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The story so far: John Byrna, MP, has been, passed over for offico.in the now Socialist Government. After his wife leaves him he falls in foro with a photo- graphic model, Paulino West,· At the House he moots Renfrow, the intriguer, the power behind the "ginger group" of Socialist MPs, of which Byrne is chairman.

THE CHINA MAIL. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1989.

NO LOVE FOR JOHNNIE

Showdown: and the P.M. steps in

WHAT do you know about the Masran Oasis?" "WH

Renfrew asked, his head bobbing and ducking on his thin shoulders. "Nothing much, There was oil trouble there a couple of years ago, wasn't there?" Byrne wanted to walk away down to the terrace and sit awhile to think about Pauline.

of

"Musran Oesia is governed

the nominally by

Sheik Mascam, sulit Renfrew pedun- Geally, ducking and grinning. "Balker feudisa eki boy he is.

"You know, harem, four Rolls and a couple «/! Cadillacs, Death to all epiroinals by public execu- tion after he's enjoyed private torture.

Ec

a little

Blush Government

-by- WILFRED

FIENBURGH

steppert in and ordered him to were waiting for," Renfrew said. "This may be the late we be more demoralle. A rough- t has come sooner than we ex- end-retudy elveted assembly was formed, in which the T'epicted. Problem is, how do we

exploit 12"

Progressive

"And"

ajurity."

"And now

Langue

Wob

I

Use troops

the

private notice has been given. To new Cevernment, today launch- ask the Prime Miniites to make ed a priverful attack on ments in the Masron Oasis and the Shelkdom of Maaren"

a statement en recent develop Prime Minister."

But when he met Pauline for lunch the Messan Onsis receded. Byrne found himself talking to her quietly and naturally.

“This may be the issue we were waiting for,”

sald Renfrew.

• BY. THE WAY.

by_Beachcomber

¿CIENTISTS all over the world are asking why Dr Strabismus (Whom God Preserve) of Utrecht aéema to have dropped out of the race to the moon,

The sage who, an Proicser Hiram D. Tiodelspockar of Aristotle (Pa.) salt, knows his onions was, of course, dis- couraged by a series of inde- adventures - particularly the neer-mies which landed his rocket ballcon at Worthing. But hok and to be at work on yot another device, cclled tho Moonaccker. It is a conglomera- tion of rockels, 734 in number, each

of which propels

the other. Number 734, with nothing to propel it, fails off an noon, as the earth's gravity" is outwitted It is too early to go into details, as the actress "said at 4 am. to as why she had when the financler yang her up pawned the fara he gave her.

everywhere

to

"Blt buld," Byrne said.

After a moment he reappeared guiding him gently to the door. Renfrew had an answer ready,

holding the door open.

Byme thought he is going to It will give you a chance to "I won't prete you," he said. "He'll see you now," he said, cal to my loyalty to the put a more powerful supple- “If it is to be in coffee and and stepped aside to let Byrne Party, ask for time, ask me to. mentary question. I will cicunge lunch from time to time, I'll be pars.

think again, with sune of our people to happy. It... It anything mere The Prime Minister held out Minister Just said:

But the Prime Here, there and follow up with further supple- should grow out of this, I'll his hand across the big oval "Nice mentaries. The Tories will jump be hoppler sill. But it's for you conference table and waved to Thanks for coming," and then,

to have 8207. Ju In do exploit the situation.- to decide. I love you too much one of the heavy chairs,

"When the row

bore the door was ja beginning to want you to-to feel that I "This question,"

closed A MAN wearing a rubber hat he stid between then, he spoke again is to attempt to bounce on to die down, you get up, and am trying to force you into any-, gazing absently out of the move the adjournment of the thing."

"How's your wie?" he said, his head from Headwich window, "I can, of House so that the matter can be

When he went back to the arrange to avoid, "

"Very well," Byrne answered Hatfield. almatically, and looked round debated at seven o'clock as a House a messenger gave him a

730,324 TONS of canvas were quickly, but the door It was from the Prime

closed. matter of urgency. You will then note,

had Gold in England during 1937---

speech, have the platfcim for a majer Minister's Parliamentary Private

the question.

He was astonished at | enough to make car-flaps for-63

the mornlag papers."

early enough to catch Secretary, Sydney Johnson. It

never met his wife, probably Chile.

The PM had per cent of the wild animals, in was brief and to the point: "Be

never even heard of her. glad if you could see me after

A GROCER who repaired the roof of a hen-house with biscult Quertions. Johnson."

ting Wis denounced by the Council for destroying amenities of the district,

Excited

·

It, smiling

He found Johnson in the small office leeding to the Prime Minister's rtom. Johnson rose

course,

"But

In a rage

"You can," Byrne said, it would leave the facts as they are-and on the facts I have 1 would issue a Press statement."

"What facts have you?" Byrne walched him closely en he answered: "That you propose to rend two battalions of air- borne troops to help the Sheik of Mastan destroy the Demo- cratic Astombly.

"I would interpret

the move cloood. Minister zold. "The People's with it?" he asked. Progressive League is financed by Moscow, with a bit on the side from Syria.

4

door A generous offer

Julinaon, the P.P.S., looked up

his desk irc

as the

"So you may going to EO DAY

Byrne nodded,

Byrne unned over the possi billies. The main objectIVE WES I hear that the to use as much embarraBESTEL

Byrne nodded. He pulled aut sheik is moving to disband then the Government with is mur his pen and scribbled his full 8 Byrue entered assembly, bun the

possible.

"Johnnie," he said, "good of Progressive publicity

#ignature. John Roderick Byrne, Lengue, imprison

He could put a question down on the bottom of Reartew's you to come. The PM. wanted in a different way the Prime the lenders and return to the old ways." for the PM to unswer But if

me to have word about this the 131 wanted to evoked on script. Renfrew cok i from private-notice question."

folded film and naswer, his Parlamentery Prl blandly.

By ne sat down. vate Secretary could quielly ar

"I'm I'll set the wheels in motion," statement. I see no reason why merely asking for a

to ad out the previous ques-

the P.M. zhould not keep the Byrne was by now excited. tions with large numbers

ut The prospects

goes were good. Hie House, informed as He eider, so that the end of ques- all he could about Masras. supplementaries and points of went into the Library to

along," read

Johnson's affability disappear-

"You know damned well doing," he almost what you're question had been reached.

shouted. "You're trying create the maximum trouble and difcutty for the Party."

is cur

Government

doing!"

enfrew planed more broadly

than ever.

TM agreed to send two beltehons of airbcine troops dom Cyprus to help maintain vider"

"Meaning?"

"Meaning of course, to heip the cell destiny a democratic- ally elected assembly."

"But why?**

Ric Fear that Saud Ar bla might move in with back- ing from the Amerieun all, com- panies."

Despite itself, Byrne's mind was facing ahead working out the possibilities, This sort of thing reveled swiftly on the con- selcher of Sactalls!" back-bench-

CTS.

The old imperialism, suppress sion of democracy in favour of the oil-ich shells, lock bring turned back, the phrases clipped Into his mid automatically.

range for a few back-benchers he said.

Hons would come before

Resentful

his

Then he turned up some of the speeches the Prime Ministe: had made on the Middle East situation when he was Leader of the Opposition. He copled out a few passages to throw at the The other course was to get Prime Minister in the debate. cgagement to put a private- They were on to n winner. entice question. To the PM. en There was going to be a buge the following day, It could and stemning row, B major. Jardly be refused, because the parliamentary occasion. matter was obviously urgent.

private-notice question,

think," Byrne said.

ed.

1

the

THE tourist who got into trouble because he insisted Johnson wearily started to nil n driving the taxi hệ hoa There is a feeling that they his pipe. "May I say something handled Ploendly reminded. were about to oust the shelk and I've wanted to say to you ever me of en old story of Tristen

Bernard, the establish a political link with since you came to the House?

French wit. Syria. Saudi Arabla would then You are the most unmitigated, Beraard sket 2 taxi-driver, move in to prevent the link and graspingend

How much to the Rue Tait- self-important anything could happen."

barlard I have even met inbou?" Ony hundred frans." recept my interpretation rather

i think the

15," Party might teline's politics, Geed day," said the driver "Jump

Out in the carrier Byrne had cald Bernard,

41' drive you The PM to than yours," Byrne said slowly, to fight hard to hold his rage, there myself for 50,"

was sitting hunched That was what they thought of over the table,

him. I'll ch them, the Without comment "Perhaps so, perhaps net." bastards, I'll show them. He Then looking up, suddenly, "So was almost subbing with mage. CHE didn't think that

He folephoned Pauline to say National Milk Marketing you press on with the quez- tion?"

that he would be busy. She was Board would approve of a new Hyrne leaned forward.

Byme clood "I'm

up. "I'm sorry, diasppointed. Then he

went hair-style.... They happily gave British troops used for cup- trying to seo that the Party but I mus!,"

back to the Library to work c

their approval, provided she has into 1 pression of democracy in Middle Isn't bulldozed something

"Where did you get your his speech.

it done by the latest milk. East, Socialist Prime Minister that will betray its principles," information?" betrays democracy. It was very he said, and for a

method, using full dairy mutile in moment

the lotion good indeed.

almost believed himself.

Johnson Hils photograph would be in

(New 'stem.) snorted. Byrne

-(London Express Service). the morning pepera. It might be stood up to leave, a good idea to plunt the rumour "Would you like to talk # that he had been offered office over with the P.M.?" Johnson but had refused to serve under asked. Stevens.

Renfrew worked and pulled a sheet of paper from his brief- case. "I thought so, tog, So I've jolted down a form of words."

Byrne was quietly 'resentful. Renfrew was always too quick with his form of words. He took the paper.

Carry on

Byrne stood at the does and Wednesday, June 13. Qites- "John Byme, who it Is shrugged. Johnson almost ran on to the Prime Minister of rumoured refused office in the into the Prime Minister's room.

Lennox-Boyd's Bombshell

London.

ONE of the big bomb-

shells of the current political senson was dropped

maximum effect in

fact, I

tended by the minimum of Lennox-Boyd, who is Secretary pared, to carry oo indefinitely us trumpeting, followed by of State for the Colonies, And Colonial Secretary.

Con- Mr Lennox-Boyd chose this out-

vf-the-way spot to announce Even lesa kely-in that he intended to remain in would rule out the possibility- the polities. Alun

servative circles.

Mid-Bedfordshire is in Mid-Bedfordshire, nt. constituency of Mr

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Is the chance of his accepting a post of equal or lesser rank.

To appreslate the full effect of this announcement, you must

What remains? Most know that it has been almost obviously the Foreign

Office. Taken for granted in British And, on reflection, one tes polities that Mr Lenffox-Boyd that would be quitting the field nt dynamic, diligent and debonair, the next General Election.

has all the trimmings of a Foreign Secretary,

Men who were really close to

Alun

Lennox-Boys.

him were convinced that he › Compromise

would remain

In politics no

longer than the ferm of the

present government and that, IN Scolland, I visited a very thereafter, he would join

famo tron works, one of

father-in-law, Lord Iveagh, at whoap major contraèle is

for

the head of the mighty Guinness the building of telephone kiosks business.

Other considerations apart,

and mali boxes for, the govern. ment

there was good reason for such On a spreading factory floor I

in move. For despite his air of saw battalions of scarlet ‹ mail-

vitality, the Colonial Secretary's boxes ind

-Peter Burgoyne's-

NEWS FROM BRITAIN

Byme smiled, shook his head and turned. The Prime Minister stood up and took his elbow,

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ACROSS

1 Pain in a chest (4),

4 Church (7).

Right in Inet (4),

Cain becomes Peruvian (4).

10 Impenetrably hard (7),

11 River in

hood (4).

pretty neighbour-

12 Thick string of pearls? (4).

14 Vulnerable spots (7).

17 Cordial producer (5).

I! Go after (5).

23 The following of one's op

cupation (7).

20 Notice (4).

27 The Cyprus menace (4).

28 Long-suffering (7)..

29 Well and truly placed? (4).

30 Broken pons? You'll get It

in the neck (4).

3: Bross-hat- qulle comment

(7).

32 Lodginga (4).

DOWN

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health was suffering from the distinguishable guardamen. In- strain

of carrying his tre distinguishable,” but

mendous burden of office, elgoificant fact.

Walking the tightwires of

for one

Cyprus, Malta, Nyasaland and The boxes destined for Aden, while juggling innuher- England bore the crown and the

of clicks or a loud bang! (0),able lesser colonial problems, familiar foyal cipher "E II R”.

3 Bucks

Intended an insect to join

me (5).

3 In act in fast (8).

Arrive at a "25" (3, 2).

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course (4).

vas taking its inevitable toll.

But those meant for Scotland

Therefore, it was assumed that Alan Lennox-Boyd would.

had only the crown.

This was obviously

soon be out of the picture and cesalon to those Scots

the level, of the ambitious planned,

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