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Harry Corrigan, aviation engineer of Baltimore, with his wife, as they arrived at the Newark, N. J., airport recently to be present At the reception for Mr. Corrigan's famous flying brother, Douglas. Observere kald that were it not for his mustache. Mr. Corrigan might easily pass as a twin of the young ocean-spanning airman.
FIRE
of
won't be long now before we get down to cases about fire-fighting. The Government is expected to put £1,000,000 towards the cost secing that we are better equipped than at present to deal with domes- tle fren. and
mention was made in the Budget speech of "additional provision during the year for Air Raid Precautions of which fire- Oghting forms an essential part.
Meanwhile there has just been on Inquiry in London, as the result of child's death in a fire, which has
drawn many people's attention
our fire-fighting services.
But No One
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Put it Out
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work out exactly how tion to see a Sir John Bankes on other, born the year after, who far history-most of it is the Bench, for the Lord Justice bore at his death in 1928 one of TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
of that name, who retired as the greatest names in Englien the outcome of the reaction a Lord of Appeal just ten years literature,
H. G. Wolls' had a namesak: of similar circumstances on ago, had his counterpart in the
parallel in H(ale) unchanging human hature seventeenth century, when a and
Sir John Bankes of Gray's Inn Gideon) Welles, of Hartford, all through the centuries-became Attorney-General, made New Jersey, a liberal politician really repeats itself.
his name prosecuting a certain who was active in American John Hampden, whose refusal public life a hundred years ago. History as a whole can only to pay Ship Money led to the Starting in journaliem, this do so in inverse ratio to man's Civil War, and was promoted H. G. Welles was Secretary to readiness to learn from experi- Lord Chief Justice of England. the Navy under President Jack- ence. But history has its But he lived in stormier times son, and, in a way that would freaks, like nature has. One of than his successor, and he was have delighted. 1 democratic the most startling is the re- on the losing side. Impeached President exactly 2 hundred appearance of the same names by Cromwell's Parliament, he years Inter, he distinguished in different times or places, and was atripped of his property and himself by a vigorous dislike of yet with such similar careers died poor in 1644. attached to them.
☆
LAW
liternture and longevity have long
banks.
There were two othor Sir John Simone. One of them, surgeon and sanitary reformer
THE other James Barrie to the City of London, died In
was such an odd whini- 1904. The other gives an odder been associated with the name sical personality that I am sur- parallel. He was a K.C., M.P. Sir Frederick Pollock. The one prised that her playwright name- (Liberal) for a Yorkshire con- we know is now in his cighty- sake never made her the sub- stituency. But the Chancellor eighth year, is a Privy Coun, ject of a drama. For this of the Exchequer is a North- cillor, a K.C., and the author of James Barrie was female, al- countryman; the other Simon works on law, political science though her contemporaries be- was a Jew.
and philosophy. But there was lieved her to be a man, and she
He was born in Jamaica in another Sir Frederick Pollock at rose, in that disguise, through 1809 and came to England In the Bar before him. He was all the ranks of the old Army 1845. While still a very young born in 1816, and died in 1888. Medical Service from, hospital man he was active in the cam- He was Queen's Remembrancer assistant through sergeon-major paign to abolish slavery, which and Master of the Court of Ex- to the post of Inspector-General the present Lady Simon has chequer (two high offlees since of Hospitals, which she held in so vigorously taken up.
abolished). He did В verne 1858.
WINSTON
CHURCHILL
translation of the whole of We think of Sir Thomas Bar- Dante's Divine Comedy into low as a great physician. Our English.
ancestors associated that name with a great metaphysician, The Sir Oswald Mosley who who ended his life full of years on both sides of the Atlantic is associated with writ- sat for Staffordshire a hundred and glory as Bishop of Lincoln
a noted anti- in 1691. He saw to that. ing and politics. On this aide years ago was
He was the original Vicar of the politics take precedence of Semite, chief opponent in Par-
the other the liament of the Bill to remove Bray. By turns a cavaller and the writing, on writings eclipse the politics. Jewish civil disabilities, which high Anglican under the first Winston Churchill of St. Louis, finally passed through the House King Charles, a Puritan and Missouri (he was born in 1871, of Commons in 1853.
leveller during the Common- Two famous admirals had wealth. just three years before his
a Royalist and anti- English namesake), has not nd- author namesakes, Sir Walter Papal Churchman at the Res- one. Fire-fighting systems in Lon- SEAN FIELDING||vanced politically beyond the Raleigh, who lived in Queen toration, he swung round and though he became almost a Catholic unde post of a member of the New Elizabeth's time, Hampshire State Parliament, wrote both prose and verse and James II., was the first to wel- though the once ran unsuccess. left in his History of the World come and protest his loyalty to The fire-brigade system in Eng- Portland Urban District's application fully for Governor on the Pro- one of the most beautiful pieces that king, though he went Low of English literaturo ever writ- Church and Whig again when land and Wales Is, at the moment. for a loan for new equipment, hegressive ticket.
On the other hand, his Eng. ten, is best remembered as a William III. came over in 1689. Essentially a local authority's service, said: which has hind Topsy sort of "Our man-drown hose curt is so lish counterpart never reached man of action.
So by simply being good and growth
control without
by
The other Sir Walter Raleigh any antiquated that people stand about the sales record of America's
always on the side of the Goy- general cu-wdinating agency.
In the streets unable to assist for Winston with his books; famous died in 1922. He was a writer ernment he collected more liv. among them was "The Crisis." and a Don, appointed to the ings and stipends, not to men
But there was another Win- Chair of English Literature at tion the mastership of ston Churchill, the ancestor of Oxford in 1904.
Born the present British one.
The position Is an extraordinary
are us
don and other major cities good us any in the world, but there
are Eume pretty bad gaps around, particularly in rural areas.
Inspector at un inquiry into the
in 1620, he fought for King
laughter when there is a fire. Appeal in Vain
"The cart dates from 1901, when I joined the brigade. It's heavy and THE existing powers of locul the springs, have gone Bat. The authorities depend on streets are so sleep that we can't series of statutes extending back move it until we get all the brigade over a century, and related in the present; even then we are glad to main to a state of things when get children hauling on the ropes." Charles I. in the Civil War and appliances were incomparably more Fire Chief Jackman made that was an M.P. for Plymouth from
mited in range and mobility than plea not. as you might suppose, de-
1660 till the time of his death they are to-day.
eudes ago, but on September 29 These musty, creaking old statutes 1937. have much to answer for. Lack of co-ordination could be indicted even more gravely.
Your house might be within inches of a borough or urban district bor-
Gift from the Squire
THERE are very large
brigade of its own or by co-operat- Aro brigades.
ing in the maintenance of brigade.
д
!
out a fire.
inakes
has
IF in this instance the charm of the writer Is in 1684. He was a Commis. outshone by the glamour of the sioner for Ireland, and the father admiral, the same cannot be said of the great Duke of Marl of the two Thomas Hurdys, one, borough.
Nelson's flag-captain; he died a
one's
21118
An
Oxford college and post librarian to the Bodleian, than any other metaphysician in his- tory.
George
Edinger
'Guid Conceit o' Themsel's
And those
justification a name for topics have Shown His enemies said that this was be-
Wordsworth
also remarked
to
number of volunteer bridges der. Across the way they have a scattered about the country. These But amateur Bremen are grand people. Arst-class fire-fighting force. unless your local legislators have They get no payment for the drills provided (a) their own fire brigade, they put in or for the occasions when or (b) established a working ar they turn out of their beds in the
their neighbours, dark of the night to put rangement with your house can burn to the ground
sums by his They buy their own fre while you plead to no purpose for or maybe the village squire IE'S a guld concell o' oorsel's," unconquerable army." It will be who made enormous
prayed the canny old Scot. noticed that Herbert put skill first in romances; and his opinion of himself marvel at. He expert old.
them a present of it. They buy their There was a good core of hard com- this incincible combination. Given was something to Fires cost us between £9,000,000 own uniformns, elect their own cap-
the skill, or the ability, confidence is began by having a great admiration all monsense in the petition. and £10,000,000 a year, and we tain. They are drawn from
By the word "concelt" we are not necessary to making the most of it. for Napoleon the Great, he ended by year classes of the community. spend
£2,500,000 nearly
who have made depreciating the mighty conqueror. understand the fatuous self- coping with them. London's bill It is possible that they will lose to
under
without alone in this matter is not far short some of their identity
the satisfaction of £1,000,000.
•provisions of the new Fire Brigade which is the characteristic of certain how to use their abilities to the best cause he could not bear that anybody With all this in your mind's eye, Bill which the Government is to people whom everybody knows. This advantage without any foolish dif- should have greater glory than his
idence
or shrinking self-distrust. own. even Thi learn that
introduce in Parliament at the end is no good to anybody, and may
Dante was convinced that he was Inspired from Heaven. There is no obligation of any of this session. Even the smallest lead to disaster if not kept under This same self-distrust is an insuper- local authority (except the London urban districts may find it required control. A very different matter is able bar to any success; for if you directly
told his students:-"Not only do I County Council, in the case of the of them to provide by law an efficient the calm confidence in oneself and do not trust your own powers who Hegel, famous German philosopher,
which County of London, and the City) fire-f
e-fighting force.
ability
such a power- else is going to trust them?
not teach the truth: I am the truth." Wordsworth certainly Was to make any fire brigade provision We get some impressive facts and ful ald to getting on in the world.
Auguste Comte, founder of the either by maintaining n Are figures when we consider the crack Let us see what wise men in all hampered by unduly modest ideas. Positivist school of philosophers,
uges have said about self-confidence. His invincible self-reliance ignored London hus 2,000 whole-time
The value of it was appreciated by criticism. He expressed a sublime called himself "the High Priest of
Humanity!" uniformed staff; Birmingham
One could go on quoting instances the Romana, who, even if they lived confidence that his poems were going
Samuel Porson was cer- No Government department is 284 whole-time men; West Ham 132; centuries ago, can still give us les- to make the world "wiser, better, and indefinitely. charged with direct statutory and there are ten
tainly the first Greek scholar of the other brigades
In those essential and vital happier." functions
tow, things which never alter. or responsibillies in (Leicester, Tottenham, Walthamstow,
ago and Miew it. When a pre- connection with the control and Bootle, lendon, Willesden, Enfield,
man proposed Sencea was of opinion that "Lack Charles Lamb on one occasion that sumptuous young nisation of fire brigades and Southampton, Croydon and Coventry confidence is not the result of he could write like Shakespeare "If that he and Forson should write a is no central supervision nor with between 30 and 50 whole-time difficulty; the dimculty comes from he had the mind." Then it must be book together, the doctor replied,
standard
tack of confidence pronounce the mind that is lacking," retorted "Put in all I know and all you don't recognised
know, and it will be a great work." ment which is not only commonsense, Lamb. emciency as respects the strength, men each. Roughly, 70 brigados em
It is necessary to recognise the In the police fire brigades police but has quite a modern ring. training, or equipment of brigades. ten or more whole-tme men.
Southey was another poet who Local nuthorities have, and make personnel is employed in whole-ume: Centuries later, Samuel Johnson deemed himself sure of immortality, differences between the confidence of own greatness, use of, powers to organise brigades or part-time capacity in 65 of the said."Self-confidence is the first He complacently asked woman a great man in his and to levy rates for their upkeep, boroughs which have separate police requisite to great undertakings; those friend if she did not think that he and the baseless conceit of some vainglorious duffer whose qualities But they need not use these powers forces-that is, more than half the who believe that they are right win "would look well in marble."
only exist in his own imagination: total number.Thess Include Liver- generally achieve something. unless they desire to do so.
The Captain's Way
The duffer aforesaid is led on by With Are-fighting the costly bual pool, with 100 whole-time and 120
his own conceit to aftempt things ness that it is, you can see that it is auxiliary police firemen, and Man-
Literary men may be sensitive in beyond his scopo, and fails, be- a matter of great difficulty for the chester, with 156 whole-time and 770
Excellent words, and echoed by many ways; but most of them have coming a laughing-stock Ins the local authority of a small area, with auxiliary men.
George Herbert, who pithily re displayed' a bellef in their own effort. The able man is helped by low rateable value, to make on its
marked, "Skill and confidence are an powers that can only be described his confidence to extend the powers own account an' effective fire brigade
ns brazen.
which he knows he has to the limit. provision.
THE basis for the payment of TH
Hall Caine was convinced that he Humanity, and not only himself, is of the money spent on putting out
professional firemen is n week, a uniform allowance, and free was superhuman, and deliberately benefited by the result.
cultivated a certain likeness to the One could not conclude better fires and having the catablishments report made by the Middleton Com-medlent treatment. and men at hand to do so is
mot
1920, mitice in
That committee) Superannuation and pension portralls of Shalceapeare. When he than by telling again the oft-fold from the rates. The rest is supplied thought that firemen should be schemes are in operation in almost was going to the United States he story of the dandined young member
told the captain of the liner that he for Maidstone Commons. His op through fees for services rendered, iccated more or less on equality with every big fire brigade.
It is estimated that there are about policemen and more generously thou
There is no big money it the did not wish to be treated differently pearance and manner were so odd business the Chief Officer of
the from any other passenger. "I should that his speech was drowned in feers 1,000 Ore brigades in England and other municipal employees.
If your boy didn't he say, like all London Brigade Wales equipped with motor or trailer
is probably the not think of it. Mr. Caine" was all and laughter. Some of them aren't so boys, when he was young that he highest paid, and he gots £1,400 a the change he got out of the bluff now," he shouted, above the uproar, pumps.
"but the time will come when you good, although the general level is wanted to be a fireman?-Julns the year-there is great physical strain sallor.
Will Seif-conâdenco of this stamp will
hear me." London Fire Brigade now, he will on the constitution, the houra are high. City people are necustomed ctive £2 125, a week, rising over irregular, and the service contimious. take is possessor a long way; and Self-cohadenco at such a moment to seeing brigades with modern
Hall Caine reaped his reward in an argues; most exceptional equipment. Let
hear Fire a period of 22 years to 28 3a, a week But there is no lack of recruits. Chlef A. J. Jackman, of Underhill, should he remain in the ranks wild- Tollpece: Fire engines are exempt Income from his novels greater than Those powers belonged to the future
Earl of Beaconsfield. Portland.
out attaining promotion. In addition, from payment of road-inx, but they that of any contemporary writer.
Victor Hugo"was another: £ctionist. Giving evidence to a Whitehall lie gets a rent allowance of 10. a must observe traffic lights-
any
The vast bulk-about 85 per cent.
them
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