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THE TROUBLE WITH MR. BEVIN
LOT 3 THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Attacked by the Right for being too Left,
||}}-PARTIKAN FOREIGH
POLICY
Attacked by the Left for being too Right.
TIONS NORMAL DIPLOMATIC) RELATION
Constant criticism, and lack of support from unexpected quarters,
Having to consort with disreputable
characters...
THE HINGE OF FATE”
His hand that fed
them being bitten.
And fearsome Egyptian
sabrerattlers.
London Express Service
CHAPTEUR
35
Preparing For Turkey
7
To Enter The War
To open Russo and
at
By
Wimstom
new route to prudent, I replied that there Ger- would be an international ar- strike
flank, Mrganisation to secure peace and many's satthern Churchill and President security, which would be stron- Roosevelt
bring ger than the League of Nations. to
I added that I was not afraid of Communism..
wished
Turkey Into the war. They found Stalin in agreement.
Mr
at
while Churchill, Casablanca in January, 1943, decided, despite Cabinet ab- Jections, that the time
VALE
of the
ripe for him to visit President Inond. In company with Sir Alexander Cadogan, Foreign Office, the C.I.G.S. and Gens. Alexander and Maitland-Wilson, he flew Jan. 30 to Adana, near the Turkish-Byrian border.
W
D
landed not without some dif- ficulty small
on
Mr Saracoglu remarked that he was looking for something, more real. All Europe was full of Slavs and Communists. All the defeated countries would become Bolshevik and Slav if Cermany was beaten. I replied that things did not always turn out as badly as was expected: but if they did so it was better that Turkey should be strong and closely associated with the United Kingdom and the United States.
Guarantees
תם
more severe,
not only
Churchil
Subjected to outrageous misrepresentation.
AMERICAN COLUMN
£46 a day to chase the sun
From NEWELL ROGERS
BR
Employers, Workers Attack Prices
From
Gavin Gordon
Brussels. DELGIUM has set her- target in the
battle against the rising cost of living-n five percent drop in the price level be- fore Christmas.
are
of
She thinks she can hit It, barring accidents. There
number quite a things which could go wrong, but she has decid- ed to bet they won't.
She had a specially stiff New York. dose of rising prices this The worker who DRITAIN'S floating rl-autumn.
vicra for American saved a hundred francs from millionaires is going to cost his June pay-packet found them up to £46 a day each it was worth barely ninety- three francs last month--- during the 111 days it fol- lows the
thea fall in wages of eighteen Bun round world.
pence in the £.
This fall started the old That is the price for the best argument about wages and sultes doublo bedroom, prices.
drawing-room, and private bath Everyone knew that if were in the Cunard's Caronia,
which will start the most wages rose to meet the high luxurious_globe-girdling cruise prices, the prices would rise in the history of ships from again to match the higher New York on January 11. wages. This was a time for Mr and Mrs Millionaire with action. Somewhere the have to pay £92 a day because vicious circle had to be the best suites only rent for two broken.
passengers,
But they
can do it on the cheap by booking a B Deck
I had not slept in cabin with bed and upper fold- The van, which
our meeting before ing berth for since
£22 a day-the wages Alamein. I addressed about two minimum.
and men of thousand officers
I spoke to his headquarters, them about
sufferings, and the certainty third struggle will that a destroy all that is left of the culture, wealth, and civilisa- tion of mankind and reduce un to the level almost of wild beasts, the most intense effort will be made by the leading Powers to
their tent prolong honourable association. and by sacrifice and self-restraint win for themselves a glorious name in human annals.
Great Britain will certainly do her utmost to organise a coal-
•
WAGES CLAIM
claim for higher was justified, and there were signs that re- fusal would cause some dis- tress among the lower paid. So action to stop the rise in depended on all
working classes
together being What do they do with their and on the unions time? On the Caronia's 80-day reasonable. African cruise last winter they ate most of the tlay.
The ship, with capacity for Yet nightly plich our moving 1,000 passengers, will carry only prices
550 lucky people.
A day's march nearer home. But they were still a long way from home; nor was the route to be direct.
tion resistance to any act of Orders fulfilled
the
The reader · may remember
Soon after breakfast stewards come around with mid-morning soup,
Then
a gorgeous
of
tea, cocktall parties, and sumptuous dinners.
junch
States will Co-
ven that on leaving Cairo six months many courses is followed by
earlier I had given Gen. Alexan-afternoon der the following directive:
aggression committed by any Power, and it is believed that
United operate with her, and possibly take the lead of the world. on account of her numbers and strength, in the good work of preventing such tendencies to aggression before they break into open war.
Long struggles
the
II Russia, without any cause, Turkish were to attack Turkey the whole international organisation of airfield, and we had hardly which
I had spoken would be completed the salutations applied
behalf of Turkey, and ceremonial before a and the
the guarantees after
My parleys with Turkey were would be present war
much intended to prepare the way for very long enamelled cater-
where her entry into the war in the pillar began to crawl out of Turkey was concerned, but in autumn of 1940. That this did the mountain defiles, con- the case of all Europe, I would not take place after the culliper taining the President, the not be a friend of Russia if she of Italy and with the
Russian advances against Ger- entire Turkish Government,
many north of the
Black Sea and Marshal
was due to unfortunate events in the gean later in the year which will be described in some detail later on.
They received us with utmost cordiality and thusiasm.
der,
M. Joseph Pholien, Belgium's Premier, à lawyer, pleads with
and a silver tongue a golden wit. The fire-eaters of the So- found it cialist trade unions
sallies. The hard to resist his Catholic unions followed suit and an agreement was reached. The claim for a wage adjust- ment was to stand over for two months. Meantime the Govern- ment would
price level.
F-ime Minister to Gen. Alexan- Last port of call-on April 19,
attack the Commander-in-Chief. in after crossing the Pacifc and the Middle East,
Indian Oceans-Southampton. Your prime and main duly will
If prices should fall five per MOTORING: Can you slam on
cent be to take or destroy at the
there will be no adjust- 49- ment in wages. Workers will, carliest opportunity the Ger-your emergency brake in man-Italian army commanded 100ths of a second? This is the ent be given a bonus to
however, at New York's cover the specal peak in autumn by Field Marshal Rommel, perfect mark together with all its supplies new psychophysical clinic for prices. If the fall in prices does and establishments in Egypt drivers who are frequently in not happen, there will be the and Libya.
accidents. If they fall to put on necessary
adjustment,
wage
The brake quickly enough, or do and it will be back-dated to run
FIRST. VICTORY
2. You will discharge or cause not pass all sorts of eye, car, from last August.
to be discharged such other and mental quickness tests, they duties as pertain to your com- lose their licences, mand, without prejudice to the task described in para- graph 1, which must be con- paramount in His Majesty's interests.
sidered com-
imilated Germany.
Chalmak. If she did so we should ar-
range the best possible the
bination against her, and I en- would not hesitate to say so to Stalin. Molotov had asked for
Or treaty by which the Baltic Several saloon carriages had States would be regarded as been put on the train for pur Russian provinces. We hod TC- accommodation, there being fused to agree to this, (a) be-
hood.
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SOCIETY: When Mrs Truman Either way the workers will goes to parties now she has an get something out of the agree- escort of six Secret Service nient, but meantime he is going men. Before the attempt by to fighten his belt.
That was M. Pholien's first He now sent me the following Puerto Rican terrorists to ass08- when you
sinate the President she bad victory. The next step was to at win reply:
tack the price level, everything looks all right. but
one. Singer Margaret Truman's
NOTICE TO MEMBERS at this time many long and ter- Gen. Alexander to Prime Minis-guard has also been increased.
The Federation of Belgian In-
THIRTEENTH RACE MEETING rible struggles lay ahead, and
PRESS: Long queues formed dustries at once gave a promise.j
promise was
Saturday, 16th December, 1950. they
would Aug, 15, 1942, have been ful-November 20. For the first time made they said,
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 There are eight races. guarantee a fall of five per cent, filled. His Majesty's enemies, in 47 days they were buying or more in every article which pan, and the First Race will be run at 2:00 p.m. together with their impedi- newspapers again. The strike had risen in price since the be
Through Tickets (8 Races-$10.00) may be obtained at the menta, have been completely in printing onts was settled, eliminated from
Compradore Office of the Treasurers, ist floor, Telephone House,
to carry out my theme, the plain purpose of which was clearly set forth, I could have had Turkey on our side be- in the war for the end of 1943, without damage to our main plans, and with all kinds of advantages to the Allies, and especially Turkey,
for
ter.
Egypt. The queues broke into cheers ginning of July.
They are keeping their word. Cyrenaica, Libya, and Tri-as 224-page Sunday editions Steel prices have been cut also tickets for the Cash Sweep on the last race of the Meeting I now await your appeared. Should a man; “Gosh,per cent.. basic slag (a big item as well as the Special Cash Sweep on the "Pearce Memorial Cup"
politania. further instructions.
none other in the neighbour- cause territorial rearrangements am sure that had I been allowed Sir: The orders you gave me onion Pittsburg street corners an Once the wage
We spent two nights in were to be postponed for seitle- this train, having long daily dis- ment after the war, and (b) cussions with the Turks and because we fell it necessary to talks at meals make a reservation for free de- very agreeable with President Inonu.
had termination for individuals. I meanwhile on the journey pre-
Early the following morning pared a statement addressed to the Turks and written for their I lay in bed in my saloon on the consumption. This document 1 train composing, in the light of handed to the Turkish President the general discussion at the first meeting in his train had taken place, a
the late
afternoon of our views arrival.
I called this paper "Morning States sustaining Turkey with
followed turned largely on two questions, the structure of the post-war world and the ar rangements for an international organisation, and the future re- Intions of Turkey and Russia. I give only a few examples of
an
on
a note on my Now in these years after the
security. post-war
war when we see the United
Last flight
res 5 per
The general discussion which Thoughts." One passage is pos- her whole power all has been days I set off with my partygers Ice hockey team after they the textile field are going to bel
to
sibly worthy of preservation in the light of subsequent events:
United Nations
the remarks which, according to It is the intention of the Chiefs
the record, I made to the Tur-
kish leaders.
Good relations
I said that I had seen Molotov and Stalin, and my Impression was that both desired a peaceful and friendly association with the United Kingdom and the United States. In the economic sphere
.
of the United Nations to create Д world organisation for the preservation of peace, based upon
conceptions
put right, except that we did not have the considerable nd vantages of Turkish aid and all that this implied in the Balkan situation in the early months of 1944.
To Cyprus
I flew
I
one and lost seven substantial.
scheduled to be run on 28th February, 1951.
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5, D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong 382, Nathan Road, Kowloon. MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE
it's good to have a paper again." In the farmer's costs) 51⁄2 per
To avoid congestion at the Club's Offices at Telephono House, SPORTS: To remove
team cent., paper manufactures
cent. copper sheets 2 per cent., non-members are requested to purchase their sweep tickets at worries and feelings of inferio-
zinc sheets 5 per cent, and the Club's Branch Offices at rity, psychologist David Tracy charges for industrial electricity Afer these two long and vivid hypnotised the New York Ran- 3 per cent. Some reductions in from Tripoli to visit Eisenhower had won and all the others at Algiers, had long talks with Elsenhower, dames.
The organisation of the big Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies and learned from him and from
The hypnotised skaters went retailers has announced a mark- MUST wear their badger prominently displayed throughout the Admiral Cunningham much that out, played furiously-and 10sting down of all price tickets Meeling. could not have been put in tele- again. Sald a player: "He didn't which have been marked up! Krams.
The villas were but a hurt us, but you can't score goals since the beginning of July. All 100 yards apart. At luncheon both de Gaulle and Giraud were present. There was so much to
settle that I could not leave till late on Saturday,
both Western Powers had much The units forming this body will thom anywhere. They were all advantage in flying, but if we
give to Russia, - and
to
they
could help in the reparation of Russia's losses. I could not see
20 years ahend. but we
had
to object
back from Adana to freedom and Justice and the Cyprus, where I spent two revival of prosperity. As a nights and Inspected for the Before midnight I left for the part of this organisation an second time in the war the 4th airfield. We all took our pla.es Instrument of European go Hussars, of whom I am Colonel in the plane and waited for it vernment will be established The Mast occasion had been a to start; but it would not start. which will embody the spirit month before Alamein. Every One of my assistant secretaries but not be subject to
the thing in Cyprus seemed bloom- was of very small stature, and weaknesses of the former Ing and the people as friendly I could not help remarking. League of Nations,
and enthusiastle as I have seen your light weight is a great
feeling much safer than they come down in the desert you not only be the great nations had been in 1941, and the Tur- will not keep us going very of Europe and Asia Minor kish and Greek elements in the long." as long established, but a faland were very thankful that number of Confederations the Alles were winning and not I got impatient and decided to formed among the smaller at all inclined
the admiral's to drive back to States, among which a Sea
Scan-
British rule.
comfortable villa. My physician dinavian Bloc,
Sir Danubian
Wilson Charles
[Lon! Bloc, and a Balkan Bloc ap- We had another two nights Moran] had already gone to pear to be obvious. A similar in Cairo, and then flew to Tri- sleep. Ho did not hear instrument will be formed in poll, where Montgomery, a vic- leave, and was locked up for the Far East with different for at the end of his historie the night in the plane. He was membership, and the whole manch, awaited me at the air only liberated at daybreak, will be held together by the field. The enemy had been fact that the victorious Po- pushed 40 or 50 miles west of we intend to continue fully the clly. I spent two days in 7th. we took oft. and this time armed, especially in the air, Tripoll. and witnessed the flow directly and safely home while imposing complete dis- magnificent entry of the Eighth This was my last flight "Com- armament upon the guilty. Army through its stately streets. mando." which later, perished At their head were the pipers with all hands, though with a can predict with cers of tie, 51st Highland Division, different pilot and crews, tainty that the victors will pick and span they looked never quarrel among them after all their marching and duerfonam paritally,
World, Copyright reservede Repro» The Turkish Prime Minister eclves, or that the United aghting
"language, #tricity prohibited observeit that I had expressed States may not once again rest hindruckend
be
nevertheless made a treaty for 20
I years. thought Russia recon- would concentrate on struction for the next 10 years.
There would probably -changes; Communism had al- ready been modified I thought we should live in good relations with Rusia, and it Great States Britain and the United acted together and maintained a strong Air Force they should be able to ensure a period of stability. RunLO might even gain by this. She possessed wast undeveloped areas for in- No one stance, in Siberia.
a
the viờw that Russia: might besties from Europe, but after in the afternoon I. Inspected a) ni 1 demie Hopéciallatie. This made 11: the experiences which all, massed parades of two diver MARMARAS BOOMERIT. FOTS/Vrker-to-be wa BALIVEN Vine throughyfiandisheindi slayed in lont emer
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At last, on Sunday nigh, the
-
and
that way."
POCKET CARTOON
by OSBERT LANCASTER
Now, only theya arranga Royal Vinite to coincide with the Lord Mayor's Show and the Opening of Parliament one could abandon all thought of moning and spend the dar
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO the stock bought earlier is to THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE
Badges addtting ladies not in possession of Brooches or be sold at the old price, regard- less of what it wil cost to re-season tickets and gentlemen, non-members of the Club, to the place. Stock bought at higher Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10.00 including tax, for prices since is being marked ladies or gentlemen are obtainable through the Secretary on the are written or personal introduction of a member, such member to down 5 per cent. Efforts being made to get suppliers to be responsible for all visitors introduced by him, and for pay-
will ment of all chits etc. nell new supplies which
at the reduced prices,
COURSE
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sale at the RACE
The Branch Offices and the Treasurers Compradore Office, will close at 11.00 am. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office are
EASING OFF
All this has started with a situated at 1st Floor, Telephone House. bang. Hardly a month has pass-
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club ed since M. Pholien made his House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy ngreement with workers and (Tel: 27810). Industrialists on October 23, and NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S already shops are advertising PREMISES DURING THE MEETING. their reductions and people are Thinking In
prices.
terms
If there were to
K
of falling
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Docon, group-malzo,
Coffee, IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. cottonseed oil and even cotton are below the peak.
Belgium' is staking much on
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workers, And employers bad stande. confidence enough, to agree to the suggested sohilton band Rums thority aboutab to see that the
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