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THE MOST SUPERIOR PERSON
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1961.
PART SEVEN OF THE
BRILLIANT ACCOUNT OF
LORD CURZON'S LIFE
by LEONARD MOSLEY
'Think well before
IT is perhaps not
too
much to call the first three months in Curzon's life after his marriage a honeymoon in
every
sense of the word, po- litically, socially, dome- stically.
That was not to say that every- thin weni smoothly, event in his political affales. But the dif- iculties he encountered
were new and excillas. What did it matter if remetimes the weather got a little aough?
He was back in the Cabinet. That wao the main thing. Asquith ww cuti George was in.
Feared
you bring in
Churchill'
to rise
high In the politie firmament end if Lloyd George would not give him air-space he would find someone else to help lum put his star Into orbit.
Bul as a price for his entry into the Cabinet, Lloyd H
Curzon and friends had extracted a premise from Lloyd George that he would not in any circum stances offer Churchill a job.
His relations with the new Prime Minister were, for the moment, cordial in the extreme.
They would not have Winsion ni eny price," the Premter fold Riddell, "Had I insisted, the new Ministry would have been wrecked,"
11 was probably the circum- stances in which Winston Amid all his other difficulties-- Churchill entered Lloyd George's Cabinet in 1917 that made Curzon realise that the honeymoon was
hud
over.
The Prime Minister wanted Churchill In his ad-
ministration from the start, for
for the war was going badly- the ureblem of Churchill proyed on Lloyd George's mind.
Talent
he admired his brains, ability, "Here was a man," wrote Parlementory skill, and feared Lord Beaverbrook in Man and
to have there qualities pitied lower, "of extraordinary abili against him in Opposition. ties, of adroil debating strength, of originality and resourceful-
Churchill was his friend, but sets.. Churchill was also determined
TALKING
POINTS
To be loved, love.
-AUSONIUS
Forgetting-woman's first and greatest art.
-RICILARD ALDINGTON.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day bring forth.
-HORACE.
London Ezroke Service).
Cumminsr
"He rightly felt that he had special tulents to offer in the
crisis of world war. Instead he was extruded from the centre of action by men of lesser ability and initiative."
Churchill, although hated by the Torics and mistrusted by hatt the Liberals and all of the Socialists, would be the linchpin in a coalition. that might and could drive Lloyd George from the seat of power,
Secing the whole plature with the eye of a master of political tactics, Lloyd George was frightened.
sprech from Winston in
becret
session strongly attacking the Government's policy, the Palme Minister decided that the time had come to eet.
"Churchill could not be left out of the Government," wrote Beaverbrook. "He must be fenced in, and that forthwith. What evuld not be squashed must be squared, and what could not be squared must be aquached,"
Curzon, meanwhile, Ind heard the rumours of Churchill's im- pending triumph and he was
SATURDAY: TROUBLE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
THE WAR GABINET 1917,.
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Sir Word: Sir G Perley, MR Rogers; Mr. Hoxen, Front row Mr. A Hender. son, Loid Milner, Lard Cuszon; Mr. Benor Law; Mr. Lloyd George, Sir R Borden; Mr. Masiey: General Smuts.
In
he said: "Lloyd George's throne will shake."
Benar Law proved just as in- dignant as Aftken had feared ---- particularly because the Prime Minister had taken the decision For a time, at least, it seemed to tester. The Tory Pres9 without consulting him and thus
"That den- with
falt screamed with rege. h presented him
gertus and uncertain quality, Mr Accompli of the most irritating kind.
Winston Churchill, floating kidney in the body politic, is back ngain in Westminster,” wrote the Marning Post,
*Ils
WTLA pipe
lichted," Beaverbrook recalls. "It flashed through my mind: "This will put his pipe out. And it did."
Swallowed
+
But fortunately for Lloyd George, Bonar Law realised that there were only two alternatives before him-iò nccept the falt accompli or resign,
Unlice Curzon, he was never "He is a potential donger opposition. In the opinion of all the sort of man to use resignation of us, he will, as a member of as a threat unless he meant to relive carry it out. Nor was he anxious the Government, be an
to break up the Coalition. danger in our midst."
He made a wry face, but he swallowed the Churchili pill. But
A few days before Curzon had Banar Law in a written to determined effort to head off any tendency to compromise.
"Possibly there may be truth." he wrote, "In what we read in the papers cs to Government reconstruction, es, Addison in the War Cabinet Churchill at Air Board and so on. I just write to say that I hope none of these steps if contemplated will be done behind our backs.
* you lenew. some of us myself included, only joined LL. G. as on distinct understand- Ing that W. Ch, would not be a arember of the Government."
There were other Tory pro- tests. No one wanted Churchill -except Churchill and Lacyd George.
'Tell him'
It was in these clicumstances
furious. He had, in the past, that the Prime Minister tended to regard Churchill with called for Sir Max Aitken, as the faintly contemptuous patron- Beaverbrook then was.. age of an elder and superior sialesman towards o loud and apstart carcerist.
'Danger'
not hove This
"It was on 17th July (wrote
nir.
Curzen and his colleagues com- plained that they had been deceived and "jotkeyed."
But Curzon once more did not carry out his threat to resign, He raged against Lloyd George. "He has gone back on his solemn pledge," he wrote. Bul after one shrill cry of what Lloyd George afterwards called "insensate fury," be accepted
ethicsted man." the apotheosis,
of "This 11-
It would not be long before he
would be referring to Churchil by an even stronger term-"an evil genius.”
(London Express Service).
HONGKONG
MOVIELAND
BY DAVID LAN
NOTHING SEEMS TO
GET HER DOWN
The picture window on the top floor of a Kowloon skyscraper opened on the night lights of the harbour and Victoria Peak. From the other end of the modern living room, a stereo set filled the air with soft light classics.
Scarfe
Beaverbrool: later) that I was summoned to No. 10 Downingt- street. As I walked through Whitehall my unfailing measure of opinism prompted me to bo No, no, no, Curzon decided, he lieve that I would be offered at long seltee and several. least a place in the Government | chales with A glass-topped
camo With her mother, slic room she uses 28 an onice for would
loud dealing with war issues. My coffee table in between, fringed
her in company, the Miranda here in 1951. mouthed orator in the Cabinet. confidence was strengthened by the party-ready living roam of
and Standing five-foot-free Motion Picture Productions. And he sat down. to write the veiled sunshine and the Miranda Chung Ching, known letter to prevent it.
After some 50 films during tipping the Ecates at 97 lbs., she To Lloyd warmth, with dry exhilarating to followers of the Mandarin George he wrote:
her eight years in the movie first cspired to be an arust. Screen as 'Lille Wild Kitten."
discovered that "art field, sho
Her whirlwind succosa on the Only too well aware of his pledge to Curzon, the Premier
serein, however, changed her Her two poodles were can- and bushess just don't mix." held his hand until word reached
plenogs by their absence.
She has never been satistied course and brought her many a him that the moaled Asquith
Instead, there stood the Little with any of these alms although heelle year, which reached n was planning a comeback, with
Wild Kitten herself dressed in they went a long way towards climax when she noted in the aid of some generals whose
charcoal slacks, a dark-paltern- contributing her fame and for- less than ten films in 1930-cul had
health breake- Lloyd
minating in Grorgo feathers
od Eweater and ankle allppera tune, Instead, he asked Allen to lined with fur.
"It is for films of my k down. fled, and had made definite
Le chiet colleagues in the undertake approaches to Churchill,
"difficult and
that I went into production She was laid up for one and War On th," in which Killy opinion of some of whom it will tiresome" task: of telling Bonar She is a movie star, singer, myself," de explained curling a half years, during which she and Chialine, representing a This to Lloyd George was a lead to the disruption of the law that Churchill was coming arust and now, an independent up in the chair behind an ultra- kept herself busy with Chinc Stetively. danger simol s bright and es Government at an early date Into the Cabinet, as Minkier of producer,
modern executive desk a few painting. baleful as a ball of fire. When even if it does not lead as it may Munitions, and persuading him :
"excuse me's," feet away from a couch and an it was followed by an eloquent do to resignations now.
to accept it.
special Ivory coloured electric organ.
CONGO
"My dear Prime Minister, —
"When I was shown into the May I ngain sad for the last time Cabinet icom, Lloyd George was ask you to thick well before you gental and talkative. But he make the appointment (W. Ch.) did not say the words I expected which we have more than once him to epeak." discussed? It will be an appoint- ment intensely unpopular with
Your
BELGIUM
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Space!
A place
the
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popped
into
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to
M (*- tanese ripectively, learn versatile actress, who co-exist facefully by eliminat
caused trz mlatierstardiret Browd town in ก tough elect dificulties, chauffeur-driven Packard, sponks the Mandarin, Can- One day while on location at "As an actress with an eye on tonese and Shanghai dialects the Kalik airport, Hitty, in the smart Uniform of an air art rather than business, I guess and English,
EYE ON ART
I must be pretty bad at produc- After her prolonged illness, hostess, wis asked by a foreign tion," she admitted. "All I hope she realised that "human tourist, “Would you please direct for is just to make the ends beings cannot stay away from me to the sport cable omce?" meet for each picture."
human beings" and "one can't
Shooting of the third Miranda leave behind what ons jikes.” production, "The Legend of a That's why she has become
Ming Priestess," a costumed even more gregarious and has THE Hit picture the mystery was launched at Wader eagerly taken to, film werk Studios only last Wednesday.
Her first two productions again after her recovery.
WITH
Show Brothers will re-
She null paints, An abstimet loro in 1961 will be "All The Dragon and the Phoenix," and "The Heart of a masterpiece of hers, The Whirl the Beste black-and- taken, in Human Malden," in 1958 when pool of Love" a maelstrom of white comedy
warm colours spiralling froin a ShawScopi her firm was first set up..
si, Before then, she had atarred brown dick, fringe into a bright
The comly directed by Mr In three sims for the Tai Shan fiery centre-adoms her Bar-
a dash of exelto-Doo · Ching Stars Peter Chen Ho, Grage Ing Ning, Pat Ting This dynamic oll painting Kung, Fanni Pan, Margaret To lers symbolisca Chumn, and Paw Chang ChuDE. the Shaw Organisation, in that more
Mirorida's life, elinracter, order.
It will bekerwened on both that sides of theharbour for the
ment.
Film Co., three for Asla Film lour, adding Co., about 30 for the Hsin Wun Melon Picture Co, and ten for
30
The most muccessful of all the vitality and, in a nutshell, her fima in which she appeared was philosophy of litoa life
the Hain Hun production, "The inust be full of excitement, Chinese Nuweir season Pepach ΒΙοκάστη River," although artistle creation must musical in which sho seng about como first.
a doren songs, and which brako
all records by running over two months everywhere l'11 WRS. screated
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Kranda was born in 1933 in''.
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