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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1953,

THE CASE OF WILLYUM versus LORD GODDARD

by Les DOMICILE: SUFFOLK

66 NAST ANGLIANS are

goin' to pay for no always awkward and

"FAST

Well, the days went past since the days of Boadicea, East A.. have doggedly tried to sell without incident and we began to think the boy Willyum, not Fast Anglians merchandise from being very hot on literature of the pagan countries, happened reading newspapers, had not to tell Willyum all about it jus!

when got wind of this piece of Infor-

Willyum

laying wha door in mation handed out by the Lord down the law at the local about

Chief Justice.

obstinate," said Lord God dard, referring to งา Eastern Counties farmer who slammed the the face of a Weights and Measures inspector.

But unfortunately one of the many knights of the road who

what we ought to do with for- eigners who stopped taxes out of his wages to keep Lui'unera

IT'S THE MEN WHO

1

WORRY MOST

*

By F.G. Prince-White

WHAT is happening

John

to John Bull's

The reason for this is thought to we come back Bull-that bluff, be the fact that in general men's azving grace of imperturbability

responsibilities are greater than or the lack of H. women's, and the anxieties of bread-winning go deeper thub those of running a home.

unexcitable figure whone imperturbability hus for a long been accepted by the world as the chief characteris. tie of the British race?

Your dortor is simply telling you to live up to the world's 1200 of a proper Englishman

saya (after study the teruite of yout X-ray examination): "Try nct to worry

Research shows that the highly when he strunk, restless, and keenly

In his character changing" Is conscientious type frost often about anything. Don't he losing that phlegmantle calm falla victim to duodenal ulcer. excited out things. Go eny." which for centuries has both A distinguished psychiatrist has In other words: "Be a true Juha irritated and impressed nailons called hun the striving, driving, Bull,"

of D more mercurial tempéra- ment?

meticulous personality, critical of his oc others' failures, with a considerable intellectual capacity, who cannot suffer tools gindly,"

It certainly seems so, What other conclusion are we to draw from the recent statement by the Minister of Health that one!

You can generally tell the person in every 100 in England and Wales is suffering from via by his strained and har- Kastric or duodenal ulcer:

is

For, according to the doctors, the main cause of ulcers worry-plus the effort to with stand the ever-increasing stress of modern life.

After The War

THIS

the

French physician, Dr Gabrics Mouchot has said that in course of many years in practice he has had to deal with only one case of duodenal ulcer.

Near-impossible

alive and saying that he warnt National EP stomps nn nor wera he Farmer, who goin' to work overtoym for would only. stop more taxes out of his wages if he did.

to be

Now to

Willyum, who has worked on this form for 80-odd years and has threatened to. Hive notice every day since wo bought a tractor, and who has set, to work facing the other way while we use the combine in case he sees it, be- ing called "obstinate and `ark- word" by one of these 'ere Lun'uners was like waving red flag to. McCarthy,

"

Only after a violent struggle ending with about ten of US holding him down while WO promised that we'd get Lord Goddard to come and be per- sonally granted A free perdon by Willyum did we prevent a march on London which 'raight well have shaken, the very sent of Justice,

MY

BARLEY MOW INN

London Express Servlec

PREDICTION

FOR AUTUMN

ARLIAMENT is up

1:

P

for the long vacation. Unless something un-

foreseen happens we

party have

TAXCELLENT advice, of course, but if you are the "duodenal type" (ny, also, I am) you will mased look. He a enan with know bow rear-impossite "the blues," wearing a selfled je to prt by it. For " you have of curviction that all is lost your characteristic John Bui- air vanity, He is a spect:e at any fishness it is because you have feast, for it will be a wonder if on ülser-and though you may he can, eat anyhing that comes have got it through worrying In to the table. Not for han the the first place, the disposition to

Offer fleshpole.

him

juizy keen on werrying has now be- tead he will ing up his ecome a symptom of your ecm- hants horror, and he will ste plaint! death (in, a plumple,

Sufferers

a

shall

men

this

By Beverley Baxter, MP

over the

Salisbury

Instead

not a satisfactory situation. You cannot command "a regiment for long If there is someone över you who can say "About turn"

his farewell Sed with senti

of when you have just given the no hesitation in of between 00-80 we emerged porting not hear the police stating that while we were with a mere corporal's guard of being true to the splendid order to quick march." In the Lobby cry: bound to lose in 1945 we would 17. Just to conclude the news. Idealism of his Leader, the one

In theory the Party chooses until have done better under almost paper aspect of the Dally and only Winston Churchill? "Who goes home?"

its leaders but in practice the Mirror pleaded guilty of Ilbel we resume our sittings late any of our other leaders.

In the middle of the debate hierarchy usually has its way. in court, pold a sum to a news- in October. Then there

By 1950 when the next elec- paper charily, and the Editor there was a clap of thunder. For example, when we gather Speclulis who have spent will be a few short, weeks tion took place the Socialists resigned, Thus Justice

Perhaps it was the gods having to choose Churchill's successor. 33 1.5 a good laugh.

the Grand Old Man will make He will put from him with pears studying the

to poy the done-but too late. Causes of and we shall disperse for in their turn had

puncturted un-John Bullist tenit

of penally

Government ony a shudtee the donvivial tankard pealle ulcers emphasize the am Christmas.

Now let us

You will agree, however, that with humour. turn had already been noted by of ale o: glass of wine.

which is in power after a war. inence mportance of tranquillity

the tactics were good. The ment and completely devoid of medical experts abroad. A

at meal times.

Thus the pattern All

ahead to the memory of the publie is short theatricalism. He will thank us can be seen. pages and look sounds

very Just as the British instinctively Autumn of 1953. Once more

and the electors have only a for our loyalty, feedîl the great discharged pleasant after the grind of throw out Many patient,

a war Government Winston Churchill, now in from hospital after mcking Parliamentary life when so, in turn, they show small his 70th year, who dominates dim memory of days when the days of the war, and proclaim

Churchill the Conservative Socialista denounced

Parly to be splendid progress, are readmitted

the smaliness of our major- gratitude to the Government the political scene as completely

Therefore it the true voice of Britain. a week or two later, in a worse

Yet I could as warmonger. forgive TN London and the large pro- state than they were at first-ity keeps the Government that has to clean up the mess. as he did in 1940,

the gods If. looking will not seem altogether strange

He will pay tribute to IN

are now "should vingiat centres uice: suffere:s skmply because they had gone M.P's on duty at all hours.

down on this island, they in that the him

there proclaiming

Peace Butler and unhappy hemes. Dener

14. B enuse ulcers in Kent form an

10 percent back

dulged in some ironie laughter. Maker and charging the Con- enormous ovation et the mere which, I agree needs explaining.

Ako being false to mention of the name. servatives with

there will be mention of Harold their own Leader. Just before we adjourned for

Macmillan, Sir Walter. Menck-"" some sort. There are ton IT is true that the Socialists won

there was the 1950 battle of the polls the Summer Recess

ton and Sir David Maxwell Fyfe at West- many imponderables lying but by so small

majority that a two days debate

and when the applause has sub- Butler. about like explosives.

whose they were practically impotent minster.

sided Churchill will

say: and had to resign

three months themselves father had died

are indeed fortunate party to the prospect of a short-lived before and whose

mother was THEN what will happen when have so many men who would "caretaker

on her death bed, was acting Government. In on her

the melancholy days of adorn the role of Prime Inter Prime Minister, acting Foreign Autumn fact it was, only a year later

arrive and the good Minister and Leader of The electors Secretary and Chancellor of the earth is preparing for its long great Conservative Party," And when once more the

He between Exchequer.

"Why," he asks,

Anxiety

estimated

and not in Normandy?" He of the population. Among doe- tie discord especially concludes that the English worry ters, journalists, and "big busi- during meals does the damage too much-and far too easily.

ness" executives ducdenal uler in these particular cases. Judging from uleer statisties now ranks almost as an occupa- the worrying began in during

carriest

ational dipense.

the last war, and the Pelicans and statesnen, tou, unselled "climate of mini" that have proved particularly prone has since persisted has favoured to .

state.

A

year

11c

fo:

Bible Echo

has attacked, with WHEN they urge the patholo- the continuance of an anxiety varying degrees of severity, rane

gical and psychological of the most prominent men in benefits of a harmonious demet- the House of Commons, including

Aackground fo: gastric Men, it appears, do most of. Mr Authony Eden and Mr Alles.

doctors are patients the

only the worrying. It is estimated

"Better is echoing Ecclesiastes Chat every

thau more

The orthodox treatment 050,000 people in England peptic ulcers gastric and duo- both the hands full with travail develop ulcer symptoms; and ut detalls rest, medicines that and vexation of spirit." the present time about 1500,000 control the digestive aolds, and actually are suffering from, or a blan" or non-irritating diet And did not Solemon in his

"Better is declare: But the doctors point out that wisdom have had, ulcers.

conducive to dinner of herbs where love is, the factor most Only about 20 porcent ef success in healing the condition than a stalled ox and hatred the cases diagnosed ure women. is "ioner tranquillity." And here therewith"?

Exported by:

Representatives:

Yet I cannot believe that

the Autumn will come and

go without an upheaval of

The biggest

+

ND the biggest imponderable of all is Sir Winston Churchill.

would know

Fire opened

were asked to choose between

Rab

had come

Socialists

His choice

Rob will be an

a considerable recovery from the with a twinkle in his eye. The say, the Tories and the Socialists through the long days and nights winter sleep? Churchill has made then he will simest certainly on handful with quietness than If some necromancer could tell for the Liberals had endured the of the Finance Bill and now, seml-collapse that forced him to "And no doubt there ure many Parliament. His memes members of the Party who feel carrying the weight of private leave

end the absence of to Ministers are

incessant and that if any of these stalwarts sorrow, senior colleagues, he faced a he has

he hos many visitors in the should falter in the battle there stormy House of Commons.

country. But he knows that lie would be Atty. or perhaps coo

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In

were

Inept speech

Lopening speech in the debate succeser-and that

Anthony

L

Film star

ho will

silent

Whatever

us what is in store for him we fate of the Innocent bystander, something about in a gangster battle and were our own fate-and the fate of to all purposes liquidated. the country.

Once more we Torles marched to the hustings and opened fire. blunt terms

Churchill, although he had done more than Nothing, as far as could be seen, would prevent resourding anyone to win the war against victory for Churchill and his Hitler, was a Party lability in

ET me admit at once that his Churchill wants to appoint: his the general election of 1945. The Party. And, in fact, the cam-

could not have gone. nation Was

grateful to him, in

better. Churchill, British proud of him,

repressing was but the

Burprisingly Ineffective. Eden will be his choice. It is ASSUMING that Eden has re- his extravagant have a healthy habit of kicking Socialista which

abuse of the Although ambitious

covered his- health he has a never safe to predict, anything characterised strong sense of esprit de corps, abou

about Churchill but venture to be sitting on the platform, out a Government as soon as it the 1945 struggle, was speaking and he did not want to give suggest that in the late Autumn, figure of charm. courage and Tras brought a war to victorious end,

Lloyd George like the greet statesman that the bidding for the jobs of from the long Recess, Churchill that he was the greatEST

Impression that he was after Parliament has come back medesty. Someone zald of him is. Eden was charming the pulled off a snap election at long mation on the radio and draw the absen Churchill but he was hurled not

or the will go to Buckingham Palace nim star Foreign Secretary in Eden. Therefore

ore he and surrender the seals of office history but that the talkies had afterwards and never held office ing great crowds to his meet- absent

ings.

Even Rab Buller, who asked the Foreign Once to to the Queen. The traditional reduced his

appoal. ngain.

vera had never gripped the Imagina- prepare his brief. And when it duty of Her Majesty will de- they say, he is a formidable Churchill was out of office tion of Parliament or the people, comes to using words that sound mand that she then asks Sir political figure who, proving his from 1930 to 1940 although the was winning support by his alright

and mean nothing Winston to suggest the name of health is good,

will grow in Conservatives

in power sound appeal to sober judgment, commend me 40 the British someone who could form a new stature when at last he conses:"

Government. Foreign Office, most of that time. He was a

Churchill will to be the Crown1 Prince and critic, an

The experts, soothsayers and

undoubtedly suggest Eden, rebel, a persistent

ascends the throne. uncomfortable

Butler road his speech with bedfellow, even the bookmakers who laid

The Queen will then send for Baldwin,

and the odds predicted a majorly a weariness that never left him.

Lord Salisbury as Leader of dreamer, the Chamberlain,

Lords will of 60-80 for us. From my own As for the climax, with its four Eden and empower him with the the Party In the the meticulous

It was task of forming a new Ad probably propore realist,

cllches,

him as the held the portals of experience in speaking at many

rescunding No. 10 Downing Street against meetings in various parts of the received by the Socialists with ministration. At that moment new Leader. My guess is that

country I felt strongly that the hiiority and by the Tories with Eden will have absolute power. Butler will

Thus second it, tide was runningg for us and inspisented gloom. There is not well as his Hikes and dislikes he Minister but Leader of the Party. According to his judgment as Eden will be not only Prime that the British people were much gratitude in public life wel pretty weary of Soelallem by and Butler deserves the thanks has the sole right to appoint that time.

of the whole nation for his whom he chooses to the offices will then resign his seat, be- devotion to duty but the of State. But within five or six days THINK for a moment what of the voting the whole picture general feeling was that by this speech he had cleared that period in the wilderness changed. Some clever fellow inept meant In human values. To in the Secialist Party invented the ring for the triumphant re- Eden from turn of Anthony "Churchill slogans:

the America. any man of ability the years two

Do not let it be imagined from fifty-five to sixty-five are warmonger" "Where anger on the golden harvest. He has the trigger?" Perhaps all's fair But now

the very Churchill com.es nequired experience which is the in love, war and elections but height of trony. Little Clem unanimous support in the party, falsify the picture. But if very sire of judgment, his know it was a rather dirty ploce of Attlee, who had been giving a There is a powerful group of health does not intervene. I am ledge of life and men has become work. #treasure store from which he can draw at will, his powers of endurance are sustained by Kelf discipline. Perhaps the greatest tribute which can be paid to Churchill is that when

him.

..

Secret battle

*ua

The cartoon

the

The leader

must assume that Churchill

cause it would be impossible for Eden or anyone else to lead the Government with Churchill looking on..

I have

the veil on lifted that the choice of Eden by future events in the knowledge receive that health may Intervene to

with

Charmshill to bring undoubtedly

will

offer

of this

lifelike imitation of the dormouse Buiferites who think that "Rab" conf

confident that my prediction.. for many months, leaped into is the nation's man of destiny, will prove accurate, AŁ chy action and charged Butler with However, Eden is not without rate having dared to paint the and he will not too distant rcone I may an noble politieal wisdom having cfforts of

ministerial

terial well add a final touch. about

Russia. poste to some pence

Group OWEVER, it was left to the Churchill

the peacemakert while, at the same time inviting the man with his Butler to bo No. 2 in the in the fingers c

the olive branch! Government

cannot who in his speech either Butler or his supporters

His duty

ONCE Eden or any of the

he finally came to power in 1940 Daily Mirror, which has the Churchill to lend our forces in a stricken largest morning sale field he brought to his task a country, to drive the knife Churchill, mind undulled and a spirit uri- home. On the morning of the back in May, hatt spoken for the declining which is as it should emblitered by frustration. He voting the Mirror came out with whole nation! One by one the be. had fought his long drawn-out a picture of Churchill pointing Socialists attacked us on the secret battle and had won. And, a, revolver--the revolver had Government benches for a foul ale of the Parliamentary Party Party Leader, then it will be his. But what about the rank and lished as Prime Minister and: In fairness, only the gods know boen sketched In-and how much his wife sustained gigantic coption: "Whose flager of Churchill now unhappily lit the plot to sabotage the noble work him in the years of bleakness. on the trigger***

and away from the scene.

Wax figures

man of Mars, and the people alread come ever many people ring moribundi Socialists, who

about war;

contenders is slabe.

power to sustain or bring down le no law

those of us who have the duty to go to the country. There to this effect but our leaders as we see fit? Our custom can, be more powerful chanca will come when a meet- thun -law. ing is called of all Tory Peers

and Tory MP's for the purpose And the one certain thing: fa Party which is quite distinct about the country shouting that

or any the

new Leader of the that the will

Tories have from the Premiership”,

betrayed Churchill the Peacemaker, That, however, is polities and if Sir, himself.. a

Yet his very genius as a war · Churchill issued an Immediate leader helped to bring about weit for libel but the damage the crashing electoral defeat of bad, boon done. We were the Tories in 1948. He was a already at war in Korea and a

sick wore

The that Churchill meant to bring for weeks on end had been as other office. of war. weariness of the Briah after and

with Hturia, EVET five years of siego and bombing those who regarded the cartoon inanimate as the wax figures in and

short rations had sunk and ita mogun, with contempt Madame Tussaud's, were electric Normally the Prime Minister Winsita permits deep into their souls. They were had to admit that Aftles was, by with life. Who, they asked, is alts Leader of his Party, but chuckle or two there will be no tired of Cansar, just as the nature, more a man of pesca was this wretched. Lord Salls there have been exceptions. For bitterness in his heart as he Ancient Romans were tired of than Churchill,

bury who went to America and example Neville · Chamberlain encalla: the days when, the same the: victorious · Coriolanus,, and get b

falled. Ko support Churchill remained the Party Loader after voldes denounced him as the would not› elect:him to the city": St. won - a bad day for us, noble plan? · And what did this he made way for Churchill, na warmonger with his finger o council. As one of Churchill's From an almost certain majority, miserable. Butler mean by sup- Fremier in '1940." But that is the trigger.

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