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No. 22008. TAĦAAND DRAJ&KETE HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1931. 拜禮日期月每年發世百九任变革 Price.

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THE HON. TREASURER,

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND YOUNG

CONSERVATIVES.

THE BENEVOLENT ELDER STATESMAN.

PRIVATE. DINNER EXCITES THE WESTMINSTER GOSSIPS.

Political Talk

"Why Not?" Says Mr. Boothby.

Mr. Boothby snid -...

"I did have. Mr. Lloyd George to dinner with me. I have had him before and I shall have him agểu.

Menibers of all parties in the p House of Commons were last month Both from Mr. Boothby and from discussing the dinner to Mr. Lloyd those in close touch with the Liberal George by young Conservatives." leader como emphatic disclaimers The Liberal leader dined at a that the dinner had any political Loudon hotel as the guest of Mr. significance. But it is not denied. It was a little dinner party to a Robert Boothby, the member for that the talk was political. In some few of my friends, of whom Mr. East Aberdeenshire, who was Far-quarters the association of the Lloyd George is one. It was org liamentary Private Secretary to Mr. Liberal leader and his Chief Whip ranged a considerable time

ago, -be- Winston Churchill when he was with Mr. Boothby and his friends, fore recent political developments. Chancellor of the Exchequer. The in circumstances of secrecy, has it had no political significance what- company included a number of the given the impression that here was ever, and there was someone pre-

sent who is not in polities at all." younger. Conservatives, some off the genesis of the National Party whom have been credited with views idea; perhaps also its nucleus. which go beyond the officiat Con- servative Policy. There was present also a member of the last Conger. vative Government, Major Walter

·Elliot..

Į

From the Liberal, sido it is stated that Mr. Lloyd George was merely in the rule of the benevolent elder statesman surrounded by the young and aspiring politicians-but of an- other party to whom, as "Father"? of the House of Commons, he im- parted advice as to how they could best further their political carvers, What that advice was, however, is a accreti

"How could such a thing be thought ↑" said one of the guests,

The Conservatives will fight the next election on Protection without any reservation; the Liberals are Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Chief, allied with Labour. In the circum- Whip of the Liberal Party, was stances there could be no question also invited. The dinner was a of a national government or of an

It was further urged in support private affair.in a double sense. alliance. Nor, is there any reason of the assertion that there was no There was no report of the speeches, why some of us, apart from party, political significance in the leader and some of those who were present who are acquainted in the House of one party dining privately with are annoyed that mention should of Commons, should not meet to- | Mr. Lloyd," George has been the the rank and file of another, that

be made even of the fact that it gether for a smail private dianer guest of young members of the other took place.

in a small private room."

parties also.

"

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (January 8.)

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World Theatre: "Chusing through Europe."

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