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Fighting People Gestures, importent or other hours' night-dying experience,

wise, are unlikely to change the mostly ол multi-engined air The Tyrolese have always cardinal fact that Britain's home-craft, und said he'd down a good

independent-minded less are fed up with living with deal over water. been

extortionate There was a postscript which people, prepared to fight. for in-laws or, paying

said: "Please don't think this ap- And Britain's homeless repre- plication ton presumptuous." their liberty. During the 600 rates for furnished rooms. years that they formed a part

British Aviation Services ap- of the Austrian Empire, they sent a mighty potent political

parently did think the application The strength of their numbers too presumptuous-they turned it enjoyed a considerable degree force. of autonomy. Four years after Napoleon's harsh Treaty of can be estimated from the fact down

that in order to give every fam- So far there has been no howl Pressburg in -1805,-

houses would be pany, for turning down the ser- ling, 750,000 separated the Tyrol from Aus in Britain a separate dwel- tria.

viceman's application. and placed it under required immediately.

of The reason the letter-writer Bavaria, they rose in revolt.

Roderick Cescotti, 27- until the near-slum conditions, and the year-old former Luftwaffe plot, experience jumps to 1,250,000.

was gained mostly over England,

which

That rising was crushed, and they had to wait downfall of Napolean before

Add to that the number

families now living in slum or

of public anger against the com

was whose night-flying during the blitz

total number of houses required they returned to the Austrian When these requirements are

Bevin's Successor Empire. They are predominant-

Health Ministry. 'figures, which

Foreign Minister Ernest ly a mountain people, and are compared with the most recent linked to Austria by hundreds show that only some 60,000 houses Bevin's recent illness which kept

---permanent and temporary hig away from the opening ses

the war sions of the Paris Peace Con- of years of close association.

ference, has caused a lot of hend shaking in London,

hands.

Another Angle

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on

Reports are that his doctors

him of enforced re tirenicnt should he carry working at the same tremendous pace as during the Inst 12 months. Whitehall pundits are now quietly tipping his successor at

Foreign Office. Chancellor of the Exchequer Dalton is the hottest favourite.

He would probably be, more popular at the. Kremiin," for he is believed to be less anti-Soviet than Bevin.

the

Hugh

BEHIND THE COUNTER

By

NAT. GUBBINS, "Sunday Express“^

humorist

"Well," said the Sweep, "ow are you gittin along with bread

·ration-in'?!! (

All right," - I said,

It don't seem to make no difference at all, do it?"

No, it don't."

"Except for the kids an their cakes you'd ardly notice it. So that's another black market you don't ave to git into."

"I was" never in no black market," I said.

"Though--I daresay there's some that'll be gittin buna un- der the

the counter," said Sweep, "Some people are never appy unless- they're wanglin something?

"Too true they ain't"

"It ain't so much that they want it, but, they like the ex- citement. Like stealin apples when you was a boy.”

"That's right."-

"And it it's excitement they want I see them there little old. Frerich black marketeers

gain to git plenty."

"Go on," I said.

Bro

"Cog sufferin Mike," said the Sweep" "they're goin to chop their cada orf.”

"Cor crikey," I said. "Which

ain't it?"

is a bit drarstic,

"It certainly is."... "Cör strike a light, if they donc that ere I don't reckon there'd be many eads left."

"I don't suppose there would.” "Because there ain't many people what aven't done a bit of fiddlin with the rations at some time- or another."

"There certainly ain't." "Nothing big, mind you." "No."

"A couple of ounces of tea ere and a bit of marge there."-

"That's right.”

"Especially if you can't afford to go to the Ritz and ave a bite."."

"Too true."

"But if you're goip to ave your ond chopped off for, "an, ounce or two of margarine, cor stone the crows, where are you?"

"Where indeed?”

- “But you don't ave to wor ry," said the: Sweep. I ain't worryin "They won't be choppin no cads orf cre

"I ope not." ~::

"And I expect even · them there little old Frenchies are only after, the big shots,”

"I expect 80."

Though you never know with these ere foreigners."

"Don't you?"

By the secret Treaty of Lon-have been built since don in 1915, Italy was promised eaded. it is understandable why the Southern Tyrol as part of so many squatters believe their her price for entry into the only chance of getting a house is first World War on the side of to take the law into their own Only solution is to build more the Allies. That treaty, made auder the duress of war, has houses more quickly and there since been denounced as one of is little prospect of that for some Meanwhile, let it be repeated the most flagrant transgres- time. that British troops are in Greece sions of the principle of self- The Health Ministry's official solely to enable the Greeks, to determination ever perpetrated. explanation for the slowness of choose freely and establish peace But as a result of it, Italy the building programme is the

and the shortage of labour. ably the form of Government they came into the war,

was subsequently desire. It seems therefore almost agreement

The housing problem has yet superfluous to add that British ratified by the Treaty of St.

another angle which is worrying the Government shortage of ac- troops are not taking and are Germain in 1919.

commodation is retually creating Pound of Flesh

I Told You So highly unlikely to take any part

unemployment..

One man could look at the re- in the clashes in Macedonia and

The cession of the Southern

Recent Ministry of Labour ports from Palestine and say, "I Thessaly The suppression of Tyrol to Italy, without the figures show there

are nearly told you so.". local disaffection is no more part slightest regard for the wishes 40,000 unemployed in Britain, He is Lieut-General Sir Freder- of their job than fomenting dis of its inhabitants, was direct including 15,000 in the mining ick Morgan UNRRA chief in affection is part of anybody else's ly opposed to the principle of industry.

Europe, who referred last Janu- Many of these unemployed" 170 ary to a well-organised, generous- job; and the earnest desire in self-determination which the

force which Britain is that they should leave Versailles Peace Conference ac forced to remain idle, not because

threatened a

Except that they'd probably mass exodus. cause they can't get accommoda- Palestine,

chop or the wrong eads." Greece at the earliest possible cepted as a guiding rule, Lloyd there isn't work for them, but befannced Jewish moment. The King has returned George, Clemencenu and Wilson tion hear the work

In so doing, Morgan raised aProbably to Greece at the bidding not only were all opposed to the trans Latest Whitehall tumour has world-wide how! which almost "So you ought to thank your luck stars you live in England," cost him his Job. his tackle the problem by appoint.

said the Sweep. of avowed monarchists but also fer but Orlando, the Italian it that Mr. Attlee will attempt to

ΠΟΥ

passed to Italy.

to

"They might, git excited and ave a proper old bearo"!

"Go on?"

"With eads rallin and the old chopper working overtime."

"Well"

"And if that didn't stop the old black market. I don't know what would."

Nor me."

"I do" I said-out- "Where I daresay you could

The fact that history hay won't unduly exonerated him move this quiet-spokeh, brilliant organiser who combines military staff technique with a touch of ave a currant bun orf the Sherlock Holmes..

zation without anythink serious In Europe they call hini appenin."

and say hat "I daresay I could." "Racket-buster,"

"Though I reckon you'd knows the inside of every Europ ean üllegal underground move- rather ave another, pint."

certainly would." “The skin orf your nos said the Sweep.

claimed 300 ment

Left-Their Marks During their five years of war

and Queen Elizabeth; carried

"The skin orf yourn.

crowns.

permanent

of many who see in his return the representative, claimed

step... which anti-Government best chance of assuring internal pound of flesh, and the Tyrol ing a Minister for Housing-a tranquillity. Greece needs nothing The subacqueat Italianisa-critics have been urging for 12 else half so much. Backed, as he tion" of the Tyrol was carried months.

In The Citz is, by an overwhelming measure out by Mussolini in the most

British -Aviation Services Ltd. of public support, it is to be hop savage manner possible. Italian ed that the King will manage to became the language of the charter firm had a letter of establish a Government strong area, and Italian officials were application for a pilot's job they enough to discourage the assistance, appointed to all key positions. had advertised. from over the frontiers which Compulsory sales of land to be applicant

been double-crossed and had seems to be keeping the Italians were authorised, and been doubl trouble-makers going,, He and his immigration of Italians into the failed in his efforts to dispose service, the liners Queen Mary

Tyrol was organised on a large of a hostilo minority advisers will, of course, have to scale. The names of towns and Economically Austria is in some 1,500,000 passengers, a large required repairs on bridged and exercise great patience and eschew villages were changed, Sterzing far greater need of the Tyrol proportion of whom apparently all vindictiveness. That will not becoming, Vipiteno, and Bozen

Wilde Play be always easy in a country where becoming Bolzano. Even in than is Italy. The most debat intended to lear

heir presence on Miss Athene Seyler is at pre- sent drawing even more applause political passions run so high. It scriptions on tomb-stones were able economic point is the reminder of their

question of the power stations board. would be less so were: Britun to changed, German being replaced tuft by Mussolini. But the All aver both ships wherever than leading setress Isobel Jeans supply aims to enable local re by Italian. Every effort was Austrians are prepared a sharp knife would leave its in Oscar Wilde's "Lady Winder Hay serves to be equipped for fight made by the Fascists to swamp grant Italy rights of output mark, are the initials of Aus- mere's Fan,

tralian Canadian, New Zealand i market Theatre: DER AN

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ly controlled for the benefit of The guard raile hayo Then came the Berlin Fact Central Europe as a whole, inch without the name and ad-gets mest of the many laughs in of 1139 By this agreement, under what has been described dress of some travelling soldier: this elegantly met and owned pro typical of all totalitarian as an Alpine TVA

New guard rails are ng being duction, which has been running agreements in its cynicism, the Far mere important is that built to replace the damaged for so long at the Haymarket that

!! Tyroleep were given the choice the fate of 300,000 Austrians portions, but the Canard While it is almost regarded as a per- SMUTS IN

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"gentlemen. mer, they became liable to ex- pulsion from their homes into decided whether the 21 nations gallant voyagers it carried in the Berkshire village lend hurht have been helping the local Brussels, Oct. 9 Germany, but by an overwhim meeting in Paris een override

The Health Ministry's hous cleansing authorities by empty- The Belgian Parliament, in aing majority they took that the narrow expediency which font cession of its two houses, risk rather than accept Italian marked the deliberations of the ing programme is affecting people ing dustebina AZTE win greet General Jan Smuts, nationality. They voted to be "Eig Four, and insist that with false forth;

failing to replace the dust-bins the South African Prime Minis- come Germans, but they re- Europe be rebuilt on principles all plaster of paris to the build after emptying them

The Government has diverted Unfortunately they have been The shortage of dust-bins and ter on Oct 12. During his stay fused to move That Hitler of Justice rather than on the

The resulting shortake f

for dan the high blackmarket price make In, Belgium, General Bmula will took or steps to enfores their basis of disreputable deals ang trade.

Hent alling com be the guest of the Belgian Gov- transfer to Gertany, was remated by nothing more than tal work has prevented some an them an érament Reuter A N

sented by Mussolint He had nower politics,

fortantes from obtaining, urgent-modit

culture.

ing.The new regime has earned the Tyrolese and fdestroy their these plants, and have proposed and hardly an able Duchess of Berwick, Athens

the right by free vote to a fair chance; but their use of it cam- not be held to include the equip ment of their supporters as armed vigilantes,

touchstone by which may bench liner a few relies of its

wartime achievements and fathe Hygiene-conscious

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