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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1959.
WILLIAM BARKLEY'S PERSONAL NOTEBOOK
THESE TREMENDOUS
YEARS
TODAY: MY CHOICE FOR CHURCHILL'S MOST CRITICAL MOMENT
OF ALL THE HOURS of tension in the House of Cummons during the war, which moment was most loaded
William
the with
Barkley, hidden significance? renowned Parliamentary Reporter, makes today a choice which will set many people arguing. The CHINA MAIL is presenting extracts from Barkley's forthcoming auto blography and this is the second instalment.
was June 21, 1942. must awkward piece to report. luce.
was
From this very moment The fact is that for two minutes of the one challenge to Chur-
stood there silent, chill the tide of battle turned. The news of the fall sir John
Lord Hailsham of Tobruk
not wondering what had gone wrong
while the loyal House of Com
littered in the
and the nudes officially released until mens quietly seven minutes past mid- greatest embarrassment. night that night.
Members
the shocked The disaster Commons as well as the coun- n
thr WOR try. It was the cause war's one direct challenge in Parliament to the Prime Minis
many
This caused great speculation. 1066 rather than be govornici | Some thought Lloyd George was by Normans—just na entering the Cabinel, in charge Canadians are descended from of food production. It was settlers in the United States rumoured also that he was
who went north after the War going to Washington በዘ ambassador.
of Independènce rather than be governed by a President in Washington.
The quaint Idea occurred to me that if I went down to Churt that night and asked him he would tell me. I cannot think why, considering that I had never spoken to him in my life.
The door at Churt was opened
Cancer, smoking...
'Still no proof'
Bal do not atake the claim THERE is still not enough evidence to be able to say that smoking
too high for the Scota. All I may to my English frienda, when need be, is that, after all, a Scotsman in only n
by a servant, but Lloyd George superior type of Englishman, -
011
wax
the doorstep is a intment. He scized my
warmly and sold:
"win you
hand The
sayings
Loine in and have atlash of shetty? This is an outrage.
Am I to have no privacy at all of Baldwin
from Fleet Street reportera?"
Baldwin
lo
Considering that clung tenaciously to the leader- ship of the Tory Party for '14 years beating every effort oust him, It seems a pity that my collection of his sayings on the subject should be lost.
causes lung cancer. That is the verdict of Sir Ronald Fisher, 68-year-old Cambridge don and one of Britain's leading statisticians, in a booklet published recently.
"over
Ho alincks the British Medical Council for confidence" in its reports
n possible link.
017
By Peter Fairley
Using as ла example an the solution, that they had the out into game in the bag. could have prevented them from following up some of the other lines of inquiry which are much need- · ed."
And for holding back facts in
which investigation carried some of its statistics show that people who INHALE the smoking hablis of twins in
Ar Germany, LESS Ulable to get lung surveys on uneking groups may suggests that
be misleading because of genetic differences in the smokers.
ore
cancer.
Tests on twins
He went on "I will ring up Lord Beaverbrook immediately and complain of this intrusion. It is intolerable. Will you come in and have a glass of sherry?” Before I could lose my temper
Sir Ronald examines statis- I sensed how the wind lay.
fies collected by Dr Bradford I excused myself and turned
Hill and colleagues at the La- away *ndly, I had learned
of Hygiene. They He
A few days before his cholco den Schcel would never
a questionnaire something. enter the Cabinet.
a leader he said at a lunch: were based on He would over the ambassador "I hope some time to go back out to 1,500 lung cancer vicibes
to Worcestershire to read the in hospitals, America.
books I want to read, to live a decent life, and keep pigs and read no newspapers."
Two giants
10
Some future Plutarch
will
OCTOBER 3, 1925. at compare the achievements of
"When the Brighton:
parly Lloyd George and Churchill, wants to change Its leader two giants sent to save the will step down, but not
nation in its different distresses then."
What I say is, abating nothing
of my devotion to Churchill,
that for Lloyd George the path
1014 there was no experience of was quite unmapped. Before
A change
Sir
"Should
the cause
Ronald says: not these workers have let the world know. not only that they had discovered
cancer of lung
(cigarettes), had dis- but also that they covered the means of Jts elgar. prevention (inhaling Pile smoke)?
Because of these gunctio differences, some smokers might be more llable to cancer thinn others, quite apari from the amount they smoke,
'In the bag'
Referring to "over-confidence" in reports, Sir Ronald says the worst effect of it so fur is that I seenis to have held back the various tens of workers.
Beliefs
He adds: "There is nothing to stop those who greatly desire it from belleving that lùng concer la caused by smoking cigarettes. They should also believe that 19 a inhaling cigarette smoke protection.
"To believe either is, how- ever, le run the risk of falling to recognise, and therefore fall- ing to prevent, other and more genuine causes."
"They are all well supplied with money the Medical FOOTNOTE: Sir Ronald, Pre- Research Council is not stinting sident of Gonville and Calus money on cancer research, and College, is an expert in genetics statistics to the Tobacco Manufacturers” Standing Committee. Its smokes a pipe.
the American Cancer Society is and a consultant on Medical
uxceedingly
had **How
the Research Counell the heart to withhold this information from who would thousands otherwise die of lung cancer?"
MARCH 13, 1931, in a letter the nation being
wholly to Duff Cooper (Baldwin candl-the con- mobilised for war. His mind date in the St George's elec-
alonc
conceived the scale of ton): "Those who elected me leader know full well that I will
of Parliament had 1 MET Lord Halisham-not ho wish to neer at the Royal Family. What had escaped Sir the present one, his father
Wardlaw-Milne's inind on board the Empress of Bri that I his plan was the tain on the way to a
of
Forenco in Ottowa. way to take the Army out polities it was also the way th
Ho told me that he had things. bring the Royal Family straight
Sir Beverley Dax- been down to his place at A Tury. Sir John Wardlaw- into politles. Mila, put down on the Order- fer later made a comment un Hailsham to put his affairs in order before leaving. As per a stark motion That the very which envird.
he strolled in his grounds ho came upon three naked wo-
ter.
This Hou- hus ro confidener in the central direction of the war."
It was rebated on July 2 in a
supersa
to
The turn
suntioned men. There was then a sun- He said to them: "Do you know thot this is private land?"
He said that when the Duke of Gloucester Was
rim and woubled assembly.
Year after year had gone by with never a victory, with only
Sradie Parol
the nt- uitinate the locat [ defent From that moment
tack on Churchill disintegrated upon defeat.
They replied: "Oh, no; wo into gags. In the end, after n restrained and reasoned spieren, thought it was public." he got 475 votes
Churchill sat up as if he had bathing craze. Nominel WDS just heard that captured,
Sir John had ansple material for his lamentation and a large following for his general opinion that the was something wrong
with the central direction.
Arguments
That before this point Chur- chill was cure-at least in this Urbate.
confidence.
It has been said savagely of not stand in the way if they him that he not only won the desire a change." (G. M. Young war but that he wrote books revealed in his biography that to show he did # without at this very time the Chief Apent of the Tory Party had assistance.
Perhups indeed he did.
- written to Neville Chamber- lain wrong that Baldwin should
THE ENGLISH
IT IS said that "Englishmon indulge in pleatures as if they were to die tomorrow, and build as if they wore to
live for over.”
natural course of events 1 must be kelling to the end of my active career in politles.",
MARCH 25, 1935: "In the
MARCH 29, 1935: "These words have been taken as pre-
relire-
saging my immediate "Do you not know." de-
All the say, 25 votes, including manded the great lawyer
there of bait a dozen Torics, - were cast against him.
ho had been both Attorney- Earl General and Lord Chancel there for that if this was public be land your offence would be
all the grouter?"
In this debate also Winterton said that i were any more disasters would
support Church!!! ax Foreign Secretary under
some other Prime Minister.
Now here surely is a dramatic moment for historians to ponder.
For after plling up one offer- tive argument after another Sar
nd Wardlaw-Mine was stul- For we did not know, Winter denly heard to say that the ton did nut know, Churchill did thing to do was to appoint the not know thin there were not Duke of Gloucester to command going to be any more disasters the Army. This gave
me 1
Churchill and Lloyd George
When Churchill had been some time Prime Minister. after 1940, he invited Lloyd George certainly none of this magni- to lunch at Downing Street.
JUST FANCY THAT
ARENTS will sit in the classrooms of Trosnant Junior School
their children. A teacher explained: "The parents told us they could not help their children with their homework because they Old not know how they were being taught, so we decided to show them."
PARENTS Wilt in tis, today and will do the lessons set for
A
FLOCK of sheep blocked traffe-choked Piccadilly, London. They were on a lorry which broke down just where the rond was already narrowed by road repairs. Police were called to disentangle the traffle.
Then another lorry towed the stranded sheep clear.'
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REMEN called from Tiverton, Devon, to a blazing Farmhouse at Le Silver, four miles from the town, did not know where Little Silver was. So they went to Mickleigh, suent nearly 10 minutes making Inquiries there, and finally reached Itin Silver after a nino-mile drive. The farmhousa was destroyed.
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My answer on this subject is that the English are the cloverest people in the world at getting out of difficulties which they are the stupidest people in the world to got into,
THE SCOTS
TO BE Scotsman is never- ending source of interest.
I like to think that many
English who fled north in
ment. That is putting too fine a point on it."
three months' holiday): "My OCTOBER 7. 1930 (after health has greatly benefited by my rest, and I look forward to playing my part with renewed vigour,"
(London Express Service),
TOMORROW
Scots are descended from the Some People.
On stage today—the singer with the built-in wriggle
G.I. Elvis (The) Presley
WHAT is your full-
name?
Elvis Aron Presley,
WHERE were you born?
Tupelo, Mississippi.
HOW old are you? Twenty-four.
WHAT would you estimate your personal fortune at?
Personal is right.
WHAT it about your style that sende" the teenagers?
Don't know.
WHERE did you get that hip wriggle from?
Can't help It,
IS it natural, or publicity
n's gimmlek?
We don't use publicity men's gimmick.
How did you develop your
singing styler
Can't help it.
CAN you read music?
No.
HAVE you ever had singing
lessons?
No, can't you tell?
CAN you really play a guitar,
or do you just strum?
I know a listin about a gullar.
HOW and where were you first spotted?
A DISCO called Memphis recording service, by accident.
HOW many people do you personally employ? About 12 or 15.
HOW much do you owe your success to your publicity man?
My manager did a great job in guiding me.
WHAT jobs did you have before you become a singer?
Theatre usher-machine shop -truck driver.
HOW many fan letters do you' wet?
It's hard to tell. IL varies. IS your fan mall juse from young people or do older people" write as well?
moro from
Both; I guesa
Jounger people.
ARE you proud of the way you earn a living?
Are you? You have to be in order
make good.
tells all
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Private First Class in the 3rd U.S. Armoured Spearhead Division. Has earned much or HK$288,000 for one performance and it's difficult to count the golden (million seller) discs he's earned. Likes driving a 160-mph German
roadster.
March 24, 1060..
DOES the army give you time off for recording?
The army has nothing to do with my free time, only duty
How long do your think hours. rock 'n' roll will last?
Do you sing and play for
had
special
I don't think any one in the your array chuma?. world knows. ›
No, we don't have time. DO you like Ufe. In the army? HAVE. you Army life in two years' ́ob...' privileges in the army?" ligation
Whai", do 'you, MEAN? · If I WHEN
you belog wanted" spesial- privilegon I. released?
would be in special service.
DOES the army still allow you to have bodyguards with you?
I reprut, Lie srmy has nothing to do with my private life.
HAS life in the army taught you anything?
About certain things!
HOW many uniforma have
you got?
Six or seven,
Do you press your own uniforms?'
No-and neither does anyone else in the army. They have
laundries, you know,
DO you and it easier to date cirle than the other GI's?
no
A
obviously
supplied with money.
well
over-
"I think nothing but confidence that they had found
-London Express. Service),
A diet expert warns
'Hidden' fats danger
in meat, eggs, fish
THE link between over-eating and a heart attack is not yet clear enough for doctors to recommend Britons to change their food habits, says Dr George Wadsworth, a London diet expert, writing in the current issue of Medical World.
"So matty discoveries In deßlelenses J21 their diet by single vitamins to a dietary relation ta this subject are too mihy chemists' prepara- mixture can upset the normal being made." he- con- tluns, Far better change requirements and Usc of tinues, **143 there is every your food habits, he says. other nutrients in the body." hope that soon the whole
now
story may become "elear."
Inadequate?
Meanwhile, he suggests, "Many people seem
doctors should advise patents belleve that problems
nic,
ip
of
Excessively overweight peo- Dr Wadsworth recom- mends, will And that if they can lose weight, their need
will decrease. - Ho should imagine helpings, then proportion of
simply to avoid overweight, inadequate nutrition дте for food
avoid too many animal futs. simply overcome by adding a suggests they
实
The other guys havo “trouble. That's a silly questions-
Do you smoke?
No.
Do you drink?
No.
HAS your army
affected your career?
servico
You probably know as maakt about list dế Ẫ ĐỌC
IN view of the number of Imitators which you now have, de you intend to change your style?
When people imitate you l'ş a compilment.
DO you have more giri, fana thats boys?
Don't know.
WHAT is the first thing you notice about a. girl7.
If sho's female or not, DO you intend to get married?
Some day.
DO you preter blondes, brunettes, or redheads?
Female.
WHAT do you like most? Living!
WHAT do you hate mort? ~Haźd`itects?
take more exercise. And fats, little of this or that nutrient. their normal
often "hidden" especially
he warns, are
as part of meat, eggs, or fish. vitamins.
In the caso
of
cat only ✡
1 them.
that
addition of
Dr Wadswortli also warns "It is known, however,.
against trying to cure indiscriminate
people
THE MILLIONS FOR ROCKETS,CH.
-(London Exprata Service).
THE MOON AND SIXPENCE
WHAT sort of music do you
Ulke?"
World Refugee Year” was launched this month,
---(London: Express Servicejā -
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