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M. Briand And "Schloss Stresemann": Rupert Brooke's Sonnet For Museum:" "General Vaugoin's Own": Mr. Her- riot Turns Author: Lowestoft Porce lain For Sale: Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson:
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London, Nov. 1. CAPT. HARRÝ GRAHAM-
tives won 154 seats. Labour lost 40, and the Liberals lost 119:
The controversy occasioned the It is just as it should be that a
Arst serious Socialist attacks on lyric writer par excellence such as
Mn MacDonald's Premiership. A the late
Adrian Ross should be section of the party never forgave succeeded on the board of the Per-him for the Foreign Office ad- forming Right Society by such mission of a bellef in the authen- deft exponent of the art as Capt. tacity of the letter Harry Graham
Capt, Graham does not lead the dual existence of Ross, who was Also, in his real name of Ropes, a Cambridge don."
But he combines such activities Ruthless A.S the making of Rhymes" and musical comedy libretti with a trusteeship of the
British Museum.
LORD LLOYD AND HOME AFFAIRS
In the past Lord Lloyd's poll tical interests have seemed to lie exclusively in an Indian or Im- perial direction.
THE "UNKNOWN GENERAL"
RIOTING IN MADRID
Election Results Still Uncertain
Madrid, Nov. 22.- Berious rioting broke dhit yester- day in the main streets of Madrid, where Communists clashed with 200 shock police. One Communist was killed and, several injured.
Confusion still axista sa regardi the election results. The latest estimate gives the state of the chief Parties as folows:
Right 100 seata
Radicals 58 seats, Monarchists 20 seats. Socialists 21 seats.-Reuter.
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
TO-DAY (NOVEMBR 23) (X Moon, 8th Day) Anniversaries and Holidays. A correspondent in Vienna sends Accession, Queen of the Nether- me the story of the first christen-lands, 1290. Slight Snow. (Hsiao- ing of an Austrian regiment since hsieh). the war. The regiment was the
Lammert's Sale
Auctions-Sale of Leasehold 5th Infantry, which has now been Properties, China Anction Rooms, given the title of "General Yau-3 pm, and 3.30 p.m. respectively; Goods. of Silk goin's Own."
General Vaugoin is the Brat etc., 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon, civilian in Central Europe to have 10.30 am, been given the rank of General, and the first man in post-war Austria to have his name given to an Austrian regiment. ...
The Austrian Nazis have invent- ed a new riddle to ridicule the civilian "General"
·But on Nov. 21, when he will be entertained at dinner at the Savoy
What country, they ask, haa by the Engush Review Luncheon
most honoured, ita, unknown Club, he will speak on home topics: soldier? The answer jy is Austria, Indeed, I should not be at all sur-because- has made him inte a prised II in future he tends to concentrate on national affairs.
Lord Carson, greatest of Tory veterans will be in the chair at the dinner, and following the club's usual procedure, he will be the only other speaker besides Lord Lloyd.
A RUPERT BROOXE KELIC Among the recent acquisitions displayed just now in the British
is the most Museum
famous. of Rupert Brooke's sonnets, The Saidler. It begins:
"If I should die, think only this
of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field.
General"
SIR HERBERT SAMUEL · Bir Herbert-Samuel, à trained student of economics and stails- tics, should have brought back some interesting conclusions from the North-American Continent. He arrived at Liverpool yesterday from Canada, where he has been lecturing.
He also spent some time in the United States, was received by the President, and was made frea of the Washington Departments. Sir Herbert must have beez peculiar ly interested in the degree of pro- gress achieved by President Roose- velt's recovery drive.
That is for ever England.”
In many respects it bears The sonnet, which is in Rupert Brooke's small printed handwriting strong resemblance to the Liberal throughout, is on a small single green and yellow books policy sheet of notepaper. The label which Sir Herbert and his friends states that it has been presented were so anxious to try out
Britain. by "Ed. "Marsh, C.M.G/
The lines, it may be remember- ed, are those engraven below Ru- pert Brooke's portrait in Rugby School Chapel,
CAUTION
on
I heard from America recently that Sir Herbert might write some resume of his impressions after his return to this country. "SCHLOSS STRESEMANN**
I doubt whether he will al- The sudden departure of Ger-low himself to be interviewed." maty zrom the League has re- He is a cautious person who vived many stories of the great likes to give the fullest considera; days when M. Briand and Hertion to all possible results of any Stresemann seemed to have bride public statements he may make.
over the outstanding dif aculties between France and Ger- many.
ed
On one occasion M. Briand en- tertained Herr Stresemann io lun- cheon, and the piece de resistance i
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·M, HERRIOT-AUTHOR M. Herriot, a friend on the Riviera tells me, is engaged on a literary task.
Meetings.-Theosophical Society, 6. p.m. Philatelists meet at South China Morning Post Boardroom, 5,30 p.m.
Miscellaneous. While Drive, Civil Service Cricket Club, 8:45 p.m...
Theatres.
King's: "King of The Ritz" Queen's: "From Hell to Heaven" Central: “Don't Bet On Love" Oriental: "Cavalcade" World: "Valo Promise" - Majestic: Loved You":
Wednesday' Star: "Wedding Rehearsal"
Principal Mails Inward from America and Europe via Siberia by Pres. Coo- lidge.
Sports. Billiards. Steel, Coulson Lea- gue, Royal Artillery v. Royal_En- Palace incers; St. Patrick's v. Club; C. and P. O's. Club. v. Gar rison Sergeants.
Hockey Central British v. Kow- loon Indians.
Racing Entries close for Four- teenth Extra Race Meeting, noon. Sunrise. 6.41. a.m. Sunset. 5.38 p.m.
Tides. High at 0.13 and 15.48; Low at 8.20 and 18.00.
amateur pilots, and his many" friends will be delighted that he was uninjured.
"As chairman of the de Havil land Aircraft Co., he has probably done as much practical work as anybody to popularise the light aeroplane. As long ago as 1928
he set up a world's speed record for tow-seater machines in this category. Hla passenger on
that occasion was his wife, who is an enthusiastic airwoman.
Mr. Butler, who has often Gown He is spending his convales-in the race for the King's Cup
of the feast was a luscious chate- cence after his recent Illness at and in other competitions, was a aubriand. A German attache no- the Hospital Renee-Sabran, in the keen yachtsman before he took up flying, and gained a master's cen. ticed the name of the dish and Giens Peninsula.
He has brought with him a con-
fidcate. revelled in its excellence.
Some time later Herz Strese-siderable selection of documents COMBINING THREE-INTEREST: mann entertained M. Briand to relating to the modern political Both Mr. Butler and his wife winter sports enthusiasis, lunch, and the menu was printed history of Turkey, Russia, and are in German. The assiduous
Bulgaria. In a few months' time, Mrs. Butler being one of the finest at-
woman ski-ers Britain possĘKNES. tache wrote the bill of fare with he hopes to produce a book on
As an amateur photographer, his own hand, When it came to the subject. the main dish, M. Briand was in- "THE PETVATE SECRETARY” .....] too, Mr. Butler is more than us- vited to eat Schloss Stresemann. Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson; whobally skilful. He combined his TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARY has just entered his 84th year, love of mountains; flying and used to be known as "The Pri: photography a year or so ago," by The famous Red Letter that vate Secretary." because of his taking a series of magnificent helped largely to bring about the service in that capacity to a long aerial views of the Swiss Alps overwhelming defeat of the first line of statesmen, including the Labour Government, at the polls was published on October 25, 1924, Duke of Devonshire, Bir Henry four days before the General Elec- Hardinge.
Campbell-Bannerman, and Lord
Bir Samuel Hoare, I séé, is sendi ing from Bidestrand Hail, Crom- In India, when Lord Hardinger, his fine collection of Lowestoft was Viceroy, he had two probably procelain for public sale: Formed by his father, this array contains unique experiences,
the unique mug, “A Trife from Holt, and the unrecorded Teasel Tablet. Inscribed John Taesel. Born September 22, 1787
The armorial section includes a
tion.
It purported to be signed by M. Zinoview, as President of the Third International, and was addressed to the representative of the latter in this country, and referred to a Soviet plot to plunge this country into civil war. 17.
In 1912, when the Viceroy was wounded in an attempt on his life. Sir Guy had to deputise for him at a Durbar."
The second experience was not
SIR SAMUEL HOARE'S ZENTPORCELAIN SU
and motto of that ferce 18th cen- tury trading association, The Anti Gallican Society
Bome of the Socialist leaders, said the letter was a fake, but less trying, though less spectacu-Chien Lung bowl, with the armz our Foreign Office, belleved it to def. He had to make a long fin be genuine (Mr. MacDonald at the ancial statement to the Viceroy's time was Foreign Secretary as Council on a day of abnormal well as Prime Minister), and sent heat, when, he says; every member a note of protest to M. Rakovsky, of the assembly went to sleep the Soviet Charge d'Affaires in and myself actually fell asleep London.
Warm in the course of my delivery." This led to lively recriminations. Rakovsky called the document clumsy forgery.".
At the election the
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