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During the yes just ended the affairs of Mr. Horatio Bottomley have occupied so much space in Truth that an apology seems al most necessary for beginning the New Year with the same topic. But Mr. Bottomley is always in the daily papers. He was the subject of a surprising press an- nouncement last week, and after all that has been said about him here it is difficult to refrain from allusion to what bas now bappen- ed to him.

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ance? I do not know that it began in the last week of July and much matters; but if anybody continued vigorously till the firml really wants to know, there are week of September. The next step, one or two points that must be the delivery of a statement of borne in mind. In the first place. claim-bas not yet been accomp Mr. Bottomley, the late editor of lished. The Truth actions, there- important person than Mr. Bot claim upon Mr. Bottomley's John Buil, is considerably less foer,cannot be making any serious tomley the editor. This applies attention. among other things, to his politi- other proceedings, now pending tha cal position-even to bis position at the Old Bailey, they will be sil as chairman of a Parliamentary over in two or three weeks, yo Group, The Sunday journals Mr. Bottomley will soon be free. which are introduced to us as im- of that affair. For these reasons. perstive claimants on his whole I cannos regard the alleged attention may be very worthy grounds for severing bis connec publications at the price, but they tion with John Bull as convine- are modest figures in a big crowd.ing. I think the public may Their public influence is worth guess, without being far wrong, about as much as their debentures that it was considered desirable the value of which was carefully for the safety of the ship that I forget exactly when Mr: analysed the other day in the Mr. Bottomley should go over- Bottomley started John Bull:nancial columns af Truth. No board, that inducements were but their two names have been one who understands these things offered to make the sacrifice ac- linked together as household words for a good many years. Last give up the editorship of a paper being one of them. One can only can suppose that a man would captable to bira, little camouflage week they appeared together for like John Bull in order to devote hope that he will not, like Jonah, the Isat time. The dawn of 1922 his attention to the six-months- find a whale waiting for him. reveals a Bali without a Bottom-old Sunday Illustrated. As to ley and a Bottomley without a Mr. Bottomley's personal affairs, dificult to believe? The Bonä Is this view of the situation. Ball. One can only hope, as at I suppose this means Bond Clubs, Clubs were a little smelly from the end of a divorce case, that War Stock Combinations, and the first. The odour was noticed the happy pair may live happily matters of that kind. It is essy in Carteret Street at an berly ever after. The wording of the to understand that during the date. Under the stirring-up they decree is rather interesting last twelve months they have bave received during the last few Odhams Press, Limited, we are given Mr. Bottomley some worry; months all nostrils have become told, "have entered into arrange indeed, he has himself descrited aware of the unpleasantness. On ments with Mr. Bottomley ander it as torture. But they are all two public occasions Mr. Justice Business being business, one can you should try to live up to your which he ceases to edit. This now in the hands of receivers, Sargant bas spoken very severely

recently,

depreciating. boast yourself a "Peany Truth," suggests that the proceedings and Mr. Justice Sargant has or were instituted by Odhams Press. dered inquiries into all of them, did not exactly improve matters will benefit by the purgative that from the change in the editorship

on the subject. Sir Chartres Biron Bot blame them.

ideal, even at twopence. Mavý As for John Bull, I trust he other morals might be drawn It is added, however, that Mr.which will save Mr. Bottomley The Lord Chancellor failed when Bottomley finds it necessary to further trouble, except, possibly, applied to for deodorants. This Pilley has my best wishes. I feel drawing them has not quite

bas been administered. devote his whole attention to his an occasional attendance for the sort of perfume hanging about a

Mrof John Bull, but the time for personal and political affairs and purpose of clearing up any little newspaper office can hardly make Clabs. If he is wise, he will also to the conduct of his two Sunday point which may be obscure, for the popularity of its produc shun Parliamentary Groups and

sure he will keep clear of Bond come yet journals." This rather suggests There is also, of course, an action tions. It is not, surprising that that the initiative came from Mr. or series of actions, for lib-1 the proprietors should desire preaching on Sundays. It is also INTER-VARSITY EISTEDDFOD, Bottomley, desirous of recovering against Truth These, however, to get the scent of Bond better for an editor to avoid feature of the St. Da bis liberty. Which is the peti- have been more distinguished by Clubs out of the premises. They bringing libelarjions against his

Day tioner, and which is the respon-energy, in tesuing writs than in might reasonably consider that contemporaries. If cannot hold College of North Wales will be. iversity dent? Or was it a

collusive subsequently prosecuting the pro- Mr, Bottomley o value as a trade your own with your own pen, Welsh Inter-Varsity Rateddie proceeding a divorce a conten-ceedings. The former process asset, of which we heard in court. You had better drop it. If you the first of its kind in Wales,

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