1961-01-07 — Page 9

THE "CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1961.

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PART SIX OF THE CHINA MAIL VERSION OF LEONARD MOSLEY'S BRILLIANT BIOGRAPHY

CURZON'S life with his now

wife,

Grace; bogan with not a fleck of cloud in the sky. In politics, ho was back in the Cabinot. Financially, he was secure once more.

The 'true and faithful' Grace

Medical advisers were called In

and Curzon arranged for Grace

it will be quite painless, and very soon cel will be all right." But it was not painless and it wes not al right. Our on Nga profoundly disappointed and puzzled.

He wrote to Grace: "I love and adore my beautiful, true and faithful girl with all my heart to have "Just a little operation, and soul. We have sifted and tested each other, darling, for more than a year, and the gold has come forth purified from the fire. We know that we are suited to each other, that we can make each other happy, and that hand in hand we can accomplish the remainder of life's journey and maybe do something worthy on the way."

And Grace wrels back: "Believe me, my darling, my great man, I think I must have been waiting for you always. You enit me a flower. Dear heart, I do feel a wide-open, full-blown

with every petal open to you, my ain."

TOSC.

Wealth

It was indeed a union which promised happiness and full- ment for both of them, even though there was a difference of twenty years in their ages.

gined Graco Duggan had three children, two sons and a daughter, from her first mar- ringe but not much happiness. She was beautiful. She was thirty-six. She was certainly rich (though once more, as in Mary Curzon's case, her estate was entangled in trusts).

"It is curious bow seldom you and I have talked about inoney matters," Curzon wrote

pfor

to her just before marriage. *1 don't think either of us has ever asked a question of the other.

Of course wealth is a great help to those who wish to do big things, and after the war so many people will be that those who have money will be tble to make Rood ure of it. In lime, too, as my daughters marry go, I shall become poorer, as ino forne is theirs, not mine, and I merely enjoy a portion

it. temporarily DI

as guar- dian."

and

They had each pro- duced three children from their

previous marriages. Why could they not produce a son?

Jealous

a

It was not perhaps unnatural that Grace Curzon'a nerves should become frayed as a re sult of these frustrations, and her husband began to make the chastening discovery that she he had imagined, was no (3 the image of his first wite, com→ placent. uncomplaining. com- plant and adoring.

She had said e to him about Elinor Glyn before their marriage when thers had beza good reasOT for her jealousy. He added that he hoped and but now-when there was none prayed that she would help him she broke out into a spate of to restore the house at Kedles accusations. Lying in bed at he had inherited Hackwood Icuse, ton-which

she had r- of his father, crived upon the death

a letter from a mis- Lord Searsdale and added: chievous friend telling her that "And oh, I hope, and pray to Curzon and Mrs Glyn had been, hand it on." For, es fervidly as meeting again. In fact they had he pursued his political ambi- sem each other only once, at a thens, he longed for a sca." theatre, and had ignored, ench But the fulfilment of their other; but Grace showed herself desires was not so easily come more than willing to believe tho

аз they both imagined, worst, by

shows her other side

1.

before I gave my consent...

and desperately longing fon her I asked if he had any means,

presence,

Grace

As early as 1918, a year after sick or depressed or in pain, the wedding, Grace began what

to brocemo WBJ

the habit of comforting separation. The pattern of their was rarely with him. She had relationship is indicated by a begum to `Bind ́all sorts of ex-

to lotter which Curzon sent cups for being away. Grace in December 1918;

"My darling wife, I was so hurt at your letter this morn ing that I wrote you reply which, however,

I will not send. Your telegrara hao de

After cided me against that. all, I am

coming down to morrow to spend the first un- niversary of our wedding day with you."

Excuses

This was followed by a letter few days Later, saying: Darling Grace, I was sorry you would not let me come down to lackwood for our wedding day. 1 felt it very deeply.”

In the course of the x few years, he was to pour out u roplaus stream of letters to Grace. He did so because, at all the moments when he mcl needed her, when he was

A telephone call means life

In Manhattan

aro

New York.

thero telephone numbers which can be dialled to solve almost

every kind of problem.

From a prayer to a pop talls against alcohol or fastening food to a cheery "wake-up" greeting at the start of a day.

There is even a number for people who swallow poison.

It is Worth 4-3800, the New

York

Poison Control City Centre. Ten thousand calls a year are received, involving just chout every kind of poí- sonous substance or liquid.

Five years ago

The city's Department of Health

rst developed the service Ave years ago in an attempt to provide un answer to some of the half-million

polsonings

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that occur in the U.S. every Their baske rule for the entire stair is that life must not year.

depend on anything so fallible Staff te the human memory, must be prepared

dig through thet centre's volumin- ous Bles on poisons to answer the 200 calls which

come through in a week.

The health experia were spur-

red

that on by the news more children died from poi- sons than from the first half- dozen of the co-called "child kling diseases" put together.

Heading the operation are Dr.

Harold Jacobziner, an assist- ant health commissioner, for the city of New Yorkt, and Harry Rybin. the technical director for the Centre.

They must have the answer for every poison from hair bleach to Boor wax, from chemical fertiliser plus to paints.

-London Express Services.

She did not know. As bo had

# motor and a

thought yes!"

Но

Bot, sha

But

saw Oswald Mosicy the Curzon was beginning to fearn, following day: "Very young, that when Grace was displeased tall, slim, dark, rather a bli with him, she had an even more nose, lille black moustache, адрезалос," practical way of showing it than rather a Jewish

She withheld and he gave if consent. writing letters, his allowance (ho was giving he told Grace: "It will make it him £5,000 a year). In a letter ouster for all of us it it is all from-9pa, in Belgium, where he right, though I suppose that was leading the British delega- noncinny it will hit me rather

The Peace Conference, han” tion to he breaks off a long description of 'his arguments with the French and Italian delegallons to Buy: "Today the bank re- turned to me your two cheques of June 0 and July 7. Perhaps you will let me know when they can be presented."

Permission

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Lawyers

It was in this happy atmo- sphere that the engagement of his, daughter to Oswald Mosley | was announced. In a rush of gratitude for his willingness, Cynthia told Curzon that (un- like her elder sister) she would not insist on taking her allow ance away from her father, but would be satisfied with the pro- vision of a substantial marriage settlement.

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· ACROSS 9 Not an electric cooker, (0) 8 Dupended. (6) > Freshman, for instance? (8) 11. What French river Ashermen

usd? (8)

Trouble with he wife, Trouble with money, And trouble with his daughters, What he had long had to bear in mind had eene to pass, and his cdldren were coming" of age and going out into the world, But she wo soon to regret; thus reducing his inecme. Irene this, and came back after the had already departed. Now it marriage to demand her por- was his second daughter's turn. tion. She got 1. But not before Cynthia wanted to get married. lawyers had ben consulted.

"She had osme to pak my I was Pgainst this back- permission to marry young ground of domestic' upheaval, Oswald Mosley the wrote to distaction, disappointment, Grace). He MP for Harrow mental and financial worry, and and one of the youngest mem- physical distress from the pain bera of the House," where, I In his back, that George 19 That's the way! (4) believe, he has made scine Nathaniel Curzon had to face 22 Assimilated, (8) thing of a mark.. I asked the problems of 11M Minister 24 Made up. (8) her, if he was gay or sedale, for Foreign Affairs in one of 25 Without sex. (6) She replied that the had begun the most difficult perlods in 20 Walked cockily, (8) by flirting a bit with married. Britain's history,

women, but had now (at the

age of 231) given that up and was full of ambition and de- voted to a political career where awalts him.

WEDNESDAY

every sort of prize What Curzon said

I said of course

if she made her choice and it why a wise one, no one would welcome it more than myself, but that I ought to see him

•

about Churchill

-London Express Service).

12 The Macdonalds, perhaps. (4) 13 One of those high Jinká. (5) 18 Attracted. (5)

DOWN

1. Full of life. (5)

2 Thresh (5)

3 Widespread.ronic. (7)

4 Overseas port, (4)

5 Splinter group? (4)

0 Decorative metallic ware. (0)

7 Junior commission! (0)

10 German river. (5)-

14 One under Instruction. (5)

15 Withdrew. (7)

18 French uproar. (0)'

17 Hit the nall on the head?·(0)·

20 Condition of the country, (3)

21 Go into raptures? (0)

22 Special faro, (4)

23 Name of a characteristic unit.

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