ance of a trade dispute; and the felt it was necessary to reaffirm Labour members who object to chcese against 10d., margarine
Its ban on participation in Mt the proposed alterations in cer 1/ against 5d, today. immunity. of trade unions from Churchill's Hague Congress futain constituencies which, in the Most of these prices have actions for tort.
May but a number uf Labou case of Bradford. will result in course been helped by subsidies. members of Parliament who have only three Labour scats where I have not mentioned ment be
that is in } Bomewhat For practical reasons, certain already attached themselves te now there are four. Unexpected cause minor features of the Illegal movement defiantly declar- support for this section has al nebulous position. In this respect it ed that they proposed to continue ready come from Mr. Hugh was curious to hear Cripps this | Strikes Ordinațice have been in- their association. Meanwhile, Mt Dalton who, on their behalf, rose week ütter praise of the now Ar corporated in the new Bill, but Bevin, despite him Western and male his first speech in the gentine trade agreement, and then in general, it conforms to prin. Europe speech, remains allent on Commons since he resigned the few minutes later we had Hector McNeil telling us about
"Can we afford to shift, our this most uncomfortable, situn- Chancellorship. ciples satisfying the present tion.
Meat out-of-the ordinary event the dispute which has blown up
Middle East military strength Chile over Secretary of State for the Col Slightly Comic
in recent Parliamentary history with Argentine and onies. The Bill has, in fact,
was the all party agreement to ownership of islands in the Anthe Middle East, then my little down into the abdomen of The row which Mr. been a considerable time in the provoked in the Commons, over i crnment Bill which gives power
Churchill a new clause in the Local Gov. taretle.
finger-nail represents Palestine. Africa? No. For it would be Members felt somewhat irri- "You could say, though, that as dangerous as being operated drafting in order to achieve its the Representation of the People to local authorities to build ertated by these attempts of cer- it's been pretty badly bruised upon by surgeon with de
Hrium tremeria. final form, a good deal of it Bill was regarded by most cb buy theatres, concert or dance tain South American countries to because it got caught in a slame "Do Egypt's rulers really spent in England under examina-versas slightly comie and uti halls for any kind of entertain- twist the tail of the British Lion tion by the experts of the Col-teal though protagonists on both ment, or to maintain an crches- but realising the delicate stage in
So while General Crocker want us to abandon them, too; pides of the House wrangled tra.
which the whole business' Blood nnial Office, so that our mild bitterly as If the issue had im- Feeble objection was raised by just then they suppressed their blows toolingly on the bruised as we did Indin, with conse
portance. Briefly Mr jibe at the composition of Legis contended that in 1944-when other Scottish-Univcratles) to the fact probing questions and supple doesn't take his gaze off that amorem hazardous to Egypt?
Church!! Mr. Walter Elliott. (Conservative, desire to pursue the subject with finger that is Palestine, equences that would be even Iative Council bears no reference changes in the electoral mochin-that the Bill empowers the local mentaries,
horizon and strives to pene don't think so." trate beyond it through the But Egypt's rulers have ai darkness of troubled India to tricky. Jebin prospect--to the Pacific Headquarters of to the idea that Britain, is go hecustom the Egyptian people
to the merits of the Bill.
By is, certainly, the trade union member stands to gain far more than he can possibly lose the unions gain a legal status which | did not hitherto exist, though:
they have been in close association with the S.C.A. and in frequent contact with the Commissioner of Labour; and their powers and privileges are clearly defined.
the
1:
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and
dry were being pushed through authorities to levy up to a xix. Continued on Page 1).
100 Years Ago
1
dearer
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY "THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"
STEP BY
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Middle East Report By
O'DOWD GALLAGHER
med door."
General MacArthur,'
African Gap
But one of Crocker's strate- giate ways:
"If the diplomats dön't mind my saying so it would be a
strategie absurdity.
When Britain quit India, Siring to atay in the Canal Zone John, sitting in the war-room after all, in Egypt's Interests of MELF (Middle East Land as well as Britain's. Forces), facing north, felt m chill breeze on his right flank,
Strategic Gap
Egyptian Gap
tract. He led the club 4 to the A. South tried the spade 4 to
For, make no mistake, the British are the best-hated-peo- Most card-counting by a fine the A, and East's diamond dis-
card showed what he was up It blew through, the strategic plo in Egypt. But our peril These things, like the arrange-
From the fles⋅ of the player is pregressive. He gets against. He had just one pos- gap in Britain's world defence there-and the Egyptians lies
China Mal*}*
hia information bit by bit and ments for boards of arbitration, The Peninsula & Oriental Co.'s so does his counting of the ople play for it, a throw-in, Iine caused by our military in Farouk's fallire to improve are all to the good. Some feel steamer "Canion" arrived here yes
which necessitated his counting abandonment of the Indian the lot of the impoverished and ponent's suit lengths stop by
underfed fellaheen, who form a ing of objection may arise from terday from her chulze after the step. Eventually when he is West's hand: From the club 4 sub-continent the compulsory features of the miring **Rustomjee Cowasjee”—no
Unable now to defend them- fruitful field for the seeds of hand counted, he proceeds with four in each black suit, there selves against any aggressive Communismi komu pirt Bill. Compulsion always has antidings wlistever of the ill-fated ves pretty sure he has the vital lead, he rated West now with
having vel, } been obtained,
Egypt's rulers have been too unpleasant flavour about it. More
According
instructions, shed plan calculated to make the fore. five red cards. How many Power, the Indians have be-
und, how many come our, responsibility at preoccupied with ambitions of important, however, is
ex-most use of his know
Pan-Islamic leadership, through)| elleet and purpose of the neral peoracing heary weather, with the least valuable player in with diamonds? His diamond. A gecond-bind. Cure is now the
anxiety about their safety with the Arab League and, accord- Now, ho rockoned, if that was dut the privileges of the poligto competent observers, a singleton, West would have tector."
(eg | paying too little attention: to des held four hearts, in which case Before the British Empire veloping their, new-found : Ludo-- ably would have been prefer. Churchill's apocalyptic words finger-Ball Palestine, the a lead of the major sult prob began "clattering down," kin Pendence.
rad to "clubs. So West' - must) MELF was already the bigge MELF strategist, says: have the diamond J too, and British Command in our his think Jewry has hoyar three "hearts Paralleling that tory TE
sure, and in its operation it must tend to improve substantially
trade union organisation in this Colony and to strengthen the workers' position along sound Vines.
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