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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1957.

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LABOUR PARTY AND

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CORONATION QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

To Attend In Formal

Dress

London, To-day- Members of the Labour Party in Parliament will not wear the pres- cribed court uniform at the Corona- tion ceremonies but will appear in formal dress.

friend of mine in Hong Kong once advertised in a local paper to the effect that he was a lonely young man and wanted to

This was decided upon when a meet a lady to cheer the old corpse resolution was passed on Saturday up a bit, purely platonic, of course, by the executive committee of the

And again of course, he receiv-Party.

ed no reply. He wouldn't, this The left wing group of the Lab- being Hong Kong, where the motto our Party has always opposed the apparently is Respectability, or, if wearing of court uniform but the you must, don't get foună out. first Labour Government, under I mention this because of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, neverthe- that most human personal col-less decided to appear in the tradi- umn of the "North China Daily tional garb on special occasions, News." Scanning a few recent is-and until now Labour leaders have sues I found the following

Disappointed in life refined lady seeks something original of mankind.

British lady, well-educated with a beautiful home (west- ern district) would like to meet gentleman guest to share ex- penses, and also for compan~-- ionship.

French lady wishes to meet gentleman with a view to learn- ing how to drive a motor-car.

American girl, age 22, real good sport, would like to meet nice middle-aged gentleman, view matrimony.

Middle-aged German would like to correspond with intelli- gent, well-educated lady, good figure and appearance, view matrimony.

always downed the necessary form--Trans-Ocean.

AUSTRO-FRENCH TALK RUMOURS

Denial Of Vienna

Reports

uni-

Vienna, To-day. Rumours that the Australian Foreign Minister, Dr. Guido Sch midt, will shortly visit Paris are denied by political quarters here.

On the other hand, it is stated that Dr. Schmidt is the most likely choice to represent Austria at the Coronation of King George

In this connexion it is rumour-

ed that he might take the oppor- Now this is the sort of thing thattunity to visit Paris on his re- in my opinon bucks life up a bit.]

Something to offset that heavy No earlier visit to Paris, how leading article which you stumble ever, will be unde

through during breakfast, merely because you think you ought to educate yourself up to the level of

the gentleman who wrote it.

I suppose one can only see such ads in the big city, however.

A

plea for a lady with a good figure

would, I am sure, result in de portation from the Colony if any paper consented to publish such wickedness.

Ocean.

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BRITISH LEGION AND WAR Chairman's Comment On Rearmament

Birmingham, To-day. The British Legion will do all in its power to prevent war breaking out where the last one ended.

But I like the French lady who wishes to meet a gentleman with a

This declaration was made here view to learning how to drive

2 yesterday by the National Chair- motor-car. With all those stories man of the Legion, Major F. W. C.

about motor-cars one hears at the Fetherston-Godley, O.B.E bar, I hope he is a gentleman and Since it came into existence, he not a cad, dammit, sir. I also hope stated, the British Legion has been she is a lady and not-yes, quite so.a dyke set up against the onslaught

Refinement would appear to have of further misery.

received a set-back. So many of "To-day it has taken up the fight us try to appear what we are not against the threat of extremism. (listen to the loud so-called Oxford "It is prepared to make a stand accents on the ferry and even more now, as in the past, against the on the Peak tram) and I hope this folly of war."

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advert puts a stop to all this fool- "Lasting peace," Major Fethers- ishness. The advertiser is refined, ton-Godley concluded, cammot be or she claims to be, and look what achieved through armaments but has happened to her. She is disap-through the spirit of tolerance pointed in life, and seeks some-alone- Trans-Ocean thing original. So be yourself and

you will be much happier. (That's they made things so awkward. Now philosophy. I think Rates for that I am old and grey I have no my special course can be had on further use for benches after dark application).

But perhaps someone else has, so I pass the information on for The other afternoon played what it is worth. Though after truant from the office (which-near-this has appeared in print the local ly closed down as a result) and Mrs. Grundy will no doubt inspect strolled round Lugard Road Here this alarming immoral development I made a startling discovery on the Peak and will install search- Whereas once each one of those lights or floodlighting, or anything benches which are placed at inter-that will check "goings on." vals along this road always had a However, a heavy rush to Lu- lamp-post with a light of most al-gard Road is expected as a result arming brilliancy immediately be of my "scoop,” and the Peak Tram- hind it new benches have appear-ways are believed to be

myplating construction of a double younger days I had always deplor-track to accommodate the infux ed the presence of these lights

which are lightless. In

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