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News From Britain

By Peter Burgoyne TIER Majesty's Govern-

H

ment last week got around to doing something about an intention expressed back in 1911. With forty- eight hours left of the par. liamentary session they re- vealed how they thought the House of Lords, shojild be reconstituted.

There Wa nothing revolti- tionary In their propounds. There were, basically, the in- troduction of life peers (that creation or non- for

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hereditary peernges)

wome as well as men, and the payment, already begun, of expenses to' peers..

Nothing staring butt,

Juost, the governmen! wers doing something about an which successive administra- flons have shirked for forty- tiix years.

any

nr

tha

This long-term issur-dodging tems

from two facları, first, the reluctance of administration to imper, appear to lamper, with constitution, The srecnd, fact that the question of House of Lords in a perennial argument-sparker, like euthan-

asia and the height of Grand National jump

the

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The House of Lords is a very Brilish institution. Il fa tite nearest thing. the United Kingdom has to the Upper Houses of other legislatures, 11 differs from these fundamentally in that it is entirely nari- elected. His members may take thole seats by virtue of being peers. They are born peers. nehieve peerages or have peer- ages thrust upon them.

The Noble Lords-as they address each other in debate-- have their origins in stately homes, suburban villas and Aniuers' "rows". But despite

the demeratisation

the content, the fact remains, the the entity non-elected.

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And over the years, this lart, possibly mire than any other. hus contributed to the gradual emasculation of the House of Lords as truly legislative chamber, At best, it polishes un legislation in a restrained. elder-statesmanlike atmosphere. A worst, it can exercise" limited delaying powers on contentious Teglaiation which has come up

rom the Hatise of Commons.

But most significant of it. political impotency 15 the protesting cries of Communis men who succeed to title and are compelled ta move to the Upper House,

The inelegant phrase used to describe this process is "a kick upstairs". In Bis day. Doe loudly protesting vielim was the present choleman of the Tory party, Lurd Hailsham who had to succeed his noble father.

Ideally, say the champions ef the House of Loxis. the Upper House should be a collection of the nation's heat brains able to operate free of the febrile demands of the hustings,

But the

"best brain-" often show a justified reluctance to saddle their descendants with a title which they may not afford), want or deserve,

The Government's proposals of life peerages and expertses zure neut 10 answer these

objections.

But what will they call the husband of a woman peer!

SHADOWS

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·ZANIES

ONE

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1957. ·

By GILBERT ODD

Cowboy Of The Ring

NE night a well-built, husky-looking youngster of 17 stood watching a glove contest in the small fight arena that provided one of the many forms of entertain- ment in the Montana mining town of Butte,

On the dimly-lit stage one of the local boys, was taking on the promoter's man and getting the best of it. There was a prize of ten dollars for whoever could beat the professional, and the rough-and-ready" fans were cheering their pal on to victory.

Suddenly-he-was-backed-against-the-curtain-that-hung behind the ropes upstage. The promoter's man swung a right and the local drew back to avoid it. The next moment he collapsed on his knees, slid forward, and was

The prize money was saved. promptly counted out.

Everybody loved him, and he feared no one. It was just, that be wanted dare-devil cowboy, trigger happy and reckless.

to be known as n

A

He gathered around him collection of colourful followers. There was Wilson. Mizner, au impoverished playwright, who was supposed to be his business adviser; there was Whitus Britt, adventurer and flash sportsman, self-styled manager; there was a hanger-on nomeri Pele the Goat, Kethel's perpetual travel- ling companion.

"That's all for tanish!," V000.NE.SEUSES.UCS yelled the annuens, us the unconscious MIRT was handed Ketchel dressed with the

over 10 tomorrow

his friends.

there's stil dollars for the man who can step in and beat Kid Tracey, the champion of the west,"

"And

10 dellar bill in his trousers 10 pockel. The proprietor watched him pick up his bundle and make for the door. "Why don't you stick around, son." ho pleaded. "You can make a lot of money here. I've fired that punk and you take his place. Avata suy

The arena was cleared, but the youngster Hagered behind. No one to any antice as he came closer to the ring and gave

the one-over.

He looked an awe-stricken kid, seeing a boxing ring for the last hue. But his steel- blue eyes murrowed and his lips were a thin ne as be vame

tl away

sought out the proprietor.

"Il night Tracey komorrow night," he said. I tight han for the 10 dollars you're putting 1]),''

CONFIDENCE

CHIEF of these were women,

bright clothes, sad musle, gubs, fast cars and sweets. It way also rumoured that he oc-

him into

09 A

"No dice," replied Stanley, caslonally molted oplum and "I'm making my way West. I'm drank champagne, but he need going to be a cowboy. There's ed neither dope nor alcohol to

the ring a fight train pulling out of send here in an hour and i aim to ruthless fighting machine. be on it.

Ketchel was a zanie all right. He had inore confidence in his punching powers than any other scrapper before or since,

S'tong"

I had been a boyhood dream of Ketchel's that some day, ho would ride the range, pack a six-shooter, drink hard, and fight harder.

That's why he had run away from his father's tiny farm in Grand Rapids at the age of 15 The promoter looked him up and ted the Wte or a habo for

big the past two years. and down. "You're not Crough, kid," Die answered. He had been dish-washer,

boy, and Tracey is a middleweight. He odd-job knows the game and he'll punch runpbout. Ife had lived rough, tou hard for you. Go away, ridden the rails, and fought for son, and come back when you're his very existence. verying

Ples didn't fly. But Britons were treated 10 Į spec- tacle acarly EF wondrous, R was the prospect of a Broup of top economists-al political hues and drawn from alval Oxford and Cambridge-in agreement on a major issue.

In a collective letter published in "The Times" they said how worried they were about the

bigter."

"I weigh quietly spoke

pounds,"

150 the youngster. "I've been ghting all my lile, I can take care of myself. You

probable long-term political try me."

money

ber-room

CGOODBO)

EASY COME

tomorrow. Now he was moving on to the

"OK." mapped the promoter, "You Lo

first. DR Make sure you're here. Aqd-- what's your name?"

effects of the light polietes of Britain and America. These, they said in effect, would exacerbate the problems ย underdeveloped primary- producing countries. Apparently These countries have been pro- ducing more just at a time when the big industrial powers like Britain dixi U.S.A. have put the brakes оть the vory industries that

theis use products.

"Stanislaus Kiecal," was the

reply.

to

with: "What, you still hanging around, Jack. Do you you're going to stay the

ance?"

Usink

dia-

Sullivan used the ring, boxed on the defensive and covered up whenever trapped against the ropes, But it was no use, Ket- chel left it to the last moment and knocked him sparkout with

only a minute to go of the final

session.

door," shouted "Open the back Pete. But his words were Ketchel splintered drowned as the door panel to pleces by emptying the gun with blasting roar.

ono

The Gost fell screaming to the floor. Out of bed leapt Ket- door open and chel, Bong the hugged his companion to his heart.

All-thoughts of Western

bravado for him as he reallood that Pete was wounded. Ho Some cald Ketehel could put lifted him tenderly in his army, carried him down to his huge them

Jia away as and when

at breakneck car and drove Ilked. It is certain that when speed to the nearest hospital. he landed the pay-off punch And he would not leave there was no doubt about it.

When he knocked Jim Smith fat on his back with a terrific right swing, Stanley vaulted over the ropes before the re- feree started counting, and went straight to the dressing-room,

He didn't

as much aa look over his shoulder to see if bis victi was stirring. He knew that Smith was put cold.

the

place until he was assured that the damage was nothing more then a flesh wound in the leg.

The Goat became a inscot

would after that. Before he leave his corner to start a fight, Keiche always solemnly shook Pete's hand for good luck.

Goat was day the missing when the opening gong sounded and Stanley walked round itis opponent yelling, "Where's Pete? Find Peto for me.

One

There was the time when he put away Hugo Kelly in three rounds. As his rival lay motion- At last the Goat came along less on the dock, his seconds to the ringside. Kelchel leant sprakled water over him in the over the ropes, shook handa hope of bringing him back to and then started lo swup consciousness, un legality that punches, his rival having been caused Ketcher's corner ta

too scared to start until the holler with indignation,

champ was ready. When he was aghting Frank

Only three men knocked Stanley was coolness personi Ketche] out in Klaus, noted for his toughness nett. He rode over to his own

his short-lived avel stayin

One was powers,

Billy Papke. Stanley corner, picked up the water career. tried a vicious right at

the bucket and swished the fall He ignored the usual handshake German's jaw, only to hear an contents

at the start of their champion- Over the prostrato

ship fight and belted Stanley So ominous crack as his metacarpal Kelly.

hard between the eyes that he bone cracked,

"See, he's out cold," said was dazed and blinded. “Yore band's busted, you bir etghel. He can't even wun." dupe," sneered Klaus *Now watcha going to do."

"I'm going to heat you with

what," my left hand, that's replied Ketchel und proceeded

to do so. And don't forget ho

notorious

♫

was

puncher,

MODCOCDC TRUE PETE

right-hand Ho

Jack O'Brien, the light-heavyweight champion, in the final seconds of their fep-

Golden West. But he never got there. Inspired by the way, When he knocked out for rounder in New York, but the

had 50

easily camed 10 midable Joe Thomas in 32 bell saved the titleholder, who he

was awarded a paints verdict dellars, he took to fighting as a rounds to win the championship even though he was miles away "Polish, ch? Well you can't profession-and in less than of the world, he was challenged in dreamland. go into the ring with a mouthful four years became recognised as by the brothers Sullivan, Mike like that. I change it the middleweight champion of and Jack. Stanley Ketchel."

the world. The arena was packed the Naturally any credit squeeze next night. The tough minets Along the route to the title Few which further restricted these stared as a pale-skinned good- he left a trail of victims. Industries would have a looking youth climbed up to do of

the distance them stayo riccoeliet effect on the nations battle with Kid Tracey.

with Stusley, for he punched which carл their living with

inst long, they "This won't' basle commodities.

with crushing power and had thought. "This kid get inur-

the trick of riding the blows dered."

they tossed hack at him in de- speration.

This latter coincided with growing murmur of suspleien leader- umong economists and writers that the economic boom which bus pemisted almost continuously since the end

of

the war was petering out. And the pious hopes were being expressed that "governments on both aldes of the Atlantic" would be sharing up defences against the possibility of a slump,

ہوگی

SANDBAG

·

His colourful style, handsome fculures, and debonair appear ance won him the hearts of the fans, Every Ume he fought him unnie was. blazoned scross the

n return

Stanley fought sightless and instinctively for 12 rounds until the referte would not let him

take any more In the return

Ketchel

complete

his tnok

pounding alowly revenge by Papke into pulp for il drawn out rounds, until Billy collapsed in a heap at his feet.

Then

Stanley challenged The big mighty Jack Johnson. Negro towered over the middle- weight champion, but Stanley wiped the smile off his face

Walter fighter

Π

ranch

to

re

John

with a mighty right that sent the heavyweight titleholder doing a somersault in the redn. When Johnson got to his feet, Ketchel ran recklessly in to Jack thought he

just had

finish him. But Jack timed his been unlucky to run into the

rush with a vicious uppercut to Mike had first go. On his punch that scattered his brains, stretch Stanley out like a star-

fish for the full count, way to his dressing-room Ket- and offered Ketchel

The third chel saw Sullivan's chiet second boat,

man was with a bagful of oranges.

Dipley. He wasn't On his way to the arena,

# Jui

cowband on Sam, have you been robbing Stanley went into the telegraphi a frukt-malt?" grinned Stanley. office and sent a wire to his where Ketchel went

cuperate faller. It read; "1 won again,

fight. "They're for Mike came the this time by kayo. Stanley."

"But Stan reply. "Ho likes to suck the

You haven't had stufin' out of half an orange the fight yet," spluttered faith between rounds, I'm going to tu Pete the Coat, thinking that for him before we the champion had suddenly cut 'em up

gate punchy. go in the ring."

"Cut only one up." advised It was not even prophecy, the champion.

cheer "And eat half just

back to the fruit merchant, rounds,

DUT they did not worry, They'd updts pages. They called him yourself, the rest you can sel! O'Brien was put away in three HERE

confidence, for their B pald

Britain, whatever might have been happening behind the economie scenes, tie manifest polley of Her Majesty's Govern- ment wIN one pr intersal economie stringency starting with wage demands.

to see poincone get "The Michigan Assassin". knocked about and dragged

unconscious out of the ring. It His pockets bulging with you won't need 'em."

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opening, round. But the smile cowboy hat, wore high-heeled? Trembling with rage, brother cans, eats and bottles "wan't rapidly left his face when the boots and opure, carried a bugo Jack youngster drove a terrifle righe revolver. under his heart and cent d

from the

DISES.

MURDER

was

a ditchen giri. whose job it was to get the boxer'a meals, Stanley couldn't resist any woman, few women could resist him.

Ketchel could never get happened every night,

dollar bills, Ketchel could now Mike was knocked out in tú enough practice with hơn big Truccy was grinning as he Indulge in all the things he had seconds.

blue revolver, Shooting at tin came out of his corner for the ever wanted. He bought a big

The hired man was her Inver souph. He wanted a few and he became madly jealous, took the ring to ge!

One day Kelchel was sitting at revenge for his brother's huml- notches on his gun.

One day Pete came to his breakfast, the huge Colt in his. listing defeat. He was deur

was pushed A door and knocked. "Go away" lap. Through the open window weld Stanley. He was reading double barralled gun both a wild Western and didn't want to bo disturbed.

triggers were pulled,

left hook to the chin.

Unfortunately he told the

whirling into the ropes from u It was a 44 Colt, Ketchef mined to go to the full 20 rounds kept it stuffed into the waist- in order to uphold the family The mon bellud the curtain band of his trousers. Whenever, prestige.

the bulge roade by the he sat down to eat he pulled back of the head. He struck out the loaded gun and laid it hard with the sandbag he was across his knees; It was within Press of his intentions, and Kot- holding. Down went Tracey, hand's reach on a table by his chei got to hear of it. He gave helped on the way by a savage bedside, right hook to the point, and it was all over in a quatter of seconds.

And what, as Mr James Thurber once asked, are the leftists saying? They are say- ing in their various ways that

sDw polky is a Whe government's downright attack on the ware packels of the workers, and that today's Tories are as .con- vinced as wore their fathers in the efficacy of a pool of un- employed as a sort of economic catharsis.

to

Jack + Eysteinatie beating for round afler round and each need for him time Sullivan, came from his inke these precautions, semner the Assadin greeted his

There was no

"Let me in," pleaded the Goat. "I've got a telegram for you" "Gd away or I'll pho you reared the Aghter, pulling the sevolver green under tus millpy.

behind hims

Stanley died in a matter, at minutes. Like the Westem heroes he bait always imitated he passed Aut with his boots on The Michigan Assassin

assassinated at had been early age of 24.

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