THE CHINA MAIL,
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1960.
His informality has won by him respect
By Richard Berry
The Right Honourable Malcolm John MacDonald, British High Commissioner in India, has danced at a pagan feast in deepest Borneo, rubbed noses with Maoris, and walked upside down on his hands to entertain the King of Siam.
of
as the he has served as: Parliamentary "When in Rome, do Romans do," he says. "That's Under Secretary, Dominions my philosophy. I try to con- Office: Colonial Minister (twice); Dominions Minister: Health form to what is appropriate."
There is no record of Me Minister; High Commissioner in
visited a Canada; Governor-General Mudbonald huving nudist colony. But he has At Malaya and British Borneo; fot with Commissioner - General himself be photographed naked native girls and he once South-East Asia; High Commis-
ski club oner in India. opened a new water by taking oil his trousers in The assembled front dignitaries and plunging into the water.
remains un- Mr MacDonald abashed. In Malaya, in 1952, he was criticised for appearing at an evening function in his shirt sleeves. He hit back by calling
for brak with the tyranny of the dinner jacket."
he wiken! In 1953. receiving the freeduin of Singa
und said: "I
do
Was
RETIRING
this ALDonald is 10 retire utumn when his five-year term Delhi comes to an end, but few people can believe that it will be the end of the career of his dynamie diplomat who rates un of Britain's greatest assets in the Far East,
Commonwealth affairs have Mr MacDonald's chief interest since ha student days,
as
been
got when, as a member of a univer-
puts, he stood on the City Hall schurente honour, As you are aware, 1 do not really knew how to behave pro- perly.
"Sometimes
sily debating team, he toured Canade, Australia Zealand.
The son of
and New
Ramsay Mac- of the Lounders my Donald, one I take off dinner jacket when I should pad the first Prime Minister of 1 put the Socialist Party, he grew up tie in my pocket when a in a nest of politicians and was gentleman would have it round only 22 when he first stood un
Occasionally, I wear successfully for Parliament.
keep
my
it 01.
his neck.
Often
a Hawaiian shirt when I should wear a bush shirt.
"And its well known that some of my friends do not wear shirts at all. They do not even
wear trousers."
ம
Mr Malcolm MacDonald
of
Donald studied the works Rudyard Kipling to find out more about the country. He explained: "I know little more about the country than I read in the newspapers."
Again, he Btted in easily with the Indian way of life. Unlike other diplomats he stays in Delhi through the summer heat and Premier Nehru is frequently his but quest. He lives simply.
surrounded with exotic things fade and porcelain from China,
from
П
THE
BY THE
WAY
Beachcomber
HE hot breath of the Social. Survey is on every neck
in England. On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture they are making an Inquiry.
AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER by EM.H.
A touch of Hongkong
in Sydney harbour
Sydney (By Airmail).
A sentence from their leaflet The new Television Bill which was rushed through the House of Represen
tatives recently has been criticised for placing Australian Television
runs this: "It is just as im- us to get a reply portant for from people who do not keep pigs and poultry as from those who do" (their italics). That should cover everybody, as the angry woman said when she a tea leaves at a posse of bailiffs gathered in the yard. fun the postmen will have delivering ribald replies trom all the people who do not keep pigs and poultry.
What
In passing
This
in a straitjacket despite the fact that it received quite a vigorous protest from a group of Government backbenchers.
b. contains
some presentation,
and of informed modate 15 to 30 people, and can
sicey six people. unusual and extraordinary fea- and responsible comment."
tures among them being the that В programme provision owned by one television com-
it required. be The south-west demanded by another company pany can provided it is not in the sime
of corner
The Interior of the junks are co televi- beautiful. Shown sion, they are very modern with beautiful wood work and
New South Wales had its carving and www tastefully heaviest May snowfall furnished. Two are in Sydney for 25 years at the week- at present, the 35 feet model has a 70 hp. molar and will cost end.
around £8,500 and the 30 feet
they will be very
In eight hours on Saturday model will sell at £5,500, and it
area. Any television company can go to the Control Beard. it permission is refused, and ask the Board to compel the other
is expected more than six inches of snow television company to make the
Critics fell on a 50 mile front from popular. programme available at a fair
Victorian and reasonable price.
all the rights border and snow broke many point out that this clause is in Nimmitabel to
it power and telephone lines as far direct negation
Bombala where of private ownership and
as
the
#
thirty A Sydney pathologist re- cently urged the State government to order searching survey into the effects of alcohol on New South Wales motorists.
motorists were stranded in be- feet of snow was still lying at low freezing temperatures. Two
Kosciusko
and attracted about 500 skiers at the weekend.
dry
colourful batik work Malaya. and temple carvings trom India.
Collecting things is one of his chief hobbies. He hòs a magnificent library, said to in- clude one of the best collections of books on Asia in the world; a fabulous display of Chinese
MEMORANDUM from procelain and pottery and valuable picture gallery.
A Charlie Suet suggests that, Ornithology is another hobby as speed limils are not enforced, of his. He has written a book it. would make a favourable
the birds Canada as High Commis- about
of Asia. At impression on the non-motoring 6.30 in the morning he often public if a twenty-mile-an-hour sioner.
Overstas, MacDonald enjoyed wanders the lawns and shrubs limit were announced. No driver immense popularity which of his three-acre garden, armed would take any notice of it, but rarely used except in the 752 in with binoculars and notebook. it would look as it the authori- of an emergency such as war or experienced had never
attitude is From the He has recorded over 120 difties were acting rigorously at a threat to national security British politics.
in or last.
If
the phrase "non- The Government's was his friendly Ferent species of birds beginning, it
and obvious sin near his Delhi garden.
motoring public" is met with that it will prevent the corner- are his Sk!-ing and writing him which
the
the usual comment, "Everyone ing of the market by any tele
slation in informality
spell has been other interests. He wrote
is a motorist today," may I vision crity
After five successful years in book about Canada when he was point out that the pedestrian is television films. Country D- deepest respect.
plicants have made it clear that broken in Sydney with a very returnca High Comunissioner there and
not extinct--yet?
they 'would prefer to use local heavy downpour Canada, MacDonald
Canadian when he worked in Borneo he
live Australian films and talent and light rain has again fallen to England with a
wrote a book about the former ta widow with: two
because they feel the country this week, though the tempera- wife
people need & different type of ure is still about six degrees below normal and winter does children) and expected to settle Dyak headhunters.
Welsh land-programme to the city people.
not officially start until June 1. down in private life possi
offering There is therefore no justifica- special terms to anybody named tion to think that any attempt Jones may have bitten off more would be made than they can chew, as the man station to comer the market:
station buffet ban. It is sald that 1,798 people in Lien- said when he dislocated his jaw
bwith are changing their names by deed-poll.
anacuralist.
Won
realised how far. Mr. Attlee
What will
盟
Malcolm Mac-
They may rue the day.
ladies who
Donald do next? His future is E group of He had nol
uncertain. But, at 58, he is much too valuable and energetic diplomat to be allowed to settle down to private life. He be found another job
of
the
should
would recognise his talents a a diplomat.
Against strong protests frota the left-wing of the Labour
always been far more appre him for his "desertion” in 1931, ciated than at home.-Central Party, who had never forgiven abroad where his talents have
appolated Press. MacDonald WOS Governor-General Malayan Union and Singapore
The Union never came into Malcolin MacDonald reached Westminster at the third at- being, but MacDonald remained Governor- tempt, when he was still in his for three years as twenties and bad already servei General of Malaya and British Commissioner- served as for two years as a member of Boraco. And from 1948 to 1955 the London County Council, he
years he was General in South-East Asia, his After two more Parliamentary Uncer-Secretary term of office being extended
for the Dominions four times. State Oille.
Malcolm MacDouaid's sar- torial shocks and general in formality have won him the
Though it took the strength of storn disapproval of stuffed-
At that time, in 1931, he was General Templer to deal with shirted Europeans. They have
of one of his biggest headaches- also won him the warm affec- fared with the choice
his (Socialist) the long-drawn-out Communist llon of Asians in all walks of maining with
in Malaya-MacDonald ilfe.
party or sanding by his father repli And MacDonald, the diplomat in rapport of a "national" Gov- has generally been a tremendous extraordinary,
father's success in the Far East. now holds a crnment. Against his unique record for continuous advice he made the second
Without any trace of racizi public service. He has not been choice decision which un- out of a Government job for a doubtedly had a very adverse prejudice and, with his sincere He effect on his political career. appreciation of Asians, he has single instant since 1931.
In 1935, however, he entered been able, more than any other has served under six different
Cabinet 45 Dominions Westerner, to gain the trust of Prime Ministers, through Na- the tional, Coalition, Socialist and Secretary and in 1940 he was national leaders the Far East, appointed Minister of Health including men who have spent Tory ministries.
During
of in the Churchill war Govern their lives fighting British rule. procession J
A year later he went Cabinets of all political shades, ment.
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London Express Service.
TARGET
words of
HOW many RORoar Letter
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the letters in each of
the small squares may be used pace only. Each word must con- talo the large letter in the centre square, and there mai be at least one nine-letter word in the st. No plurale: no foreign natives. words: no proper TODAY'S TARGET: 19 Words, good; 2B words, very good - 31 wardi, excellent Solution tomorrow.
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The
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Alcohol has become the killer of the road and has been the cause of 50% of the cause of Australia's roud deaths, A Moibourne Police surgeon said that alcohot he was convinced caused many road accidents in Victoria, he said often in an accident if the driver is sober, the perstrian is drunk.
The Orient has come
In the state of New South Sydney Harbour in the Wales the same sad state of shape of two splendid affairs exist despite the fact that in New South Wales there are looking junks which are fewer cars per hundred people lying in Rushculiers Bay than in other states, but they at the Cruising Yacht still provide the 50 per cent of Club.
Australia's road deaths?
Who would believe it?
In New South Wales, the Interviewed an television re- WHEN I read that "the con- sciousness of being well
cently, Mr Watt said this touch pathologist, who is a member of the Road Safety Coinell stressed harbour dressed gives a
of Hongkong in our man self-con- fidence," I remembered a cer-
would undoubtedly publicise and to the government the need for for tain business man who overdid
promote the sale of other compulsory blood tests The managing director of junks. He said they are very motorists charged with drunken this idea at his country place.
driving. He said any law pro- When he found a scarecrow in News Ltd. Mr K. R. Murdoch popular in the USA as a plca-
ready-said "We believe that the people sure cruiser and he hoped they viding for only voluntary tests his garden wearing a
would be useless, Voluntary would become here. hade suit, and shabby at that, fof New South Wales will wel-
tests had been. tried in New he sacked the head gardener,come a strong and completely
with met
little The main attractions, he said, York and and had the scarecrows independent new force in Sydney
It will be our are
The graph below pre- their safety, low cost of success." new sults. He journalism. measured maintained that the birds were privilege to work towards bring maintaining, comfort, and ease pared by the Melbourne Police kept away, not through fear: buting to this state. the highest of handling especially in rough Surgeon shows the effect of alco-
They can accom- hel on drinking drivers. through respect. A short-sighted qualities of news and features weather.
all for
dant went up to a scarecrow with a footing le bowler filled forward on its head, and
a neatly-rolled umbrella in its hand, and said "Didn't I meet you at the Cranstons'?" On another occasion, she mistook a fashionable beauty for a scare- crow, and congratulated her nephew on the idea of having female scarecrows.
Tra-la-la
THE mania for breaking silly THE
records is not as new as many people think, Long before the pre-war American pole- sitting craze, when I was, for a very brief period, the worst reporter ever scen in Fleet- Street, was
write sent to
was trying about a man who to play the piano for I forget how many hours, non-stop, His hands and arms were bandaged, I arrived he was and when already haggard and dizzy asked from want of sleep. I how they kept him awake, and they said, "We bang this in tray loudly." It also transpired that he did not care much for music, which was just as well. -London Express Service).
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This graph was prepared by a Melbourne, police surgeon to show the effect of alcohol on drinking drivers. It demonstrates the effect of .05 to 50 per cent of alcohol in the blood.
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