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LONDON NOTES

By The Air Mail

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT).

London, Feb. 21. Women's influence in present- day politics was unusually notice able at the Primrose League lun- chean the other day,

The Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava showed her complete impar- tiality by helping arst her hus- band and then Mr. Douglas Hack- Ing in the preparation of their speeches on the result of the Wavertree by-election.

he was in constant conference with one or the other throughout the early part of the luncheon.

Incidentally, it was curious to notice the Napoleonic stance, with one arm across the breast. adopt ed both by Lord Ebisham and Lord Dufferin when making their most vehement denunciations of

he split vote at Wavertree.

Spent on Secret Service Compared with the sums spent by other countries, the British "Government's bill for secret ser- vice is extremely modest. The amount voted by Parliament is not always needed.

economic subjects. He now breaks fresh ground with a novel "The Purple Plague," which appeared recently.

Like the works of modern Rus- slan authors, composers and Alm directors, the whole book has a Purpose. It is full of Proletarian Virtue and Capitalist Baseness.

To the ingenuous Mr. Brockway. one feels, all Baronets are inevit- ably bad if nɗt: particularly bold. For instance, when a case of the Purple Plague which takes ten years to develop surely a record period of incubation-breaks out on board a liner the behaviour of the first-class "passengers is 'natur ally lamentable.

From the front row Lord Oliver and the Honourable Isa- bella Montycroft scrambled for- ward to the platform. Both were shrieking and waving their arms as if their reason had gone. Lord Oliver banged the table.

THE SHIPPING

GAZETTE

"Appointments And Changes

China Navigation Co.. Capt W. A. Orwin, of the Kuei- chow, is on reserve.

Capt. J. R. Nisbet, sup's master, from in transit, has gone com- mand Chekiang.

Capt. C. E. Fisher, from reserve, has gone command, Shengking.

Capt. I Gifford, of the Sheng king, has gone command, Wan- hsien,

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Capt. H. V. Steer, acting master, Kueichow, has gone chief officer, the same" ship.

ROYAL MARINES GUARDS RELIEF

Duty At Buckingham

·Palace

The King has approved the selection of The Royal Marines to relieve the Guards at Buckingham Palace when the Guards, go on manoeuvres in September.

The Marines have never before been called upon to mount guard at Buckingham Palace.

The Marines for guard duty at from the three divisions at Chat- Buckingham Palace will be drawn

bam, Portsmouth, and Plymouth," and they will be under the com mand of Lieutenant-Colonel T. I Hunton. Picked men of these divisions will soon begin to re

Mr. M. Defty, chief officer. Hol-hearse guard drill, Officially the now, has gone chief officer, Anhui guard duties in London are known Mr. E. R. Graham, chief officer, as "public duties, and include the provision of guards for Anhul

thief officer, has gone

Buckingham Palace, St. James's Klangsů. „

Palace, and the Bank of Eng Mr. F. J. Gregg, chief officer. and.. Klangsu, has gone chief officer,, Hoihow.

The Royal Marines date their existence from 1664, in which

year was instituted The Duke of York and Albany's "Maritime Regiment of Foot. There have been several

Marines, but their claim to be the of the Maritime

Mr. D. Smith, chief officer,' from home leave, is in transit.

Mr. E. J Hankin, from home Isabella Montycroft pulled at leave, has gone chief officer. Wan-breaks in the continuity of the "her hair...Just what one expects | tung.

from blue blood.

Not German

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From the latest Civil Appropria- tion Accounts I see that in 1933-Mr. Sigismund Goetze, the pain- 34 the secret service expenditureter, who has made a Jubilee gift was less than the grant by £1,391 to Regent's Park, has suffered not 5s 6d. The surplus was surrender- a few annoyances from having a

German name. ed to the Treasury.

In the Secret Service Account occurs the cryptic item: The sum of 4s 6d. was received during the

year.

The accounting officer for secret. service expenditure is Sir Warren Fisher, Permanent Secretary to

Sitters used often to congratu- late him on his English. Once, when a new studio was completed. the builders, following custom, ran o a flag-the. Inperial flag of Germany.

Els family has. In fact, bren the Treasury and head of the Civilcettled in England for at least four Service.

The formula adopted by the Comptroller and Auditor-General in certifying the Secret Service Account. Is interesting.

generations.

Mr. A. Watson, acting chief off-representatives cer, Kueichow, has gone second Regiment of 1054 has never been

disputed. officer, Anhui

Mr. L. R. Favillard, second off cer, Kueichow, has gone second officer, Kalgan.

Mr. K. Macleod, from reserve, has gone second officer, Klungchow.

Mr. W. Davidson, second oncer, Kiungchow, is on short leave

Mr. R. Mitchell, second officer, Anhui, has gone second omcer Kuelchow,

Mr. D. H. Maxwell, supy chief engineer officer, Chengtu, is on home leave..

has gone chief engineer officer; Tean.

Mr. Goetze only once painted his

Mr. H. S. Beech, sup'y chief en- un, portrait.. Eis mother dis-gineer officer, from short leave, covered it in his studio one day and asked. "Who is that?” “ It runs: "I certify that the Rather shaken, he replied eva- amount shown in this account to įsively, "Oh, just a man I've been have been expended is supported by certificates from the responsible Ministers of the Crown,”

\"H.E. Mr. Okyar" In giving All Fethi Bey, the Turkish Ambassador in London, the new surname of Okyar, Mus- tapha Kemal has made a public allusion to their long-standing friendship Okyar means spiritual brother.

The Turkish President served twice under Fethi Bey-in the Tri- politan, war against the Italians, and afterwards as military attache at the Turkish Legation in Buch- arest when Fethi Bey was Minister It is generally believed that Felhi Bey's attempt to found a Re- publican party in the Turkish A. sembly five years ago was suggest ed by Mustapha Kemal.

The President's opinión

that Parliamentary Institutions, for which he has always had an un- dictatorlike respect, opposition, found less-sympathy with his Pre- mier, Ismet, Pasha,

The Republican party had a short life. And Mr. Okyar, as I must now call him,, was eventually given the London Embassy.

The Rare Individualist How far the extension of licen- sing hours granted by the Pad- simaton justices was due to the speech of Capt. Bernard Acworth one can only surmise,

c was certainly remarkable as coming from one who stated that he was a tee-totaler of' 47 years' standing.

Capt. Acworth is chairman of the recently formed Liberty Restora tion League. The Court seemed impressed with his assertion that every individual has the right and ne duty to order his own affairs and to bear personal responsibility for his personal conduct,

painting." -

Mrk. Goethe retorted with some-

severity. "Why do you waste your time painting such uninteresting people"

·Studio Punctilio.

hear that an almost diplomatic punctilio reigns in the Astoria Studio on Long Island, where Mr Noel Coward is making a picture for Ben Hecht and Charles Mac- Arthur.

Mr. Coward insists on being treated as the rawest tyro while on the sets.

Work is from 10 till six. Then returns to his New Mr. Coward York hotel.

If he desires literary conversa- tion during the day he can enjoy it with another member of the

cast.

Mr. J. W. S. Hood, chief engineer officer, Tean, has gone sup'y chief engineer officer, Wahhsien.

London has a peculiar connection with the Royal Marines. In 1664 their ancestors were recruited by beat of drum in the precincts of the City by special permission of the Civio authorities. For this reason the corps enjoys the pri vilege of marching through the City with drums beating, bayonets fixed, and Colours flying.

· NORMANDIE'S LIFEBOATS

No Motors Nor Oars

The secrets of the lifeboat sye-

Mr. R. B. Peck," sup'y chief en- gineer officer, from short leave, istem on the giant liner Normandie were revealed during a miniature on reservc.

"Are drill" in St. Nazaire.

Mr. T. T. Armstrong, sup'y-sec- ond engineer officer, Wanhsfen. second engineer officer, is on home leave.

Mr. T. G. Evans, second engineer officer, from home leave, has gone sup'y second engineer officer, 'Wan- hsten.

Mr. S. T. Graham, second, engt- neer officer, from home leave, has resigned.

Mr. R. Baillie, second engineer officer, from home leave, has died. Mr. W. Reid, sup'y third engi- ver officer, from short leave, has gone acting second engineer off- cer, Chengtu. *

Mr. W. G. Angove, wird engineer officer, Kingyuan, has gone third engineer officer, Klangsu.......

This is Mr. Alexander Woollcott, the well-known American dramatic critic, whose epigrammatic powers. Mr. C. H. Mackay, third engineer are hardly inferior to Mr. Co officer, Shuntien, sup'y third en-

gineer officer, is on short leave. ward's.

Mr. R. M. Cherry, third engineer officer, Szechuen, has gone third engineer officer, Shuntien

As soon as the film is complet- ed, Mr. Coward is off to China. In such seclusion as that country at- fords he means to complete the autobiography on which he is now engaged in the intervals of studio work.

MACHINE-GUNS

CHAMPION:

(Special Air Mail Service).

London, Feb, 21,

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One veteran will be rejoicing in

talions.

Mr. J. Lyle, from shore, has gone acting third engineer officer, Sze- chuen.

Indo-China 8, N. Co. Capt. F. Rowell, of the Kungwo, is on reserve.

Cant N Cooke from short leave, has gone command, Kungwo,, ..

PASSENGERS

There are no motors or cars in Instead, there are a the boats. number of handles along each side. connect with a propeller These shaft.

The "passengers themselves turn the handles, and the boat is driven by this means at a fair speed...

To ensure realism the fire alarm was sounded, and the hundreds of workmen

ran to the boat-deck These hang from the davits in pairs the smaller boat suspended inside the larger.

Two of these were lowered, and the "passengers" were taken off without the sightest hitch.

Each of the larger of the Norman- die's 30 ft. long lifeboats has room che for about 90 persons, and smaller type, 22 ft long for 50 persons,

An official of the French line said that the company had adopt- ed this handle-turning method for propulsion because it was cons!-- dered to be the only foolproof "sys--

tem..

"It this way." he said. "women and children can easily propel and manoeuvre the lifeboats, even if there are no sallors aboard. There is no risk of broken cars or of heavy

motors

seas swamping - Diesel

"It has another advantage in that it is practically unbreakable, and does not even need oiling The lifeboats propelled in this manner move at about 21 miles an hour."..

8.8. Taipfor": e spirit of "I told you so" at the The following passengers left announcement that the me- Hong Kong for Australian ports via chanisation of the Sixth Brigade Manila per sa. Taiping yesterday; is to include 'no fewer than 52 light Mr. H, M. Ervine Andrews, Mr. and machine-guns for the rifle bat- Mrs. Peter Chance, Mr. and Mrs. L. and Mrs. JH Jeffers, Master Dale, Mr. and Mrs. Hansen, Mr. M. Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lock, He is Sgt.-Major Wallingford-A. Harrigan, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Mr. and Mrs. T. Low, Mrs. Love, once a champion Army shot-who Hoe, Miss R. P. K. Hoe, Master H. Master C. Love, Mr. Love, Mr. H. made himself unpopular with his Hoe, Miss L S. H Lee, Mrs. CA Morrison, Captain and Mrs. C. I notice that Herr Hitler, when superiors by his ardent advocacy Paton, Miss A Semor, Miss Tre Mawat-Jones, Mr. W Milnes, receiving CountMashakoll, the of the machine-gun in days before gurtha, Mr. LA. Williams. Mr. Miss C. Peace, Mr. P. M. Rosser, new Japanese Ambassadör in Berit found favour.

Willie Young.

Mr. J. R. Reeves, M.BE., Mrs., E. P. un referred to the friendship be Wallingford was a musketry in-

S.S. Aeneas

G. Ratsey Alt Commodore B. W. tween Germany and Japan. This, structor at Hythe, and in his Passengers who left Hong Kong Smith, OBE, Mr and Mrs. I. J. said the Fuehrer. had now be lectures to officers he continually for United Kingdom via ports per Villington Scott, Mr. H. T. Smith, Impressed upon them the Im-88 Aeneas yesterday. Included Mrs H St Brook, Mrs. G. G. portance of machine-guns,

The Kaiser's Prophecy

come a tradition, o

The tradition is not of ancent origin. Thirty years ago the ruler of Germany would hardly have subscribed to it, Pa

Miss A, M. Bakewell Miss S., A. Shepherd Master K. Shepherd, Col," Prophet Without Honour Barr, Mra C. W. Bone, Master MJF. Turner, DSO, Three times he applied for a Bone, Miss Broughton, L. Cdr Thorpe, Air Commodore commission. On the third occasion and Mrs. A. Buss, Master Buss, Welsh, D80, Mr. CEO, Wood a superior officer told him bluntly Flt Lt. G. C. Bladon, Mrs Beaman, Mr. HN

The Kaiser expressed his views in his famous marginal note to that he might take the pension to Mr. and Mrs. G. Cormack, Mrs. H⠀⠀⠀

a Foreign Office despatch, He

then wrote:

which he was entitled and preach R. Cleland, Miss E Cleland, MissThe follow machine-guns where he liked 8. Cleland, Mr. and Mrs, E. David rived Wallingford did so, and went to son, Miss J. Dunlop, Mrs. J Denoon from New Zealand After he had given Duncan, Miss D. Denoon Duncan,

demonstration of cutting down Mr. A G. Everett. Major and Mrs Mario Ba a tree by machine-gun are he was Eve and infant Mr. D. J. W. Ed- Nellie

Picton A Min Chier Instructor of warden, OBE Mr. appointed

Edwardes,

There will be a decisive battle between Western civilisation and Eastern semi-civilisation. I know well that one day we shall have to fight to the death with Japan and I am making my prepara Musketry. tions to that end.

He was not altogether a false where

ban came into the the side of the Allies

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