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BY SIR J. SIMON

Britain Maintains Liberty

(Special Air-Man Service.)

London, Feb : 21. Bir. John Simon, the Forelan Secretary. recently reviewed the world situation.

He was addressing the members of the Aldwych Club at à luncheon, in the Connaught Rooms, with Sir John Reith in the chair:

Sir John Simon spoke first of the Far East, of:

China-A community which has recently adopted so many institu- tions" from the West" and which, with its vast spreading population, feels the effect of new wine in old

bottles.

Japan.Which still preserves its ancient monarchy, but which has passed in an incredibly short per lod of time through developments which elsewhere have taken ceny turies, and which is now the centre of a thrusting energy seeking new outlets in trade and other ways.

Soviet Russia-With its 25- tonish transformation since the war, with its special philosophy and with an outlook on Asia and the

Pacific as well as Europe.

"Passing to Western Europe," Sir John said, "we see that by different forms and different methods every great State, facing the economic

and social troubles which are now

The Post Office" was congratula-

THE MERRY WIDOW SEARCH ting itself to-day, and with justice,

I hear that Hollywood has prac- on its newest figures for the issuetically decided upon a British ac- of wireless licences. Last month tress to star with Maurice the number of licences renewed Chevalier in "The Merry Widow." or issued amounted to 1,110,000, that evergreen musical comedy. which is a net increase of 150,000 Joan Crawford and Jeanette Mac or the month before. On January donald were supposed to be in the 31. the total number of licences running, but the latest report is issued for the previous twelve that Evelyn Laye has received an inqnths. was 6,124,000 as compared offer of the role. Miss Laye

the twelve is for with 5,366,000 months ending January 31, 1933,

The means that Great Britain possesses more wireless sets than any other country in Europe. though Germany is a clase runner-

AUTOGIROS FOR THE ARMY up with over five and a half

Arrangements have been made by million licensed sets, It is the calculation of the Post Office that the Air Ministry to supply one of there are now 31,000,000 listeners the new direct-control autogiros to in Great Britain and Northern each Army Cooperation Squadron Ireland, and their belief is that the at home, and also to the School of pirate steuer-in is dying out.Army Cooperation. There will thus be six of these machines at the DICTATE WHILE YOU TRAVEL

the 6.30 p.m. disposal of the Ammy. Five of them Passengers 02 trals from King's Cross to New- will be devoted principally to castle-on-Tyne to-day were able, experimente in inter-communication realised to be the aftermath of the war, is making an effort at com. for the first time in English rail- between Army head-quarters and

their units in the field, supplementary centration. to dictate way history, business letters and have them to those made during divisional

Single Leadership. exercises on Salisbury Plain in SepIn the USA, as it seems to me, typed during the journey.

tember. The sixth will be at the Americans have very largely ceased stenographer service has been

disposal of the Commandant of the

to believe in their own judgment School of Artillery Training for and perspicacity as to what is to tests on artillery on duties.he done in the terribly complicated

GERMAN DEBT. DONFÉRENCE ·

eltuation, and are putting their The invitation sent by the Reichs- confidence in the magnetic leader- bank to medium and long ternship, of a man. creditors of Germany to attend further conference" will be received with no special enthusiasm in this country. The treatment accorded at the last meeting is too fresh in mind "Apparently predetermined," the reduction from 60 to 30 per cent. д the debt transfer has been vigorously protested against by the British Committee who also resent the more favourable terms accorded At present the service is install to Dutch and Swiss creditors. The ed only on the 5.30 p.m. King's Cross and the 8.15 am. from New-new conference is for the stated castle to London, and it will be of these latter countries for separate purpose of discussing the request interesting to see whether the demand for it a good enough to agreements, and it can only be boped that this occasion the justify its installation on other trains. The L.N.E.R. are to be agenda will be followed.. congratulated on this new service

common on American transcon- tinental trains for many years, but the LNER has gone one better by providing dictaphones." Four of these are installed in special compartments, and three more can be taken to any part of the train, in case the passenger does not wish to move.Two typists then take the dictaphone cylinders and transcribe the letters, or the cvilnders can be taken or posted to the passenger's own office for transcription. No charge is made for the use of the dictaphore, and the typing costs are cheap.

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A. "MOVIE" MARRIAGE -

to the business man. All that Gary Grant, the British film actor, now remains is for the business is to marry at a London register man to get the necessary business.otice Virginia Cherrill, who played lin's "City Lights." In the notice It was officially announced last of marriage 1r. Grant is described night that the King bas approved, as Archibald Alec Leach, other." on the recommendation of the Lord wise Gary Grant, aged 29, of Chancellor, the names of the fol-Granard, House, Arthur Street, lowing for appointment to the rank London Miss Cherrill is described of King's Counsel:

as Virginia Adler, otherwise Cherrill William Henry Cartwright aged 5, of Albemarle Street,

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London, :

NEW KING'S COUNSEL the part of the blind girl in Chap-

George Clark Williams, Hubert Joseph Wallington, Hatold Alfred Hunter Christie, Richard O'Sullivan, Sir Robert William Aske,. David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe,

and

IILM STAR AND CONNOISSEUR Mr. George Arliss is an art cou- uoisseur as well as a film star.

He is selling his collection, of prints to-day and to-morrow at etchings, engravings, and colour the Anderson Galleries in New York,

It

include

"In Germany and Italy-the situation is too confused for me to know whether I should Austria-the spirit of national con- centration has led to the elimina- the leadership of a single directing tion of opposing opinions and to

mind.

"In Britain and France the same

impulse to national unity has made itself intensely felt."

Here at home we might look with pride at the efforts to effect con- the determination to try to do it centration and reconciliation, and without any sacrifice to the sacred rights of individual Hberty, with- out any curbing of the Press or restraint of tree expression of opinion..

"feel that the intelligent citizen; of this country who looks round the world to-day, and then looks at the state of liberty in his own land, though no doubt he may see much that calls for remedy, and no doubt

may feel that the pace is slow and effort is not always wisely directed, yet has some reason to think that he is fortunate in the fate that made him a citizen of this land.""

The Broadcast News.

In the course of his speech Bir John declared that there must be no Government control of wireless news. He paid tribute to the care and skill with which the B.B.C.

ve, its news bulletins, and con- tinued:

"But when the B.B.C. adds com-

William Shepherd Morrison.

includes etchings, mainly Two of the new K.0.á are M.P.8. London scenes, :by.. Whistler, ments on foreign news-which it Sir Robert Aske sits for Newcastle coloured aquatints ai bird only does on rare occasions and, I E. Ho regained the seat in 1929, studies by Audubon, the Ameri- am sure, with the greatest care and having lost it in 1994. Three times can naturalist and artist, more thought manifestly we are dealing Deputy Sheriff of Hull he wasbird studies by Frank Benson, the with a situation full of possible an Knighted in 1911 and made contemporary American' etcher, dry- baronet in 1922.

xieties.

pointa by Edmund Vlampled the There are many foreigners who Mr.W. S. Morrison, M. P. for English etcher, and a series of persist in the error-and long may the Cirencester and Tewkesbury etchings, mainly landscapes and it be an error-that the B.B.C.pro- Divison of Gloucestershire, was Scottish artista as Briscoe, Cameronouncements are inspired by the Private Secretary to the Solicitor and McBey.

Gavernment. For my part. I hope. General for a number of years, and MOTHER OF NEW PEER DEAD It never will be so." acted in

Whatever might be the best that capacity to the Mrs. Morris, mother of Lord Attorney General. He was called Nuffield (formerly Sir William R.

treatment of the question, he pro to the Bar in 1923, and his wife is Morris), the chairman of Morris ceeded, he was quite convinced 4 barrister

Motors, Etd., died at her home in that the solution was not to be found th giving the Government of Oxford to-day. She was 64.KTE The ornate walls of Sir Philip She came from an old farming the day the power or duty of Sassoon's Park-lane house, mirrored family in Oxfordshire, and her hus-directing what was to be said. and gilded, make a splendid back band was a farmer's son. They took That system may be very well in ground for the exhibits in the farm heag Worcester, and it was what is called a totalitarian State, Porcelain Through the Ages show there that thtly son was born. but in a country which still be=" which opens on Monday.

When the future Lord Nuffield was Heves in the free expression of a When I looked round yesterday two years old his parents returned fear or favour, Government direc- wide variety of opinion without the room containing the Chinese to Oxford

tion in the matter of wireless would

ware.

PERFECT SETTING

pieces was too dimly lit, but it is a Mr. Morris diod ten years ago be a profound mistake." magnificent collection, particularly at the age of 78, and since then strong in the lovely early Sung Mrs. Morris had lived in a small Bir John Reith suggested that house In the city. Lord Nuffield without prejudice to the indepen All the great china connoisseurs visited her frequently, "

dence of the BB.O: there might be have contributed to the exhibition. She was tremendously proud of rather better llason between the There are 49 pieces from the most the achievements of her son. He Corporation and the various De famous collectors of all, that of once said "I am always grateful partments of State Mr. George Eumorfopoulos, on for having had parents who encour Chelsea Embankment.

aged me to crave out my own career. The Queen has lent 25 exhibits, They did not help me financially, including ware from the Worcester, but when my mother saw that I Derby, Dresden, Amatal and Vienna hed a natural aptitude for engineer factories,

Jing she encouraged me,

"She used to come to my bicycle. repair shop when I saw only 12: he wanted to see for herself how I was getting on."

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