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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930.

THE

PRINCESS--WILL SHE

BE CALLED VICTORIA?

To revive Victoria as a royal title would be a great and popu- lar corollary.

By Montague Smith

He was born at Sandringham

some time before the then Home, Secretary, Sir Matihow White

ming

Of course the Russians need a Ridley, who had been hurriedly lot of rubber. Look at the big called from London, could get to curasia they're trying to make.

the

scene.

Radiant. example

that

;

of an

Now there is a secret which everyone is waiting to learn. What will be the name of the new royal baby, already by the Grent, who was born as long ago Street, then the "town house" of 'King's deerce à Princess in her A.D. 849, and 32nd (through the Queen's parents, the Earl own right?.

the female lino) froin William the and Countess of Strathmore.

The Urst announcement Will it be Frincess Victoria?

Conqueror.

In their home

"A mutfied 'bomb' the new baby was expected was

bomb pierced the 22312ow happily that name would

Links In Stoltish ancestry In- remind us of a great Queen's

Clarence House, St. James', made from Buckingham Palace exploding clude the 15th in descent from the

It was sold peaceful quiet of a city not yet long reiga, the splendour an

on April 17, when of the royal that Pemecss Elizabeth would awaken from slumber." serenity of which all serves as Scottish King James VI., who also though, no child-

undertake no further public The local papers are indeed inspiration in these troubled stays, became James I. of England; 23rd blood has before been born there, that HK$18.00.

with powerful The none of her mother, Prin- from Robert Bruce, famous aliko was originally built in 1825 for

recalls for watching the spider, and win William IV. when he was Duke Sgagement. This was four days favoured Elizabeth, already

before her 24th birthday. She descriptive writers. "Can't you CCSS HK$30.00

that "Elizabethan Age" which, ning the Battle of Bannockburn: af Clarence,

Only last year it became the was then in Malta with the Duke just hear the bombs bombing? HK$72.00 like the "Victorian Age." shines and 20th from St. Margaret of

with undying lustre In England's Scotland.

town home of the Princess and of Edinburgh.

and

"Workers honour Lahout history.

On the father's aide the baby the Duke, who decorated

(apansinated Communist leader) can claim as an oncestor Astrid, furnished it according to their

Since her return to Britain on with work stoppages," sister of King Canute, who defied own ideas-with a special eye on

But there is also the nursery. the tide

No happler sur- May she has given an example What higher honour could be There was another great Queen, degrees removed from the royal found in London.

"George" in nearer lineage, six roundings for a child could be to all prospective mothers of the accorded any Ned?

calmness and confidence, and the name too Queen Anne, whose

happily cradled One old State might well be chosen for similar child now

ceremony on- enjoyment of a normal routine dured by mother the new baby of life, which may be continued reasons. And since when Prince Clarence House, Charles

was born his parents Nearby at Marlborough Hause escaped. When Princess Eliza unill almost the eve of the happy

was the duty of event. VANGUARD OF THE chose a simple name common to Queen Mary has a renewed cause beth was born

long generations of our

As recently as July race. for

for special pride. She is the only the Home Secretary to be pre- Princess Anne it may well be. English Sovereign who has lived sent to be assured on behalf of drove to the Horse Guards Parade Second names there will be, of to see a great-grandchild (and the Realm that she was really to see the King present colours to the 3rd Bn.. Coldstream course. One may very likely be this is the second) born in the the royal child.

to her royal inheritance.

The present Socialist Home Guards. Mary, in compliment great-grandmother; others, pos-

Prince

Charles was born at Secretary, Mr. Chuter Ede, was

And.

on Sunday, less than 48 sibis, Elizabeth and Margaret. Buckingham Palace on November able to stay at home. The King hours before her baby was born, The King has approved a shorul 14, 1948. Though the new baby put an end to the old custom cheering crowds saw this splen- list of possibles from which the does not shore that broliferly during the last war on the did mother, radiant and smiling,

a Palace

on her way tɔ lunch at Bucking- Princess and the Duke, if they distinction of

birth, ground that it was archole an have not already done, so, must there is one very near and happy not, in any case, a legal require-ham Palace. now make the final choice.

The Duko of Edinburgh has precedent for an unpalatial royal ment. Following the precedent

origin. Princess Elizabeth her- Of this fact, indeed, King been by her side since he flew soli Prince Charles, we may have t

was born at 17, Bruton George is himself an example, home from Malta on July 27. walt o few weeks until thr

communications should be ad- dressed to the Company CHINA MAIL LTD,

COMMONWEALTH

There are few places in the world, and even in the Far East; in which the British soldier has not made his mark. It used to be said-before Prince Yamagata went to Prussia and imposed that model on his country-that the Japanese Army was creat-

I

ed on the parade ground of Octore the secret 1"

English county regiment which formed part of the garrison in Japan in the early days of Meiji. The thin red line behind which British diplomats and Western pioneers were protected from the violence of fanatics at one time stretched all the way from Cairo to Yokohama.

The British soldier was one of the many factors at work putting new wine into the an cient bottles of Asia. In his own profession, and in. the field of sport, he was the prime factor. He has created great armies in his own image, as in India, in Pakistan, and in the land of the Gurkhas, He has his counter-part in Ceylon, in Malaya, and in Burma, and he has shown his unequalled skill, as a trainer of troops of other races, also in China..

To a large extent these forces from the West had done their work by the time the second world war ended. The age was proclaimed to be one The of Asian renaissance. oldest Continent stirred with new life. The British Army marched out of India with ceremony and dignity, and official and popular manifesto-

known.

the

Whatever it is, it will surely act a fashion at other christenings.

Empire an Throughout Probably also in the United States -many mothers will be walling daughters unti to name their they hear from Clarence House As a precedent for the Ideal succession of a boy and girl ar first and second bom we must go as far back as George II (1727) in royal history.

As they hoped The first two children of Queen victoria were, sys go were those of King Edward VII, and King George V And to Britain's present King and Queen Princess Eliza

of course, fullowed by Princess Margaret.

heth was.

at

5 she

THEY'RE A HAPPY FAMILY

AT OVERTIME

HOUSE

+

S'hai, Sinking."

"H.K. Ship Hits Mine. Near

I may goog, your elbow, bud,

it couldn't have been near both.

20

This Yak Yak going on around Koren. Isn't particularly funny if you happen to be there.

→

•

Tombola playing in the Colony s to be legallench

Putting our housey in order..

"Russia sald reading 'carbon copies of falsehoods to U.N.

Malik himself, of course, cannot be called a type rightist, a.

Fired with enthusiasm.

new

Air travel is expected to hit wrote peaks this winter, the enthusiastic (now ex-) copywriter of a travel agency.

•

Round Loch Ness in a sportive

way

The Monster loves to prink and

play.

But be won't come up from

his weedy nook

Jusi for having his photo took.

Ernie Cox is a British, their boss, they must start work ting her mon off to work by 7.15 not bricklayer. He lays bricks at 8 o'clock, must take one hour am, suits her, and she did down by the busy Thames for lunch, and might then get a want the routine altered.

Baby John wakes her at 6,30 permit to work overtime till Estuary, builds cheery little p.m. The union said he could She can settle

and get him red brick homes for the men not build any more council houses Ernie hlah him, get up, give who labour all day in the until he agreed to this schedule. out of the way before she tackles As Ernie and his mates told the job of getting Anne and Cliff sweat and steam of Tilbury the boss: "Nearly all of

"He mixed a couple of drinks us up and off 1s school. Docks.

fought in the last war, and we She gives him sandwich and carried one across the carpet

or He builds little bungalows and didn't do so to be told what time lunch-cheese meat which in his socks. No thank you, sald

... Loretta," takes

And to her he eats on the site. council houses. He

Smart girl. trim

the

beauty

auty of the present set-up. a pride in his work, is on good

overtime he can work his with his boss (Mr. Bill. terms

is that he inge), and in nine years of work-

That means the whole family

a hot high tea on UN day." can sit down to a

two.

and veg.,

afters" "meat,"

ย

The birth of a girl fulfils the hopes of both her parents, who were longing for a sister for ing for him has risen to the status Rhona Churchill and yet get home to her by 5.45. Prince Charles.

unu

his mates

By

gong of

we've got to start work, and how

"It

Interesting. information; "Japanese plan to sell cigarettes

of charge-hand bricklayer. That The Duke of Edinburgh hos makes him chief of

hiyrtle's grandfather says that to particularly expressed

us far back as he can remember, hia seven oricklayers and two long we've got to tako eating our and Dad can see something of

Kurrently building

The friends the belief that zisterly prentices,

overtime money amounts children have rebelled against time, and we wont to start early to 228. a week and is untaxed-adultimatums. comenteship from one close workers' homes on a site at West lunch. We want to work over- his kids before they go to bed. years will be a happy influence. Thurrock,

where That is

the trouble so that we can knock off early."

Ernie's total income being below the lack of which he felt himself

"Jim Fucha...whoso shot put Brude. There was deadlock until re-taxation level. That really came to a head:

228, means

of 17.68 metres (58 feet 10% in his boyhood days,

The new Princess' is third fr. and

Uke working cently, when, following questions a lot to

Сох MCE. succession to the Throne. Prin

ol in the House like They overtime.

building being raised

means I've always got a inches) was yesterday recognised out Ernie's About

gang's little money in my bag at

the the s

world job Commons

record, today cess Elizabeth and Prince Charles houses and like doing the

quickly. They all have friends right to work overtime, the union end of the week," she says. "It beltered this mark with a put of precede her. After that come:

10% metres (38 feet and relatives

on the counell's suddenly changed its mind.

I can always have fruit in means When I called at the Cox's the house for the children. Iti inches)." distressingly long housing list.

A case of mistaken identical. Annele Ernie, for example, has homeles bungalow eight-year-old

means I can buy five pints of nursing bun-we

John (11 Baby in-laws sharing his little

young Cliff. (six) a week-when

milk a day and two dozen eggs Maybe he was trying to

half way. months) and

can get them galow.

was counting hares as they raced "It means that I can go to the across the field on the opposite pictures once a week in the win-

Southend Arterial ter while Dad sits in, and hel

Princess Margaret Duke of Gloucester Prince Whitlam of Gloucester Prince hard of Gloucester Duke of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent Princess Royal Earl of Harewood.

was

of the

can

co on smoking even though Mrs. Cox was relieved when tobacco is a terrible price.

Their choice Ernie's gang like to start work ride The lineare can be traced back at 7.30 a.m., take only half an Road, tions unprecedented in their with certainty through the pat-hour for lunch, and knock off

tem of English history for all at 5.30 p.m. The union told the overtime battle ended. Get-It means more shoes for the chill- warmth. Tutelage in the Teast 1.100 years. The new baby older sense ended, and one is 39th in descent from Alfred the "country after another became

Asia.

*

Italy's Reds are very busy

By Robert Shearer

success

of

a

He said so

Responsive chord

dren."

And

Do not imagine the Coxes live luxuriously The total income

overtime is £10.

But overtime money did mean that when Baby John came along Mrs. Cox was able to add an- other is, a week to the family's endowment policies.

mean

Overtime worklag does that houses are going up faster and that Ernie's brother and his wife should get a place of their own within 18 months.

17.95

metro

call their very

**It's so long since they'va boon moved that they'va taken root.” -

MAKE A

independent. it was an States. Within a few days a eloquent commentary on the battalion of American troops sincerity of the Allied war was flown in, to begin a de- aims, coming as these laying action-a trading of events did on the heels space for time-which for of the greatest triumph valour against great odds will Western arms had known in have a high place in the his

Twe Italian Communists are greater source of anxiety. its century-old contact with tory of this most difficult and

quarter million party trying form of military action, fomenting an anti-American und

members, with their satellites an

But the thing that pleases Mrs. But while we moved out, The 24th Division, sent m campaign, the

sympathisers amounting to nearly

Cox most is that under Ernie's written the Communists began to piecemeal, has

the mind of the thirty per cent of the electorate a which on

crushed or outlawed system of overtime working he move in, and a new kind of chapter in the history of the general public can best be cannot be

evening, and they have five glori- consequences. Colonialism tried to take the. United States Army as vali-judged by the Government's without provoking incalculable comes home to her at 5.45 each Of course, if a serious threat ous hours of each working day place of that which the West ant as any. These men in- determination to stifle it.

ti that they can Just how this is to be done to internal.

1. security were had discarded. The new spired the South Koreans, within the democratic framework develop because of the Commun-own. machine of conquest worked overwhelmed by the surprise of Individual rights and privileges ists, de Gasperi would, I think. through its instruments in attack of superior forces. is the problem now. being studies act with all the energy and faith each threatened country. They were transformed al- by a special committee of the he has to crush it.

himself Insurrection I will beat There were revolts engineer- most overnight from a beaten Italian Cabinet

Guido Gonella, the Minister of down at any cost.” ed by the cohorts of the Krem-army to one full of fight. Education and a powerful figura But the preoccupation of the lin in all of them, and in And now for the first time in the Catholic Action movement, Government Iles not in their Malaya a jungle war has been British troops will fight along- tas already been charged by the dislike of special tribunala nor going on for more than two side, these forces in Korea. Government to use every con- in the strength of the Communist

ceivable propaganda weapon to Party. It goes much deeper. years. Tho British soldier Hong Kong, will miss the make clear to the nation that, knows the type of warfare Argylls and the "Diehards," Communist derision of America they wage a warfare of in- for in a variety of ways they aimed only at helping Russia, war will not

The Communist drive' to keep sensate murder of individuals have taken a notable part in that the Korean

become any direct, concern of and groups, of women and many. of the Colony's activi- Italy unless its reaction spreads Italy neutral, their warnings the children even of their own ties. Nevertheless we are much nearer home, and that the "Korea is only the beginning" kith and kin, a savage glad these troops will form Government has only given its and that the "Atlantic Fact must to the Atlantic Pact one day be paid for in blood"-ali vendetta which Pandit Nehru the vanguard of what will because it is the surest guaranted these things have struck a res ponsive chord in the mind at thi stigmatised as reducing ultimately be a full Common-of_peace,

The Communists are busy in general public. The little mat. human beings to a level below wealth Division in Korea the Army, the Navy, and the Air is listening, not so sceptically as the beasts. It is not a re Their field training, which Force, and in the factory. They've before. That is the problem. condite doctrine of economies, has been going on for many been distributing leaflets calling They are in my view, quite not a way of life that we are months in the hills, valleys upon, the services under no cire ready to be an economic satelli fighting so much as a way of and ricefields of the New Ter- cumstances to fight for American of the United States. But they

satellite of anybody on earth. ss honourable and, right violence and aggression, and ritories, has been a fit pre- Imperialists and urging desertion; are not prepared to be a military That is the draman surroun-iin” a way of death not merely of paration for what lies ahead

Ban wanted. Russia's fifth column" in Italy. the physical body, but of the in the very similar terrain of

The propaganda they are

using spirit.

the Peninsula. They are In So the Government is going to against America is not the right

They have be- meet propaganda In Korea the Communists stout heart.

pro-and wrongs of the Korean War. falled in all the more hind them great and proud agenda. Some right wing politi-It is the horrors which will be- familiar devices whereby traditions, and we are certain cal circles want the Communist fall Italy I war should come, Party outlawed, saying that "the and, so runs the argument. th they seek to overthrow all this precicus heritage is in danger is here and now,” and Americans con produce bigge who stand in their way. Then, good keeping. They know that it is no good taking action horrors than anybody else. Ther on the doorstop, comes the catalogue of the ston "they"turned to armed aggres- well enough that, the fight when war is

CRSO weapons, sion. They made war, on that is being waged in Korea because that way lles chaos and bomb, the hydrogen bomby, dis

defcat.

But De Gasperi and his hench infinitum.. their own countrymen and is no plente, but grim and on the government good deadly. Of one thing they men have grave diflicuilles In The Government has come, or bad that they elect can be certain the cause they applying exceptional laws to the reasonably strong men in It.. Bu Communista and their friends. so has the Left. It is impossibi ed. The / shallenge was join their • American and No responsible ruinister of the to draw comfort or conclusion taken up by the United South Korean comrades to Government wants to revive from that promise alone.

And it fa (not bring unjust to Nations, and its response austain will be vindicated in special tribunals which savour o to the challenge was supported the end, and for the sake of the Fascism from which they the Italians to claim that the with electrifying speed and all of us, we hope it will not themselves suffered fortress hulit on the blue prin

But the size and militancy of of the. (Allantio Pact of Its determination by the United long bo delayed:

the Communist Party is an event, weakest on its Southern expumire.

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