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The claim that, Television has

Passages In Life Of His Father

(Special Air-thall Service)

arrived" was thade yesterday by AN ORIENTAL MR. Allegations that he had revealed dated respectively May 6, 1930, and

Sir Harry Greer. He, made it in etrcumstances which, in the view of those participating, fully just- ided the dogmatic utterance.

Standing himself in a dark studio at the top of the South Tower of the Crystal Palace, Sir Harry was addressing the share- holders of Baird Television Ltd... seated in the theatre also in darkness of Film House, Soho.

PICKWICK

When East Was West

(Special X-mail Service)

The speaker, some ten miles distant, was seen on a screen. The presentment was marvellously faithful. Every shade of expres-.

London, March 27. slon, every slight gesture, were conveyed to the meeting: and Mandarin in Manhattan records over one of those rare periods when every word uttered same

East is not East, but West. Mr. with absolute clearness. To those who have followed the experimen-Christopher Morley, in these verse tal stages of television, this latest "translations from the Chinese," achievement marked an almost gives us the views of an Oriental inèredible advance.

Mr. Pickwick on New York-on her traffic cops, her advertisements, her speakeasies, her shops, her young women; and not only on alsa or America New York, but

general, with civilisation In glance now and then towards Europe.

One understood intimately what the Prime Minister as quoted by Sir Harry-meant when. after at tending a demonstration some days ago, he declared that he was "aghast", at what he had seer. "Mr. MacDonald." said Sir Harry. "spoke in alternate terms of ad- miration and fear-admiration of the technical triumph and fear that mankind might not use the invention to its best good."

Precedent Created

This was the first occasion, Sir Harry said, on which the chair- iman of a company had addressed the shareholders from a distance through television.

Further proof of the progress that has been made was afforded

B

notes

This bland old gentleman with delight:

"That in a questionnaire atuan

Eastern college Kraft-Ebing's

Psychopathia' ranked next after the Bible As the students' favourite non-

Action."

London, March 27. f quotations are from two documents Feb. 6, 1931. addressed from his Majesty's Office of Works,

24

"To be Kept Under Lock and Key' "In the case of the first of the two documents I shall prove that it was headed:

Cabinet secrets In a boat on the life of his father, Mr. George Lans- bury, leader of the Opposition, were made at Bow-street yesterday against Mr, Edgar Lansbury, of Weymouth-avenue, Mill Hil, N.W.

Flaes totaling 20 were imposed with twenty-fivè gülneas costa,

"This document is the property Mr. Lansbury appeared to an-ot his Britannic Majesty's Govern- swer a amnions hiking that hè: ment Secret. To be kept under "Unlawfully received certain in- lock and key. It is requested that "förmation, to wit information spécial care may be taken to 'em- 'contained in a certain secret mem- sure the secrecy of this document. brandum issued to the Cabinet

"The document from which the on February 6, 1931, having rea- quotation in the book is made 'Is) sonable ground to believe that initialled "O.L

information had been "In the case of the other 'docu-' the said communifested in contravention of ment, dated Feb. 8, 1931, from the Official Secrets Act, 1911, con- which information quoted in the trary to Section Two (2) of the book was derived, the heading was a little different m so far as the said ActTM

words 'To be kept under lock and key. It is requested that spectal care may be taken to ensure the secreoy of this document' were not

"

Mr. B. Lansbury's book, "George Lansbury, my Father," was with drawn a few days after its pub

cation on March 8.

The magistrate was Str Graham | appended:

"Those words are 'contaified "în a Campbell The Attorney-General, } Sir Thomas

with Inskip,

Mr., label printed in red which affixed Mr. to a document of a specially secret Eustace Fulton, prosecuted. 'C; H. Pearson was for the "defence, 'character.

Director of "This second document was only Bir Tindal Asinson, of Public Prosecution's, occupied a headed in the usual form. This seat in the court.

Mr. Lansbury pleaded not guilty.

Official Secrets Act.

!document is the property of his Britannic Majesty's Government. Cabinet. Secret.”

"Those two

The Attorney-General, said the

documents were offences alleged to have Been commemoranda to which the tisual mitted were under the Offcial secrecy applled, and to the first Secrets Act of 1911. which dealt of the two documents special sec- with two different sets of offences: recy was alleged to have been

"Some of the offences are the necessary as shown by the label,

which was affixed to it.

Such phenomena, of city life as the subway, the bank, the elec- trie news bulletin, traffic lights, subject of a charge of felony and the others are the "subject of a and newspapers move him charge of misdemeanour. Obviously

to

"It is obvious that in a matter of this sort concerning documents:

by a varied programme also tranaphoristic comment. Or he can offences which,, constitute felony circulated to the Cabinet the Om smitted from the 'Crystal Palace be mischievous about the depres-

receiving

"Even Literature has benefited: Remark the swell teashops of

Central Park South

studio. The

audiencesfon: "lost nothing from the fact of the "artists betrg in another place. It required. Indeed, very little ma- "gination to consider each perfor- tner as being actually on the platform of Film House...

There was, the chairman stated some doubt whether the business of a company would be legal f conducted through television. Anyhow, Sir Harry Greer motored to Soho to make his formal speech as chairman.

A point on which he insisted was that, though the company is ready to manufacture sets, it will not do so until all doubts have been cleared up to the starting of public service of television broadcasting.

The crux of the question of tele- vision's "future, it was made evid-i ent in remarks by the chairman, as well as by several shareholders, Bles, in the attitude of the B.B.C. The chairman said he unders- tood that experimental facilities had been given by the BBC. to certain interests as well as to the Baird company. The position at the moment was that the wholly British Baird company had rea- ched a stage at which it was pre.. pared to accept any challenge, and to "deliver the goods" to the public the way were made 'clear.

Where the cashier, in default of

trade

Sits at her desk reading a book Which has nothing to do with

the caisse."

It is an ironic, impudent twist which gives Mr. Morley's verses their engaging quality the irre- verent phrase, the lapse into slang. we feel it perfectly fitting that the Mandarin should quote Donne, Chaucer and Blake, but that when he is nearly run over. It should be by a truck loaded with gasoline..

One of the 'best jokes in the book surely an old friend: "Instead of the Puritans landing

on Plymouth Rock (Sald Jo Davidson, the delight

ful sculptor),

is

are of a more serious character,cial Secrets Act must either be ' and Include the ingredient of a far as possible 'enforced or it must. purpose prejudical to the safely of be treated as a dead letter." the 'State.

"Happily, I may say at once that there is nothing of that sort Pan question in this case, so far as the statements that have been pub

lished are concerned,

Cabinet Official's Evidence, The arst witness, Str Rupert, Howarth, said he had served in the Cabiriet Office, slice 1920. He became deputy secretary to the Cabinet "on September 28, 1930, "It will not be understood that and had been for many years res- I liitend 'to suggest that the mat-ponsible for the circulation of 'Cà-" ter is not a serious one. All I want binet documents under the secret- to make perfictly clear is that ary of the Cabinet, Sir Maurice there is no suggestion that the de- Hankey. fendant was actuated by motives or had any idea that he was do- ing anything at all likely to be contrary to the interests of his country."

•

The Attorney-General said the Official Secrets Act laid down that If any person received any docu- ment" or information, knowing, or having reasonable ground to be

leve when he received it, that it was communicated to him in con- coun-travention of the Act, he should

How much pleasanter this

try would have been If Plymouth Rock Had landed on the Puritans. Still, Mr. Morley has earned the right to revive it by giving us so many good jokes of his own. The serious pieces scattered throughout the book are less successful; per- haps one might even say that they are less serious; Manhattan clearly no place for sob-stuff.

ROYAL BRIDE TALKS TO ANCESTORS

21-Year-Old Emperor Takes His

First Wife

'Special Air-Mail Service

is

On May 6, 1930, a number of coples of a document were rece- ived at the Cabinet Office from Mr. George Lansbury, then, First Commissioner of Works, and a member of the Cabinet.

Sr Rupert explained that "on coples being received he had to see that certain formalities were complied with, and to decide whe- ther a document was one for cir culation to members of the Cabinet, and one which should be placed in be deemed guilty of misdemeanour. a special category.

Documents Quoted

The Attorney General: Did you, of this document on "The facts are very short and in the case

con-May 6, 1930, decide that question? very simple," Sir Thomas tinued. "The defendant wrote aYes, I gave instructions that a book entitled "George Lansbury, label should be pasted on the do- My Father.' It was published by 'cument which bears in red int Messrs. Sampson Low, Marston and this inscription: "To kept under Company Limited. In one of the lock and "key." It is requested last chapters, an page 194, these special care be taken to ensure

the secrecy of this document/****

words occur:

Sir Rupert produced a copy "or" "He (Mr. Lansbury," then "First Commissioner of Work) urged the the document of May 6, 1930, and same policy in 'the Government It said it was one of the actual cop self. For example, in May of 1930, les sent by Mr. George Lansbury to the Cabinet Office and circu-. as First Commissioner of Works,lated to members of the Cabinet. we find him addressing his col-It was headed: "This document, leagues in the following terms."

"

No Trace Of Document He. Bir Rupert had checked the document with the book "Wilitén

is the property of His "Britannic Then, said the Attorney-General, Majesty's Government. Cabinet wards were quoted which were ob- Unemployment policy, 1930 Com viously extracts from a 'document mittee. Memoranduth by the First on Fage 196 and the two following Commissioner of Works." pages there were still further quotations, with some apparent omissions, from a niemorandum. On page 199 the author said: "It has been stated over and by Mr. Edgar Lansbury, and found

that passages on pages 194 to 198||| Tondon, March 27. white Nguyen informed her ances over again that father

favour of this proposal. His pond-were all extracts from that docu-

ment. With the exception of twoʻj Amid 'scenes of colourful pa-tors similarly.

tion is given as clearly as possible small sentences the report in the geantry, Mile. Nguyen Hu-hao, of The Emperor and his bride hext in the following extract from a book was verbatim, ku Saigon, became the first wife of exchanged ritual cups of wine to memorandum

February,

"Are you able to say whether the the Emperor of Annam yesterday: seal their union. Finally, the 1931.

copy of that document which was From the earliest hours the bride rublicly declared herself to Then followed a long series of circulated to Mr. George Tansyury. people in Fally coloured attire, be honest, virtuous and worthy quotations which ended on page was ever returned to the Cabinet

201. thronged the streets of Hue to or entering her new family.

dated

was in

celebrate the occasion of the mar-Miss Nguyen Hy-hao this bade "I shall prove on the evidence," office? We have no record of it. Hage of their 21-year-old Emperor, farwell to her life as a commoner. Sir Thomas. said, Bao Dala

In the grounds of the Imperial palace, which no foreigner has penetrated and where no Anna- mite other than members of the royal family and high Court of- ficials has set foot, an elaborate ritual was carried but,

Tradition demanded that the Emperor should not receive his bride until she had been presented to the. Queen Mothers (more than one wife being allowed in Annam).

Cups of Wine

Then followed the most picture-. sque moment in the ceremony when the Emperor, Boa Dal, took the hand of Nguyen and led her to the after of the gods.

The couple helt first on the fight side while Boa Dal informed his ancestors of the approaching wedding, then on the left side.

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If it had been returned it would be recorded. A very careful trace is kept of all such documents

Or the document of Féb, 8, 31, Received from Mr. George Lansbury, circulated to Mr. George Lansbury, Bir Rupert said:

"One of the copies was 'difcutat- ed to each of the members of a Committee of the Cabinet, dr which Mr. George Lansbury was a member, it was headed Ca binet panel of Ministers on bine employment. Unemployment in- surance. Memorandum by Firstl Commissioner of Works. It was, also headed, Property of his Britannic Majesty's Government and was marked Secret in ther left-hand corner."

Three has no trade in the CB-|| binet office of Mr. George Ten- abuty copy of that document ever having been returned to the Ca- binet.

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