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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

20, 1934)

Ancient House Where Britain's Leaders Made Empire History

The wadding took place at St. Joseph's Chapel, Shanghal, recently, of Mr. Charles B. Blaikie and Miss Doreen Heath, There was a large attendance of their many friends. Brids and

bridegroom are shown above.

Darwinism Revised

PREMIER LEAVES NO. 10

CHANGES IN DOWNING ST.

BICENTENARY

AT HAND

It has been announced that..on medical advice, Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald has taken up occupation of hia houso at Hampstead and is using No. 10, Downing-street only as an office. During the critical- political phase now

onded it

would have been inform to live at a place that is half an hour from Whitehall by the smartest car, and indeed it is not likely, that ho will be able to do so for long even now. But for the present, for the first time since Lord Salisbury kept a working room there, but lived elsewhere, No. 10's occupier "alcops out." Sallsbury had a key by which he let himself in at the back door, and it is one of the oddilles of No. 10 that Mr. Mac. Donnid

himself has never been given key, but somehow the door- |keeper always knows when he is on

the doorstep,

Her son gathered about her, in a happy moment in the royal palace at Belgrade, Queen Maris of Yugo Stavla is shown bare, before the family was barsavad by the newssination of King Alexandar I in Maranliton. Left to right, the boys are Crown, Prince Peter, who succeeded to the throne: Prince

Tomislar and Prince Andrei.”

While there is, of course, little parallel between Lord Salisbury "altting upstairs," and Mr. Mac- Donald working downstairs, the re-negatan 1 sta version to the old practice of using No. 10 as an office only Is Interest now дге. But Russell, Derby, Ing. for precedent has had a curious Aberdeen, Palmerston, and Disraeli way of repeating itself at No. 10, (until the last three years of his When Walpole ceased to live there second administration) followed In 1742 It was not occupied by a 'sult, even though their town houses Prime Minister again, for twenty- were quite a long way from White- eight years, and when Lord Grey hall,

While Mr. MacDonald's tom-

and all deaths were at random for Rave it up just a hundred yeara akiporary descrtion of No. 10 caused!

NO

Prime Minister lived there again until 1877. The precise by reasons of health, may not in reason it was reoccupied by Ben-atselt influence its future much, consfield in that year was that the bis views about the house and steep stairs of his house in White-changes there since he became hall Gardens were too much for his Prime Minister a second time may

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a few thousand years, the world would be a collection of freaks like the Crystal Palace Poultry Show, And the vast majority of these freaks would be right off any line of evolution possible in the real asthma. Gladstone, who during well prove of some consequence. being employed as advisers by world.

his previous Premiership had been The only way in which he regardae Night Watch Patrol, 1,fd., the content to live in Cariton House- residence there a obligatory is privately controlled force whose undertako police form in mammals is a pink-eyed examnic,

Perhaps the commonest mutant terrace, decided to follow his pre- that No. 10 provides a convenient formation to

duties has resulted in nublic white, or albino; but it has never Prime Minister since then, with the minister has to do, but he thinks Protes

and

place for the work a modern Prime been used, go to say, in evolution, exception of Salisbury, has lived at there would be nothing to prevent patrol the streets in police-like company propones to because it leads to a loss of fitness. No, 10 while in town.

Prime Minister from taking a house or flat, say, in Smith-aquare, bents with aniformed men, accom. using No. 10 only as an office. or anywhere near Whitehall, and panted by trained dogs. And the promoters, who include Sir Alfred And as a residence No. 10, allaker and Mr. Edward Shortt, ways inconvenient, cold, and dark he ex-Home Secretary, announce always on) is becoming more and to cu (in some rooms electric light in proudly that they have been able

The new

Professor logbon has remarked that if not only the fit but the unfit had survived, all the known forms! of life and many more would be in existence. Just where they would cxist (says Professor J. B. S. Hal dane in the "Rationallet Annual") ho does not tell us. Since the pro- in the absence of natural selection FEEL AND MELBOURNE gony of a single bacillus, dividing species would vary in every direc would, at the end of a week, fill a two.

twenty minutes, if none died. tion, instead of evolving in one or not take up residence at No. 10 in The reason Lord Melbourno did 1834, after it had been occupied) sphere of about one thousand quintillion miles in diameter, which

continuously by Prime Ministers would reach far beyond the farthest of title. Ench species is a physio-where the Secretary of Scotland's Darwin was wise in his choice since 1770, was that he had a house known spiral nebula, there would logical and anatomical harmony cut office now is, and Peel did not live more undesirable; even though on experts from abroad whose 2015 be rather million years!

· a squash after a thousand foir from other species Just because there because his house also was made easier. A few years ago ganisations and equipment will be

the intermediates are weeded out remarkably

the financial side things have boon standing experience concerning or But if aelection were suspended ne misfits.

where the Crown Agent's premises in the official arrangements for period."

being there was a good deal of red tape required during the

heating and lighting. If Mr. Mac- Sir Alfred Baker says that the Donald worked. downstairs light two foremost Continental experts and fuel were provided for him, but have been studying the position in If he worked in a room immediately this country and have reported that above the Cabinet room ho had to conditions in Great Britain ar er- pay for fuel and light himself; and peptionally favourable to the forma Mr. Baldwin had to provide bisition of a private night watch ser- own cool for the little room in vice,

convenient,

Members of the Shanghai French Concession Police Fores presented a most impressive sight when they held their manual review in Kaukaan Park. Upper left shows the Consul General, M. Meyrier, planing a long service decoration on a member of the force. Upper right, M. Meyrier, M. Fabre, Chief of the French Police, and M. Grabois, head of the Volunteer Corps, watch the parade.

Balow, a photograph of one of the units of Colonial troops.

year..

the services of a few

Initial

which he had breakfast, and that They say that the need for such though his coal collars were used to a force in England is infinitely stack coal for the Government greater than on the Contluent be- Departments. Now the Prime cause England Ilves in the main in Minister can warm and light any unguarded private houses instead of room in the house at Government in blocks of flats with the protor- expense up to a limit of £200 ation of a porter or concierge.

There has been loud protesta EXPENSIVE TO RUN raised against the proposed guarii, Nevertheless, such is the size and Already there are guards organisa- age of the place-of which the tions in England. They inclurle crantage gives no conception-that the Corps of Commissionaires, the even as a financial proposition a Police Pensioners' Employment As Prime Minister is probably out of snclation, the Veterans Corps, the,,

cket through living in it, rent and Artillery and Guards Corps, and rates-free though it be. Dir. Mac- the district Messenger and Theatre Donald hus had to keep three or Ticket Company. four more servants than he would

otherwise employ. As to its lack

of homeliness, there is now not a did not like to accept the place as a Bingle room on the ground floor and gift, and insisted that it should be In the basement that is not given for the use of every First Lord of up to business, and several others the Treasury thereafter. have been taken over as well.

Historic association alone pre-

be

It may well be, therefore, that as serves No. 10 after two centuries a realdence for Prime Ministers No. of use as an official house. But for 10 is in its last phase. It will be that a comfortable modern house, exactly 200 years ago, on Septem-with a separate house in the rear ber 23 next, since Walpole took for official business, might residence at No. 10, having "yot built. Gladstone was able to use it annexed for ever" to the office No. 10 as a home and No. 11 as an of First Lord of the Treasury.office. Nevertheless, No. 10. George 11. offered it to him per- surprisingly unsentimental in the Eonally, but a Walpole's critics sense that it contains no memento were very active at the time, he of its roll of distinguished tenants,

Hele kia some of the scenes when the Fourth Marines opened the US; Navy Day programme with a review at the Race Courie In Shanghai recently.. At the luft is the reviewing stand with, laft to right, Colonel John Beaumont; Rear Admiral J: 1. Walnwright, Judge Milton Halmisk, Consul R. P. Batrick, Mr. F. J. Twogood, and Commodore F: C: Martia: "Opposite are the United States and Marins Bags passing in review between the aland and the band

unless, indeed, the improvements effected by individuals would be regarded as such, Lord Teapot, who occupied No. 10 longer than anybody case, and was the ny to live

there

first as a private secretary and then as a Prime Minister, gave it the room which la about the least official in the house, the dining-room. Mr. Asquith gave it bathrooms. Mr. MacDonald has been instrumental In providing the Cabinet room with In reference library. But ft Is rather a pity that the idea of Pitt's private secretaries has never hear carried out. They presented No. 10 with his portrait, expresamg the hope that every Prime Minister would be remembered thus at No. 10, but, although few years ago the Canadian Parliament presented from this country with a series of Prime Minister's portraits from Walpole to Mr. Mosinald. No. 10 Itself has not got such s collection. Perhaps min tenary year the deficiency will be rectided.

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