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-Professor Haldane
66TT is hard to imagine anything more futile than this air bombing of Madrid. It kills a few civilians, which makes the others good anti-Fascists, whatever they may have been before."
This is the view of Professor J. B. S.. Haldane, now in Madrid to put his expert knowledge of poison gas at the service of the Spanish Government, expressed in a letter to his wife in London.
"The people are so far from being in a panic, or wanting to surrender," he writes, "that they are not yet even really angry- or not as angry as they could be.
"These bombardments are (from the Fascist point of view) simply a waste of bombs, which might be used to win the war,
"They can only be explained on the theories that Franco has not the vaguest-ides how the Mads rilenos actually feel or that he hates them so much that he can't help himself, but has to kill
Bome.
"We have all one real grouse we are very cold, because there is little fuel, though lots of food. But that, is a reason for being anti-Fascist and has no effect on morale.
"IT WOULD TAKE A YEAR" "should say that the morale of the people here was improving all the time.
It would take a year or so of
this sort of thing before anyone began to think of surrender, an·l about four years before it became a practical proposition.
"It is, of course, very interesting and satisfactory to be taking part in what looks as if it might be one of the great events in world history.
"But it seems a pity that all these onion and children, should have to be killed in order
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be succeeding in mobilising this ad- mirable, though rather unintellectual, sentiment on the side of the people."
This letter was dated Dec, 20. On Dec, 24 Professor Haldane wrote:
You would be astonished at the normally of this city.
"In some quarters the shops have their shutters down. This is not, however, to protect them from howl- ing mobs. but to protect the glass from blasts and splinters. You can get in by the door,
"ORDERLY CITY"
"The city is extremely orderly. In fact, to-day the stabbing of one man produced headlines half way across it would have done in peace time. the front page, which is more than
who ratti ure no beggars except girls seems to be no hunger; though, owing to rationing, there are queues.
In a further letter on December 27, he said: "They are now shelling some
of Madrid a lttle. parts of "One can only say that if they are trying to hit anything or anybody that could possibly have a military value their aim is fan- tastically bad.
the
"And if they think that killing a
will prevent to demonstrate few Individuals
people of Madrid from walking about the streets
they are mistaken.
that Fascism is a monstrous evil. "Well, must go to bed. This the first bed I have slept in since I left London and I am pretty tired,
(Footnote: I slept 11 hours.)
"MOBILISING HONOUR"
"Tell everybody that the people of Madrid have EN good deal more honour per head than most people on this planot, and that Franco seems to
LABOUR ATTACKS TITLES
INCONSISTENT WITH DEMOCRACY?
MR. BALDWIN DISAGREES
London, Feb. 8. In the House of Commons, Mr. E. Shipwell, Labour M.P., proposed # motion regarding the possibility of suspending all further Honours Lists during the Government's term of omec, as being more consistent with this democratic age.
Mr. Shinwell observed that the Prime Minister and other members of the Government managed to main- tain their reputations without titles.
"This is Sunday, but I do not think many people are going to church, I have not yet seen a priest or a nun about. Most churches are shut; some are used by the Red Cross.
Throwing
Off Depression
Geneva, Jan. 20. Broadcasting to America to- night, Mr. Harold Butler, Director of the International Labour Ofice, said:
"In January, 1933, at the depth of the slump, there were in 16 countries 13,000,000 wage- carriers, representing perhaps 100,000,000 men, women and children, reduced to poverty and despair.
"Facts had proved that it was not true to say that in hard times social legislation was an Impossible luxury. From 1923 to 1929.
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conventions had been rained; from 1930 to 1936, 349; while Kocial progress. had not been confined to advanced industrial countries alone.
"It really looks as if the world is throwing off the de- pression," he said:
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HINT to schoolmasters, 1 by Mr. W. H. D. Rouse, formerly headmaster of the Perse School, Cambridge, addressing the Independent Schools' Association in Lon- don:-
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"He never forgets it, and in later years
brawny man, twice your size,, will come up to you laughing and say, 'That was a fine licking you gave me, sir."
"But they never forget or forgive n sneer, and rightly so, for a sneer proves an unkind feeling, and before unkladness a boy shrinks into him- self like a snail's horns,"
Hollywood's New Year Resolutions
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 1.
MOST of Hollywood's film-stars have made New Year resolutions. From Mr. Charlie Chaplin down to Donald Duck they are turning over a New Year leaf.
Mr. Chaplin was one of the first to announce his plans--to produce two pictures in 12 months.
There will be many more productions in colour in 1937 if Mr. David Q. Selznick, the producer, carries out his resolution, while Mr. Samuc! Goldwyn intends to double his output.
Mr. Walt Disney, Tamous creator of Mickey Mouse, is determined
to finish his first full-length film.
Here are some other resolutions: Gary Cooper: One hour daily for outdoor sports.
Joan Crawford: Stop buying pets, for friends, because she grows to like them too much to give away.
Freddie Bartholomew: Renew faith in Santa Claus.
David Niven: Not to be separated from Merle Oberon (now in England)
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Binnie Barnes: Read more books, at
Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minis-least one good one a week. ter, declined the suggestion contained Wendy Barrle: Add to her collec- In the resolution, remorking that ex-tion of Chinese gods. perience showed that the more dc- Boris Karloff: No more gruesome
mocratic the country, the longer were ils Honours Lists.
The Premier's remark was greeted with laughter-Reuter Special.
Thames Still Rising
OLD WINDSOR MAY
BE INUNDATED
roles.
HONOURS GOVERNOR- GENERAL
KING DECORATES NEW APPOINTEE
London, Feb. 8.
H.M. the King has invested Sir
John Boles: Another singing alm. Patrick Duncan, Governor-Generat at least in summer. Donald Duck: Keep a cool temper
Mickey Mouse: Duck Donald much as possible.--Reuter.
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WORLD SPENT £2,916,666,666 | ỌN ARMS IN 1936
Says Germany Berlia, Jan. 20. London, Feb. 1. THE world's total expenditure The Thames is still rising.
armaments in 1036 is estimated Fears are entertained regarding at £2,010,660,000 in the quarterly re- the strength of the flood bank at port of the German bureau of built by business research, which has just hundred been issued in Berlin. years ago. Should the bank give
on
Old Windsor, which was voluntary subscription
would be flooded,
to
At Windsor itself,
where the
This total is compared with £844,-
£1,444,444,444 in 1928 to 1029,
way; the whole of the old town 444,4444 In 1913, and £1,250,000,000
expenditure from 1925
Designate of South Africa, with the Michael and St. George. Grand Cross of the Order of St.
Sir Patrick has had a distinguished career in South Africa, having been Minister of Mines, and Minister of Interior, Public Health and Educa- tion.--Reuter.
́NO DURBAR THIS YEAR KING MAKES HIS DECISION
next winter.
London, Feb. 8.
for
and red-
on
Armanent
The King-Emperor has reluctant- riverside promenade ls covered with to 1929 amounted to only 4 per cent, I decided that he will be unable to nearly four feet of water and the of the whole of industrial produc-old a Coronation Durbar in India river
Is a mile wide, the authorities tion, the report declares. This ratio are taking precautions, and walls of rose last year to 11 sandbags have been erected at dan Soviet Russia is leading the world Marquis of Zelland, Secretary
per cent.
His Majesty has informed the ger points. Elsewhere in the upper in armaments, according to the re- India, that the duties reaches, the Increased flooding has port, which practically ignores Ger-ponsibilities he has undertaken mainly affected open countrymany's expenditure on British Wireless...
on arms, merely acceding to the Throne unfortunately saying:
make it impossible for him to con- "Germany's position
lon with, regard template a prolonged absence from to armaments is an exceptional one, Great Britain during the first year since Germany is compelled to bring of his reign. His Majesty, however, London, Feb. B.
her armaments up to the level of looks forward to visiting India for Up to the end
other nations after having been re- the purpose of holding a Durbar at nearly
of last month, legated to an inferior position by the a later date. 17,000 children of more than 30 different Mr. Winston Churchill has stated visiting
and Treaty of Versailles". United Press. nationalities have been evacuated on several occasions in the House of Coronation has caused much
The news that the King is not from ports in all parts of Spain and
India shortly after the Dalearic and Canary Islands000,000,000 on armas in
Commons that Germany spent British Wireless."
appointment to Indian nationals, 1933 and according to a message from New probably more in 1930.
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