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TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE
PLANE SPEED-UP
PLANS
HAVE FAILED-Churchill's Charge
Premier Refuses
She's a Lucky
'Gold Digger'
Supply And
Ministry Inquiry
The Government refused to budge an inch when challenged in the House of Commons by the Opposition's demand for an independent inquiry into the state of our air defences, and the setting up of a Ministry of Supply to organise the more rapid production of aeroplanes and other equipment.
The Prime Minister turned down both demands with equal decisiveness,
For doing so, he was attacked by Mr. Winston Chur- chill, Minister of Munitions in 1917, who was willing to surrender the inquiry, but insisted that a Ministry of Supply was essential.
"No mere change of Ministers," he declared, "will meet this occasion. We must have a change of system. At the present time there is inefficiency, overlapping, and waste. Surely it is a time when Ministers should rise to the level of events and give a more effective defence and service to a nation which has trusted them a long."
He poured ridicule on Mr. Chamberlain's contention that the present system of supply, made up of a surprising number of com- mittees and sub-committeen, was adequate.
"Moving round in this jungle, without executive power, and burdened with a whole sphere of other and important duties," he snit with a glance at Sir Thomas Inskip, "is my right hon. learned and unfortunate friend the Minister for the Co-ordination of De- fence." (Laughter.)
*GOODS NOT
DELIVERED "
The existing machinery had failed, and had not delivered the goods. Why had the Prime Minister refused til set up a Ministry of Supply?
"It is true." he conceded with a twinkle in his eye, "tat 1 Inve pressed it on him for the last two years but Is that sufficient reason Bas he for his obdurate refusal?
ever heard of St. Anthony the Hermit. who was condemned by the fathers of the Church because he refused to
do right when the Devil told him to?" (Laughter and cheers).
He declined
to believe in the Government's "press button" scheme
for bringing instantly into operation
Off-Stage
Duel: One
Wounded
By Rapier
Parks, May 26.
ML Heuri Bernstein, the famous
a new supply system if it were need-dramatist, and Mr. Edouard Bourdet,
ed.
playwright and director of the Co- Sir Archibald Stelair, the Liberul medie Francaise, to-day fought thele leader, who wanted both an inquiry much-advertised duel with rapiers, in and a Ministry of Supply, was equally high-walled garden of
U private dissatindled with the Prime Minister's house at Neully, the fashionable claim that the existing supply system was effective.
THE MORASS
OF COMMITTEES
direction
in
n
burb of Paris.
Su-
They fought two rounds, having a short rest between. In the second round Hourdet, who is 20 years young- than his opponent, but has had no duelling experience, was wounded in the right arm above the elbow.
Among his chief points were:
The House of Commons demands speed, energy and carrying out the programme, but the Prime Minister tells us that the current of supply must continue to meander through this morass of but
committees;
He wanted to continue the fight, his seconds ruled that it must end.
NO HAND-SHAKING
When 100 chorus girls ogree unanimously on the beauty and talent of one of their number, the young lody must really have something. Well, that's precisely what happened to Ethcheda
Leopold, pictured
above in a classic gown, who was named by her fellow chorines in the movie "Gold Diggers In. Purls" to take a trip to New York and Parts with all expenses puid by War- ner Brothers. And it's easy enough to see why Ethelreda was picked.
£1,000,000 Claim By A Girl
New York.
A claim for £1,000,000 for alleged assault has been led against
The chemies did not shake hands, as year-old Miss Elaine Spann, known Is customary, after the duel,
The charge against the Govern ment, and it has not been met, la that although they undertook to
Bourdet, still furious close the gap between our Alt Force and the strongest force withstein, and making no attempt to con- convention.
It has not only keal his anger, walked off the fcl3 of in striking distance. not been closed but still continue battle without may attempt at recon-
getting wider:
ex-Ministers of Munt-lation.
and is
All
the
EMPIRE NEWS
1938,
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay from London Of Second Cricket Test
HOTEL ORCHESTRA Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.10 p.m. and 8-11 pr. on 9.52 m.c's. per second..
12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service from St. John's of Intercession
FIVE HINDUS FLUNG cathedral.
INTO FLAMES
Bombay.
Thirty-ve-Indian villagers of Kir- ti, near Nahan, have been sentenced for burning alive five, Sadhus--Hindu scetics. Six of the villagers are to be transported for life.
12.30 Danny Malone (Tenor) In An Irish Programme,
Sweetheart Darlin (From 'Peg oʻ my Heart); Love's Roses (Broones) Dunny Malone; The Green Groves Of Erin-Irish Heels; Intro: The Ivy Leaf William J. Mullaly (Concertina with plano accomp. by Edward Lee); Medley Of Reels: In-
O'Neale'
and "The tro:"Teddy The Sadhus had encamped near the Pretty Girl milking her cow', Scan village, and a spark from their comp Nolan (Dublin) (Violin with Plano); fre destroyed 20 houEC3. viliter Name. In Mary (Slevler and lagers ascribed tie fire to black magle Ramsay): When Irish Eyes Are which, they sold, the Sadhus had Smiling (Ball)....Danny
Malone; practised because they had been re- Irish Rhapsody (Herbert)
...Now fused alms.
Light Symphony Orchestra; My Old The sleeping Sadhus were dragged Irish Mother (Dean)....Danny Ma- towards a pyre and flung into Games.
the lone singing n duet with himself, As they struggled to escape 1.00 Time and Weather. they were beaten buck by the Infurt- ated villagers.
Noel Coward in Musten)
The Rupee Ratio.-There is a post- bility that the seven Congress provin-ins anybody seen our ship; (To- Scene From "Red Peppers," Intro: dal Covernments Bombay, United night at 8.30"): Men about Town Provinces. Central Provinces, Mudras, Bihar.
Orissa and North-West Fron-To-night at 8.30)....Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward see, by tice Province, will urge the Central The Phoenix Theatre Orchestra, Lon- Government to lower the rupee
Cx-don. Conductor: Clifford Greenwood; change ratio from its present Iixed
Sulte; "Cavalcado
Prologu rate of just over 1s. 6d. Various Tunes of 1880 to 1910; Tunes
of 101 Anance ministers have made 11 clear to 1930––Epilogue Orchestra; Pori- Coward
and New Mayfair alan Pierrot
on several neenstons that the pulley of the Government of India is to al-
....Noel Coward nee. low
the present rate to continue. by The Phoenix Theatre Orchestra, There may, however, be further dis-London, Conductor: Clifford Green- cussion in the Legislature, in defer- wood; Scene From Family Album. ente to Congress sentiment.
វា ("Here's Toast"-"To-night Congress Pact in Mysore. The My- 8.30"The Musi
Musical
Intro:- Box; com Government has renched
greciment with the Congress party 8.30")
Hearts and Flowers:-To-night at Gertrude Lawrence, Noel by which the party will be recognised Coward and Company sec. by The as one of the politicut parties in the Phoenix Theatre Orchestra London. State. it will be permitted to fly its Conductor: Clifford Greenwood. tag together with the Mysuré flag at 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, certain functions. The Government Weather and Announcements. promises to retense all political pré-
soners.
1.40 Creatore's Band and Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
Prince's Marriage. The marriage
Mefistofele Prologue (Bolto-art. took place recently of Prince Jaya Creatore): Selections from Mefisto- Chamaraja Wadiyar, son of the Yuva-fele (Bolto-orr. Creatore)....Crea- raja of Mysore, to Rajkumari Satya- tore's Band Director, Giuseppe Crea- premu Devl of Chuckhart State.
SOUTH AFRICA
tore; Sirs! Your Tonst (Tarendor Song "Carmen"-Bizel); Room For The Factotum ("Barber Of Seville" THE DEFENCE OF CAPE —Rossini)... - P
.Peter Dawson; Caval- leria Rusticana-Selection (Mosen- gni).Creatore's Band; La Traviata
Prelude-Act III (Verdi): Traviata-Drinking Song and Gypsy Chorus (Verdi). Creatore's Band.
2.16 Close Down.
TOWN
Cape Town, Gen. Smuts, Minister of Justice, speaking at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, said that Table Bay would probably become the greatest port of the Sou- thern Hemisphere. The harbour would have to be made a refuge for merchant and naval ships in time of
LA
0.00 Schubert Symphony No. 7 In ✪ Major.
Played by the London Symphony conducted by Dr. Leo Orchestra
Blech.
peuce and wor. Gen. Smuts referred 0.40 Sobobert Songs. to a recent article by Vice-Adml. Us-
Aufenthall; Der Doppelganger. borne, in which it was stated that the Alexander Kipnis (Bass) Frank Bibb Union could make no better gift to the nt the Plane; Der Einsame, Op. 41.. Empire than by making Cape Town a | fortified base.
Schumann Elisabeth
7.00
(Soprano)
Closing Local Stock Quota-
Speaking at Stellenbosch, Cape Pro-plano accomp. by Gerald Moore. vince, Dr. Malon, leader of the Oppo- sition, said that the Cape Town Hur- bour extensions were being carried
tions.
7.02 A Variety Programme.
Hawaiion Guitar Solo-Bebe
out on the advice of British naval D'Amour (Shelton and Brooks)..... experts, with South Africare money.
with
Guitar:
Serge Krotkoft Gift to Liner-L1-Col. B. F. Arm-Hawallan Instrumental-Tango Deile strong.
Officer Cummanding, Cape
Rose. (Schreler and Bottero).... behalf of the Mr. Command, has, (1/1
officers of the Command, presented Serge Krotkoff and His Hawaiians, Milton Beecher, Metro-Goldwyn- the new Union Castic liner, Cape Piano Solo Charlie Kunz Piano Medley No. D. 12: Intra-Roses In Mayer music director, by pretty 21- Town Castle, 26,850 tons, with a sil-
ver plaque. It is a token of the grati-December: Silvery moon and golden sands; I still love to kiss you good- ftention felt at the naming of the ship night; Bei mir bist du schon: Whis as the "Republican Porty's Sweet-after the present military head-
remember. tling gipsy: Please with Bern- heart," since she sang at their lost quarters in Cape Town.
Fruit Freight Rates Mr. R. F. Charlie Kunz (Plano) with Rhythm Gibb, chairman of the Union Castle Accompaniment; Organ Solo-Teddy Bears Picnic (Bration); The Whist- Eloise alleges that Beecher lured Company, slates that he sees no hopejer and His Dog (Pryor)....
for a reduction in the shipping con- ference freight rates for fruit.
Foort at the B.B.C, Theatre Reformed Church's Loss. The Vocal-You're An Education (Dubin Rev. P. G. J. Meiring, 71, one of the and Warren); Somebody's Thinking most popular of Dutch Reformed Of You Te-right (Schuster, Symes
and Powell).
Elsie Carlisle with Church ministers in South Afrlea, has and fau dled.
Orchestra; Dance Orchestra-To- Night-Tango, Zigeuner, You Have
Morck Heart Tango... Stolen My Weber and His Orchestra with vocal refrain; Vocal-Operette ("Operette -Noel
"Open Countess
tlons, the Royal Commission on the Bernstein (who has already fought Manufacture of Armaments, and eight ducis) asked his friends nut to the Cadman Committee on Civil Aviation are in favour of a change in our system of supply.
He recalled that, when Mr. Lloyd George produced his plan for the
jeongratulate him.
"only hope," he said, "that Bour- 'det is not seriously Injured."
Time and place of the duel were and photographers followed the com- batants, and some saw the duel from walls and trees,
wartime Ministry of Munitions, kept secret, but an army of reporters committee of heads of Departments riddled it with criticism. When I put to Mr. Lloyd George that this meant the end of his plan, replied: "No, it means the end of
was
committee." (Laughter and chicers
which
a motion of censure,
he
the
former Labour Under-Secretary for
her to his flat on August 20, 1936, made her gave her a drink which drowsy, and afterwards warned her to say nothing.
Fifty co-defendants are includ- ed in the suit, Eloise de- claring that they, as members of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer music department, helped Beecher to persuade her that he would get a film audition.
Delay in filing the claim, she says, was because she was threatened with being blacklisted from flm studios if she told,
The fight was delayed for an hour because M. de Martel, one of the surgeons in attendance, had 11 opera- Moving the Labour motion demetions to perform this morning. ing an inquiry, wh the Prime
FURIOUS ATTACK Minister insisted on interpreting 19 Mr. Dallon,
Bernstein won the toss and chase To Foreign Affairs, drew a disquieting to fight with his bacit to the sun. picture of muddle, incompetence, void being dazzled Bourdel was al- said Beecher.
lowed to keep his hat on and Bern- friction and jealousy" at the
stein did likewise. The duelists Ministry.
faced each other in their shirt-sleeves, Bernstein in a dark blue shirt, Bour- det, unwisely, in a white one.
"THE FINEST
Alr
FIGHTING MACHINE" The Prime Minister, replying, ogala warmly praised Lord Swinton, and declared that in the Air Force as 11 stood to-day we had a defence of which any country might be
From the start Bourdel attacked furiously, but Bernstein, by superior fencing, kept him out of reach.
The whole thing's
ridiculous,"
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JAMAICA RIOTS TRIAL
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Seeks Divorce For Insanity After 60 Years Of Marriage
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Coward) Noel Kingston, Jamaica. Fritzi Massary acc. by His Majesty's The trial of 25 of the 105 persons
London, Theatre Orchestra, arrested following the recent flots on ducted by Ben Frankel; Male Quar- of tet-The Stately Homes Of England sugar plantations in the parish Westmoreland, has begun before the ("Operette-N. Coward)
.....Hugh magistrate's court at Savana La Mar. French, Ross Landon, John Gatrell, Four persons were killed and 60 Kenneth Garten ace. by 11ls Molesty's con- Injured in the riots which occurred Theatre Orchestra, London,
Frankel; Vocal- two weeks ago. Over 60 witnesses ducted by Ben
Songs We Sung are being called by the prosecution, Where Are The Router.
("Operette"-Noel Coward); Dearest Love ("Operette"-Noel Coward).. Peggy Wood (Soprano) nce, by itis Majesty's Theatre Orchestra, Lon- don, conducted by Ben Frankel; Or- chestra-Gershwin Medley; Intro:- The Man I Love: Lady Be Good: Do, Do, Do; Someone to watch over me: Swance; That certain feelings; Tell me more; Fascinating Rhythm New Mayfair Orchestra with Vocalists: Elisabeth Welch and Robert Ashley
6.00 Time Weather and Announce- it would provel Finally, rushing in to attack, he ran
ments. bo one
one of the most formidable on to Bernstein's rapier, which plore
Now Mayfair Orchestra. fighting machines in the world, ed his right bicep to the bone.
Of Melody; Intro:- The duel now in service were the fastest doctors of both parties had examined was stopped after the
"Missouri Wallz" (Logan): "I'll Sing world, and the new types on order the wound and pronounced "Bourdet
theo songs of Arnby" (Clay); "Pink would show a great advance on them.
disabled,
ag sufficient evidence has yet to be Lady Waltz" (Caryll); "Believe mo, It was very unlikely that their per
if all those endearing young charms"; shown. formance would be surpassed by (Personal differences and a delay from his wife under the insanity
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(Continued on Page 16.) All are in the defended list, and | largest decrease for years. The ap- each respondent is represented by pointment of two new judges is the in guardian.
reason.
Sir
In the second round Bourdet nearly
once in the face.
If it were put to the test tomorrow, touched Bernstein-ance in the body.)
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to
the
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in
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