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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, | APRIL 25, 1949. -
L.C.C. PROBLEM SOLVED
Since it is unfair that the Labour Party should rule, and equally unfair
that the Tory Party should rule, both must be thrown out and the job Tumed over to the Percy Harris Party, as the voters intended.
THE PRIME MINISTER, MI ATTLEE, SPEAKING
AT A RECENT MEETING
Waria Copyright De arrangemend with Keening Standard-
AND IT CAME TO PASS.
BY PERCY
CUBLIPP
Editor of the Daily Herald (London).
William Hickey
OUT
ton
LONDON, pedestrian crossings, this. month, instance) is made daily in his large blue Humber car, which after an interval of ten has the family crest above two years, the completely new crossed Fe in gold on the door. edition of Burke's Peerage,.
Baronetage, Knightage, AND where will, one! And
At a bulky, red-bound eleven mention of the privilege enjoy- pounds in weight, two thousand FORTT is Cirace lives at Ead- ed by the DUKE OF BEAU- pages, four million words, minton, Gloucestershire, which 30,000 living names (and in- cidentally
between
and
hly
£0.0.0), this year's is on the main lino edition is, according to editor Cardiff and London. LESLIE PINE, better, but not
Since the days when the rull- bigger, than ever.
way crossed his land he has retained the right to have all Reason for the slight reduc express trains stopped there I tion in girth: 130 tities have he or any of his frienda become extinct since 1939. True, staff wish to board or alight. there are 170 new creations, but the replacements, do
During the war, when A. no! RAF camp was elted on have such extensive pedigrees estate, he used to stop the trains as the old school, and thus All so that the men could go on less
WINSTON
leave. CHURCHILL yet again makes publishing history duke seldom has to exercise his British Railways say that the As a cadet (offelalege for niem rights now. There are always bers of the lesser branches of four up and four down tralos the famliy tree) his name servicing Badminton these days. should
have appeared in or dinary type among the MARL- BOROUGH clan.
But because" "of his own im-
on April 25, o poriance as a man" a concession Daniel comes to judgment once- has been mado--he ntiains ngala, precautions have been heavy black lettering, a distine- taken against an unfavourable ·
WHEN,
illusionment among the workersĵtion hitherto reserved for peers verdict.
recovery on whose, output the depends.
BIMME
DANNY KAYE, due at the Palladium on April 25, has been. worrying about that anti-. climatic Commahd Performance appearance/
What lias happened is that, simultaneously, the Government
From New York he telephoned has kept Its pledges; has
VAL PARNELL to come over, grappled with unprecedented only,' His famous quotes about please, and see his new act. difficulties
and has "blood," sweat, and tears" and Parnell went, abroad;
"our nest hour," are there. So now, when Mr K. arrives. directed national ก
recovery
100.
he will have with him 23. drive which is tho admiration
It has taken two years nine ininutes' worth of new of the world. It is a splendid | months from the time the staff pre-vetted material.
of 15 started their gigantic going-over of the aristocracy
Srcond power. The
World Each one of those reforms War had yet to be fought; has been brought about since there were still many who be- Labour came to power in 1945. achievement. Jieved 14 could be avoided;
1937, condemned
THE third
and
"D" (for tho
0
there were very few who fore-Attlee, in
There is a great deal in to reach pubilention day. Distressed raw the extent of the political Tory neglect of the
Attlee's book which Fortunately for the book, implied decorum) was missing. unbeavals and the economic Areas, and called for the plac- Clem
industries within makes it important rending for there is always an odd relation from the party given by devastnilon which that war has ing of naw
them. "The solution of the the young Socialist. The his-or two who makes a study of Duchess and a Dean for one or caused,
antecedents. "does
LORD WAVELL other of those Anglo-Polish oT- problem." he explained,
ganisations. What Attlee set himself to do not consist in removing people forical chapters are execllentiy | making his first appearance
The owner of the Westmin- In 1937, writing as the Leader from these areas and transfer written. From them, and from Burke's, and asked for his pedl-
other parts of the the chapters describing the con- gree, wrote back: "Better get ster flat, AUBERON HERBERT, ring them of the Labour Party in oppost-
working of the In tour" with my cousin faced with ha gathering that was sham tion to the
"National" country, but rather in rebuild- stitution and
the arcas Labour Movement, a vivid ple- Cousin George was indeed most in ive languages). Installed the authority taking place in two rooms (and In ing Industry within the Government, Was to tell
themselves. Labour's resolute ture of Attlee's mind can
be helpful. The Wavells are thus DUCHESS OF ATHOLI, in one. simple terms the history of the
and enterprising operation uf for Socialism
obtained.
traced back to 1502. the Distribution of Industry Act movement
room, the DEAN OF CHICHES-- Brizulu, to define the Labour
Longest
entry--that of the TER In the other. is fulling that plan.
And what dominates that pic-EARL OF Party's principies, and to out-
PERTI, with seven ture is his insistence on The
pages. ine the policy the Party would
democratic essence of British follow when it came to power.
Over
the
Government. For convenience
to
he had to assume
that
they
relationships of the
Man of vision
George-he's
GULAMIC oder "We've
donc passage between.
There a little man in a black up of cleaning good job Burke's. The
nere suffragans hemburg made merry on bishops have been own. sumong the
his
Even flow of quests--includ- Ing actress DIANA NAPIER, Ulster Shortest the lale LORD
M.P. Professor D, LA Sociclism; his arm rejection of DUKESTON (the T.U.C.'S SAVORY, and three Polish what
any path to Socialism He could not
which Cheriea Dukos) with nine lines, generals-enger to pay respects the suppression .of "All in all," adds a satisited to both hosts was disturbed by world conditions would be like India and Burma, Attlee involves
wrote In 1937 that "only freedom, because "once the when Labour took
is a 41-year-old ex- the difficulty of negotiating the HE other day
their people themselves can work method of terrorism is adopted
salvation. out their own
The it is very difficult to abandon gaid journalist
that sooner they have the full op- this conviction
"the Prime Minister Attlee: would be "normal" that the portunity to do so the better." Labour Party, whatever faults "People don't know enough political be fairly Labour in power very promptly or failings in may have, is the about you. They'd like to quiet" and that at home sought negotiations on a only practical instrument of a
we of equality with India little human should have the two million er
and new order of society," rend some
Burma. Today they, are free. stories of your everyday life, so unemployed whose miseries
Noble part commonplace neder your habits, your likes and were a
Two main conclusions arise Tory rule. dislikes."
from the
of re-reading Far from normal Attlee's courteous
WAS reply
but unco
future Labour policy.
banished, so have foreign titles Ench time held without George V's war- perilously Fant"
YET there is
still #
lot me," he about the lives of cur betters Attee's 1937 chapters on "OCIALISM to
piece which these bibles of the bluc- says, "s not just a at machinery or an economic blooded do not tell us.
LORD There
young # living faith
FOLEY. 25-year-old song-
The first is that Attlee him- system.
but
is
narrow
lic swayed along the nvenue he upset a pile of hats and coals on the monk's bench, and effectively threw the span- ner into the work of equal dis- tribution.
FASHION NOTE: The Duchess as well as the Dean, wore guiters. Hers were grey.
operative. And,-to-that-sorts-it-turned-oul, of course, self-showed-remarkable-vision, translated into action. I desire writing peer. He has spent-
conditions in which and a very clear understanding the clansiess society and the of request, it always will be. A the
most of his mornings recently. FROM of the Labour Movement, when substitution of the motive of He just doesn't want publi- Labour took power were fan- city about himself. He hates thatically posing for photographs. In- deed, he hates posing of any
Bort.
And, frankly, I don't think our journalism would be much enriched even if the Prime Minister were to el courage collectors of "little human stories." His per sonality does not lend itself to anecdote.
ຄ
Was
ot
At
that IRVING inspired cliche, "top service for that of competition." at the piano trying to put to BERLIN
music
words like "When you hat, white tie, and talls,” delete He has played, and is playing, fali ini love It always seems the first item.
London's biggest fully- a noble part in translating the it never happened till now," for
scheduled formal turn-out since the war— Rank's In one of Mr
the National Playing Fleids Ball Socialist faith into action. playing that part he is alded flims.
The
Df. by hly great energy, his In-
nt which the DUKE OF EDIN- "I am not prepared," Attlee fegrity, and as this book de- Socialist poor are devoted to the BURGH was host-not one top-
mind which | nation, wrote, "to arrogate to myself a monstrates--by a superiority to the rest of the is visionary yet singularly well
unleas
Pledges kept
afternoona
this
chester cloakrooms. The dash from his Hampstead per was handed in at the Dor.
House of Lords
Trend towards ball-dress was the (to listen to
debate on carried to the extent of one
wearing
a white young man
U. S. SLIDE IN PRICES
IS
SPREADING
By FREDERICK.COOK
tle with dinner-jacket. Fashion writer (a male) among those present was horrified.
for from normal, he forecast so accurately how Britain's economic strength that Movement would act once had been disastrously enfeebled it had the power to do so, For, by her war sacrifices. Her in remember, Labour policy is not dustrial equipment needed re- dictated by Party leaders; it is pairing or replacing. Her citles the choice of the majority, had been heavily bombed, Her There was people were tired.
shortage, not zurplus,
There inanpower.
to balanced, tolerant yet penetrat-home to the world Movement. I am prepared abortage throughout the
submit to their will, even if I Ing. 1000s and
там of essential
our's disagree. I shall do all I can to Among materials.
Labour's
accepted, but, Insks were the it get my views
the acquiescence in immediate mensely complicated processes of demobilisation and the re- views of the majority conflicts industry from with my conscience, I shall fall into line, for I have great faith What is interesting about conversion of
In the wisdom of the rank and Attlee is not his external bear to peace production.
ille." haviour, but his mind and As for internailonal relation- his methods, And if you the peace began and have be- shilps, they were difficult when agree with me that it's come more difficult since,
know
NEW YORK. a new car was telephoned this more important to
And in spite of all this, the
THE second conclusion is that
reading morning by one of the directors what your Prime Minister Labour
outlined
matter In New York now of the agency and told he could in 1937 has been both courageous and wise thinks than what he eats for
a new car tonight if he steadily carried through. In breakfast, you will read with The Labour Party in Perspec- times, the programme which he Everywhere
carrying out, despite abnormal adays are the restaurant menus, havo
1 have found wished. great attention a book just tive" hc named several
out and prescribed in 1937.
prices crossed published: "The Labour measures which must be engel-
ones-considerably cheaper as Labour com-
Persistently the Conservative written in. Party in Perspective-and ed as soon
manded
propagandists
urged working majority. A
дго not Twelve Years Later" by The Bank of England must be the Government to postpone
restaurants The
Mid-day in Mayfair large R. Attlee (Victor Gollancz). nationalised; long-term
Socialist measures so as to "get doing well: Many people who
Mrs Lucillo
the Andrews,
pantechnicon bearing the name ' with the job" of solving formed the habit of eating at,
wornati tallor in New of the best-known Transatlantle Investment must be
economic problems. home when prices were beyond only
company outside so that it would conform with postwar
But the Government, all along, their reach are in no hurry to
in to making shirts elegant motor showroom plan has
exclusively national economic
seen that postwar condi- change.
for men is losing that disting | Davies-street. powers must be taken to pur- tions made it even more ur-
Others, hit
by rising un- tion. Now she is to make shirt chase land by compulsion when gently necessary to
Knots of lunchtime passers-- MANY of you whii have read it already. For the issue of
for women, to match by look glumly on as super- this book is an event unusual in the pubile Interest required it; socialisticosures, because employment und general tigh- blousey
Kening ot money, art now their husband's cholces.
shiny
spanking new cars are coal, gas and electricity produc- Sci the publishing world and evention must come
because they Mrs Andrews, who started in landed on to the van. under public planned and controlled national eating at home
Isn't more unusual in politics. It is a
a musty back room three years
anybody happy at the Thero reprinting of a book which Att ownership and direction; so must economy was essential in those have to.
Moreover, any de-
are other signs that
has IL now transport, and there must be conditions.
successful thought of the dollars, we're
carning? Ice wrote in 1937.
. place on Madison Avenue, vigorous programme of parture from the Socialist pro- the buyers' market is back. "A
would have caused A friend who in 1040 was agricultural development with gramme AL ibat me, Labour had
Continued on Para 5) been
offico
widespread and dangerous dis-told he had no hope of getting never
with out delay."
Few prophets
in
D
dress. enjoyable Dolley which Attler Attice's Government has been MOST
con
have
in
new
He said he would wait until prices, camo nearer the prewar level,
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