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THE CHINA MÀIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 80, 1947.

The House of Lords Has Made Ten Amendments to the Nationalisation of Trans- port Bill, Will This Lead to a Showdown?

How Democracy Works

·44444 | present "big talk"

HOUSING: TIME

In

British

Isles

of

There is one aspect of the ments and the Lords still instat} must be admitted that in other

about the on them, the Bill may have to cases delay is much moro serious... House of Lords crisis which | be dropped completely ---* and Suppose the Lords held up might almost be described as this, through sheer Inck

Bome important legislation amusing. For the 1911 Parlin Parliamentary time is the and which, if passed, would put the to tako ment Act, which defined current fate of some Bills even though country in a position procedure, probably contains all pariles may wish to see the advantage of some altuation more careful provision for sen majority of the clauses become that would not occur again alble compromise, and to obrinto law.

capture an Overscas markel a "showdown" between the two

perhaps or act up a military

Or it may be re-introduced

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The Alternatives Suppose it were to be altered, what are the alternatives?

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

LLO G. E. PAT, OFF.

"Come on. Slug! Give us the truth and I'll guarantor you publication In Superduper Confessions magazine!""

FOR ACTION Beyond demonstrating the real possibilities of public support far a Building Society in Hong Kong, | Monday's K.R.A.sponsored meet-

ing of potential home-builders was¦ Houses, than any similar Act next Season. It the Lorde retraining scheme in good time. not overburdened with new in-ever passed in the history of Ject it again in the same way Then delay would spell defeat- formation, of importance. Its constitutional law.

and, it is introduced n, third of the proposal, and a Govern- main achievement was the appoint- In the first place, these ten | uime and passes the Commons, I ment with a House of Commons ment of a Committee entrusted amendments which the Lords the Lords can then no longer majority would have a serious have made to the Nationalina- prevent it from going forward complaint against a House of with the task of further exploration of Transport Bill must now, reverve the Royal Assent and Lords which exercised ita de- tion of the field, and as a good

according to Parliamentary becoming Inw, provided two inying function, However, deal of preliminary work has procedure, be reported back to years have elapsed since it was nothing appears to have risen already been dune, the submission the House of Commons. The first introduced.

yet in the present "crisis" which of concrete proposals to Govern Commons may agree to the al- Suppose, then, it is introduced | would seem to justify altering) ment-which is the first essentialterations the Lords have made a second time, all the original | the procedure. --should not be unduly delayed. to the Bill, in which ense all is debate and procedure has to be If any of the housing scheines TE-

plata saling the Bill goes repented, but meanwhile jcently mooie née to have any

back to complete s pasauge extremely new factor will have serious beating in the immediate through the House of Lords and to come into the situation-delay, later to receive the Royal Assent and a chance for the country as problem of "cute" shortage, it is

and so become an Act of Parlin-whole to consider what the 1. Abolish the Second Cham- time they pad out of the dis

ment and part of the law of the amendments amount to.

her altogether. This is hardly cussion stage, it is time for action,

Jand.

Possibly for some

technical worth considering as a practical Mr. Hugh Braga, to whase initiative the Building Society

Second Chance reason, publle opinion may ten proposal. To do so would in. to back either the Lords or the cidentally place the Crown in scheme is principally attributable, Or the Commonя may di Commons point of view or the position of being the only hand two interesting contributions agree with all or some of the something different from either agency which could make re- to me for the meeting's guid. | Lords amendments, and insist Or it may be that publle opinion | Viaton of Commons mistakes ance. The first was that there is on the clauses being relatied in altered on the topic under possible - and such

form, in this discussion since previous nothin bard-and-fast about the their

1ke General goes on continually at present, bungalow project which has rece, when the Bill goes back Election two years ago, and the although little of it is of suff-

again to the Lords, they too have| House

have clent value to get into the press.. such wide publícity,

a second chance to consider if, proved to be more representative

2. Have a completely eléctive, NOT HARD LUCK although he remains a keen aivo they will inglat on their amend of the people's will at the ma.

Second Chamber, Jike the

AT ALL cate of bungalows both for ease

ments. If they do, the Bill goes ment on the points at issue than Senates in republican countries of construction and speed of de

no further. If on the other the Commona.

such as France and the United

USUALLY, THE livery. Secondly, he hinted at the hand they bow to the Commons

States. This would proably re- ur lg éntitled existence of prospective sites for will, the Bill goes forward into bungalow settlements, altogether law in the form the Commons apart from Kowloon Tsai and wanted. Jardine's Lookout. From the viewpoint of the type of person

ceived

of Lords may

revision

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shopard Barclay

**The Authority on Authorities” .

declar

to

came clear to him, and he was even more mournfui about 'ks luck after the debarfe

A kindly kibitzer stopped hla get self-sympathetic sighing by ex- sult in the election of very much out thecrying towel plaining that the disaster was

the Building Society scheme, is procedure indicates. For, pro- tlons, letters and articles. In the place. But it would throw away himself to blame. The bidding/business double of East's spades

most likely to attract, this perhaps offers prospects of early construc

Revising Chamber

the same people who now re- and wall about hard luck when not due to bad luck, but to poor This paradoxical) eituation has gularly speak ' vote in the a bunch of trumpa in one de- hearing. The other players had But in fact the possibilities of arisen on more than one occa- House of Lords — for most of fender's hand hus beaten his told him all about the situation, adjustment and conciliation are sion in the past. There will be the 788 members of the House nice-looking contract. But there but he refused to listen. even greater than this flexible | speeches,

North's taking out of South's never interviews, deputa- of Lorde

go near the are times when he has only vided there is a will for the two press, Hanges to meet each other half; indicate what the country thinks, system. under which a Peer la may have given him a chance card

which will all help to the advantages of the hereditary of his partner and the opponents showed his hand fow in high strength, therefore, ex- tion which might very well be

way a great deal can be done and the delay is designed pre-Hot answerable to any const. to read clearly that most of his tremely long in the minors in lacking if the project hinged by consultation between the elsely to give all this a chance tuents, and can be gulded solely suit, if not all of its remainders; order to bill both of them; entirely upon successful negotia, Government mel Opposition to happen, and the Government by its conscience and care for may be found with a certain one long that he could hardly have tions with Government ur the leaders behind the scenes,

a chance to interpret public his reputation,

of the two fellows who are snip-more than a singleton in hearts, grant of the large aceas men. For instance, -suppose when opinion aut adjust the Bill The fact that he is a Peering at him,

Kowloon Tsai, parti- the Commons are discussing the | accordingly. The House Kenerally means that he la ́a

of cularly, more or less part of the Lords amendments, it becomes Lords thus performa the function known figure with a reputation urban area of Kowloon, would in

clear that neither the originut or a revising chamber, with to lose, and liable to be criticis- the opinion of most experts who Cammons clause nor the Lords Delny as its ultimate Instrument, ed specially heavily for a sel-

delaying function is an fish or unworthy vote. have studied the Colony's using amendment to it is satisfactory, This

then A fresh clause is often extremely important problem, he wastefully exploited drafted in consultation between tional safeguard, and in most tary and partly elective. In a

A mixture partly heredi constitu- were it to he dotted all over with bath sides which will most cer- circumstances it would be very bungalows. Conceivably, ittadnly be accepted by both difficult for any government, or already this for the Scottish could cater for from a hundred to Houses, and very likely be a party, to persuade the country and Irish Peerage 150 families, whereas parcelled great improvement to the B to do away with it,

automatically members of the C K 10 8 aut and built-up in blocks of into the bargain.

Most legislation can afford to House of Lords. flats, the figure could be raised to

walt n few months longer to or eight hundred families,

tioned.

seven

Sad Fate

If, however, the Commons give an opportunity of more

as a minimum, while preserving disagree with the Lords amend, thorough consideration.

met

But it

A Triumph For The Greeks!

ample open spaces and recreation areas. Such an ambitious scheme would involve considerations, and costs, fur hevond the scope of a subscribing-member Building So- ciety. The need is for a Govern. re-housing project in the erca, financed by public loan. leaving Government in the cum- fortable role of landlord when amortisation is complete: or for find the war. acceptance of another form of Your weapons are perseve control and finance, on the lines rance and patience, your enemies of that suggested by Mr. are government red tape and Laurence Kadbddfe; providing for bureaucracy, and the victory the joint participation of Govern- you finally win is official per ment and private criterprise. Here again, it is necessary to emphasise that whatever is

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Armenians, Italians, ate, all na the clerk has forgotten only geeking police permits..

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them. There are also in the South lost four tricks in House two Archbishops and 24 spades and two to hearts, so was Blahops who are of course ap-

down three. Besides the trump pointed to their offices by the Brief, the spade sult was a killer. King on the advice of the Prime as the J beat the 9, the A and Minister; and there are nine and the 8 beat the 7

K captured South's Q and 10, Law Lords holding life Peerages appointed in the same way.

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