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While many battalions of the London Regt. welcome. this closer connection with regiments of the Regular Army, it is not so con- genial, I believe, to the crack Ter- ritorial regiments I have mention- cd.
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London, May 29.
I
CARDINAL AND CHIEF RABBI Important Dr. Schuschnigg. in his difficul- change is likely to be made in the ties is. I believe. once more in organisation of London Territorial touch with the Archduke Otto. A infantry units, writes a correspon- restoration would at any rate rally dent
the more devout Catholic Helm- wehrmen to the Government.
This is the abolition of the Long don Regiment and the affiliation of its various battalions to those regiments of the Regular Army of which they have hitherto in off- cial pariance-formed part of the corps.
At present the Artists Rides are the 28th London Regiment If the reorganisation schème is carried through the "Artists" will become une of the Rifle Brigade batta- tions, and will appear as such in the Army List.
In the same way the London 14th London the Scottish, now Regt.will be one of the battalions
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Cardinal Innitzer, the Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, maintains close relations with Steenockerzeel and would favour a restoration at a convenient moment,
It would, however, be opposed by Prince Starhemberg. whose rela- tions with the former Imperial court are bad at the moment.
My recent note on the Jewish support of the governing powers in Austria as against the Nazis can be amplified Dr Schuschnigg has many Jewish friends. including the best-selling Franz Werfel, novelist.
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Cardinal Innitzer is a great per- sonal friend of Dr. Bach, the Chief
The London Irish Rifles-an- Rabbi of Vienna; and Prince Star-
the hemberg's most Important 35 other famous battalion of
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DR. NORWOOD'S
ADVENTURES OF A SCULPTOR
London, May 16.
Sir John Lavery's first engage- ment on his return from America will be on Monday, when he will open the first sculpture exhibition in London of a young member of a talented family.
The
exhibitor, is Mr. Lionel Leslie, brother of Mr, Shane Lesile. cousin of Mr. Winston Churchill and of Mrs. Clare Sheridan, also a sculptor.
62 191 191
FAREWELL SERMON
Londen, May 18.
Mr. Duff Cooper evidently anti- cipates that his project will cause a flutter in these martial dove- cotes. When he spoke last week at the London Division dinner, he made no reference to it.
The London Regt. was the crea- tion of Lord Haldane, the father During of the Territorial Army.
the war it was found difficult to provide it with the necessary rein forcements.
This lesson is the reason for the anticipated reorganisation,
RATIONING QUESTIONS
Only eight M.P.s would be affect-
The marble bas-relief by Lady as Lady Kennet-belter known Hilton Young-is a special favou- tite of Queen Mary.
Queen Mary's own flag was a re- It is cent gift from her Majesty. the only flag on board which is to be shown-not flown.
THE BEECHAM LİNE
The new vessel, in which Isolde made her second voyage at Covent Garden last night. is, I believe. the work of Sir Thomas Beecham.
His versatile genlus has obvious-
ly been hampered by having to use the hull of the old vessel.
In consequence he has not been
if the Prime Minister agreed, to able to give Isolde any better ac- adopt the plan for rattening ques-commodation
tions which Capt. Gunston will "cabin" is süll on the main-and only-deck. The Queen's privacy put forward to-day,
curtain la secured by the same to see Gunston wants Capt.
which has always shielded her M.PS limited to six questions a week So Kar this session Mr. from the crew on the fo'c'sie. Harry Day has more than doubled the proposed allowance.
The limit is also exceeded most weeks by Mr. Thurtle, Mr. Mander, Mr. Shinwell, Mr. Will Thorne,
On the other hand, Sir Thomas has increased the ship's speed. A large sall now spreads itself to the favouring breeze. I was amused to notice that no ripple of the
Mr. Garro-Jones and Mr. Galla-" wind which fills this, throughout
cher. Mr. H. Willams is the the act reaches the deck. only Government
curtailed.
The curtain of Isolde's quarters
of having his questions hung in a dead calm.
50 PER CENT. CUT?
Sir Hubert Murray, the Gover-
As the pressure on Parliamen-nor of Papua, who has just come tary time has become more severe home" on leave, has held his post and M.Ps have shown increasing for a longer period than any other interest in affairs, their right to Governor in the British Empire. ask questions has had to be re- stricted.
He was appointed in 1908.
"The Papuan Governorship is not over well paid. 8x Hubert, who
At the beginning of the century they could have as many ques-is the elder brother of Prot, G- tions as they liked on the paper.
bert Murray, receives £1.800.
Economy has, however, been the The number has been successively reduced to eight, four and three keynote of his administration. His nephew. Mr. H. L. Murray, com- per member per day.
the posts of Government As questions are asked on four bines
Dr. F. W. Norwood 'preached his days a week, the present allow- Secretary, ADC. and Master of ance amounts to 12 a week, and the Governor's small yacht. With- farewell sermon to a crowded con- gregation at the City Temple, Lon-Capt Gunston therefore proposes out this he could not visit the thin strip of civilised coast which yesterday, His departure a 50 p.c. cut,
While it is true that on a num- surrounds the island. Mr. Mur- from the City Temple coincided yesterday with the sixty-second ber of days more questions thanray's predecessor was Sir Hubert anniversary of the opening of the can be answered in the hour ap-Murray's son-in-law.
don,
pear, on the paper, the majority
of Members would prefer a reform of the present method of dividing
HOMME ROTI AU SAGOT
church for public worship and the 296th anniversary of the founda-
SE Hubert Murray is the lead- tion of the church Itself. He was appointed its minister in 1919. He questions lato "oral" and "non-ing authority on cannibalism in Papua. The custom is on the de- Mr. Leslie has had an adventur- leaves to work under the National oral."
mis Too many requests for statis-cline, but as a great part of the ous career.
Free Church Council in a During the war, while only 18, sionary campaign throughout the tical and routine information are territory is still unexplored, the
masses of put as oral questions. he ran away from his home in Ire- country preaching to land and tried to join the Army. After the war he was admitted and served for five years in India and Burma.
He used to spend his leave ex- ploring, on foot, in paris of China where no European had been. Leaving the Army, he joined the first Watkins expedition to Labra-
dor.
He took up sculpture only five years ago. Many of his models are wild animals, which he had the opportunity to study in the Bur mese jungle."
MRS. MOLLISON THE GUEST OF WOMEN M.P.s
people.
"
STARKEMBERG SITTING
influence of the Government can be only slowly extended,
The Papuan cannibal likes his "How on earth it ever happered
PRETTY
victim roasted with sago-though that all my life I have been speak-
Austrian observers believe that some humanitarian (If that is the ing to vast crowds of people is a mystery to me," he said during his the Nazi attack on Prince Star- cannibalistic opposite of vegeta- sermon. "I do not like crowds. I hemberg's castle at Wachsenberg rian) gourmets cling to boiling.
It is a point of cannibal eti- do not want crowds. I am always will strengthen the Prince's hands. outraged by crowds. The longer I It demonstrates, they say, Dr.quette. Sir Hupert Murray main- Echuschnigg's difficulty, to which tains that you do not eat your I drew attention recently-his in-own victim. So presumably the ability to keep the Nazis in check successful warrior who cannot en-i without the full co-operation of gineer a "swop" goes without his
Prince Starhemberg himself is emulating Bret Fox and "lyin' low and sayin' nuñin'"
live the more religion seems to me, to be a thing almost too holy for public speech If my ute works out as I see it I shall finish in a cottage with half an acre and a the Heimwehr. cow."
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SECTARIAN STAMPS Should a reader receive a letter which Mrs. Mollison is president.
MOSES, G.O.C I understand, however, that bearing the stamp recently illus and the British Federation
The legal battle waged by the Business and Professional Women. when Dr. Schuschnigg reprimand-trated, he or she can be pretty that it comes from a Misa Caroline Haslett, hon. secre- ed Baron Baar-Barenfels and Dr. certain tary of the Women's Engineering Draxler, his Heimwehr Ministers. Dutch Roman Catholic.
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Mrs. Mollison at the entrance of coming Prince Starhemberg on his mon with other Continental coun- annoyed that the leading Protes- the removal of the Colours of the return from Rome, the Chancellor tries, issues stamps with a sur tant flustrated in the series is 24th Foot, as they were formerly Cathedral, has excited the interest
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Monsignor Schaepman is thereof many ex-Service men,
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Associated Lloyd George, Mrs Tate, Misa members of the Cabinet who urged zeries just issued, shows Monsignor Stout Lutherans wishing to frank
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