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NOTES OF THE DAY

MASS REMOVALS

BLACK HARVEST IN LANCASHIRE

By J. L. HODSON

One

THE return of the native is apt rest they are heartiess. that

growing demented,

We used to say six years ago

say. An

The Very Idea!

IF GOSSIP WE MUSHI

By Eddie "A-big-alo". Kelly',

For some timo past Me. Edward Kelly has noticed, with rising indignation, that ibe Kolp columns · in ́morning contempori aries are devoted entirely to wo- men. Determined, even at the risk of incurring the displeasure of the talpann he mentions; to put an end to this practice; the noted man's man has decided to dedicate the "Very Indra" this week to the males of the Colony.

Now read on.

A laconic communication from the League of Nations announces that the Committee for the ex- change of Greek and Turkish the informed populations 1105 Secretary-General that it, "has finished its work". Thus, almost unnoticed, there recedes into the have felt sometimes to-day as there'll be no displacement of past one of the most harassing and though I were wandering over anlabour-morely a concentration of it were, 60 mills instead laborious tasks which the League of old battlefield marked with the it in.

of a hundred, Nutions or any afiliated body, has relics and ruins of war.

Another said, however, that n For I have been to Oldham, in had to perform nince the war. The Gréco-Turkish exchange of Lancashire-the town that 15 lot of the workpeople would be, populations was organised under years ago was the scene of the to use a Lancashire phrase, "In The Longue in 1990-at-a-time when most extravagant episodes in the the eart"-but they would be there. the system of compulsory exchange cotton boom, its people for the anyhow, scheme or no scheme, and was heavily criticised by many per-most part share-mad, broking over a period of years he believed sons, including Lord Curzon. it everywhere from public-houses to they would get more work if the was, in fact, an act of barbarity church porches, its mills aplaning 10.000.000 spindles were scrapped Y dears, I have had such a busy

My vech doing against the Turks in Greece who gold, and fortunes being won over-than If they were not. protested strongly against it, but night. It is an old story now. granted that would be poor con- rounds of the Lown in an attempt to the blame reala nol on those who

What has brought me back insolation to the man now working rent a set of talls for St. Androw's and the Volunteer Camp at Fanling. arranged the exchange but on the the bold proposal to scrap ten part time who will lose his job and Turkish Government who made it million cotton

spindles break ait back and watch another spinner there has been the awfully bother- Inevitable: for in fact, as M. Veni- them up or seal them tip la the begin to work full-time in the mill rome, but nevertheless intriguing, Bocial rounds of the hotels. In- zelos said, it was not really an ex-idea-In an effort born of despera-across the road,

cidentally, speaking of tails, I had a change Convention but rather ation to stop the rot that has been

terrible task renting a suit, the whole Convention for the departure of slowly destroying Lancashire since

He told me another thing-that of Hongkong apparently dolog the the Moslem population out of the slump began. I cannot tell for some considerable time he rounds before me. I finally managed to obtain the dinkiest sult, with olain Greece because the Greeks were you, and nobody can tell you, the would have been £50 a week better taffeta finish, lined with black silk on driven out of Turkey. Turkey had full intimate history of that des-off if he had shut down his own the inside and the duckiest soup stains alrendy expelled from her territory truction. It is a tale of brokenmill rather than run it. He spoke on the lapel, for only $2.50. When I something like 1,000,000 persons hearts and broken fortunes, of with great sincerity. He said: tell you that the ensemble was sat off who had flocked into Greece in a concerns toppling that were house. "We simply cannot provide for the by two of the cutest moth holes, in state of the

utmost destitution, hold words not only in Incashire displaced labour. We have not an awfully intriguing position, you The Greeks who were "exchanged" but in India and China, of men the money. Somebody else must will understand what a bargain I amounted only to the comparatively committing suicide and women bear the burden." Well, you and made. Boys, it really pays you some small number of 19,000. To make

1. fellow-taxpayer, look like bear times to go down to Paddy's Market before trying the more expensive room for these immigrants It was

ing it,

pinces in the city. absolutely necessary to move out

How many new workless there the Moslems of Greece, amounting,

Our New Fashions when the population of Eastern that the slump had cost Lancashire would be if the scheme went Thrace which was exempted from £200,000,000. The black harvest through it is hard to

Speaking of fashions, dears. exchange, was deducted, to some has still gone on being reaped. operative spinner commonly con- thing over 360,000 persons. The We used to say also, with grim trols 2,400 spindles, so that ten reminds me that all the shops are fact that an organised exchange humour: "If half the mills could millions would account for 4.000 now displaying the latest chic en- was substituted for the previous be burned down oversight Lan-spinners; for every spinner theresembles for St. Andrew's and the simple method of massacre or cashire might stand a chance," are some half-dozen other workers winter. Whiteaway, Laidlaw's are expulsion undoubtedly saved the We thought we were being out--let us say in all. 30,000 work making a special display of the necessary Accessories for St. And- persons concerned from great rageous when we said it. To all people. Probably half of them are rew's Ball. I noticed in their deal of suffering.

intents and purposes something of totally out of work nirendy and the hardware department yesterday that sort on a lesser scale is now remainder employed half-time,

some of the alcest paint brushes-- Auggested. DIFFICULT OPERATION

direct from Paris. You'd be sur- Jack Jackson's Orch. NEXT MOVE UP TO

Between quarter and jo ffth I have talked with many opera-prised how many Scotsmen are

Whiteaway, Faith Waltz

whitewash Jack Jackson's Orch.

Nevertheless, the operation was the existing spindles would tives about the "ten million spind- using GERMANY

slow and difficult, It was not only be got rid of under this scheme, tes pian." Some of them thinkit rushes this year as sporrans. B-6527 Shadows on the pavement-Foxtrot jack Jackson's Orch

of attrition had either reasonable or inevitable. Robert MacWhirter was only tell- Mr. Baldwin, in the course of persona who had to be exchanged. The process Now Moon---Foxtrot

Jack Jackson's Orch

but arrangements had to be made already accounted for another Most of them have little to say, Ing me this morning how he has his Parliamentary statement on Britain's air policy, did not dis-fer them to take their moveable fifth. To translate into figures-One man, it is true, whose eyes made the dickiest costume out of B-8214 One kind word (Basil Dean Organ Accomp.

property with them, to dispose of Lancashire used to have 57,000,000 were sunken, said a fittle fiercely: the odds and ends of one of the Danny Malone.guise the fact that the main their immoveable property, and so spindlas. If this proposal is "We're dead against It. It' Wee Yin's skirts, a junk of sheep's Eileen Alannah (Thomas)

to abided by, the number will not be mean they'll get men for their own skin he borrowed from a dear Danny Malone. circumstance accounting for the on. Finally, it was necessary

decision to expedite the nation's settle the refugers in their new far above 30,000,000-almost price," and another remarked, friend in Ice House Street, and a B-8220 With all my heart (Film-"My song for you"

aerial defences is to be found in homes. As far as Greece was con- cutting of Laucashire in half, ironically: "It's like V Luddite Whiteaway brush. Freddy Mac- James Foran the uncertainty regarding Ger-cerned, this work was again en- under this. "Lancashire 3-years-riots agen-only its the mestera kintosh and I were discussing the

trusted to Commissioners from the | plan." many's future intentions. Boiled League of Nations and the Langue

[now who're to do t' smashin' up." latest men's fnahions last week, and My Song for you (Film-"My song for you")

But over most of the men brooda we both agreed, that we boys are down to its essentials, Britain's helped Greece to raise the neces. I have talked with two or three a terrible apathy and patience. at last coming into our own. James foran.

policy rests on a determination [sary funds. The work was carried members of Lord Colwyn's Com-"What can we do?" asked one told me that Joe Meyer had pur- Alec Templeton, not to ba exught napping should out very successfully ward the mitter to-day--see it as an opera- brauch, secretary. "I've just teft chared a beautiful grey two plece

an emergency arise. It is true. settlement wound up

yenration--a kind of severing of a chap who's bin to the Pictures costume, set off with an eight-tone The Turkish settlement was festering limb-that is far prefer- five times this week at tuppence a sensiek-green "sweater,

and the As Mr. Churchill was at pains to Florence Desmond point out, that preparation for altogether cruder, but Turkey's able to a lingering and painful time-takes his mind of things." vividest pure merino heather and problem was less diflicult as the illness. The ultimate result, they, Another branch secretary said: scarlet socks. For undies. Paris defence does not imply the im-number of immigrants was smaller argue, must inevitably be the "The men don't talk about cotton has decreed this winter that we minence of wine, but in the fore and more lant was available for same; the redundant millious of now or read about it-they're not must wear a three-button shimmy of the present tension in Europe them. The last years of the Ex-spindles must go.

interested any more. It's all foot-in nent white (which may be re- it would be the height of folly change Commission have been

bali coupons and racin'. Some lieved by coloured Ince borders), were the British Government to spent mostly in the final settlement

But what of the human element 7 caddy at golf for tenpence a round and B.V.D..panties to match, Not take any undue risks. TheThis, we must admit, is a very

tvarinis complex legal questions. What is to become of Lancashire's and their wives are waitin' on the least important winter acces- sory is the darlingest tickly pink decision to add twenty-five new

excellent piece of work and the spinners, cardroom workers and doorstep for the money." squadrons to the Royal Ale Leagus is to be congratulated.

the rest, whose livelihood will be Force within the next two years)

gone 7 - Indeed, for a large,num- | In a lot of homes fe is topsy- | ber it is gone already. We used turvy-the woman goes out to work fto claim they were the finest colton and the man cooks, cleans and

B-6520 Sitting beside o' you--Foxtrot ("Yes, Madam")

B-6525 Miss Otis Regrets--Foxtrot

Jack Jackson's Orch. Dreaming a Dream-Foxtrot ("Yes. Madam")

Jack Jackson's Orch. Jack Jackson's Orch

Two cigarettes in the Dark--Foxtrot jack Jackson's Orch.

B-6526 I bought myself a bottle of ink-Foxtrot

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B-8222 Be Yourself (Streamline")

Florence Desmondi,

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implies no aggressive intentions: UNWELCOME BURDEN the stem is being, taken because Britain has lagged behind other We learned from Washington operatives in the world, that their takes the baby for a walk. "No. in part, hereditary, we don't even ket kidded (chaffed)' nations in the realm of aerial yesterday that the Federal Govern skilt was defence and, in view of currentment would presently institute Are they to be scrapped as ruthabout it any more." a man of 36 He looked up at the sky. new system or economy whereby lessly as the machinery-as rigur- told me. unrest on the Continent, cannot millions of dollars would be cutously as the blastfurnacemen and which was the colour of the wet afford to place her security in from the nation's expense account, shipyard workers of the Clyde and road, and sald, musingly: "Ideal jeopardy. As the European The economy would be effected by Tyne and the miners in dismantled day for spinnin' cotton, elf?"

I left him and walked past the situation is analysed, it becomes lopping off some thousands of re-pits in South Wales have been

Lees War Memorial. On the stone | increasingly clear that much of lief workers employed by federal kerapped? the nervousness which prevails agencies, it was intimated. It is It would seem so unless some- is carved:

unlikely that any such drastic thing at present unthought of is is due to fears of German resteps will be taken until the Ad-done. The Colwyn Committee's armament. There is

no ministration feels that the state report makes no reference what- questioning the fact that Ger-authorities are capable of looking ever to the workpeople. The com- many is at present engaged in after the unemployment problem, mittee members, I gather, have stood a group of apinners whose building up an Air Force, con- but it is probable that President been concerned only with devising factory in lamantled.

Is this the best that England trary to the provisions of the Roosevelt will shortly make some a scheme to put the trade on a

do not sug-can do for its disinherited? Versailles Treaty, and, what is effort to shake off this unwelcome business footing.

burden on the federal treasury. more, as Mr. Baldwin pointed He has more than once declared out, great haste is being shown that the federal relief measures in the preparation of aerodromes were to be considered only and much secrecy observed to emergency nets, and that un- their construction and the employment was still, constitution- localities in which they are ally, a responsibility of the states placed. There are also further of the Union. It may be that the anti-Roosevelt faction will rise up evidences of re-armament in in loud protest against this "sar other respects. It may be rificing of the innocents" with the argued, of course, that Germany election issue safely tucked away is acting purely along defensive for another year or two, but im- lines and that she has no aggres-partial observers must have fore sive intent. The question then seen, if they did not predict, this arises: Why all the secrecy? move on the part of the Washing-

ton Administration. Britain has shown, by. inform- ing Germany, and other nations--

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as well, of the details of her pro- fore be best serving the interests, gramme, that she has nothing of world amity were she to come' to hide. She has, in fact, taken out into the open and establish the whole world into her con- her sincerity. No better way of fidence. It is this absence of dissipating current suspicions frankness on the part of Ger- offers itself than a return to the many which is arousing suspic- concert of nations as a first step ions as to her future conduct. towards the liquidation of exist Everything from the military ing unrest. German absence standpoint which she is doing is from the League at this junc- shrouded in mystery and secrecy,ture is more than merely re- Mr. Baldwin well asks her. to grettable; it is without question consider whether the, price of a decided factor in perpetuating this secrecy, seen in the present the state of tension which is at mental condition of Europe, is the moment the dominating cle- worth while. From Herr Hitler ment in the European situation. downwards, there have been No nation more so than Britain many recent declarations of would welcome her return to the Germany's pacifte aims, many fold, in no sense in the role of denials that she is actuated by repentant, sinner, but as a great warlike intentions. But in the country pledged to the humani- sphere of international affairs, tarian and pacific principles for it in deeds, not words, that really which the League of Nations count. Germany, would, there stands.

"Oh, I don't like It either-but wait till I tell you how little I paid for it.”

He

flannel chert protector.. which is now worn In the best of circles or the Peak way. 6229 By the

Freddie told me that while the Buiting shown, in the accompanying photograph is not exactly le dernier er fashionable this -time of the year. will be le dernier eri for talpang

next summer,

Such a Dear !"

Stannie Dodwell is such a dearf I went into his shop the other day to look over some of his latest bargains, and come away with a case of the cutest McEwan's beer, all for nothing, as he allowed me to open an account, Stan was one of the prettiest dressed people out at the Fanling Golf Course last week, during the tournament. He was extremely chic in grey ensamble, and was with Commander Hole. who appeared sombre in the tradi- tional navy blue, set off with bi- coloured stockings and tan shoes. I noticed Mr. Bryden looking rather pensive after the nineteenth hole, and wondered whether it was worry the owing to rumour that his S t. Andrew'a costume is said to be almost Identical with Robert Mac- Whirter's. Isn't It terrible, boys, extremely chic, the way these fallors absolutely steal creations? A. O. Brawn was very trim in n brown check plus-four ensemble, and Colonel Matthews sported the darlingeat shrimp-pink, pullover, which matched his hat and stock- Ings. I heard that Stannie Dod well had made some important alterations at his Fanling bunga- low, so I went up there afterwards. Imagine my disappointment, dears, when I discovered that the supplies that had been sent out there were nothing but paint. I do wish. "doars, that people would be more careful. I spoke to him about It, and he has promised to Instruct his staff not to re-pack anything in

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