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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1045,
DON 7-MER
IDDON'S
DIARY
One-Man Poll On Britain
It's a case of coalition or collapse for Britain, accord- ing to the Diary's personal poll of American public opinion.
un- The poll in completely selentific and
possibly unreli- able. There are no charts, no statisticians, experts.
.RO
for-
ruptcy and ruin are landing on the English coast now and cing their way inland, and if you don't. form ranks and repel them you'll go down."
In the uncomplicated' Ameri- can climate. this Iden makes sense.
From this distance it scern that it might work.
This American-inspired coall- mathematicnition would ally the young and vigorous of the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Parties. There would be no room for the Current crop of the Invalid and Gov- the aged now chilling the crnment Front Dench,
sta the
of one method
The poll has u (myself) and adapted is to engage Americans who have recently returned from Britain In casual conversation and extract their views lessly,
We should't resent this pain-spangled suggestion.
Telling Us Now
A whole batch of Americans journalists, politicians, business men, plain tourists. Marshalt Ald dispensers, and college students have Intely been ronming the British Isles and have rome
note- back with stacked books.
They
telling the Now World that neither Socialists nor Conservatives can suve the coun- try un their own, but together in coalition they might.
art
The idea of a British National Government, a Ministry of All the Talents, appeals strongly our supporters and detractors
tiere,
ta
With touching simplicity, they say to me: "If an enemy were
country invading the
everyone would put aside their differences and unite to throw The menuer back into the sea. Well, bank-
8th Dec.
24th Dec.
Liverpool
7th Jan,
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7th Jan.
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I.R.T.
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ator-
we
CAB
accept American money, we hardly reject American novice.
advocating My recent column advertising in the American manner to sell
our goods in quantity the "Duy Blimpa
nud hire Bing Crosby" piece--has provoked controversy.
British oficials here Buy somewhat unconvincingly: "But of course the Treasury would make dollar allotments for and imaginative advertising pro- juris."
bokt
I wonder, That's not what the British business men tell me.
I say again that most British goods are not being pushed hard enouith. Their prices haven't been cut enough, They are not being packaged attractively
enough.
It's Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, a great national
holi- duy commemorating the first harvest of the Pilgrim Fathers, determined to and everyone is give thanks all this week.
The big
have corporations wholepage advertisements in the Press saying "an't America # wonderful country?" And people are going around congratulating themselves
thels extremt good fortune in living land.
תם
never works it just breeds gang-
sterk.
The most popular verso Oklahoma, a dry State, is:
in
"Plakse vote "Dry!" 1'11' never
mein
ויי
རྞ
can buy whisky via Lolephone..
the
"it may be a little higher; it
may cost, a little more, "But it will be dailvered straight
to my door."
Forecast: The American Am- basandur to the Court of St. James's, Mr. Lewis Douglas, will retire soon. He's the most suc- cessful envoy the U.S. has ever sent us.
Heard around town: The Rus- sians seem to be claiming that their atom bombs are being used only to make molecules out of mountains.
Three To Note
British prestige In the United Staics has gone up a few notches. We have three lively young mea here.
“Hooded Men' Rounded Up
Vienna, December 2
Two hundred armed Aul- trian police, aided by Rus- sian troops, have. arrentad three out of four "hoodad man"-heavily armed bandits who have been terrorising the Ybbiltz district of Lower Austria for over a week.
Two Ukrainians and a Pole have been netted, according to unofficial reports hars Lo- night. The hooded man so aloknamed because they wear waterproof. heads and cupen over their partly Rus alan-type uniforms-are armi ed with machina-platola and are alleged to have been res- ponsible for several murders, rapes and robberies.
The police believe that the men, whom they desorbs an ant) Communist, partiaana, crossed the
from on Novem- Czechoslovakia ber 22-Reuter.
frantler
RN War Games
With Indian Navy
out
New Delhi, December 1. The British Eastern Flest and squadrons of the Royal Indian Navy will carry
South of combined exercises the Indian naval base of Cochin between February 27 and March 2 next year.
First, Hector McNeil, Minister of State, has been getting a lot of headlines and attention na
This combined fleet exercise is result of his vigorous speeches
19 | stated to be a normal part of the amiable personality; then training schedule and
of the two Harold Wilson, President of the fleets. Board of Trade, has shown spirit
The Royal Indian Navy and wit in oxchanges with the squadron will include the cruiser American Press; and, finally, Mr. Delhi, the flagship of the Indian Koul Henry Gore-Booth is here Navy, a destroyer flotilla of three as chief of the British Informa- (recently acquired in Britain), three frigates and HMIS Avenger.
tion Services.
fly his Delhi.
broad pennant on the
I know all three of them. They Commodore HNS. Brown, are good. When so many Ameri-0.B.E., of the Royal Navy, wi cana are talking about the tired British lign these
and young volatile ambassadors for Britain at least provoking comment
this
are
in
When you
are good and un- doubtedly the U.S. is superlative
and discussion,
In fashion lace is being made much of American women are
it's not necessary to keep pro-
wearing black lace Jeggings at- elaiming the fact. The Iden willtached to gold sandals, get around.
One
| do
The
12.30-"Hong Kong Calling" Programos
Bummary.
12 12-London Studio Madlam
Meisebrino Orchestra IG: Maria Perii and Maurice Keary (York))
(RUCTO
of
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Several British warships are expected to take part, including HMS Mauritius, which will carry the flog of Vice-Admiral CHL Woodhouse, KCB, of the British Eastern Fleet.-Router.
Rediffusion
mantillas sewn with gold sequins, of the problema and lavish lace gloves. At least, Thanksgiving Week is what to the rashion experts say so. 1
fonu never see anyone wearing with all the surplus
To keep impediments in the streets. that is lying around.
Govern- form pricca
Christian Dior has killed the H.K.T. high the ment is buying and storing away plunging neckline here. Emphasin
A.M. in caves and storehouses millions un tho posem is out. Instead, the milic, master produces Bat-chested, al- tons of wheat, dried corn, eggs, peanuts, potato starch, most sack-like suits, with shorter loose and practically everything else skirts, high necks, and that doesn't appear on your din-shoulders.
of Newest colours aro "Maggotia ner tabla A. vast quantity
red "Bodt blue,"
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food that isn't needed has bored, in ""smoke" and "Honey* 10,00le for all..
come an embarrassment, and my haze," heart feels for those involved in
daw." this predicament.
'Give It Away' After much inguished thought some geniuses have finally come up with the idea, that the food Slory-Adapted for Broadshould be given away to
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Footnote: ..It's Socialist Government asking for tho British voters hand
Imports From Japan Demanded
needy, and to make the project can't foot the bills. more attractive has been es- tablished that it would be cheap- er to ship the food to the hungry than to put it on ice,
The New
News' York Daily high-toned comment on the plan Callum—"Catering Becliun," R.A.P. is: "Give the damn chow away?" Thanksgiving is really a cur 7.00-World New and News Anniya. tain-raiser for Christmas,
ILondon Relegi, 716-"Buforday Round-Up" The Hwarming-up feast, and the stores are gaily, decorated and jammed with food and fancy stuff.
0.02-Unte Reqsenta"-Linda
Kai Tak. (Studio),
P.B. Cassidy Talke Abuint Nic Re cent Vials to the United Kingdom. (8ludin).
1.30-Variely Bandbox-Prom the Cam
are
Manchester, December 2. A British textile leader called on the government today to resume The liquor and cigarette, trades
imports of Japanese boorning. The Americans grey cloth for the Lancashire bridge Theatre, Landou (1UNCTS).
have never drunk more or smok-cation industry. #.00~"From the Editoriale" Lendon
cd more. The average citizen Telay). A1-A Vorst Recital by Gruen Moure smukes 3,400 cigarettes a year.
(Babrano) and Georgen
Thillan awful lot of tobacco-and the (tenor).
358,000,000,000 annual cigarette 1.30-ims for Music"-DBC Midland consumption: fa twice the figure
Light Orchestra conducted by Gill of ten
ogo. Xeurs bert Vinter. (BACTS), 9.00-"p the Lady-A Defmeting Berial by Lozler Powell (No. 4). Elep". Ang
Geta
.. "Nobody
(DROTH). 0.20dway Successes
10.00-Radio News Ree), (London Relay) 10.16--Weather Report,
10.16--"Cabaret" and Dance Muste. 1.Weather Report and” World and
Home News from Britain. (no
London ́Belgy) God Bave the King.
Down.
11.30
corded
Mr. R. M. Lee, chairman of the Calico Printers Association, suid this would be one way for pre- venting the growth of unfair Japanese competition in Anished goods.
Most brands of cigarettes sell As for twenty cents a packet.
Mr. Lre told the Association's, for alcohol the American Medical Association says that 3,000,000 annual meeting that the Japanese
have started engraving and print Americans drink to excess, and
*** | ing exact, copies of British dom 750,000
signs. They did so before, the war, he added.
are alcoholics." They must
all live in New York. Stimulated by the statistics, the the prohibitionists are on march again, and defant Drys want to hand the country' back to the bootleggers. Prohibition
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