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FRIDAY,
AUGUST 5 1927.
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TUNE IN
ON THESE
BUSINESS THAT DEALS IN WILD ANIMALS.
AND LENDS ELEPHANTS.
AUSTRALIAN · GRAZIERS" CONFERENCE.
At the joint conference of Australian graziers and wool The famous naturalist's shop in brokers at Adelaide It was an the Tottenham Court Road, Chup-nounced that the estimated clip man's, de boing rebuilt. This is for the current season will bo the shop that adds the shrill chirp 12,250,000 bales, of which 1,220,000 and chatter of canaries, parrots, will be auctioned before Christmas and an aviaryful of other pet and the balance afterwards. The birds, to swell the roar of buses sales will open in Sydney oh Au thereabouts (says the London Cor-gust 29 and in Adelaide on Sop- reapondent of the Manchester tomber 9, and the auctions all over Guardian.)
Australia will end not later than
“SATAN REBUKING
SIN,"
ROW IN HOUSE OF 'COMMONS COMMITTEE,
LANSBURY TO THE FORE.
FRENCH NAVAL VI
TO ENGLAND.
AN OFFICER'S IMPRESSI
A young officer who was French destroyer Jaguar d the recent visit of the F
The sittings of the Commons warships to Fortsmouth, an Standing Committee, considering has since been detailed for the Audit Bill, have all been un-duty here, has given me hi usually lively, and one resump- pressions of the welcome gi tion last month was no exception the French officers and ma
with Mr. Lansbury again in the England. His expression o forefront. The purpose of the ing la, clearly gonuing, and o Bill is to amend the Jaw with re-
be attributed to any desi spect to the coffect of surcharges flatter British readers, sing by district auditors.
had no knowledge that whe
The new place will be, they say, April, 1928.
When the Committee met again, suid might find its way to the biggest birdship in the world. Sheep farmers throughout Aus-Sir Cyril Cobb, presiding, said the tish nowspaper. Lloutenant This extension is interesting stralia are alarmed about the effect question of Clause 1--disqualifen- said: the proof of what Mr. Chapman re- of Alsatian dogs upon the flocks, tion of persons surcharged more When we were sent to ports, that the keeping of caged and the convention devoted some than £500-was still under dis-mouth we had just returned birds, whether for ornament or time to discussing necessary and cussion, Mr. George Lansbury havn' three month's cruise in E song, was never more general. It urgent action. It passed a resting moved that it be omitted. waters and were somewhat is not merely that the working lution to request the Federal Mr. Attlee said his party were but from the first minuto our man is fonder than ever of his Government to prohibit their im opposing this clause on the to England entirely refresh canary (although a good average portation and breeding. The dele- ground that it was unnecessary body and soul. Our first su singer new costs about a pound), gates asserted that Alsatians are and was an entire innovation in came while we were still of but the so-called, politer classes more destructive among sheep our system of local Government. high seas, seven or eight jaro, stendy customers for the than dingoes or other breeds of This Government had fallen into from the
scores of varieties of gay tropical dogs, which have gone wild.
coast, when s a kind of inverted Bolshevism, large steamers, each cont birds, such as the love-birds or It is feared that Alsatians will transferring power from elected at least 500 civilian passe the Mexican finch.
representatives to appointed per came out to meet us and sons.
The Government was always ap- pointing commissioners or some other civil servants to take away our rights.
untold
This shop is a great clearing-cross with dingoes, and that their house for the gaudy creatures. Progeny is likely to be worse than If you look in you may chance to wolves, and to inflict see the arrival of a pile of crates havoc upon the flocks. full of cheery, little green and golden parakeets, warranted sc speak nicely and show affection, or a cageful" of very rare Nyassa land love-birds, fresh from the liner and still suspicions of
London.
For n Century:
There has been à Chapman birdshop for about a century. The war robbed Hamburg of its position as the chief entrepot place for the world animal trade, and it is now from London that the zone and private collections of the Continent and America are- mainly supplied.
Park.
Another menace feared by the industry is the legislation affect- ing large pastoral holdings which has been passed or proposed by certala Governments, and which, the graziers assert, is likely to cause the extinction of stud flocks, with a consequent decline in the present high standard of wool.
4:
TRAPPED BY FIRE ÄT TELEPHONE.
us in the
Nobody, even among the
most friendly
officers, had ever seen that country, and it warmed our These boats turned back wi call at-and when we stopped off Sp
they were joined by many bonts, which stonmed round ships, while those cheered and called out gre
Mr. Lansbury 'skid-I' tention to the fact that there is not a quorum present.
on
The chairman replied that there was. There were just 20 mem- bers, inclusive of Mr. Lansbury, to us. The great.crowds
Mr. Lansbury--There is not. 1 quays at Portsmouth and of the welcome am going out(laughter)amid warmth which he left the room.
awaited us showed that wel really among friends, and th Entente Cordiale was more a diplomatic formula.
Mr. Lansbury Cames Back.
At the moment. However, 3 Conservative member entered at the other, door as 'though` au-
LIFE LOST WAITING TO CALL tomatically, and Mr. Lansbury at
BRIGADE.
A dramatic telephone scene dur-
com-
Splendid Kindness.
During our stay this impr Chapman's has collectors in
once returned. amid further was reinforced. The kindad various parts of Africa and South
laughter,
everybody was splendid.. I Amerien who are continually send-
Mr. Attlee then proceeded with tell you that the men were ing honie miniature Noah'sarks. t The other day, for instance, thereing a fire at Peckham had a tragic his speech, and suggested that the foundly touched to see that best thing that could be done was tainments were provided for arrived a consignment of seventy ending.". Female Abyssinian babonna, de- Trying to telephone to the fire to reject Clause No. 1 straight as well as for the officers get rid of the whole Ways until now our visits, t stined to end the bachelorhood of brigade after Are had broken out way and
# Sawmill in thing. It was one of those petty clan countries have, been the inhabitants of the Monkey Hill in an office over
by a very wide difference be al Regent's
These are Penarth-street, S.C., Alfred Earl, excursions into class war hamadryas baboons the sacred an accountant, was trapped and prising little raids on political the receptions for the officer opponents, and was showing his the treatment reserved for monkey of ancient Egypt.
barnt to death. Another lot of 300 monkeys, are Air employee named A. Hewett party what methods they. should ranks. The English going to make up the number in said he made several unsuccess- employ when they get into power. first to treat our men as we
Miss Lawrence also supported. We ourselves were treated. the House of 1000 Monkeys at ful attempts to induce Mr. Earl
The organization of the to leave his office and seck anfe- the motion to omit Clause 1, Southend.
pointing out that the district au- tainments was marvellous, America, where there are seven- ty... ty official zoos and scores of pri-
"I told him to come downstairs ditors were bound up entirely in instance, we were invited the Ministry of Health, being magnificent tournament at vate collections, is perhaps the chief market for the exporters of
appointed by the Minister and pre-pia. Each of us was pros wild animals. The dealer imports
him. Experience showed sumably liable to dismissal by with n programme, sple
that printed and in good French creatures of all sizes, from buffa-
they dealt differently with Con-can imagine how welcome lees to rats, and of all degrees I had to leave him, and only saved servative bodies and they could was to most of us, who de
1.
of wildness from mild kangarooa
but he said. Wait a "minute. The fire was getting, fiercer, and I dragged him towards the door, but he wouldn't come with me.
that can be taught to bex to the myself by jumping down the stairs make it either a light case or
as they were burning."
When Hewett got outside he
crushing one.
wer
A understand English. By the
articles, and even advertisers fierce but trainable Bengal tiger.
A curious branch of the trade i
They in that Committee had had in the Portsmouth papers so nevere a closure of this elabor- translated into French; is ische with badian keeper, and against, the wall, but it was thenate clause, which was of so much nice to have thought of is the hiring out of elephants, com- and another man placed a ladder ather animals for special ocen- too late to do anything.
importance, that they had not Our trip to London, whithe When last seen alive Mr. Earl been able to give adequate dis- were taken in 30 first-class rel sions such as exhibitions. The
conches, was a splendid pled elephants in the Pageant of Em-was standing af the window striv-cussion to it.
The closure was then moved management. Qur receptio pire at Wembley, for instance, ing to break the iron bar out-
side.
and carried by 22 votes to 9; and Guildhall
marvello were on loan..
the clause passed by the same could not believe my eyes ( figures.
caral) when I saw the crow sembled to greet us when we out of Guildhall. I could!
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Woman M.P.'s Complaint.
WAS
At once a scene broke out. for hours about those few Miss Lawrence moved that the To put it shortly, our men committee adjourn as a protest lighted with the trip, and
ourselves were absolutely against the continual application
of the closure. The chairman be for all of us one of our de said he could not accept the memories. All that has. beor motion. Miss Lawrence continu- by the newspapers gives on ed to stand and speak amid loud faint idea of what it was, be and increasing cries of "Order," it cannot convey the feeling while the chairman Was also was at the bottom of it-that
deep and true friendship ex standing.
between our two nations. T what the English people ma
For five minutes or so this on tinued it being impossible owlog Feel. to the general noise to hear what Miss Lawrence was saying.
Mr. Broad then also rose and asked whether it was not in
order to move the adjournment of
the
the impudence to talk abou discussion. (Loud cries Q down" and "Order.") Th the, committee till the House had Satan rebuking sin. You had an opportunity of discussing Conservative members) are the motion which was
masters of the art. You ti paper. (With regard to the con-
us how to do it (evidently duct of the chairman)
ring to obstruction.), You Mr. W. Paling said, the Minister have it out here or downstai was treating the committee with you like. (Cries of "Oh contempt; and failing to treat down.") We are not goin the members with courtesy. allow the Minister und the C What could they do for they were man to closure us like this. not going on sitting there under When the scene aub.
Clause 2 (appeals against sions of Auditors) was taken consideration.
this treatment.
The chairman said. he was, not there to give advice to members. This was the seventh day of the- sitting and there had been ample opportunity of discussion on clause one.
"Audacity and Impudence."
Like the House of Larde
In the course of the discus one of the Labour members, Ja. Hudson, said the policy was being pursued in the "Mr. Lunsbury during a very Bill was on the same princip licated speech referred to the ikat being taken with rega "audacity" of the chairman when the House of Lords. It he knew perfectly well what had he said, the object of the Go taken place on other committees ment to weakon democracy with the connivance of chairmen. put more power in the hand The other side were too cowardly civil servants who were unde to deal with the matter down-control of the Ministers. stairs. All they did was to sit ylem was not concerned quiet while this man (the chair-the rights of the people. man) sat hand in glove with the ironical cheers and laught Minister (Sir Kingsley Wood)It only played tricks with the working on a time-table and act stitution. (Loud laughter. ing in collusion.
went on dodging, with the The whole of these remarks, of the Chairman. (Roar
a loud ughters made by Mr. Lansbury In
and loud iro voice, were accompanied by loud choors).. shouts of "Order." Mr. Lansbury Other points were consid continued that the chairman had and the Commitice adjourned
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