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NOTES OF THE DAY

JAPAN LEADS

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GREAT FAMILIES OF ENGLISH POLITICS

By E. H. RANN

The Very Idea!

LOOKING FOR TROUBLE By Horatio Bogg, Buccaneer. IT WAS OUR NIGHT OFF. Nothing much to make a song" HE political familles that have vative member for the Rutland and about, we admit, but after ****wrestling a whole day with THE Another of the Aster clan is VERY LATEST IDEA, trying to

(In The Christian Science Monitor)

played a distinguished part in Stamford Division.

Empire which has been affected by tha expansion of the Japanese ex- the greatness of Britain in daya' port trade, the flooding of overseas that are gone are reflected upon Ronald Lambert Tree, M. P. for go one better than Carter by markets with the cheaply manu- the green benches of the House of the Harborough Division of Leices extracting humour. from the goods produced by In Commons at Westminster to-day. tershire. Mr. Tree is a grandson atmosphere, we were rather glad dustries whose operating costs aro It may be long since a Fitt succeed of Marshall Field of department of the respite. only fraction of those of Greated to a Pitt as Prime Minister, but store fame. His wife is a nicco Britain, Buch gains as Japan has family groups of Astors, Foots, of Lady Astor. "Britain for the registered in Hongkong were to be Lloyd Georges, Chamberlains and British, first and last, was the expected when It is remembered, MacDonalds are influential in the slogan of his election campaign. that she can very well compote with shaping of the counsels of the British exports oven where freight state.

MASS PRODUCTION

of the

Lady Astor, like her husband, is

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The writer well remembers the

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Without being aware of the fact at the time, we were successful, after a fashion, but it was humour of the contrary sort that we ex

"Damn!" said the Duchess, graci- ously extending a lily-white hand for the Count, was being counted out: it was only But no pugilist, given the K.O., hor Grace again succumbing to the irresistible hypnotism of the scheming Count! aped it on its way across the roof We threw the book at the eat and tiles.

It was then that we felt life had no further attractions for us.

looked up on our way to the Club The first individual whom we was Edward Kelly. In the privacy of his chambers, he midst of a novel experiment having was in the

of

of American descent. She was the tracted, and we took the first op costs are equal. She even attempts: All of these M. P.'s-women as first woman to take her sout inportunity to vent it on the wife as

soon as we got home.

The dinner, in the first place, to capture the "home" market on' well as men-occupy their present the House of Commons. She once occasions. So, when one sees the positions not because of their line told a New York audience that it looked uninviting, and after gazing difference in distance English and age, but by reason of individual was her husband, "that strange moodily at it, we had sufflefent dime Japanese goods must travel before politieal capacity and pre-eminent "driven her into public life." Her mind you) that it looked cold before and remarkable man," who had to remark (in quite a casual way, they reach Hongkong it is not sur-forensic gifts. The same applies prising that the latter can here to Mr. Oliver Stanley, Minister of entrance into the House of Com- she said "BRUTE" and stalized off compete successfully. There is Labour, whose elevation to the pre-mons was not in the nature of

into her room.

Left with nothing to do on this only one thing, some say, which can sent Cabinet had nothing whatever revolution; it was evolution. Lord save the dwindling British export to do with the fact that his great- Astor had been M. P. for Ply our night off, we turned to the trade in fields in the Far East uncle was Prime Minister in 1866. mouth, where Lady Astor had help-radio, but as quickly switched it where the Japanese have gained a It applies also to the present Mared him for eleven years. In time off. We got Z.B.W. foothold, and that is a maintenance quess of Salisbury and in succes she succeeded him in the represen-thrchun by the wife at our hend he went to the House of Lords and We next picked up the novel of a higher standard of quality In Cecil, whose prominence in succes- manufactures. That will be dif- sive governments of late years tation of the maritime city, "My the minute before. Idly turning ficult; and in the end any quality, owes little to their allial relation-husband was the one who started

over the pages, we were attracted may be equalled by the competition, ship to that political giant, the me off on this downward career,"

by this passage: homo Bho said, "from But short of tariffs, subsidised Lord Salisbury of half a century

House." shipping, reduction of wages or ango. higher degree of mechanisation. In Another political family is that British factories, which cannot be of the Lowthers, which was reprehistoric ceremony in the House considered, this seems to be the sented in the House of Commons when Lady Astor, the first woman forlorn hope. Or is it?

more than 500 years ago. One of them, Viscount Ullswater, filled the to enter its precincts, took her sent. post of Speaker as lately as 1921. Lord Astor sat in a gallery re Japan has learned the question did not hesitate occasionally to call when the folding doors below He was a right good Speaker, who served for distinguished strangers able art of mass production. She his son, Christopher Lowther, M. ang open and his wife stepped has been taught that there is profit P., to order.

within the House." On one side DEATHS..

In manufacture and has not had

Fifty years ago Disraeli was

of her was Sir Bolton Eyres-Mon- LLOYD-At the Victoria Hospital, on far to seek for men who realised content that his brother Ralph sell, one of the Junior Whips. On

January 24th, 1936, after a brief that, with the cheap labour at their should be a clerk in the service the other, alde was Col. Herbert Virile and red-blooded he-man that

Spender-Clay: liness, John Daniel Lloyd, Super disposal, and a currency of relative. intendent of Imports & Exports, ly lower value than that of their about the same time, had two sons House from the Astor contingent out of a deadly monotony.

House. But Gladstone, On the opposite side of the excitement if we were to be rescued we are, we absolutely required some Ilongkong. Funeral will pass the main competitor in world markets, to sit there with him.

p.m. this Great Britain. they could get a Joseph Chamberlain had been and daughter. There is a good Later on ait the Lloyd Georges-father, son strangle-hold in many anharas Member of the House of Commons deal of apeculation in British poll When Great Britain abandoned the 16 years, when he was joined bytical circles as to the future of the gold standard a few years following the panic of 1931, it made cle, orchid, dress, deportment, and George group Megan Lloyd Goor- to do with the solution of 99 per

axo, his son Austen-like him in mono-two younger members of the Lloyd an immediate difference to her overseas trade, especially in textiles. Austen made his maiden speech on Maj. Gwilym Lloyd George, the

especially in political opinionsge, who represents Angeisey, and cont. of alcohol to one of wester. But with the recovery of the pound the second reading of the Home member

He muttered something about on the momentary advantage has been fuls Bill, and it was then that Mr. father is one of the best known science, and we left him subjecting

for Pembroke. Their being a martyr to the canse January, 1915, to Mr. and lost. Given an equal chance Gladstone, who never forgot the statesmen in the world. He was a the unholy concoction to one of the

is no doubt that British industries courtesies of debate in the heat of Welsh peasant boy who entered the could more than hold their own in political argument, paid one of the House of Commons 44 years ago

severest practical tests on record. any field with Japanese competitors. finest compliments ever heard in as Liberal member for Carnarvon required to offset this exhibition of Something Intellectual was really But they start with a handicap of Parliament by describing the speech Burghe. His majority on that a gross materialism. But all that weight which makes all the differ-as one "that must have been dear occasion was only 18 votes. ence in the race.

and refreshing to a father's heart."

But George could offer us at the Club he has represented that con was pootry, and yet more poetry. CAN IT LAST ?

stituency ever since. From the all about Eros. To-day, thle Austen Chamberlain first he has been a David fearing

George had not been the same Looking at Japan we must ask is an elder statesman. His half no Gollath.

since he went and saw Mae ourselves, however, whether these brother Neville ja not only in He began by hustling a reluc

West, conditions which give her trade Parliament, but is Chancellor of tant Gladstone into proceeding advantages can lant. The Ig the Exchequer, entrusted with the with the disestablishment of the wager paid in industry, for in- task of keeping the British ship Welsh Church. He went on to be stance: purely they will not remain of state on a level financial keel. come the most vigorous opponent at a level which keeps an enormous Both Austen and Neville have sons of the Boer War. In middle age With unexpected suddenness, majority of people in a rapidly 1-cannot-speak-as-to-the-aspira- he brought-in-a-budget-the-mg hostilities have broken out on developing industrial nation on tions of Neville junior, but of a sensational of modern times. Be- in England or certainty Austen's heir has left fore he had attained the age of 60, the Charhar-Jehol border, creat- wages which,

America, would be considered worse politica alone. He is a tall young he had carried Britain triumphant ing n situation which might than slave pay." Japan is guardsman, who may sometimes, ly through the Great War and, in easily develop into a really seri-developing in other ways than in be seen on duty outside Bucking-the words of the late Lord Birken-

industry. The millions of her pen. ham Palace.

from head, "lung emperors from their rupture. Sino-Japanese

Fant class are getting more educa- The Astors are also well repre- thrones and redrawn the map of First news of the possibility of tion; they commence to think in seated. Viscountess Astor is M. Europe." an armed conflict came less terms of yen when once they cal-P. for Plymouth. She has a hus- To-day he sits on a corner bench than a week ago, when the culated only in nen. School boys band in the House of Lords. With below the gangway on the uppo. are ambitious and cannot remain her in the House of Commons sits sition side, deserted by the great Japanese command at Jehol satisfied with factory wages, brother-in-law, Major the Hon. party he dominated for so long. threatened to take appropriate Japan will presently experience J. J. Astor, who represents Dover. His most strenuous supporters are measures unless respect was War hastened in Europe and elac Hon. H. H. Spender-Clay, in M. P. There have been rumours that

that "evolution" which the Great Another brother-in-law, the Rt.bis own daughter and son, shown by General Sung Cheh-where, in which Labour suddenly for Tonbridge. Her son-in-law, both Gwilym Lloyd George and yuan to the repented requests could command high wages and live to the Eari of Ancaster and is one paternal tree and seek alliance with found itself the darling of the day, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, is heir Megan may quit the shelter of the that he withdraw his troops in luxury which formerly it had not of the best British amateur riders the Labour Party. But that is from the western section of dared to envy, We shall see the "over the sticks." He now sits in unlikely to happen at least until Jehol Province. This was fol- growth of the idea of trade union-the House of Commons as Conser (Continued on nezt column)

ism in Japan, as we have seen it lowed up by a denial that there in Britain. We shall sec Labour were any Chinese troops in the fighting for Its rights. Therefore, area. Then came a statement we whose trade has suffered In competition with an industry of a by General Sung that the lower standard of production and trouble originated when a body | wage costs, still can hope that time will remove the discrepancy between of Manchukuo troops ut-

us and our competitors. Then we tempted to compe! the shall see a mere equitable balance local militia guards to with- of world trade. Not all for Britain; draw from the Chiangliang area, no indeed. But a large and fair but the latter declined to comply

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FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 1935.

THE FIGHTING IN

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with the order. However, there there is a natural disposition on were hopes even then that the the part of the Chinese to re- matter would be amicably, ad-gard the Japanese action as justed. These were strengthen-[quite unwarranted, especially ed when, on Tuesday, Major since Major Takahashi, in his Takahashi, the Japanese mili-statement a day or so ago, was at pairis to minimise the serious- tary attache in Peking, stated pass of the incident which has that the matter was merely a sinco led to actual warfare. boundary dispute, which would, the outside world will watch be settled at Kalgan next month. developments with some con- He added that the Japanese cern, fearful lest the situation turn for the worse. were completely satisfied with take a

Following 80 soon after Mr. the attitude of the Chinese Hirota's Diet speech, in which authorities, remarking that "no, he was at pains to stress Japan's DISCOUNT hostilities are occurring or im- peaceful intentions towards

pending." In view of these China, the

now clash cannot statements, the Japanese mill-but be regretted. It may, in- tarists may not find it easy to deed, not only completely wipe explain why, apparently without out the possibility of any early warning or the giving of any improvement in Sino-Japanese adequate reasons, a sudden relations, but cause a definite attack by two thousand Japanese set-back in any efforts to com- and Manchukuo troops, support pose the general situation in the ed by planes and armoured cars, Far East, Any such develop- should have been carried out, ment would be little short of against Chinese units in the a disastrous. Meanwhile, we can puted area. At the time of only hope that the anair will be writing it is implble to judge localised and the positions antics the situation on its merits, but factorily liquidated.).

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By now we felt desperate enough to do anything, to take on over- whelming oude

Wanchal at the Fairyland Dancing We picked on the Navy_at_ Academy, where the gals were, but found it had retreated, leaving us with a clear field, undisputed.

"Hostile force, coming up behind heavy smoke- screen; strength, dispositions, tactics and exact intentions completely unknown. We are effecting a tactical withdrawal," its leader wirelessed to his Chies, while fighting ‘a gallant rear-guard action. challenge: Will fight you for all Theroupon we flashed back the the belles of Wanchal, with or Fleet Tournament at the China without beer-bottles' at the next Fleet Club-HORATO BOGG, Lone Raider."

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Bitterly disappointed, we went back Into the street and neon-lighted "BEER" algn beckoned to us from across the way.

But we couldn't get any. The beer-tender silently pointed to the clock:

It registered exactly 1.00001 a.m. "Why don't the Government ex- tend the closing hour until 2 a.m. If they want us to make a Brighter 'Ongkong?" we grumbled..

There was nothing else to do but to go home and to bed. Going home was as far as we got, and as much as we could do. We had forgotten the wife. We began to have all the trouble we wanted without having to go abroad for ft. - That night we slept on the sofa. Wotalelf, mateyal

the Labour Party sheds Its socialia- tic proclivities.

Gwilym Lloyd George is a man of parts who has already served as Parliamentary · Secretary of the Board of Trade. He might have been in that position still, or even In one of higher worth, had he chosen to bow the knee to the pre sent Coalition. He preferred to remain "Liberal-fust : Liberal |without either prefix or suffbe.

Megan has shown an equal inde pendence, nurtured in politics from bor cradle. When her father- reigned at Ten Downing Street, she was deputy hostess, meeting everyone of note who entered that famous establishment. Also, when- over an international conference called-her-father abroad, Megan was included in his entourage, She speaks little in the House mi- (Continued on Page 7)