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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1965.
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gest tragedy that could. happen in Europe would be cearly logical but he lacked the magic
а although
political for General Gruenther (the London night, and also that most of
the U.S. General who is Supreme few British Cabinet of language. Mackenzie King novice, he succeeded to row big is the City the buildings were
of London? Sorry-quated and would have to be Ministers and their wives were was a shrewd as Mazarin but Premiership. It is an astonishing Commander of the Allied Perhaps he felt like Forces in Europe) to be re- shown to their seats with vary his voice was thin. I don't know story
being You are wrong. replaced in due course. ing degrees of applause, and about 'Sir John A. MacDonald, Bonar Law who, after What is the popula Fortunately the flames then there came dramatic but he must have been an effec. made Leader of the British moved."
to five speaker to have dominated Conservative Party, drove tion of the City of London?" from the mad incendiary at-pause.
The British do this kind of his generation so successfully.
Parliament with Lord BeavCT- Twelve millions? Any ad- tack just stopped short of
brook. thing magnificently. They have
ave. "I never hcard Sir Wilfred man" said the Beaver. Bonar statement? on twelve millions? St Paul's. It was a matter a sense of pageantry
Only this-the re that Field-Marshal has made it Law's eyes twinkled. Dear, dear, dear! You could of a few yards, almost a few than the ancient Romans. Their Laurier speak but he was un
doubtedly an oratur of great No one ever persuasive quality. Now, in the
is so," he said, "then all the clear to friends that he will not be more» wrong, "
feet, but the Cross on Wren's timing is perfect.
issues an order or a command. Guldhall the assembly waited
great men in History Were
not serve Forgive this somewhat masterpiece seemed to hold They have been
as Deputy Sup- doing it for
frauds." fcr the attractive French-
reme Commander under didactic opening, but as one the flames at bay as if to centuries and they have nothing Canadian accent of Monsieur St who has normally an indif- show that the Spirit could to leam from any body..
anyone else but Gruenther. When Gruenther is replace fertage to statistics I feel a defy the very Devil.
When the war ended and
Monty will retire... glow of virtue in any special knowledge on this subject, the vast national rebuilding The City of London is quite problem faced the British, it me pare, a mere 700- was wisely decided that the ord aerts. You could put it. Guildhall should be restored. into Toronto and hardly That was a brave decision, know i was there.
and a wise decision, Tradi- I am sorry to have to in- tion is a precious thing. form you that when night' So we gathered to the Guild- falls the City becomes al hall on the mild winter morn- most uninhabited. unless in and were shown to cur scat; by bezewned ushers currying there is a banquet at the what seemed to be very long Guildhall or the Mansion billard cues. In fact they look- House..
Whereas in 1890 ed az if they had been playing there was a night population 3 same and had been interrupted
by our arrival. of nearly 40,000 it has now dwindled to little more than' 4,000.
.
An Invitation
Big Fellows
When we leaser folk were in Big Fellows places the
טנט.
it, he said, with a grin smile.
emment had a majority of one, All this is a preamble to which is not enough.
a supporter or an opponent it was literally true. His Gov- of the Government.
the fact that a few weeks
Sharp On Time
But there was no such accent, Mr St Laurent spoke with what might be called a soft. Ontbris onunciation, He had no tricks He had no Churchillion asides,
I do not believe that Mr St
What chance is there then Laurent, was the only one who could have lod Canada in the of Gruenther being recalled Outside in the swirling crazy He made no ladder of words on closing stages of the war and to Washington in the near streets of this ancient miniature which to climb to glove Yet the termy years of wor's after future? Unless Monty's
omnibuses, motor cars, he scored city,
neally when. after math. George Drew has splendid fervent appeals to both cyclists and pedestrians were describing the long struggle, qualities of leadership, and in crowding cach other in the between the French and the Britain we not only believe in succeed he is recalling to Eisenhower and Churchill, normal mad congestion, but the British, he said, "After a time him but weke him police saw to it that the official they decided on a device not, I Forgive me for this excursion, both of them an alleged guests were
given procedence believe, unknown in the City of At any rate Mr St Laurent has gentleman's agreement to the taxpayers. And so, London. They amalgamated." DOW concluded his Guildhali sharp on time, there appeared
speech to great applause and the at the entrance of the ancient
gathering duty breaks up, be Hall
Canada.
'cause we have to stroll or drive Minister quiet, smiling Prime
Over
St
First Citizen
Pressure
56
leave the present team un-: changed until at least after the absorption of German to the Mansion House where divisions into the Western The senior billiard player
the City of London is going to defence forces-Gruenther took a deep breath and in sten- That could not have been give it now Freeman a bang-up will be back in Washington torian tones announced: "The better, for of course the City of fimcheon. Right Honourable Louis Stephen London is the centre of the Churchill, who was not at the by the end of August
member of Her Mu banking, shipping, insurance and first function, Laurent, jesty's most excellent Privy, Anance houses. A roar of ap- the luncheon, but with com
was present at U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Council. Learned Doctor of
preciative laughter swept the mendable delicacy he did not Counsel, Law Quien's Minister of Canada."
Prime Guildhall.
speak. Instead he looked as Soon, we began to see And as
a mighty roar rose this quiet, sincera man had be- rubicord as a baby who had from the concourse, those of us come the First Citizen of Canada
illicitly eaten ten lollypops. who were Canadians had some wit
without intent
or planning thing like lump in our throats. Men of gecat ability in politics
of this man, We were proud
have striven through the arid and we were proud of Canada.
years for such a prize, Sa Mr St Laurent was con- ducted to the platform and duly welcomed by the Lord Mayor. The billiard players retreated to an ebscure place, and the big show was on.
Responsibilities
why
to
The consequent reshume
is
Once more Mr St Laurent had to enter the oratorical lists, and once more he was excellent. His likely to result in U.S. General 1 voice has more notes than we Lawton Collins becoming Supreme Commander, with And that their fingers had first thought, and he was Field-Marshal Sir John Harding|
not
Full as we d not completely at ease, reach il. Even Winston Churchil, with all his gifts, were of sherry, champagne and would never have been Prime would have done the same it gifts, port we applauded loudly, but we Minister
pot, bombed him into Downing they had served us with water.
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Mr St Laurent did not want office and never sought it. As a lawyer he had risen to the
cs, his profession and was look
The world
arenaze
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Monty's successor.
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pressure on him to retire.
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Believe it or no, this smail community used to send six MP's to. Westmin cur ster. Then, as the seythe of began to arrive. Each one, was progress swung, in its end- duly announced and was then by the senior less war on tradition, the conducted up
to four, billard, player to the platform six were reduced
reserved for the stars. The the four to, two, and now it Commenttealth Conference was has no exclusive represen- on at the time, so we had a tation at all. In fact the chance to see most of its political leaders and to give them such City of London has been
measure of applause blended. for Parliamentary hearts and heads dictated. purposes, into the con- That pensive, smiling, hand- stituency of Westminster. gome mystic, Pandit Nehru, drew
There has always been sorge- quite a round of approval. So
thing patronising in his friendly did Sir Godfrey Huggies, who
references to American generals, and has given his life to the Rhode-
the "
younger ones slabs. Mr Holland was Hailed
impatient of it. His enthusiastically because every-
"In a felicitous speech the Lord ing forward to the autumnal With a couple of my Parlia-frankly borly likes New Zealanders, but Mayor, in his robes paid tribute life. But the war was on and House of Commons, along the holding up the opportunity for
ease of a happy and successful mentary friends 1 walked to the delay in retiring, too, is
general But my Tory friend, Sir it was burly, handsome Boy to the guest of honour. He said the powers of Mackenzie King Embankment, and we discussed a younger Bridsk
Menzies of Australia who re- all the right things and showed were
of the British gain the necessary experience. Harold Webbe, because his ceived the biggest ovation
waning. No doubt Mr the mysticism that he either knew Canada King sald to him: "I need you, who established sway over so
is be- seat contains the City, can I remember dining with him
Montgomery himself many the irreconcilable. We coming increasingly
parts of the world by re- sit on the Government in London early in the war and Pretty well or had swatted P, Canada needs you.
on the subject, and having wei-' needs you.” Front Bench at the opening majority. "You are looking at his was asking him what
comed this son of Canada" (with
had been honouring a man of in writing his war memoirs. French his mixed Irish and of Parliament whether he is
Irish and, French background These are now in a fairly ad~ who had come to the Common-vanced stage and only require blood) the Lord Mayor duly bestowed on him the Freedon,
wealth Conference as Prime freedom from other duties to be of the City of London where
Minister of a mighty Dominion. ready for publication in a few. upon we all applauded loud an
Therefore the political novice Yes Ireland's status of a re-months.
public had evolved through joined the harassed, weary Wär long.
But do not imagine that you Cabinet. Listening to him at years of hatred and violence can enjoy such a distinction the Guildhall, it needed no great France and Britain had fought without responsibilities, In gift of imagination to under in Europe through the ages, and solemn tones Mr St. Laurent was stand how his clear, unsullied the battle had spread to Canada, morning when Mr Louis St I suggested that if he were informed that he must acquaint mind and his quiet strength of Yet here as the honoured guest Laurent, Prime Minister of defented in Australia, he ought the authorities if he heard of character must have brought a of the City of London was a
Canadian strength new
to Mr King's Irish-French Canada, was to have the to come to London and join the any plots against the safety and
He Government. Conservative Party. He could the happiness of Her Majesty
wanted Canada's Prime Minister. Freedom of the City of Lon- become the great Imperial figure the Queen. Not only that, but nothing and therefore he was
And listening to him was Mr don bestowed on him. This at Westminster, London and all he must at once inform the Lord given everything.
fine Nehru, who fought for India's meant that we would have Britain would acclaim him and Mayor of any dirty work on foot men in that Cabinet had taken independence beside the saintly
who knows?-he might rise
the brawling of the bustings and Gandhi. They won their strug dignity the to dress as if we were going the leadership of the Tory Party authority of the Corporation of the arid heat of a long war, but gie and, having won, here is]
his spirit was untouched by the Nehru He loved London so much
sitting in conference City of London, Mr St reads and the strain, of political with the other Prime Ministers the
His intensely simple that on his periodical visits
religious life.
of the Commonwealth. Empires direct The Guildhall was badly here he would wander for miles Laurent's eyes twinkled but his nod indicated that he would be
I do not doubt that there was rise and fall-but the British creasingly manifest in his con-King George Vi in the highways and byways of damaged when Hitler bomb the great metropolis, happy to on the lookout for any rough
we versation. Empire,
He "no matter how
heavy It's Fun Finding Out ---- 2nd series ed it on that mad Saturday
Cabinet unless Canadian
(Bernard Wickstred) be alone in the vast companion stuff. night in 1940. Hitler was ship of the Bagdad of the West. Then he rose to acknowledge ticians are selfless and without on
anchymously for the education he the honour, and there was
a personal
ambition-but there Nor was I entirely without a of several sons of families who Rupert Adventure Books an odd fish. Even the Ger- "My job is in Australia,"
Now the test could never have been personal local pride in all these doings, otherwise would not be able to The Magic Scroll man Intelligence must have said, and went home to be de second ovation.
had come, Oratory is not always dislike. The raan, of character for I am a Liveryman of a City provide for it known that the City would feated.
He feels keenly the separation No. Hiding Place (Behind Scotland Yard). and have been told Well,
return to the the attribute of Canadians. R. and mind who wants nothing is Company let us
that within the marrow pre-from his only David and his Common Marine Food-Fishes of Hongkong be sparsely inhabited at Guildhall and the billiard play- B. Beanelt was sonorous and always a formidable figure.
(second enlarged edition) cincts of the ancient City I can grandson a separation which notI
be arrested for drunkenness is likely to be prolonged by the and, so desire, I can wear a fact that David has been posted Weights & Measurements
Stamp Album to Peru by his firm. bayonet.
may or may not be true, He spends about a third of Ten Points About Pearls but if I sto a bayonet going the year in England and then he cheap, and if there are many takes every opportunity to stay more luncheons like the one to at his Hampshire cottage, so Mr St Laurent, I might put rich in souvenirs and memories the matter to the test.
of his past.
ago I received an official in-
vitation to attend the Guild-
hall at eleven o'clock of the
to Ascot, but it would be worth it!
Loves London
1.
to
10 lessen
azici
Other
as
While in France he lives in a 30-bedroomed chateau 40 miles from Paris. The only other inhabitants are two aides and a French navy cook and butler.
visitors,
readis He has few
time voraciously in his spare (mostly histories) and works steadily at his book."
Separation
A
resentment towards adian poli- change its title, goes on and contributor to charities and pays
is
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