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*1935.
FRESH AIR FOR
OLD LONDON
By NOEL CARRINGTON
The Very Idea!
STUNOLOGY
Mr. Bruce Barton, the well. known American writer and com-
[Under cross cxamination at the mentator, publishes in The New
Supreme Court recently, a solinera York American one of the most de lightful tributes over paid in the THE London County Council tonal Survey of London, published refreshingly admitted he was not States to a Beitial monarch.and in Laked to vote some six years ago. It is the policy of sober when the accident occurred, planned satellite towns and villagea in fact was "stunned-etunned to "Who is the most underpaid man?"
a background of open
is the heading of the article, in two million pounds to secure which he describes how he and a green belt round the Metropolis, and. against few friends were having a general the surrounding county courells country. He came to this plan be beat the band." Here His Honour cause it is demonstrably the most intervened, remarking that he must discussion on the subject. One may be asked to spend even more.
Aro we at last to see realised the sensible from every point of view confess he was not well versed in vernacular. Would Counsel BUggested the country doctor; an- other the country preacher-both dream of so many statesmen? Is economy of public services, trans the at the beck and call of the com- the growth of our great sprawling i port, aviation, civic growth as well explain just what witness did
The other polley is to link up the | mean?-News Item.] munity day and night, and both capital to be curbed or at least to as beauty. usually, existing on a small income. be subject to some ordered plan?
The foregoing paragraph' inspir- playing "When it came to my turn to And not only London. The same few existing open apaces by a strip
ed the effusion which follows; the a cheap speak, however," states Mr. Barton, problem faces every great city to of agricultural land or "I and that the most underpaid day. for with electric power and fields. Even this Ja not man in the world in the King of motor transport the old boundary proposition. For instance, it was terms being arranged alphabotic- estimated that a belt only half aally. The information so freely England. - Travel where you will, marka are down.
This is no new idea for London. mile wide 20 miles out of London given should be invaluable to you run across British possessions
India with ita 352,000,000 in- John Evelyn, the great gardener would cost over four million pounds. Judges, Magistrates, Solicitors,
and friend of Sir Christopher
Doctors, Editors, Politicians and habitants, the ports of Shanghai, Wren, pleaded to Charles 11. for I cannot help questioning whether all other professions and alleged Hongkong,' and Singapore, Canada,
or gardens a narrow strip of this kind would profcasions directly or indirectly Australia, Bermuda, New Zealand, belt of open land great stretches of Africa, immense round the city, so that the air might justify itself or would diversified territories each with Its own interesis, hopes, jealousies and ambitions, and all ruled by a group find them on the map what holds them all together? The British
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bo much
be kept free from "the Hellish and more than a parkway for an orbital concerned. It could, in fact, be dismall cloud of Sen-Coule," which road. It would almost certainly made the nucleus of a dictionary, even then polluted the skies, and 80 provoke speculation in neighbouring and be accepted as an authority on of lalands so small you can hardly that, "the whole City would be sites. For instance, at Oxford, for the subject to which it applies.
Monarch!
BIGGEST JOB IN THE WORLD
sensible of the sweet and ravishing Varieties of perfumes, as well of the most delightful and pleasant objects and places of recreation for the inhabitants." r
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all the publicity which the Preserva- tion Trust has had, the growth of the town is a sorry mesa.
The bolder plan allows ample room for growth of industry and population at its present rate (and Evelyn's belt was to be where population will soon decline). It "When, at the close of every public gathering in the British Em-now there is nothing but roofs and allows for quick transport Setween pire, bands play God Save the roads. Many others since his time the great city and the surrounding have had similar dreams, buttowns. With electric trains and King and everybody stands bare London has gone on growing ever open arterial roads communications headed, that underlines what it is
would be quicker than at present. that keeps this heterogeneous
Those who think a simple edict Cheap power- can now be made collection of lands and peoples from
from a city council will give us and available anywhere. Between each flying apart-the emotional tie of loyalty, the universal reverence our children a girdle of open fields city would be farms and market
to supply them. round our cities know little of the gardens and affection
the King.
almost difficulties. For in
any produce. There would be space for "Recently, we heard talk of the society one man who desires some exercise and recreation.
for
outwards.
Thongkong Telegraph. over-privileged. It is necessary thing ardently for his own profit in
MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935.
WEALTH-SHARING SCHEMES
to define the term. You cannot likely to prevail against the ninety- measure privilege merely by wealth
with
The inhabitants would feel that they were citizens of a city of their or title. Some rich men are 'over-nine whose interest in the matter is own, instead of being insignificant individuals in interminable suburbs. privileged; some, at whatever in public rather than personal.
Not very many people own land. Only two towns have been planned come, would still be underpaid. The or intend to build on it. But those so far on these lines, at least near mest underpald of all is King who do stand strongly entrenched London. Letchworth, the first George. None of us would change within their rights. They know garden city, and Welwyn. Foreigners pinces with him. His life is a hard what they want. They have the come from all over the world to see Occupying a prominent place one, always on parade, for ever law with them, and the compensa- them. By progressive minds they in the social and economic re-signing papers and laying corner tion they can exact may seem pro- are regarded as one of our greatest
contributions to civilisation. forms which President Roosevelt ones, but he does hold the big-hibitive for our generation,
gest job in the world; holding to- As things go in a haphazard But like many English ideas we is endeavouring to effect is the gether the Empire on which the world. London is not unfortunate have left it undeveloped,
In its nearer open spaces, with question of the redistribution of sun never sets." wealth. This issue is at the
EMOTIONAL TIE
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Most motorists welcome the 30- mile mit (whatever the Auto-
Epping Forcat, Hampstead Heath, I The battle for a planned develop- the royal parks and Richmond.ment of our great cities will have moment figuring largely in
But who of the millions who use to be fought. Nervous ratepayers Another British expedition for the Forest know the touch-and-go will combine with all the vested and American political circles, with sharp divergencies of view on an ascent of Mount Everest is be affair it was to preserve it from speculative interests to retain the ing planned for 1936-1936, and the enclosure? Reading its history good old laissez faire. It la fortun- the subject. The Governor of consent of the Tibetan Government now, it seems almost incredible jäte that the tardy imposition of a the Federal Reserve Board, Mr. has boen secured. Mr. Hugh that the commoners' rights were speed limit in built-up areas has Eccles, recently expressed the Rutledge, who led the 1933 ex-not lost na were thousands of others given a large section of the com- opinion to the House Banking edition, has again been asked to which came before a Parliament of munity to think quite furiously.
take the same role and has accept-landowners: Committee that a redistributioned. Plans are now being made for necessity. In the attempt to conquer the peak, a
It certainly was one of the most mobile Association may say) be- of income is a
that cause it protects them from their saying this, he helped somewhat feat never hitherto achieved. Ex-curious acts of Providence
peditions to Everest have taken gave the Corporation of the City own follies, but it has come as a to clarify a situation which has place at intervals during the past the right to fight a tedious legal shock to find that the main roads many confusing angles. A point fteen years. The first, under battle and finally to secure the are more "bullt up" than open. to be noted is that Mr. Colonel Howard Bury, did a lot of Forest (or what was by then left Soon towns and villages will join The Ministry Excles urges a re-dealing of in-preliminary work in 1921. The of it) for Londoners. The history hands and be one.
next was under Brigadier-General of Hampstead Heath was very of Transport has exempted the come, not of capital. This is a
C. G. Bruce, and made the assault similar. Its crown and jewel, Kenfamous by-passes to save its own difference which should be kept on the mountain in March-July, Wood, was only saved from the face, but often they are as built-up well-in mind when considering 1922. The 1024 expedition was builder by-an-elaventh-hour private and as dangerous... as tho older current "share the wealth" under Colonel E. F. Norton, and subscription a few years ago. roads. movements. It has been reveal
on their that the very vocal motor Interests ed that at the height of the post-war boom, one-tenth of one per cent. of the families at the top of the income list in the United States got as much money as forty-two per cent of the families, at the bottom, Naturally, they could not spend all their money; most of it had to be invested. But investing it meant that the money was used to stimulate production, with the result that the country's cap acity to produce was pushed ahend of its capacity
to
buy. The upshot was that
depression arose, featured |
起
in the final attempt Mr. G. A. H. Such open spaces as London and Anyway, there is now a chance Leigh-Mallory and Mr. A. C. Irvine fother cities possessed lost their lives. The latest expedi-fringes are rapidly being built will line up for once with the town- tion, under Mr. Hugh Ruttledge,round and isolated from the country planners, and I anticipate that the started in March, 1933. It had to beyond. The barrage, so to speak, Bill against Ribbon Building will abandon its attempt owing" to ex- has Ifted. For London it is a get a much quicker passage than two ceptionally bad weather. How-question of the North Downs in the Town Planning Act of ever, it was able to advance Its Serrey or the Chilterns in Hertford-years ago.
But ribbonment" is only a camps higher than those of its shire. The problem is no longer predecessors. It was in 1933 that local regional and not symptom. The bigger thing, the thing to Aght for, is not prevention the Houston Mount Everest Expedi-national. tion, under Air Commodore P. F. The right polley, I suggest, is for preservation. We want a reason- and orderly plan for future M. Fellows, made flights over the that put boldly forward by Sir ed mountain in Match and April. Raymond Unwin, in the first Re-growth. Kraphs which are expected to prove That expedition secured
of material aid in the expedition, now being planned.
photo-
TO-DAY'S MOTORING HINT
by the astounding contradiction of want in the midst of plenty.
LOSS OF POWER The remedy envisaged by the
Loss of power is always noticed Governor of the Federal Reserve when the engine overheats, but Board is a more equitable dis- there are numerous other causes tribution of incomes, which, he for that gradual power loss which costends, can be accomplished comes about after the car has seen most effectively through income a considerable amount of service. taxes. The most vocal of the Among the more likely causes "share-the-wealth" group, on
may be mentioned the following: the other hand, argue that If the valve springs are weak the valves do not return quickly en-i capital wealth should be re-ough to the closed position, so com- distributed and figures have pression is lowered. If the clearS been produced to show that if |ance is incorrect between the ends this were done, sufficient would of the valve atema and the tappet be available to give each family heads, the result is either Insuf- five thousand dollars. But, even clent lift or the valves do not close taking such figures for what fully. Piston rings which they may be worth, it has ap- sticking or are too loose a fit in parently escaped notice that all their grooves also adversely affecte
compression. that these families would get in
Worn cylinders and pistons have reality would be a five thousand
a similar result, because they al- dollar stake in the country's low the mixture to pass one way masa of securities. And if these and air the other, so the charge should-give a return of four peria weakened. Dirty distributor cent, all that would be drawn points, dirty plugs, an incorrect would be two hundred dollars a plug gap, a sticking rocker arm, year. In other words, a scheme broken spring or weak spring ten- which would rock capitalism to sion are Ignition faults to remem- ber. A carboned silenter and a its foundations would, in the not dirty engine are other causes. result, give each family an in- come far below n subsistence
are
wage. The Eccles plan would President Roosevelt may have in certainly create less disturbance view on this matter, it seems
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. in the world of business and almost certain that they will be
GROUND FLOOR
finance, and, at the same time, based on the sound economic would be far more lucrative for axiom that the broadest should- the people who need increased ers should bear the heaviest incomes. Whatever reforms burdena..
"That auctioneer saw he could never interest me in that junk he wall selling, so, he took me aside and 'showed me some real stuff."
We say a man is Addled, Aled, Alco-
boled, or On the Booze, Bacchanalianatod, Bottled, Bli-
thered, Berred, excuse
Is
I 'most forgot to mention Blue
Blind, Dunkered, and Brimfu!
As well as On a Bender, In the
Bats he'd better pull
Himself together, stop being Cupped
or greatly Canned,
Or He'll
Dinast
Chloroformed in Ċele-
Wo all understand Drinking, Doped, Dizzy, Dazed or On the Drunk, Dazed of on
Full as an Egg, Ethered, and like-
wise Elephant's Trunk;
As well as Fizzled, Fumed, Floored, Fizzed, Full, and sh yes, Fixed: (All have the self same meaning though the terms are somewhat mixed.)
the Go, Gone, Groggy, Gassed,
or Half Jens O'er,
en Tippbat. Hiccoughed, Help-
Hors de
less (well upon the floor) Inebriated, Inked, and oh, Intoxicat
ed too
Mean
quito the same as Jamboreel; now, is that plain to you,
On the Jag, Juiced, Joyed. Jar- gozzled and, yes, Full as a Kite, Loose Kneed, Full as a
Ligord you'll get my meaning
They're Just the same as Muzzy,
Muddled, Mugged, and
plso
Mixtol Aberration is the
Though
term the doctors fixed. (They charge you half a guinea, and from trouble keep you clear And
the Boss is not supposed to know that you were on the Beer.)
Non Compos Mentis, yet another mode of saying that you're On 'And Paralytic, Punctured, Primed,
or Potty are not wrong. Right O'er the Plimsoll, Rocking, or
that you're On the Roll,
All these convey the meaning that
you
Love the Flowing Bowl.
A Ribald. Royler, On the Rag, or
mayhap In the Rats (Don't you hear 'em spilting, those
crimson green-eyed_cats!) Sizzled, Slithered, Squaffy, Sprung.
or that you're On the Spree (Say the first three sixteen times,
and prove you're not to me.) To say you're "Soused, Steamed, Stunned, or merely On the
Swank
Is but a bright reflection of the
breczy Way
you drank..
Not Sober, Sozzled, Shikkar, there
are other waya us well, While Tight, Tapped. Tipped or
tell. Tipsy, the same old Some say
full-as-a Tick” and... "somo "He's dd well Tanked," Just as easily Wined, Wet, Wound- ed or the lesser known Yanked. BUT
The boys at the Front they said Zig-Zagged when the greatest Wars they won
For King and Country, you and me, AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE A STUNI
JUST EIGHT!
Miss Eight-years-old was buying
a pair of gloves.
"What size?" inquired the shop assistant...
"Eight," replied the girl after
some hesitation.
"Eights would be much too large
for you, I'm afraid."
"Well, that's funny," said the small customer, "for I'm eight years old."
MERELY TOLERATED
"Does this village boast of a choral society?" inquired the new resident.
"Well," said the old resident, "I can't just say that we boast of It. We just suffer it in silence · like."
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HOWLERS.
Robert the Bruce was a member of the Scottish Nationalists.
Bannockburn..was the stream. which ran into the Forth in 1314,
The Parle mob were prejudiced; against King Louis XIV. because he tried to fly (to Versailles.)
Edward the First was the sculptor of the Statute of Wales,
When the Pope ordered an
terdict on England, no one allowed to die."
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