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作姐光

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

DALLAS, TEXAS-

TUESDAY

DON IDDON'S

DIARY

LL that the visiting

Englishman needs to get along in Texas is

his British accent. It also helps to scatter some com- pliments around.

Frequently, but not more than once per hour, it is sound the polley to say: "Texas in

Pride in the fabulous Lone

Star State lies in the

deep in

biggest, beat, wealthiest, fght heart of Texas...

Ingest place оп earth. Its

women

the ure

best-dressed

and most beautiful; its

men

the toughest and handsomest; qulet, beautifully cut costumes its cities the cleanest, most go ahead in the world."

I am staying in Dallas, the finest city in Texas. Nearby is Fort Worth, also the finest city

Іп Такая.

the Texas prodigally.

earth, spouts so

The political set-up in Texas is complicated; The Statele: solidly Democratic by tradi- tion, anti-Cathelle, anti-Re- anti-Pro-

public, yet also

gressive.

Thoy love a fight IT'S

IT'S 'ollmen, and

cattlemen

are ́against"'" all "new- fangled" legislation, and they think Washington, is out to „ruin "free"-enterprisa and -, steal

their fortunes.

So, although, the State Unes up with Truman's Democrats, its big money often fights the Prezident. These Dghts got nowhere against Hoosevelt, and they are getting nowhere against Truman.

Texans love to fight, anyway, so when there's no one else to tackle they Oght among them-

and dresses.

Although surrounded by vul- ard polsed. and Hority, they

or chic, as smart as Mayfair Parts or New York.

Texans are the only people sclves.

earth who spend mora

I have not found this great clothes money.on

per year

State Isolationist in sprawling than on food and shelter. This

but any way. is a frightening statistic, QUICK plane ride away is the Texans are proud of it, as A Houston another

finest they aro

the Lone Star Blate.

I

It is all truo

on

No one in Texaà la bury- ing his head in the hot, rich

city, and away down towards in and of roud of everything earth. That is not the Texas

Mexico la San Antonio, iandis- And they have right to be way. The reason is, of course,

what I mean?

Fair

It

Lutably the finest, You see proud of their Fair. This is that Texas is not just a State. not the world's biggest I shall It is a great Power in its own big as Everything you have

whisper over have to

this as right-maybe not, as heard about Texas is true. If Toronto's

draws more Ruɛsin, but confident that

could take on Russia aingle- anything, its big, brash, swag- paying customers.

warm-hearted

At the Fair peopic

tho British handed.

That's the way Texas thinks have been guilty of understate- Travel Association is on dis- ment for years.

play

with a smart and aleck and talks, Some place! Some This is more than hugo stand, and our Sir Harold people! State, one-twelfth the size af Poulton answering questions FOOTNOTE: What America the entire United States-it is himself.

* says today, Texas did yesterday. a giant country on its own.

The folks here don't describe themselves as Americans. They zay "We are Texans.

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There is nowhere else. Uko Texas on the great globe it- self.

He said: "Didn't. I meet you soven years ago in the parlour car of a train from Washing- ton?"

This is good business, be cause the money is here and, more than that, there is a deep reservoir of good will for the British in Texas.

Texans like

Some of them love us. All of them re- spect us.

I arrived here. after a rou- tine Sight from Now

Texas is always the first of York, knowing no one in Dallas, and

the American- States to rush then things began to happen. to Britain's aide. and during Practically the first man I the last war there were 50 banged into was Tom Gooch, many Texans in the Canadian proprietar of Dallas Time Air Force that some called · it Herald.

the Royal Texas Air Force.

Our business men should their move in here with all goods and energy..

Brillah goods are featured in the shops, and we are lucky to have Vice-Consul

as

Colonel Laurence Priesack, who can feet, and is no time at all I was deep tales with all the ferocity

pushing British in oil and cattle, millionaires, the Black Watch, in which he Innch tycoons, bankers, toys, and

Never wealthier AFTER that it was easy. In even run the Texans off their

them were,

speculators.

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MOUNT COST

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"As anal, they're making a mountain out, of, a molchill.”

London Bayr

Nothing Anywhere Like The Lord Mayor's Show

By EDWIN ROTH

Judges for approval,

show The

white plume dying from his cocked hat, precedes "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of London" in his gilded fairy coach.

a liveried, groom; «The » horses

LONDON, Nov. 9. VERY year on Novem- ber 9 London has its big day for children coming year should be Then comes a long line of of all ages, when the glit presented to the King or his elegant horse-drawn carriages,

escorted by footmen, lackeys Perhaps the most magnificent tering magic of a fairy- play combines

and door-openers in powdered figure in the whole Show, and with the

The crowd of London citizens wigs, white-plummed hats and certainly the proudest, is the who accompanied their. Mayor green and gold 18th pageantry, of marching

century Lord Mayor's old coachman in of liveries. to the neighbouring City troops, the glamour

They of

the his carry

velvet purpic-and-gold. Deadly rivals

Westminster that year develop Alderman and Sheriffs of the livery, whito.sk stockings and medieval ceremonial and ed ino a pageant in which the City of London and the heads a white-plumed tricorn hat

colour citizens of London showed off of London's It is turning out to be a very

HAVE not spent all my time the showmanship,

Guilds in their above his powdered wig. The pleasant stay indeed. For one

in Dallas. I have also and fresh paint of a modern their finest clothes, jewels and traditional rober of once.

goods. This "Lord Mayor'ı

enormous chariot is drawn by. thing, Toxas has never been been to Fort Worth, 30 miles exhibition.

Show,"

to tesignod wealthler.

inst of these conches, six strong horses, cacti led by It drips olj and away. money.

Between Dallas and Fort The excuse for it all is the London's wealth and strength drawn by four

horses ·Bad There are more huge

for Worth there is a deadly Texan installation of a new Lord to the King and to the citizens preceded by a band, contains magnificent harness and careful tunes here than probably in, foud.

Mayor of London in his ancient of Westminster, became more a somewhat melancholy figure grooming duzulpen the prosale the rest of the country put to- Fort Worth, "Where the office.

the retiring Lord Mayor, who fact that they are borrowed for West Begins." and where

remembers his own day of glory the day from a London browery. Everyone, except the Negroes everything "sticks, stings, or Nothing like this serio-comic For almost 500 years the Lord a year ago and probably reflects

time for the tradition exists anywhere else Mayors of and Mexicana, is kace-deep in stinks," has no

Loadon rode to on how quickly a year of offico dollars, and it is the profound fine airs and sophistication of in the world.

Westminster on horseback. This passes. belief of the Texans that this Dallas. It is interested in

tradition was abolished after happy state of affairs is going

and recolls COWB,

For five hours on a weekday, 1711, when the great man was. to last indefinitely.

kers.

widespread traffic diversions la thrown by his nurse, Texans have told me, serious: 000, It lags behind Dallas in paralyse traffic in the world's was more cautious, and insisted

With

population of 300,- the centre of London virtually successor in the following year ly: "Within 60 years we will have outstripped.

biggest York eize, but not in spirit.

The skies are on riding in a coach. and London, and maybe both The fabulous Amon Corter. usually grey, and more often succeeding Lord Mayors adopted of them combined. We've got owner of the Star Telegram, than net it rains during at least, this safer mode of travelling. the whole world licked in can take bows for this. Amon part of the spectačic. But money, guts, and know how" Carter is Fort Worth.

gether.

New

from

banz-

city.

Bome hundreds of thousands line the

because his 'Is the first and last play, the crowds cheer and the balls peal Yes, it's a great

✔

nlaborato every year,

The climax of the procession

band of the mounica

fr

has remained unchanged for Helmeted pikemen in armojar

Household Cavalry, attired la escort of the Royal Household centuries. It is ledi by the straight out of the 15th century

Royal surround the conch, and an' cloth of gold. There follow the Cavalry in plumed gold helmet pike carrying Yeoman, Warders and silver breastplates TIC of the Tower of London--the behind it The Lord Mayor world-famous "Becfonters”-in symbols of affee he Perhaps they have. The self spell his name Amen Carter, streets, · The flags fly, the bands

their round black hats, round gold mace and a sword-stre confidence, the lavish

white ruffic-collars and scarlet, izude from the windows of expendi- ture and waste are stunning. word.

In 1757 the coachmakers of gold-embroidered tunics. Their coach and the Lord Mayor, hịoff Mo. London built When you order a steak it is He is a rip-roaring hurricane | day.

glided, dress has not changed since the self, dressed up in a scarlet reht a fool long

elaborately decorated carriage days of the early Tudor kings. gold chain and two inches ot a man, and his office is the

with large windows, allegorical

and tricorn to: thick enough for a family of most fabulous place in Ameri-

waves a white gloved hand five. When you order a drink ca's most fabulous State,

oll-paintingą, and hundreds of Behind them, in cloth of gold, the crowd. His smile is pre di of liquor you

The great desk has papers, get it by the

wood-carvings, This monstrous ride the King's own State

· pleasure, partly abczevold" Bol¦ bottle, because bars and caloons letters, and documents piled Ank any Londoner about his wagon, which weighs seven tons trumpeters and kettiedrummers and partiy,: nói douht, Anigeria. sell only beer. The beer some, Zit. high. There are silver-happiest childhood

and has no brakes, has been of the Royal Household Cavalry, amusement about the goal of ilmes Is tree.

plated, pearl-handled

six- and

be will recall the day, used ever since. It is still in sounding

a fanfare every few, in which he finds himself [Onl Dallas Is the sophisticated shooters and silver spurs when, waving a little flag, ho

yards. Their presence in the metropolis of Texas,

among the Etter of newspapers stood in front of the crowd at. A Guards You must not imagine that and bottles of champagne, a kerbside and peered past a

band in scarlet other members of the Household large, distressingly modern uniforms

2004 -te..

and black bearskins Cavalry, is a traditional honour in case, the swaying, creaksation too sophisticated. Af the brandy, and whisky

policeman's moment the Texas State Fair

legs at his first leads the long cavalcade. Bo- accorded to the Lord Mayor of vehicle should break down. Howe Lord Mayor's Show.

hind it drive a long row of London by the King of England. the experts say, the It all began just, 735 years orries with tableaux depicting The City Marshal, riding alone Mayor's coach is good, fONT)" THERE are photographs of nga In 1218 King John of Kenca

from history the late Will Rogers, his England granted in Charter to present-day activities and in a scarlet uniform with a high least another two centuries rest friend, and a bust of the City of London, in which be year the Lord Mayor's show has Cactus Jack Garner, one-stipulated that. the citizen a different theme.. Last year it blared and the girls, and boys time Vice-President of the chosen to be Mayor for the

WILE "Transport-_Through the

is here, and the other night. I

wd cowhands riding

their

on the pavements, with bottles of beer tilted to

Ups. There wore thout Yippeel" Brats bands

saake-danted in

The cultured"

His trophies

Leirpale)... United States. There is a great

Texan

frowns cilver challenge cup presented

on these antics. He thiul the to Carter by the Brat Viscount

cra of. Bourbon, Rothermere..

Land.blondes ago. The battle between Fort

six-hooter, and, the bowl at Worth and

chill both smoking, should

belong to the

past

"more, thum alias

Just now,

raging

than ever

„arfeld to serve the two-dilès.

He is passionately and pain At present each city has its fully pursuing art and letters. own airport; but there is a Liniias is to be - the Alfalle Field Athms of plan to build a big combined

Most

the streets in -Dai- Agreement is impossible, so las are n

¤ ̈combination of Black- Fort Worth is going ahead, poor luminations and Broad- anyway, extending Its city way. They assault the eyes, limits, buildings a great high- with glitter and dazzle. They way. The not result will be

on fire,

three airports the current two

Feminine fashion

the new one but Texas can afford them.

and

Its 7,000,000 people walk in wealth well, not all the 7- do the women of Dallas 000,000. There are 1,000,000 chun such blatant ostentation. Negroes, and ther get a deal They are superbly dressed in rower than the crude oil which

YET, and here is the para

FERD'NAND

A-Round Haircut "

memories

and the

drawing pin was’mada trs”

a Zori

Lord Mayor's Show, like that of Behind the carriage drive has

Ages". This year, less happily; SIDE GLANCES

----- 1:” is “Civil Defence," showing ale rald-rescues, fre-fighting and first-aid work. Next year it may be a humorous theme again..

the

several

The band of the Royal Marines, in white tropical hel- mets, heralds the military part of the procession. The Royal Navy

the Royal Marines, Royal: """Air Foren and famous Army- régi- ments 1180 this occasion to | celebrate their jealously guarded privilega of "marching through tho

streets of the City of London : with bayonets - fixed, dogs Aying and druma playing." An old-time touch is provided by horas Krawn guns manned by,coldiers of the Royal Hörne Artillery. In ceremonial, full- drem uniforming

By Mik

By Galbrait

Lavi