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Wondon War Diary
Holborn Toasts Poland. Sir Keith Murdoch.
Discoverer of Insulin. Scott's Monkbarns.
HOLBORN CHAMBER OF COM-¡ and 'was senior judge of Southern MERCE held its first war-time lunch Rhodesta when he retired. This month. Its peace-time funches were notable. This one, held in honour of Poland, and with the Polish Ambassador as chief guest, was an impressive function.
It was organised with efficiency and heartiness. We sat down, as the chairman told us, ave minutes Inte.
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Mr. Tredgold is by profession barrister and took silk at the early age of 38. On his mother's side he ls connected with names that have made history on the mission fields of Southern Africa.
He is a great nephew of Dr. Robert Moffat, the well-known missionary, David Livingstone was, bls. uncle When the sweet arrived he praised marriage. the waiters, but told us that we were
Mr. Tredgold was just old enough now 10 minutes behind schedule. to see service on the Western Fronti
in the last war.
again.
SPOT-LIT AGAINST A
AIR VICE-MARSHAL MARIX
There is little Ukelihood also of M. Malsky becoming duyca ai TIỆT early clate, Baron de Cartier de Marchienne in staying for unother year at least,
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The Commanding Offear of the 17th. Brigade (Brigadier.B. Savage) speaking at the opening of the Returned Soldiers' League but at Puckapunyal, A.I.F. enmp, nld the hat would help to make up to the troma for "certain things they were denied a soldiers which thay bad beon able to wnloy AR civilians."
A voice naked Brigadier Suvage It ha was reforring to a glass of beer,
Ite replied as the matter is one of Government polley, he was unable to Kay anything more about It.
Other A.L.F. OBTA Ball later Brigadier Savage's comment was mag- nificent.
THE CENSORSHIP
SYDNEY.
The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) gave «an undertaking to-day he would not countenance any applica- Hon of the censorship, which would lead to the possiblilty of a situation In
"the which
Opposition
bo would muzzled,"
Ms. Menzies gave this undertaking to Labour deputation after he had denied He had any intent of following the ins that had been adopted In Canada of demanding that all criticism of the Government's war effort should
Miller to prepare the designs for "Shadow and Substance." Owing to the war the production was postponed. THE carly hours of a recerit morn- Mr. Hunt has for some time been ing provided a traffic problem of an "walking-on" In the sitccessful be submitted to consorship. unprecedented kind. At 2 am. "re-musical comedy, "Under Your Hat," vellers at the various restaurants This is an unusual experience for THE WAR IN AUSTRALIA found themselves in the streets. The prodticer of "Kinit
Lear," Hundreds wanted taxis.
"Othello," and many other master- pieces.
REnaming QUEENS' COLLEGE
As I came out from the Savoy the Strand was thick with little groups calling "Taxi" to an accompaniment of torches. The same cries und ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOS groups of men and women in even-PITAL, preclinical students have been ing dress persisted I walked vacunted to Quecna' College, Cam-
a don with a reputation for wit re- marked to one of the Bart's pro-
Pall Mall.
Sit
After the tons of the King we sang the National Anthem. This we should not have done, for a baritone from the Temple was specially ent- nged to do this. So he waited till!
THERE have been few more excep- we had finished and then sang itional careers than that of Air Com-through Trafalgar-square and down bridge. In the Combination Room
modore R, L, G. Marix, who has been promoted to that ranic from Group
In Piccadilly the demand was ex-fessors: Captain, R.A.F. He already holds the
tra-ordinarily brisk, the supply nil. acting rank of Air Vice-Marshal,
When I fest met him he had just Hopefully I walked under the moon teft Hadley, and was a seaman In the to Hyde Park Corner, where the rank As we rose to toast the Polish Pre-London Division of the Royal Navas a rule is infallible. I sident there was a black-out. In the Vounteer Reserve. Iliability re-
disappointed. Sure enough Laxis į Kallery a spot-lit Polish ng blew out sulted in his early advancement, Best were drawn up. But the drivers and & Polish Kiri la national dress to leading seaman, and then to petty were having supper, and outside the sung Poland's notional anthem.
shelter there was a walling queue officer, after which he was selected in 1912 for transfer to the Royal Naval Peruited from the Park-Jane hostel- Air Service.
rics,
BLACK-OUT
It way nil very effective. Not less so the brief welcome by the Mayor. Mr. Thomas Aubertin, who welcomed Count Raczynaki with the vigour of Holborn in the necents of Oxford.
The Count, in an interesting speech delivered in perfect English, predicted
was not
He wis not long in obtaining his It was nearly 3 am, when I walked pilot's certificate, and was one of the along Knightsbridge by the barreks. crying "Taxi" chosen band who, under Cmdr. (after-Stil optimists were wards Air Commodore) C. R. Sam- and hoping that response would come
base son, harried the enemy from
to their SO S.
a famine in Fuland in the spring Dunkirk in 1914-15. Marix was FAT GOLFERS FOR OPPONENTS B.B.C. broadcasts, he said, were listened to with the utmost avidity personally responsible for the bom
bing of the Zeppelin sheds
at
in what is now German Poland as Duesseldorf, one of the outstanding benign but dictatorial sway over the LORD NORTHCLIFFE exerted a achievements of the R.N.A.S. in the North Foreland Golf Club, which is early days of the Great War.
well as in Russian Poland.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST-
COLLECTOR
Though he was badly injured in erash later in the war, he made a good recovery, and was a member
heter Allied Commission of trol in Germany in 1910.
THE
How
assured
of currying on. He engaged Abe Mitchell professional at the then
as the club unprecedent- ed salary of £1,000 a year..
He insisted also on caddles being allowed to play in the early morning and the evening. If permission were not granted he threatened to throw the links on the market.
Lord Northcliffe had also bis
Bart's.
CANDERRA.
At present, war for Australin was only "two bob in the pound" affaly na expenditure, although rising, was stil probably only one-tenth of the national income, said the Economic Adviser to the New South Wales Treasury (Mr. H. D. Black), when delivering his first nidress at the annual summer schon! of the Australian Institute of Politicul Selenee.
I understand there is some dia- cussion as to what the College shatt be renamed as the result of its temporary amalgamation with
Vegetarians,
believe, would like "Beans," but under practuate opinion
in strongly induce Javour of "Quarts," Which do you prefer?
At the moment some one passed the professor the port.
Mr. Black, who is also a lecture in Economica at the Sydney University raid that Australia's preparations could not be regarded as mobilising for tutal.
warned war. He also
against the adoption of a light view of the tanke ahead, and claimed that as long as the war lasted. Australla should give from £7,000,000 to £10,000,000 worth of pro- annually, free of charge, to said, should be paid for by extra inx- Britain and her allies. The plan, be
should be given to Britain free of tion. The suggestion that produco
chargo had been made by the Federn} Opposition Lendler (Mr. Curtin), but no far thern had been no acceptates oven of the principle.
SHIELD TO N.S.W.
SYDNEY.
Helped by two brilliant centuries from McCabe (114) and Barnes (135 not out). New South Wales won the 1939-40 Sheffield Shield honours.
Closing the second innings with 492 for five wickets, New South Wales ret Victorin the tank of getting 604 to win. At stumps Victoria_hndacored 89 for. Two wickets, still requiring 416.
Evidence of the fast, scoring by New South Wales was, there was only one scoreless over in the whole of the in-l nings, this being bowled by Slavers.
McCabe's 114 was the finest lanings he played at the ground for some time. His acoring rate was highly, satlife- tory, but he did not indulgo in any fire- works.
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WITII the centenary number of the Melbourne Herald, which appeared recently, Sir Keith Murdoch, its managing director, passes another IF ENGLAND WERE FINLAND milestone in an outstanding journails-j tle career.
He came to the fore in
Finnish. While Paper on the last war, when he went to Finalsh-Russian relations and the Callipoli as an official Australian war circumstances leading to the Invasion private professional, Sandy Thomp
of Finland can only be called semi-son. By assiduous coaching he re- correspondent
Since then he has never looked official. It bears no Imprimatur from duced his pupil's handicap to 12. This was a little too flattering a tigare back. He is to-day Chairman of the the Finnish Foreign Office, Australian Associated Press and con- It is, however, in elaboration of the for Lord Northcliffe's dashing and trols more risperi than any other lecture given in a House of Lords voluble, but uncertain, golf.
Sandy Thompson as a teacher add- the Commonwealth. He is committee room by M. Gripenberg, well-known in Engiend, where he has the Finnish Minister in London, and canniness to science. Lord North- many friends. He was last in Eng-bas
Barnes played a grand part, refusing unmistakable
marks of its cliffe resembled other golfers in lik→
AUSTRALIA'S
be reckless but gathering runs authorship. I said at the time that Ing to win, land two years ago.
FOR MINISTER
steadily. Many of them with hin His art collection is
My lord,"
DEFENCE.—Mr. Street, the Minister favourite chat and others with attrac-| Sandy's advice, for Defence, being met on arrival bitive drives and square cuts, Melbourne. He has some good on his hearers
by Lieutenant-General Cheetham, Sickerts and Johns and was the first
Play very fast, and you'll run Sturdce, G.O.C., Eastern Command, and, while still on the platform PIANIST FATHER-DESIGNER kindles maps with the General.
man in
was
famous in the lecture made a deep impressionlways play with fat men if youMelbourne
One of its most striking passages ean. to introduce Picasso "down under. was a parallel with what similar them off their feet,"
He also collects 10th century Eng-]
against this country would
claims
lish furniture. His Interest in art mean to us.
has caused him to become vice- 1 reproduce a map illustrating this president of the National Gallery of Victoria.
comparison. It speaks for itself- and for Finland.
MME. MAISKY'S SINECURE
DAUGHTER
THE scenery for Denis Jolmston's] NEWS FROM
olay, "The Golden Cuckoo," which is being presented at the Duchess, bns-
When not in Melbourne he is usually to be found at his sheep station, near Canberra. There the A GOOD deal of fuss is being made,been designed by Miss Tanya Moisel- Inil, solidly built figure of 53 is often see, about Mme.
witsch, daughter of the well-known Malsky's para- to be seen on a "waler" up to his doxical situation of having to ad-
pianist who, under Sir Kenneth weight.
vise other ladies of the diplomatie Clark's baton. showed He characteristically indulges his corps on points of Court cliquette. brilliant performer on the triangle. two favourite recreations by riding This devolves on her as wife of the She served her apprenticeship at the to the links and then playing a round senior member of the corps next to Abbey Theatre Dubila. NO ESCAPE AT THE PICTURES
chienne, who is a widower,
AUSTRALIA
Baggers gave, delightful display. Ito showed Intelligence in choosing the ball to hit, but once he had motljed down he always had in mind that runs hud to he scored at fast rate.
to
own
brightness, at the pace in the unfinish
who excelied his
ed sixth wicket stand. He played some glorious cover drives. When the ton adjournment came the pale had added 97 in 33 minutes. McCabe elected to hat on after ten, and with Barnes still scoring with glorious, free stroker, 38 rung were added in 20 minutes. McCabe applied the closure, at 4.35 p.m.
Victoria began badly, Leo being out In the second over, as he hit the first: ball from Cheetham hard to O'Reilly, Sievers made a fine effort and it seemed
himself a A New Feature For The would play out time, when he pulled
Men In H.M.S.
the doyen, Baron de Cartier de Mar- There she was responsible for the
Australia's Minister For Defence riccor of a great many productions. Mr. Street, the Minister for Defence. SIR FREDERICK BANTING, the In fact it is only a speculative She worked in association with Mr. being met on arrival in Melbourne by discoverer of insulin, it exceedingly paradox, for in wartime there are Hugh Hunt, the producer of the pre-Eastern Command, and, while still on Lieutenant-General Sturdee, GO.C., modest and very retiring. He willo Court functions for the diplomatic sent play. not give interviews and hates having ladies to attend Mme. Malsity there- Miss Molselwitsch
the platform studies maps with the his picture taken.
He is now in London attached to the Canadian Forces with the rank of major, A day or two ago he decided to escape for an hour and dropped into a news reel theatre.
To his intense embarrassment he was presented with a film describing the discovery of insulin. Sir Freder- Ics could not help noting with ap- factually proval that the alm was correct.
But though the Banting of the film resembled him in appearance, he was too dramatic for Sir Frederick's taste, Half way through the film his modes- ty could stand it, no longer and he fied.
LION-HUNTING, MINISTER
MR. ROBERT CLARKSON TRED- GOLD, the 40-year-old Minister of Justice and Defence In Southern Rhodesia, is shortly arriving in Eng- Ins to dire his country's con- tribution to the war. ⠀ “li
He has inherited, the pioneering spirit and the Jewal talents of his father, the inte Sir Clarkson Tredwold. Sir Clarkson was one of the early arrivals in Rhodesin from. the Cripel
fore has a sinecure.
2 SCOTLAND
This is wher RUSSIA DEMANDED FROM FINLAND
Expressed wmbak, the demanda would kays meant to Great Britain
ENGLAND
W&A engaged
carlier in the year by Mr. Gilbert General.
Fewer Road Deaths
New Speed Limit Is A Success LONDON, Mar, 13 (Reuter), There has been a further decline in the number of road accidents.
During February there were 410 deaths, 44 less than in February last | year despite the black-out,
ASSAULT BOATS
SYDNEY. The hundred, assault boats will be 'manufactured in Sydney immediately for the Army, Simultaneously orders will be placed in two other quarters in❘ Sydney for model boats to determine whether additional orders shall be alloti ted.
The Minister for Supply, announcing) this, said the boals were bend for land- Ing troops or for crossing rivars, and had been dealgned to War Omes apnei- Beations. The cost of the beats will be
2,157.
STORM AT SEYMOUR
MELBOURNE. The Seymour military camps were hit by a terce wind storm, Tenta blown down and general confusion re This Agure was only two-thirdsaulted. A willy-willy wept through for January's total and was much, the 87th, Battalion camp, picked up less than half of December's total of offelal papors in one of the tents and 1,150, the largest record,
dronped them on Meadow 111, 1,20DIL above.
Some of the reasons for this im
proved state of affairs are the new❘ WET CANTEENS
20 miles an hour speed limit com-
Daign for greater care and the fact
that snow and Ice reduced
carly in the month.
trafic
to
MELBOURNE,
A further campaign by A.L.F. leaders have wet 'canteana established in camps is and to be imminent.
a short all from Popper and was: caught by McCabe.
Derpito another magnificent innings by aac, who scored 122 runs for the second time in the match. New South Wales defeated Victoria outright by 177 runs, and so won the Shefeld Shield.
Victoria fought hard, but with the departure of Hassett, soon after lunch, any hopes possessed by the team vanish- ed and the last wicket fell moon after three o'clock.
Hansott, with his two fighting cen- turies, was the outstanding performer la a match that produced splendid fighting cricket,
O'Reilly took three wickets to-chay and so completed the soon with 62 wickets in 'Shield_matches, which la easily his bost performanes.
New South Wales has won the Bhiold 22 times, Victoria 16 and South Aus tralla xix times.
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