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Prince's Memory,
1927.
As the Prince was being escort- ed over the premises he suddenly noticed an elderly man engaged in the kitchens. He know him.
On a previous visit to, Stepney the Prince had been to a hostel, the White House, and had there spoken to an old man who was then among the "down and outs."
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OFFICIAL NEWS. "LEAKAGE."
M.P.'S AND ENTERPRISE OF
THE PRESS. The Prince had a charming wel- come in Stepney when..ho visited
A literary gathering recently Questions arising out of the Bower Street to open the John
took as its subicct for debate publication of the report of the Bonn Hostel for East End boys. Here he was again, but this time "That all Dickens' best men were conduct of the Chester-le-Street A tiny child, two years old, was a cheerful, happy man, busy at bachelors, and sound support for Board of Guardians prior to their waiting at the entrance for him. work with a job in this new enter-the motion was led by Miss Peggy supersession were asked in the In her arms was an immense priso for the welfare of boys. Webling, the novelist, who called House of Commons in mail week. bunch of gorgeous tulips.
Mr. Lawson, by private notice, The Prince was as delighted as up a row of charming Dickons
bachelors, ranging from Mr. Pick anked the Minister of Health She was Phyllis Freedman, the the man.
The John Benn Hostel and the wich to Tom Pinch as evidence,
whether he was aware that al- grocer's daughter from the corner
1 daresay the motion was car-though the report of the Chester of the street. Her mother lifted Milner Hall are rearranged and her up as the Prince, with Captain improved premises once occupied ried with acclamation, (writes le-Street Board of Guardians was Lascelles, his equarry, crossed the by a section of Barnardo's Homes. Edith Shackleton, in the Sunday not available to members until this morning, what purported to be pavement. Her hazel eyes were Ninety boys can be accomodated Express).
You can always get people to extracts appeared in the news- filled with wonder and anxiety. in the hostel. It is a youth's hotel Could this be the Prince, this on an up-to-date scale comfort-fall in love with the idea of the papers on Tuesday morning; and young man. In the dark overcoat able dormitories, recreation rooms, invincible-hearted man. But it is whether the information was sup- swimming bath, gymnasium, read-not easy to explain this curious plied offcially to the newspapers.
bachelor worship.
and if so, whether it is now the and the bowler hat?
There is a tendency to idealise practice of his Department to is- the bachelor in cheaper fiction aue documents of this character bo newspapers before they arg than that of Dickens,
available to members of the House
For a moment she held tightlying rooms. to her offering.
The Prince's smile reasured her. Holding out the bouquet, she cried, "P'se, Prince."
The Prince accepted the flowers with rare grace.
"Thank you," he said, "they arc very beautiful."
The Hostel is named after the late Sir John Williams Benn, who was a great social worker for Eust London in his day, and the late Viscount Milner, who was a for- mer Chairman of Toynbee Hall.
Where would the American magazines, and, incidentally, the English short story writers, be
Mr. Chamberlain-The answor without those strong, silent bache- lors who are impervious, right up to the first part of the question is to the penultimate paragraph, to in the affirmative; the second part Louis Sanders wanted to see the all the deliberate allurements of in the negative, and the remainder Then he playfully pinched the little maiden's cheek and bent to-world, but joined the U.S. army their maiden neighbours, and then of the question therefore daca not wards her for a kiss. But Phyllis instead of the navy. He conceived suddenly propose to the icolish, arise. (Laughter.)
Mr. Lawson said as this infor- (anys the Daily Express) resented the idea of deserting, and re-lovely choras girl (with heart of The Undersigned have received the familiarity, and, baby-like, enlisting elsewhere for a change gold), who has (quite innocently)mation could only be in the keep- Instructions to sell by Fublic Auc-pushed the Frince's hand away and of scenery. Finally arrested at scandalised all the spinster cats in ing of the Ministry of Health or the Board of Guardians, were they hid her face in mother's shoulder. Port Andrews, Sanders is sold by
the neighbourhood?" He laughed merrily, tickled her army officials to have enlisted
to assume that it had been given chin, and passed on to the business and deserted 48 times in the past
Piles up Millions.
away by the Board of Guardians? in hand.
two years.
Where would they be without He also asked if Mr. Chamberlain the solitary, haggard-inced figure was aware that the only two news- papers which received the infor- who piles up millions in unap-mation in time to write a leading proachable loneliness until his article on it were the Morning Post contemporaries are already dan-and the Newcastle Journal, two gling their grandchildren, and Conservative papers; and whether then, accepts the maidenly pre-he did not consider taking steps posal of the little orphan girl he with the Board of Guardians? sent away to be educated eighteen. years before?
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M.P. WHO WANTS THEM TAXED OVER 25.
Colonel Day asked the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer in the House of Commong if he was aware that there
were approximately two million bachelors in Great Britain, and would he consider introducing legislation having as its object the Laxation of all bachelors over 25 years of age?
Mr. Churchill replied that tho hon. member would not expect him to anticipate his budget, state- ment.
Mr. Snowdon-Will the Rt. Hon. gentleman take into consideration the fact that the Income-tax sys- tem already differentiates very much against bachelors.
The Chancellor Yes, and it would seem that in the ovent of it being decided further to tax) bachelors certainly it would be for consideration whether, in the event of his having an accomplice in the malpractice, the burden should be shared. (Laughter.)
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Mr. Chamberlain-I think it is quite clear that the information Why should the bachelor be must have been in the possession thus idealised, while the spinster of other persons besides oflicials is still supposed to be a figure of of the Ministry of Health and fun? If you take your views of Guardians at Chester-le-Street. life from fiction you must suppose that all the best men are the last It had been set in print. I am
not suggesting anybody in parti
It (or never) married, yet life does cular has given it away. not bear but this theory at all.
is not open for any such deduction Specifically it
sound
as the hon. member suggested, enough. A dreaming schoolgirl,
With regard to the papers that of course, assumes that the "best" published the information, the hon. man is a fastidious being with his member is paying a tribute to heart set uncompromisingly on their enterprise. I cannot give high ideal of womanhood, and
any information as to how they that he will wait for this ideal obtained the document. until the sun grows co-oold and the stars grow-o-oold, or however the pier-and baritones of the period happen to put it.
In Hot Haste,
I
"Jealous of Their Rights."
The Speaker-I think perhaps
it would be in the interest of the House that I should say what has been said from this Chair "more but than once before now, that it is most desirable that these papera which are presented by command of Parliament should be in the hands of the Houso at least at the same time, as they appear in the Press. (Loud Labour cheers.)
She is right about the ideal, she and the baritones are all wrong about the waiting.
The trouble with most decent men and their ideals is that they will plant them in hot haste on any woman who happens to be about at the moment when the
I am saying that without any April 17. deal is becoming oppressive. knowledge of the methods by April 22. Crowds of decent men are not which these papers have been ob- April 22 suspicious, or cunning, or clever tained, there have been in times ..April 22.
ly analytical. That is why women gone by persona who have not who are not ideal, but may be silly realised their responsibility in ..April 20.little snobs
or slave drivers or this matter. The House of Com- lazy spendthrifts, have only to sit 'mons has always been jealous of May 1n front of them and fold their its own rights, and it is only pro- hands to be put into the ideal's per that I should reaffirm them. place right away.
(Labour cheers.) Any woman who has had a
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald thanked legion of men friends must have the Speaker for his statement, in- Kwongying
.Tues., Apr. 12, 4 pm. had trouble not to laugh or cry timating that he had intended put- Pres. Taft Tues., April 12, 4.30 p.m. when some of the idealising sorting a question to him on the par- Walshing....Thes., April 12, 6 p.m. proudly led up, as realisations of ticular point himself. Poosang.....Tues., Apr. 12, p.m. the dreams they had described to
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald asked Chungkong...Wed., Apr. 13, 1. p.a. her, girls who were clearly mean the Minister of Health whether he or greedy or unhealthy and al- did not consider it was his respon- Chenonceaux Wed., Apr. 13, 1.30 p.m.ready jeering securely at the finer sibility to find out how the leakage.
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There are, of course, accidental took place in order to prevent such
an occurrence in future. Pres. Jackson .... Wed., Apr. 13, bachelors, Miss Shackleton con- Mr. Neville Chamberlain-1
...3 p.m. tinues.
Most of us know or have don't see how I can find out unless Registration: 4:15 p.m. heard of one or two who are dead I ask the editors of the papers how 5.m. or in some other way lost to them, they got their information, and I (Duc San Francisco 10th May). but these are not numerous don't think they are likely to tell
..April 13, 5 p.m. enough to upset the general theory Thurs., April 14 that all the best men want to get
me. (Laughter.) Registration 9.46 a.m.
Mr. Hudson said, after the married and do while. It is Speaker's ruling on the duty re- Lettera .....10.30 a.m.
quito possible that some of thegarding the publication of com (Duo Thursday Island 24th April.)
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Minister in bis place in the House to pay a compliment to the enter- Fri., Apr. 16, n.m.
prise of any newspapers who 9 a.m. Fri., April 16,
History gives no strength to the broke the rules? Fri., Apr. 16, 9 a.m.
idealisation of the bachelor.
The Speaker--I think it was in- Sat., April 10,
9. a.m. Bachelors who have done great tended as a very doubtful form of
um.things are rare indeed.
compliment. What is sometimes Sat, April 18, 9 am, The most subtle philosophers, called a "backhanded" compli
the meat romantic poets, the most ment. (Laughter.) Parcels ...14th 5 p.m. advanced scientists, the mos! Mr, Mackinder-After th
Sat., April 16, exquisite composers,
the finest opinion expressed by you, which is Registration 9.45 a.m.
writers, the greatest explorers, welcome to all sides of the House, Letters
10.30a.m. fighters, and statemen-somehow is it a question of privilege and, (Due Marseilles 14th May.) Haihong.......Sat., Apr. 10, noon. they have, as a rule, found time to if so, could not these editors be Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Kaijo Maru...Sun., Apr. 17, 9 nm. marry, and not turned away criti- brought to the Bar?
The Speaker-It has not been in, Formosa and Honolulu
Korea Maru.Mon., Apr. 18, 3.30 am, cally from human nature's daily
food, or complained that the uni- the past treated as a matter of" Shanghai, Japan and Europe vis
verne afforded them no mate. Hakone Maru M., April 18, 10.30a.m. Siberia
privilege but, as I said, these Haining .....Tues., Apr. 19, 1' p.m. There is no historic bachelor to things have occurred from time to match the maiden Joan of Arc or time and statements from the .Tues., Apr. 19, the maiden Queen Elizabeth, nor, chair have usually been effective
are there with all parties concerned. Registration.1.15 p.m. a contemporary life, Lettors ......2.30 p.m. bachelors of achievement to match hope it will be so in this case. (Duo Marseilles 19th May). the well-known spinsters. Bache
Sir Joseph Nall' asked whether not the best there was any reason to suppose Kwongsung...Tues., Apr. 19, 5 p.m.lors, in short, are
men, in spite of Mr. Pickwick and that another delay in publication. Al Maru
.Sat, April 23. Tom Pinch.
would have made any difference Registration 8.00 am.
in the facts of the case. (Labo":"" Letters..........ð a.m.
eries of "Oh.") (Dao Thursday Island 6th May).
The Speaker-I am not con- "Solling out. Going back northcerned with the merits of the ques- Katori Maru.........Sat. Apr. 28, where men are men and rents aretion. I am concerned with the Registration 8.45 a.m. reasonable." That was the sign rights.of.the House... Lotters 8.30 a.m. that B. Lewis Kaufman placed on
Mr. Batey asked whether the (Duo Marseilles 22nd May).
his novelty store at Miami. Irate Minister had made any effort to Mishima Mara Sat., April 23, 9 a.m. Anyo Maru Thurs., Apr. 28, 10.30 am. real estate men caused his arrest. know whether the report was given A judge said Kaufman had insultout by the Chester-le-Street Board. Suwa Maru Mon, May 2, 10.30 am,
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