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Palestine at Lake Success suffi- far we are

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1947,

WESTMINSTER REVIEW

M.P.'s GESTURES IN INDEPENDENCE

By Roy Carleton

The House of Commons has | Egypt" and an they removed) had to turn away from enemy Again demonstrated that him wo could hear him con- firo after IIMS Hood was sunk the

present

Parliament tinuing to shout for "Freedom"] because of its feared defective ронменяев more Independence and "Long live the Nile Valley." gun turrets, the matter din- among its members than any Speech Stopped turbed members rather a lot. other British Parliament in Nobody made any further High spot of the debate on living memory. We saw it in comment on this sudden scene, the King's Speech was the full- the dangerously small margin hot Mr. Bevin used "It blooded" slogging msich be- by which the Govt. escaped s

for nb tween Mr. Churchill and Mr. defeat on the hue and ery over ruptly concluding his speech Morrison with Mr. Attlee com the basic petrol cut in which explaining the present polley of ing into the ring later on to more Labour members joined diamantling Germany's war deliver some more vigorous as Govt. critics than the Cabi- potential factorica and defend punches on the Aame tough net.ever anticipated as likely.

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CARNIVAL

By Dick Turnar

· JOPK. 1947 BY NEA SERVICE, NG, Y. MAKE U. 4. PAT. OFF

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"Well, when the minister said "for richer or poorer," you Bgreed, didn't you?"

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

BUILD SQUEEZE

FORMAT

galam would be a cinch by ruffing one- Idiamond, and discarding the heart 9 on a clubs, Hut he, in No Trump.

and

It would have been surprising if the presence in London for the Royal Wedding of leading Do- minions' personalities had not led to same form of inter-Empire discussions. What was wrong re- sided in the fact they were on-

We saw it in Arthur Green-ng the decision to exclude Ger- antagonist. My space will not

to mention tirely free and informal" and

many from the Marshall plan permit me did not lost for more than

wood's candid characterisation because Eastern European excellent plums these threa afternoon. We are. told that of the Cabinet's House of Lords countries like Poland fear it men pulled out of thely oratical there was on exchange of views reform proposals an "tinker would otherwise place Germany pies but One might aum- en matters of common Interest, ing" with the constitution in- in a preferential position against marise them by saying that "particularly in the field of inter stend of introducing steel na their national

war-scarred Industrial Mr. Churchill declared that the relations." With the tionalisation at once. Counci of Foreign Ministers

economy. This particular de Govt's. housing programme had We ละเพ it in meeting

Germany. on

urgent

the bate produced another rustle collapsed, that coal nationalisa reasons existed for discussing the fierce criticisms by Mr. among members when Sir tion had failed, that America latter. Whether the

Labour Counell Edwards,

member. Ralph Glynn, Conservative, had done better than Britain Middlesboro, ends or mends the present farce East

com- Abingdon, who was a member of by removing controls, that the of on Allied condominium in rades who he said were work- the Estimates Germany,

aub-committee attack on the House of Lords It is plain that the ing on the "fallacy that by which has just visited Germany, was the result of a cheap and task before Mr. Bevin must be proving a case against capitallam spoke warmly of his astonish disreputable deal over steel be an exceptionaily heavy one, and that he would be materiaily for they are proving a case for soment which WVAR ahared by tween nonentities in the Cabi tified in its performance were, it cialism" in his effort to dis-other members at finding that not, that you could not build a clear that he could speak for the suade the Govt. from even no branch of the German Con- big export trade on a starved whole Commonwealth, Between thinking about interfering with trol Commission is responsible home market and that the the two wars It was a constant steel industry until it can for checking our huge expendi- sovereign remedy la to catab snurce of weakness for British satisfy the country that nation- ture (eighty million pounds per lish a basic standard of life diplomacy that it could not go

„al control will produce better

year) on feeding our ex- for Labour, provide, basic food ifferent, had it been able to. It and cheaper steel by means of enemies. He had the support of for all, set the people free and

not be supposed that a more efficient organisation.

members on both sides of the ket out of the way and let the House when he demanded a best man win. proper organisation be set up

In the making of a contract that could eat rufl. so had to try # Punch For Punch We saw it in Mr. Bevin's under Treasury rules to official- chidings to certain Labour crt-ly supervise how goods bought

requires a queexe play, the declarer squeeze. To. which Mr.

Marri often is utterly unable to tell that his Winning the club lead with the clently sbow how

gave

back tica of his policy in Germany with our money are distributed.

punch effort will pan out. Ite may not have A, he led a spade to dummy from it. On the Palestine com-

for punch by to whom he retorted. "Why Bo

comparing mittee

an accurate enough reading, of the brought out the heart Q, which East of the United Nations

the Govt's, record of 226,000 General Assembly, three of the tender to these people who have

Naval Cuts

opposing carda

to know that a par- covered. The A won, then he led to Dominions-Canada, Australia and waged two wars in our lifetime Similar semi-axreement by the war

houses in the two years since ticular member of the defending pair the diamond A, scared the heart South Africa-voted uncondition and who are fully aware of the many

with 36,000 houses has the job of protecting his side and ran his spades. He had figured Labour members with built in two years after ally for the American proposal: price which they must pay to something said on the Oppoal-st World War, by asking Mr. Maybe one defender can guard one left the club K-Q-4 and heart s in

the against both of the suits involved, our a squeeze, format whereby which is to partition Palestine

ine us who are acting not on motion side of Chamber without making any provision

Was Churchill point-blank whether sult and his partner the other, in his own hand and the final spade enforcement tives of vindictiveness the burden of

or re-forthcoming during the debate he really wants the coal indus But if the declarer knows his squeeze in the dummy.

which event the squeeze. try falls. plus

one card each of the other sultr other than, In effect, to throw it venge but on a policy of gun- on the cuts in naval establish- try to return on Great Britain. Only New ranteeing future safety."

to its pre-war formats and builds one of them at ment. Mr. Alexander had ra- state, by challenging anybody the crucial stage, be at least gives with four clubs originally also held With that setup, if the defender Zealand took the line which sure- We saw it in the decision of ther a stormy reception when to prove what the competitive himself a chance to have the squeeze the heart 10, the squeeze with ly they all ought to have taken, the House of Commons to ex- he cleared up that she would not vote for pur-pel one of its members, Garry week's

the previous system is actually achieving in succeed,

about the uncontrolled scare story tition unless the United Nations

America, where dishonourable drastic temporary reduction in the cost of living has gone up were prepared to organise an in- Allighan, for ternational force of its own, and conduct

many Labour the strength of the Home Fleet eighty per cent but production: members on a free vote follow-but the House was less interested has only increased sixty per ed the lead given by Mr. Chur-in what he had to say than it cent, that the story of a Cabi-53 It is not only in the diplomatie chill and rejected a plea for was in "revelations" by Vice- net deal over steel was "ab- field that increased co-operation mercy from their own leader, Admiral Taylor, Conservative, solutely wrong" hecause D. J 10 9 8 is desirable between the Domin- Herbert Morrison, We saw it South Paddington, to the effect Bill amending the Lords" pow. c. 10 9 6 Long and

Great Britain. It is

Opposition side when that the turrets of two battle ers had been considered by, also desirable

on the fields of In the economics and defence, The Mr. Churchill in course of the ships, HMS Anson and Howe, Cabinet twelve months ago and personnel present at the London debate on the King's Speech pub will not work at all and that that Mr. Churchill's "Set the meeting would admit of all three licly discarded the policy of HMS Duke of York has only subjects being discussed: but in his

people free" alogan sounded a party designed by one turret own

that can be fired. contradiction of the policy of a conference limited to a single Hudson and others and ap- Coming so soon after publica- the afternoon (and "informal"

Conservative Industrial that) no such discussion ocula -parently firmly adopted af the tion of official dispatches show- Charter, and his effort to put 1 s

get very far. It need not be useless. Brighton Conservative Confer- ing that in battle against the the blame for all our troubles] 5 D but it must fall far below what

And we see it again in German battleship Bismarck on Labour shoulders did not ence.

The Blackwood response the situation demands. When letter to

the Daily Herald our own ship Prince of Wales line up with his own prophecy told him Nerth had the diamond A. the war ended there ought to from cight Labour members

in America In 1944 that on the South reckoned North probably held have been a full Imperial Con- asking their own Govt. to adopt ference. it is a thousand pitics an entirely

day war ended, Britain would at least six spades to the K-Q in or C. J 10 1 new policy to that there was not, and that in- steady the cost of living and

be bankrupt without Lease-der to open the bidding and rebi stead a decision was reached to prevent profit-making from discontinue them for the future. getting out of hand.

Lend Mr. Attlee's subsequent the suit, since he himself had the As he was shooting for a top rearguard action was aimed at

in the pair duplicate, he decided to showing up Mr. Churchill's In-

a No Trump grand slam in- chance consistencies.in attacking the stead of the easier

one in spades.

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South. Neither alde vul- Govt, for not giving the nation After West led the unreadable club nerable.) enough food and at same time 9, he saw that all grand slammers Against South's 3-Nu Trumps, blaming them for spending too would have to find the heart K with after the heart K and A win, what much on food from abroad and East, If that was the care, the spade would you return in the East? for demanding a reduction of the armed forces while simul- (From the files of the "China taneously demanding policles chill offered the

Icms fail to be solved; and no gentlemen I have to stand here Mait"). isolated bllateral discussions be-

tween Great Britain and the in-raising my voice asking for According to the "Naval and abroad which justified an in- that a vote on the issue should German

dividual Dominions can deal freedom effectively with them. Take any

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Delegation To London

not be forced just yet but the for my country, Military Gazette," there may be re

Mr. Attlee put Mr. debate should be deferred for a modification of the Staff at

Churchill in 4 predica- a month. Hong Kong. It is to be the

ment by Buddenly shout- command of a Colonel of the

Ede's Mistake Staff, in lieu of a Major-General. with food rationing? which declining to accept this hint from ing out: Would you do away

Mr. Ede made the mistake of

London, Dec. 12 brought Winston to his feet to an old Parliamentary hand and The 17-man delegation from? of set the people free. When alon lobbies on a closuro. mo- gress," held in Berlin last chaina all the shackles cannot the Govt. emerged with a ma- of the Socialist Unity Party you have Joaded them with tian, from which to hla dismay, week-end under the auspices be struck off at once."

jority down to twenty-four has applied to the Foreign Frantic whips could only in- Ofee for visas., Not Comfortable.

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deny that whereas it and equally that of whoever suc. involves many maiters-e.g.,ceeds him at Ottawa-is bound to standardisation, of armaments-take account of two ever-grow- which can be covered bilaterally, ing special influences. One is that The Barque "Hermes," which' there are others the wider of a common defensive interest left for San Francisco five reply, "I was striking the note pushed members into the divi- the "German People's Con- problem of re-allocating defence with the

United State». The months ago, reaching Hong Kong responsibilities between the widening of war's, horizons has on Sunday afternoon, having member-countries-which call for made It impossible to regard only proceeded as for as the

United all the members, and will never States, vast though they are, as Sandwich Islands, She brings be satisfactorily dealt with other defensive units. The unit can dates from the Islands to the It has always been ainow be nothing less than the 2nd of last month, up to which

crease this to twenty-seven when The application will be pass- weakness in the Commonwealth's half-hemisphere. The other is we have files of the "Polyne comfortable about Churchillian the motion to confirm the aboli- Council in Berlin for its re The Opposition were not too the division was next taken on ed to the Four Power Control structure, that the Intercourse the great electoral power of the sign" and "Sandwich Islands among the Dominions is so much French-Canadians, which is Nows."

policy but breathed more easily tion of basic petrol. It is now commendation on the delega less than that between them and steadily expanded by their high the Mother

The "Hermes" reports that when he scored a humorous possible, in view of this minor tion's "suitability" to visiti Country, Canada birth-rate, It may be doubted the and Australia may each be inter-whether any

William," bulls-eye over a curious state-revolt," that the whole sub- Britain with the latention ested in Great Britain, but they Premier wit be

Canadian "Emma" and "Wilhelmina" had ment recently by Mr. Gaitskell, Ject will be re-examined sooner placing its view before the able to do not appear. greatly interested depending,

Mr. Mackenzie put into Honolulu to refit the Mr. Shinwell's successor at the than was originally latended. Council of Foreign Ministers. in one another. No doubt gep- King does, on the French vote; two former having made a long Ministry of Fuel and Power, Other subjects in this crowded · It' is unlikely, a Foreign- graphical and commercial ren- and if so, that vote will always pasango and encountered very when he tried to persunde peo-week upon which I can only at Office spokesman said tonight, sons have had much to do with handicap any strengthening of bad weather. The "Wilhel ple to economiae on fuel by tempt, passing.comment include that the Control Council will*; this separation. But political the Commonwealth connection, factors have contributed also, and

mina" had got down in 87 days. saying "Personally I have never ed the publication of a bill to report favourably since the by more political intercourse it attitudo in any way

It is ont disparaging Canada's The three vessels had sailed for had a great many baths my establish far-reaching changes Western Powers doubt whether

(her im Snn Francisco: before could to a considerable extent be mense war services are frech in "Hermes" left, and two Ameri-a devastating comment: "When clude the payment of members substantial portion of the Ger- the self," on which Winston made in local Government which in the delegation represents any overcome. It will never be over- the memory of us all to re- come if the tle of each Dominion cognise the above facts and re- can ships were to sall for the Ministers of the Grown speak of Town Couzells for expenses mun people: to the Commonwealth becomes a concile ourselves to their conse samo destination in a few days like this on behalf of the Goyt, and loss of their own

The Labour Party today en- tie to London only. The force of quences. We shall probably be from Oahoo.

the Prime Minister and his munerative time spent on pubdorsed a motion dissociating. these considerations is Increased wise to modity and not diminished by the addi-hypotheals of a uniform relation dull and stocks of all sorts of der why they are getting into of adjusting focal rates on some of its members support- our existing Trade in the Islands was very friends have no need to won-le business and a new method] itself from a message sont by tion to the Commonwealth of towards all the Dominions, new Dominions. For all the present the Commonwealth badly The "Hermes" brings back the

At goods

unusually heavy, bad odour.".

to abolish the anomaly of poor ing the Congread-Reiter. pre-existing Dominions except needs a conference, and cannot

"Encouraged by'a roar of ap-| areas often having to pay Conada, the new ones have a have one, because Canada, does bulk of her cargo rice and preciation, Winston sallied still higher rates than other more peculiar significance. Geographi- not want it. An "Eastern Herai sugar-both articles ** being more gaily into this theme by prosperous areas and for few-pany with twenty-two other cally and strategically Africa, Pakistan, India, Ceylon something

South sphere Defence Conference for cheaper at the Islanda "than in Innocently conjecturing who or publie amenities. In this countries signed agreements at

of the kind, too Chinn at the present time and Australia lle (with Malaya) necessary to be let walt much

ther the Speaker would permit field of Internal social reform, Geneva which will result in In great circle round the Indian longer.

him to use the term lousy "not James Grimths, Minister of important lowering of tariff Ocean; which is also our main

Since writing the above we in a contemptuous sense, but, as National Insurance, has also barriers between them all. Ai- Even in dealing with the other have been informed that the rea-word of factual narration," been explaining to women, at erica is among that twenty-two approach route to New Zealand Dominions we must beware of son of the "Hermes light cargo For the safely and peacefulde trying in any way to force the

Back stage enquiries are now Gateshead how the new scheme and Mr. Wilson has killed ad- velopment of these countries: It pace. It is a caution which up having been disposed of at the in full swing over the fright will treat husband and wife as vance criticisms with the as- should link their defeness. And federalisrn.

most important that the piles particularly to talk about Sandwich Islands was in conse-given to the Govt, whips by the ice team in the matter of on-surance that none of our con-

Cana-connot avola quaice of on, inumation made to votes on the basic potrol cut titlement to several of Its beng cossions on Imperial Prefer what is the Commonwealth for respecting the federallats Inters the aupo cargo by the American and Mr. Chuter Edo is particu- fits. Faint rays of light on ence has been made without 11 it does not provide a basis for lectual argument; but equally Consul at that place that the larly unhappy about it. y He our efforts to restore dur bal- corresponding equivalent con- their doing so? ¿s

It will be noticed that Canadalona: pep-rooted aversion to it. Faded rainstall butivessels of paty Lender of the House and also been allowed to timidly The whole thing is being hailed one cannot overlook the Domin-Sacremento was strictly block wall only recently appointed Deance in the outside world have cessions from the United States. les dutalde that geographical Ar thing are to talk of fadery, grouping. Nori, a third the only rising the Commonwealth use the U.S. Flag, land, that no Brf thin was his frat big test. When project themselves this week da one of the finest contribps-l factor which is tending to five bot bring) federation fish goods or Brittals bottom' it became obvious that the Com-Britain, we have been told by tions to the future well-being her peculiar position, the marely makes a thong Tenth could, enter the rived under any mong was badly rattled on all Harold Wilson, President of of the world since the end of polley of Mr. Mac

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