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Sir Isaac Isaacs In Lo
London
TAILOR'S
THE NHITISH MINISTER in Addis Ababa, Mir Sidney Barlon (left), with Mr. D. Bond, the Brillal Can- sul, and (right) diajor W. F. Charter, on the steps of the Delfish Legation
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936.
To See The King
.
SON WHO MADE HISTORY
TALL-HAT GOVERNOR
MADE DAUGHTER A
COURT OFFICIAL
SIR ISAAC ALFRED ISAACS, the most brilliant Jew in the Dominions, arrived in London this month to give the King an account of his stewardship as Governor- General of Australia.
He was accompanied by Lady Isaacs, and was mot at Victorin station by the Earl of Dunmore, V.C., representing the King.
Sir Isaac was the first native-sovereign and the first Governor- born Governor-General, the first General to be appointed inde-i Jew to hold that office, the first pendently of the British Govern-i representative of the King to ment at home. take up his appointment without In personal interview with his
Fred Astaire's
Film "Fear"
Clashing Personality Makes Ginger Rogers A Perfect Partner
"Any suggestion that the work. In spite of his
enormous
success he suffers from the fear of
He retired last year, when he was succeeded by Lord Gowrie (previously Sir Alexander Hore! Ruthven, V.C.), and is in his Jeighty-first year, He VIB seventy-six, with a lifetime of arduous public service behind him, when he became Governor-1 General in circumstances that bristled with controversy. He has concluded his task in triumph. HIS CHOICE
The Imperial Conference of 1920 declared that the Governor-General of a Dominion should be the "repre- sentative of the Crown, holding in all respects the samo position in ro- Intion to the administration of public affairs as is held by His Majesty the King in Great Britain," and should have no cugnection with the British Governmenti
Mr. Scullin, Labour Prime Minis- ter of Australia, Interpreted this to the full, Australia `ndvleed the King as to his choice, and his choice was Sir Isaac Isones.
And what sort of man is this who has won so much honour?
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, |
film partnership between failure. He worries, Fred Astaire and Ginger "He considers every detail of! Rogers may be broken either by Mr. Astaire or Miss Rogers is as fantastic as any- thing, even in the films, can be.
his work over and over again with on August 6, 1866. His father was a tailor. He faced the world with few the genuine apprehension charac-advantages but his own brains and teristle of a sensitive artist. determination.
"In temperament these two players are strongly contrasted, but there is a terrific artistic affinity between them.
"The moment they start to work: together they bring out the very best in each other, and they both know it"
This is the secret of the most successful screen partnership es revealed by Mr. Dwight Taylor, who wrote for these two famous; stars "Gay Divorcee," "Top Hat." and "Follow the Flect,"
Mr. Taylor has gone to Lendon to work for six months at tho Gaumont-British studios at Shop- herd's Bush W," whore he will
Jessie Matthews.
stories
for
th
SUMMER IS
HERE
Sciurs like the one pictured weather Hongkong may expect Photograph was taken on
beaches three
above suggest the kind of during the next three months. 'of Australia's justly-famed months ago.
Atom Laboratory 'Poisoned' By Radium
"Miss Rogers, on the other hand, These won for him successively is more like the traditional trouper.gh distinction at the Melbourne concentrating every energy on her University, a rich practice at the Vie work: not ignoring what people lorian Bar, a seat in the Victorian will think of her, but being antis-Ceneral and Attorney-General for Parliament, the positions of Solicitor hed that they will think the best Victoria. of Attorney-General of her if she does the best that is Australia, of Judge and Chief Justice
her.
of the Australian High Court, a Privy Councillorship,
K.C.M.G. "Very few stars of her fame,
Cambridge, May 31. ability, and beauty are so con Governor-Generalship, and a G.G.M.G., scientious, She works herself when the professional man's
In his early days demiform tory at Cambridge University has come only just in time. SIR HERBERT AUSTIN'S £250,000 gift to the Cavendish Labora- completely out, sees the results was a tall hat and In the studio projection room, to address a tough meeting of miners. Aplitting itself at any moment.
frock cant, he had This famous place, where the atom was first split, is in danger of наук, 1 must do better than "That at w create a bad im- that, and begins all over press wore any other," Sir Iranc again."
replied, "I should be appearing as a cheat. The men will see me asi I am; and if they like they can knock my hat off with a stone," He wore he tall hat and won the election.
DAUGHTER'S POST
HIS BEST FILMS Before leaving Hollywood for London Mr. Taylor completed the writing of "Hats in the Air" for Miss Eleanor Powell, who danced her way to fame in. "Broadway Melody of 1936."
"Trevelyan's Ghost."
Of the films ho has written he
said a friend.
He has extraordinary knowledge of languages. He speaks fluent French Italian and German. He has a good command of Greck. Latin, Arable!!
constal Chinese.
Hyde Park Mansion Will Be Fit
For A King
No. 5, Prince's Gate, S.W.,
It was built in 1870. It is now just a hotch-potch of makeshifts, Yul in 1932 the experts managed semehow to split the atom art- ficially by the application of power greater than it receives in the 10,000,000 degrees of heat in the centre of the sun.
To-day the Cavendish has -passed-on from the splitting of
an
atom 100-millionth of a centimetre in size to the study. of its nucleus, several thousand times smaller, and it can now photograph a collision between two atoms, and the movements of the split particles. How it enn do it, its scientists
themselves hardly know. Even
first prepare a new story for Miss the Savoy Hotel, is one of thei
Mr. Taylor, who is staying at
youngest and most successful} He is regardless of public opinion "You can discount all the writers in Hollywood and was in-when convinced that he is in the about professional troduced to films only five years right, There was some criticism of Jealousy between Mr. Astaire axe after he had written the play his appointment of one of his two the house which has become
daughters, Miss
Nancy Isanes, to be and Misa Rogers. No anch
his Associate while he was a judge. Haile Selassie's freehold pro-} good Associate, and he was right perty, is being decorated to
But he thought she would make a Miss Isanes was the first woman to the scheme of Princess Asfaf the attic. is being used for hold such a position in Australia. Yilma, member of the Royal have old wooden floors, and if one research. Main research rooms Solomonic House of Ethio-worker is taking delicate measure. pia, kinswoman of the Kingments and some one else walks
past, the creak he makes is of Kings.
likely as not to be recorded some sensitivo apparatus.
thing exists. They are the most complete team in Hollywood,"
he said.
1
FEAR OF FAILURE "Mr, Astaire is greatly concern- ed over what people think of his
OCEAN RACE TO DYING MAN
OPERATION AS VESSELS STEAM SIDE BY SIDE
Sydney, N.S.W., Moy 28. The story of a race across 120 miles of ocean with medicat ald for a dying man, an operation on board ship, and the death of the patient when it seemed that he would recover, was
likes heat "Top Hat" and "Lady by Cholce," which starred Miss May Robson.
SLIP OF PAPER INSURED LINER FOR £5,800,000
QUEEN MARY BECOMES THE WORLD'S
GREATEST "RISK" AT SEA ·
THE world's biggest marine insurance deal was concluded in London when it was announced that the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary was fully insured just before her departure for New York for £4,800,000.
Behind this story of an insurance record is a drami of the London money market,
-
At present she acts as hostess at the Ethiopian Legation for Dr. Martin, the Ambassador. Her husband, Captain Algernon Holland, is Dr. Martin's private secretary.
as
on
When, atom-splitting is going on such an electrical disturbance takes place in the room that
• dust from the rubble lying un der the boarded floor is sucked up. Walls, celling and windows are now coated with thick black grime.
}
Recently, says a London Corres-. pondent, I was invited to inspect Haile Selassic's beautiful manaton.
WORTH £2,000 OR 15 It overlooks Kensington-road, into
Because X-rays are given off Hyde Park. It has five storeys during atom-splitting the scient and twenty-seven rooms, including ists who carry it out have to those in the basement.
get wood, hammer, nails and rough Countess Sondes, who died in squares of lead to build their July 1936, was the last occupant own little sheds for protection. lof the house, which she left to her
The £4,800,000 "risk" started as a mere slip of paper, circulat told by officers of the freightering, around the select company of Lloyd's underwriters, inviting two daughters, Lady Cayzer, wife Karamen on her arrival in Sydney. them in brief, almost casual terms, to take their share in shoulder-of Sir Charles Cayzer (Cons. M.P.
ing one of the heaviest responsibilities ever undertakin.
LLOYD'S TAKE UP TWO MILLION
A few days after they left Capezį town, they received an urgent call from the British ship Peshawur, about of the available insurance had been taken up,
One by one the underwriters sent their replies, until the whole 120 miles behind them. Chlef Officer Robbings, of tho Peshawar,
Two million pounds has been accepted by Lloyd's, and another suffering from ̧r serious abdominal million is being shared by the big British provincial companies and
a selected few abroad,
complaint.
WAN
The Karaońca had no doctor in the unless the claim is in excess of £1,000 for the round Atlantic trip.
The premium is £60,000 a year, but the policy does not operate crew, but a passenger, Dr. R. Davis, of Melbourne, volunteered and the are taking between them £3,000,000 of the burden means that the The fact that Lloyd's and the provincial insurance companies ship was turned about, and at fail British Government is keeping £1,800,000 of the business.. speed dashed for the Peshawur.
One of the most striking facts;
They mob at noon. Dr. Davis's emerging from these figures is diagnosis revealed that an immediate that Britain is now responsible operation was cosential. Burried for soven-tenths of the world's 'preparations woro made. The Pesha.marino insurance;
Offer to Adopt Nurse's Child
The apparatus in this room can produce 700,000 volts. It is worth £2,000. It is probable |for Chester), and the Hon. Mrs. no scrap merchant would give
Deveroux.
more than £5 for the lot. A tour of the great house show- Dr. M Oliphant, assistant ed that:
director of research at the labora The basement has two large kitchens tory, said: "The whole place is and enough accommodation for a obsolete, entirely Inadequate for staff of about a dozen.
the work we have to do.. We have Two lifts are Installed; also house heon using radium so long here Ground floor has black and white now that the building is actually
telephone circuit. marble-floored hallway, dining contaminated with diffused parti- room and lounge (folding, glass cles that disturb our electrical doors), smaller, room at back with apparatus. balcony facing beautiful garden. "We are deeply grateful to Sir First floor has only one parquot Herbert Austin. Half of the
floored room-40 feet long and more than 21 feet wide,.
money will probably be used for, Second door provides three main bed-rebuilding: the other half will rooms, one with large bath-room in provide an income with, which wo green attached.
shall buy apparatus we noed badly. At present there is only Fourth floor divides into seven roams £2,000
year for the thirty PALE SHELL 'PINK' ·
research students here to work. Princess Asda Yilma said? "I want with"
Third floor has four rooms.
war's saloon was turned into a crude: This insurance moans that one
An offer has been received by operating theatro, with the saloon single company will be taking up Mr. R. A. Young, the solicitor whe table rigged as an operating table. Insurance as great as the whold defended Nurse Waddingham, to
Then, while the two ships steam- "Cover for many a first-class adopt ono of her five children: the main motif of the house through- ed slowly along together, the thres
Jinor.
Nurse Waddingham was execut-out to be a very palo, shell pink the principal bedroom will be in
shade. The whole house will have powder, blug with carpet to mich. hours' operation was carried out. It means, too, that the Queened inst month.
Mary insurance is about one and
The offer comes from a nurse in purely European Afterwards Dr. Davis gave Instruc-a half times as much again as the
furnishing.
"We shall try to make the house. the Isle of Man, who statel that: "The Emperor will have a
ruge, so that the Emperor can tions for the care of the patient and largest amount hitherto Insured returned to the Karames.
of a single ship.
decoration
and
sulto
she would be pleased to adopt one for himself and the Empress on the fool at home and rest for awhile." of the two little girls and to change second floor. That groen bathroom certly come to London. He and :DA Martin anid: "The Emperor will her name.
will be a bright silver, the bath fade, the Empress are very, very tired,"
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