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FOUR NATIONS IN HARMONY

PLAN FOR

New Battle Of Hastings

By RHONA CHURCHILL

no one

Staying Open At

Any Cost

nfter much ment, have

discussion and argu- 1 decided to take

towns.

DEFENCE

By SELBY BRADFORD

And in the stables

and

foremost it hom

а

соп

Massive Task

The gunner'a mind files bar-

every service its own whims; and every individual his particular Hikes and diallikes.

At times there have been as International

offleer and

The Real Issue

broadcast from New Delhi on be 20 years before Britons can the essential secrecy which must best policy drawn up and You were in the

That understanding

of

the

its

which

It All Depends Now On The Workshop NCO'S

Time Factor

You knew what forces

the

Good

Lorning zing

Embittered headline-writers

Magale.

"Happy sequel to a boy and girl courtship.

"Flu delays wedding."

•

A Spota nobleman has invited three oversens statesmen to shoot at his country house.

Well, they can't. very well miss that.

No earthly responsibilty.

"Care of the increasing number gravo of aged people

of at-problem."

were

Д

A writer claims that "soveral 01 the British government have a future outside At the moment many of them share this fenr.

Coo,

That's all the words the pigeon

Pigeon, English, I s'pose.

❤

When a young film actress got her Ørst big part, sho simultaneously developed a stiff neck, since when she has never looked back.

available to you. Far more, you Heard on the ferry.

knew that the whole potential of

"It was dark. 1 found a cord

the war machine of America and hanging beside my bed. I pulled Great Britain were there.

it and spent the next half hour threading it back in my pyjamas."

school, "When you were in what curriculum did you use?"

"The one marked 'Boys"

There seems something almost First prophetle in the fact that Western created an Integrated General many as 50 small Union has its headquarters in Staff of four nations-French, committees working at the same Fontainebleau, one of France's English, Belgian, and Dutch-and time, each one on its own prob- most famous chateaux, Not, in- anyone who remembers the initial lem, ironing out difficulties, tak

D combined ing part from one nation's pro- deed, because it was there that dimculty of forming Napoleon bade farewell to the U.S./British Headquarters such cedure, part from another, and Formerly in Britain when you had a boil you went to-n doctor the welding a new entity, Old Guard. Nor in any way be-as SHAEF 'must appreciate

and he charged you fer bursting There is a cold wind blow-cause Hitler's S.S. set up their vastness of this achievement. HK$72.00

It has been Bald occasionally It Now, under the national ing all along the South coast devilish organisation in that fair

It in a staff of all three Ser-that differences of opinion have health service, you can have. It of England. It comes from town of romance and memories.

vices-Navy, Army,

and Air arisen and have caused trouble. done for nothing. This is known But principally, I think, be-Force. That in its initial stages Of course. But I would also says the free lance system. the land, not the sea-a cold!

Cause of the legend of "La fon-alone meant that the forms of sincerely that the harmony which economic wind.

the exhausted procedure of all three arms taine bicus." Of

axists throughout this, integrated of oxf Resorts like Hastings, Bourne French King-Louis VII who, four completely separate nations staff is a very moving tribute to mouth, and Torquay, which en- joyed a Hourishing winter season parchod with thirst and lost after had to be blended together, sim- the honesty of the beliefs and the

good sense of every working in pre-war days, have to face the day's hunting, stumbled on the plided, and put ont

bubbling crystal spring which basis; and more often than not man, sad fact that there is now pracgives the town its name, drank with considerable opposition from tically

left in

Britain, and fell in love with is one of the Service Ministries of with enough money to "winter" deep,

surroundings. From that affection one of the four countries

But all the above is jus at the scosita.

perfect cerned, The New Zealand Prime

Their problem a Whathor or sprang one of the most

beginning of things. Comes now has

the serious planning, the whole revived not to close down for the winter, specimens of architecture in the Minister-elect

purpose of the Western Union- the call for a Pacific Pact. If like those resorts which never world-and one of the loveliest of

Once achieved, though, it had defence against all forma it is right to have an Atlan-boasted a winter season.

It costs a lot to keep a senaide

of the to begin on the spadework of tack. tic Pact, then a Pacific Pact resort open all the year round.

Chateau of Fontainebleau-they creating nothing more nor less The word that really matters would be a logical develop-

are almost large enough to house than an international manual of there is DEFENCE. There is, of he ment of the same idea,

an army and in various other war, or of the prevention of war. course, only one potential aggres- members outlying houses, the military brains

BOF but: sald. His Government would

of four nations are working day

When, if ever, will the attack politics. help Britain to recover her

instanco and night to bring solace again rage tables, the sapper's to sur-come? Take leadership in world affairs.

Hastings, for

the In-

Where? with itself to a world distracted by wars past voy, the signaller's to

bulld up a dividual intricncles

of his own Undoubtedly a Pacific Pact Hastings is battling

With what force? reconnais-

With atomic weapons, or with-: will come in due course. But right now, battling to stay opener wars possible; to

sance, close support, charta, com-{ out? [any aggressor. there are hesitations and re-nt any cost. Its leading citizens, united front so strong as to deter craft, Logistics,

Western Union has its detrne- munications, the Infinities of

mexicution

And so on. servations in India and

war-like action or torn. They are of all nations and every form

In planning "OVERLORD" (or knows of the problem. view long-term Washington which have yet

of procedure had to be studied, the the invasion of France), one had They maintain that it may well all political creeds. Because

approved, and then a "com- to be resolved. In his recent

A concrete base on which to work, is not easy mon to

position of or refute standardised.

had launching the attack. You his tour of the United States again afford to retire to the sea-surround its work

That in itself those who deny its value.

is a gargantuan selected and approved the place and Cunada, Pandit Nehru side or take short winter holl to answer is critics

days. By then, they say, a new

Looked at objectively, Western task-particularly when one must where it should go lu. said India didn't want to join tessured class will have emerged

Union has achieved something admit that every nation has its days the what he called

Power which can afford to end its

which is little short of miraculous. own pet fotbles and preferences, breezes from the blocs, because she didn't sning wish to add to the fear com-small hotels and boarding-houses. Hastings wants to be ready to plex which now exists

do business with that new leisur- throughout the world. He ed class, and believes it will be declared his trip involved no in a position to do so only if it

continuity of commitments treaties,

or maintains

You knew.

the too, through service as a winter resort.

of Inner channels bindings, but something more

Intelligence, So, on the orders of the mayor

what forces were there to be binding than these-under- and council, the spacious White

Rock Pavilion stays open at

thrust aside, what build-up there! standing of each other.

would be. The picture was years cost was

a day, giving fort-

mosi concerts

was that ns

vital of all Does Britain really mean flow through the minds of the no doubt built upon the syn-nightly

and live factors, the TIME.

Now the boot is un the other with every intricate detall of the The baths thesis he expressed in his lose £1,300.

(swimming, medt- to establish, on some future men who understand

the open day,

"Industrial De-technical processes involved. foot. The hyglenie) stay

of Western nationa inaugural speech at the Delhi cinni, and

£200 £ week. The mocracy" that the politicians Every encouragement, there- Union are no longer mobilised.

"The new film 'City Girl is an conference on Indonesia ear-and lose

now adaptation of Herman Wouk's fore, must be offered to promis- The machines of war have of all the parties preach? ly in the year. "We represent Sun Lounge

Ing young men to train themsel-run down; production is for peace. novel, 'City Boy. It will be of tune of a seven-piece orchestra the ancient civilisation

If so, she must face the fact ves until they can think intelli- Armies are reorganising, waiting re-written only in so far as the and a loss of £3,000.

on the

of this gently about a whole chain of for equipment. Fleets are in re-central character now becomes a the Eust, as well as the dy-

that the active leaders And the overall debit

rather than namic civilisation of the West. rates account for providing

about serve. Air operations are in tran-girl." Industrial society will have to be operations

rate, ap- thoir personal skill at a

single sition. Politically, we symbolize in townful of winter entertainment appointed-or, at any

handful of winter guests proved-by the Industrial masses job. particular the spirit of free- for a

It is often charged that sug- How this hard selection will be made is still anybody's guess-gestions for important technical dom and democracy, which is works out at £13,000, or so significant a feature of the new Asia." His approach is

Losing No Sleep much the same the at-

H. W. Rymer, titude of the United States! Yel Councillor

of the Entertainmenta used to be to the problems of chairman

defence in Committee, with look you square- principle and Western Europe. Washingtony in the eye and say he is losing na sleep. He thinks his diree-

leglon. And yet it may find that a bit awkward, tor of entertainment, Mr. Ken- and may, indeed, be many peo-Improvements are sterilised be- has now been said officially that

cause they conftet with esta-

"The first few days the chicks' plans ha

have been completed to but, however ruefully, cer- neth Day, is doing a grand job. ple's compromise.

Take the night Eileen Joyce Certain it is, however, that blished investments.

altuation were fed inside the brooder-house, possible meet every

concrete of asbestos on pleces tainly understands it. Never-

have to be brought to the nolice of a group theless the American exam- played in the Pavillon and pack- these leaders will

cost granted a real say as to what is of experts (which is what fore-which might arise. The concert ed it solid.

If that is not something like a sheets, 3 ft. long by 2 ft. wide." men are in their limited sphere)

Maybe that's why my ple of moral involvement but £350, the tickets raised £290, done with prants

but For the blunt

are better likely to survive than large achievement I do not know pertinent

cook-amph keeps talking these lesser name physical aloofness has ceased net loss 400. A

the £275 con- question: "Who gets

gate-if they are merely slipped into a what is.

There are, of course, Infinities days about chicken livers. to be upheld as a model of would have meant a

money?" will be the decisive test suggestion box fixed on the fac

still to be done. We will in dua tory wall. effectiveness. Indeed it cert with a £75 loss.

made a sensible applied by the wage-earner.

present course consider In times such as the

some of if the workers, through their taught sharp lessons which Hastings has

social But the achievements to date of A submarine approached, and over its. orchestra? compromise

elected leaders, of growing awareness of

sardine was scared. a the little have now been learned to concerts. Pre-war i had its own democratically

in tra have no szy

will issues it is inevitable that there Western Union are not only it, they the full-at least insofar as very

orchestra. fiue municipal

said the mother will also be growing pressure by step in the right direction; they "Don't worry,"

a very real deterrent to a sardine, it's only a tin full of the Atlantic community is which, it ran at a cost of £20,000 never be satisfied.

They do not believe in philan-workers to remove the grievan-are

men," n year. Today concerned,

£30,000 and mean another 10d thropy, for has it not been dinned ces which they consider are in-potential aggressor.

by surviving The Western Union and the on the rates, so Hastings shares into their cars that Business is aleted upon them Atlantic Pact did not come the Southern Philharmonic with Business?

Every unofficial strike

What is called the "dielator- that into existence full-bodied and Brighton and Portsmouth,

Usually such strikes are industrial manager is already full-blooded. They were built loses a mere £1,500 on the deal, hurts the public weal is bad busi-ship of the owner" in his role of The cry for The Sun Lounge orchestra boys c gradually, tier upon tier. The oblige by turning themselves into the product of exasperation. Ex- widely resisted... same process seems to us to a dance band twice a week and asperated people are not usually "workers' control" will, not dimi-

level-headed,

Perbaps it may itself be and therefore not nish.

"controlled" only by wise adap- be the best policy to be are also employed as a theatre

very responsible.

tation. followed in Asia and the Fact pit orchestrite Rock Baths (run-

But leadership implies respon-

Let us consider briefly, then, fic. After all, the Pacific and

ning costs £300 a week, winter albility. 'And...responsibility im- the new forms of Industrial con-

plies trust Indian Ocean Greas are

takings £100 a week) Mr. F. D. The leaders who are genuinely trol which may emerge, having various existing pretty big proposition to be Boone keeps his big pool open trusted by the Wage-earners regard to the taken in a single grip. It is and serves hot drinks and snacks, they control are men who under- social frameworks which will

The hotels are feeling the cold surely far better to take each

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By CLIFTON REYNOLDS

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More Is Needed These things are the roots of the industrial problem. Some kind of control-remote control, If you Hikomust be given to the men and women of industry.

Meantime, what of the bran ches of the problem?

alone, or more even than

the

customs.

Such cases

the

The Real Key Men

In the Malthusian communities of Sovietised: Asia special new problems are emerging. ago. The United States was his recent tour of the area.

Immense and bewildering in- dimdent. But it was discussed It may have been at least

deed are, the long-term questions before by the three Foreign Minis-partly for the enlightenment To get more goods or services that must be answered ters in the Washington talks of Delhi But Pandit Nehru produced in a given time mankind learns. how

how plenty may Bold ods be be, distributed, or goods last June and they parted in apparently wants to see the quires more then leadership

for less than they cost. 143 the hope that tangible results picture there a little more sheer good will of the men who

But to return" to the roots would be visible within six clearly, for he has just said do the job. It calls for know there for all to see, just above the months. Since then the Indo- that he doesn't know any-lodge, experience, and ingenuity. nesian problem has been solv- thing about the South-East which innovations risc

The source of inspiration from solid base of the worker-nass, La must the figure of the fellow without ed to the satisfaction of India Asia Defence Conference

whom nothing. can happen: the men who has been through the and everybody else, except which the Burmese Foreign| |--

mill himself and thereford knows Moscow. That goes some way Minister hinted might be held most of the winter. Today the what tasks others can and will to meet the American view in February.

proprietor, with only 12 residents perform, and how he may per- that a firm basis of co-opera It seems to us, however, and a staff of six; estimates he sunde them to convert their la

now and bour into the comp

commodities tion must first be laid be that the situation in Burma faj will lose £500

my betwee tween the South-East Aslan a good deal more pressing March, up for Christmis services we all need or desire..

Foreman. fill

key man, The countries. ....

than that in Indochina. Ce and take £1,000, but he won't the follow who has earned and Pandit Nehru last March tainly it is of much more show..

ponny

profit.

enjoys the confidence, of workers, defined the "common sphere concern to India, whose pro The boarding-houses are oven is himself a developing person- of co-operation" as Includ sent dependence on rice from worse off, most of them having ality In him must be combined qualities, for he ing the Indian Continent, Burma, and future plans for no visitors at all a series of vital

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