WHITEHALL'S
10,000 TONS A YEAR: INQUIRY TOLD IT IS "COLOSSAL"
Ten thousand tons of waste paper are collected from the waste-paper baskets of Government Departments every year.
Questions about this "colossal" wastage, and "the the floor of the Houses of beastly waste" of paper on
Parlament were asked by members i
of the Select Committee on Publica-
tion and Debates Reports, arcording NIGHT LIFE
to the Government Blue Book issued
recently.
The Blue Book contulus minutes of evidence alven before the com- mittee by Sir War Coding and Lieut.-Col. N. G. Scorgie, Controller und Deputy Controller Stationery Omre.
GAY IN
SPAIN
the of
Colonel Scorgie had mentioned that Members of the Flouse could get (the ometal re- copies of port of Parliament) free of charge,
He said that they could not dis- the free copy tinguishi between which a number took, for example, to give to a friend and a free copy which he wanted beente a delute was being referred to and he ad left his own at home.
"FLOOR STREWN WITH PAPERS
und with Bilis 'It is the cathe Acts," he added, "Anyone who has been in the gallery has en the floor of the House strewn with papers, but It is quite Impossible for us to say that is a wasteful expenditure."
Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman (a think member of the Committee):
there is a frightful lot of waste go- ing on there. If, after they have had two copies, they had to pay for them, members would be inuch more careful. It is, frankly, waste, and I hate to see it.
benstly
Rear-Admiral Sit Murray Sueter like (another member): Banot
way our small privileges.
Sir Nairne: 1 have teen members have a new Finance Bill every day, A Finance Bill must cost a good deal to print?
"MUST HAVE IT" Colonel Scorgie: We do our best, and discuss with the vote office any timber, The demand for a large
office f that answer of the vote
members inust have it.
the
Later Colonel Scorgie said 10,000 tons of waste Included things
some
What would a thousand tons worth? About £1,500.
THE
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
WASTE PAPER
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Armles
(By REYNOLDS PACKARD} United Press Sin Correspondent
With General Franco's Night life in Nationalist Spain gets gayer, these days, the closer if the front.
Saragossa, against whose outposts smushed the Madrid brigades have for mentis, is a Spanish Paris where andl nilleers Pan make zoldiers whoopee until the wee hours of the "Blighty t morning. The real Nationalist Spain, Saragossa, with a
offers 174,000, population nocturnal programine of amusements where frutn cabare ranging
sherry, customers can drink beer,
While watching coffee and cognae
tip: dancers Trespangled
doing fardange, to halls with taxi girls of three dances for u pesela,
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There are also cafes with neotch. rocktails and beer on draught that Some stay open must of the night.
Women or the smaller cafes have barinen and waitresses. The wait- resses get as hostesses and have thirst for the more expensive drinks when the soldiers seem lonely. Late- hour restaurants serve anything from fish soup tu sirloin steaks to after-
retresh the cabaret crowds, while ment bars, resembling American drug stores, de a poɛl-midnight business in! ice-cream sodas and sundaes.
is a
H. E. The Governor, accompanied by the Chief of the Fire Brigade (Mr. T. H. King) inspects the Colony's fire-fighters, nt Wanchai when they gave their annual display on Thrusday.
(Photo King's Studio).
EXCELLENT WORK OF ART CLUB
UNDER
JUDGMENT
(RY LUIS CHAN)
20, 1997.
RADIO BROADCAST
A Talk by Sir Hugh Walpole from London
THE "LONDON
LOG"
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (045 k.e's.) 31.40 metres (0.52.m.c.). 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 Eric Coater Compositions, Four Way Suite; 1. Northwards (March); 2 Southwards (Valse); 3. Eastwards (Eastern Dance); 4. West- wards (Rhythin)...New Light Sym- phony Orchestra; Saxo-Rhapsody... Sigurd Rascher (Saxophone) with conducted by Symphony Orchestra The Composer.
12.50 Gracia Fielda,
I'm Playing With Fire (Berlin): The Photograph Of Mother's Wed ding Group (Hargreaves and Dame- rell); Gracie's Request Record.
1.00 Time and Weather. 1.03 Albert Sandler and If Or- chestra.
Illusions; Hvorfor?-Give Me Your Heart (Jacob Gade); Isn't It Roman- tie (Theme song 'Love Me To-night'); Always In My Heart (Turk and Coots); Bien Aimes, Valse (Wald- Waltz Tanz. teufel): Amoretten (Gung'); Samson And Dellsh Softly Awakes My Heart (Shin- Sucns); Serenade (Toselll); The. Are My Land of SmilesYou Heart's Delight (Lehor).
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather and Announcements.
1.40 Variety.
Vocal No Siring (from Top lut") Rogers: Orchicaltal- ...Ginger Favourite Favourites No. 2-Fox- Trot Medley...The Ballyhoollgens; Comedian-Ophelia; Down In The Valley.... Max Miller; Vocal and Piano Old Plantation (Redmond and David); September In The Rain (lm Melody for Two')....Turner Layton.
15 Close Down.
4-7. p.m. Chinese Programme. 7,00 Accordeon Bands,
Good Evening Pretty Lady (But- ler, Damerell and Evans); The Vamp Of Havana (Gilbert and Sullivan); Don't Dingle Dangle On The Old Garden Wall (Butler, Dumerell and Evans).... London Plano-Accordeon Band: Melody Of Love (Arale and Davis); Vogabond Fiddler (Dainerell
The Hongkong Art Club recently held its Annual Exhibition and Meyers).....The Gipsy Accor-
7.15 London Relay-As X Bre I'
at Gloucester Hotel. Without the support of its Chinese mom-dean Band. Bers the number of which increased this year, the exhibits shown-3: generally.seemed to lack a sense of seriousness,
A talk by Sir Hugh Walpole, en.. 7.30 Stock Quotations and long- brush,kong Exchange Market.
7.35 Variety.
There were a few 'gems' from Mr. George Arnold's notably No. 2, a typically English water-colour dana in the modern
manner.
Vocal Josephine (Steiner, Burton and Jason); Marie Louise (Meisel). On the very edge of the Asturian
Browning Mummery: Orchestral like Ministry of Labour insurance front, until the recent Nationalst
Mr. F. S. Nicholls' best in his, this artist has a strong preference for
Frank Brangwyn's work as his "Fes- My True Love Has Gone (Robison); His cards, that were finished with, and push on Gijon, Leon, with a popula-
Was has watercolour section
perhaps
tival" would show. No. 1 "Shauki-Selection....Corson Robison and all the revenue returns, which weretion of only 30,000 inhabitants, obsolete.
had a wartime night-life that Sir Nairne Sandeman; But 10,000 medley of chess, duminees and floor "Morning," in which uppropriate awan", however, recalled the work of Plencers; Vocal Conversation For Star Gazing (Symes, Neiburg, Levin- (85) was full of accidental effects.
son)....Elsie Carlisle; Orchestral tons sounds a very large figure, and shows. There the popular programme mospheric effect was realised. His Wilson Steer. lis "Rainy Day Two (Myaels, Hueston, Emmerich); fuum certain something could be at night for Spanish doughboys in to pen and ink sketches were most de-
Mr. Peter S. Leong's nude called The Eyes Of The World Are On You. saved on it if it could be taken in play chess or dominoes in one of the corative and indeed proved to be bis
"Asleep" which, indentally, was Jingle Of The Jungle (film London and His not you think | several-cafea where senoritus dance particular genre. the right way. Do
Mr. S. H. Bond had a bright colour painted in the studio of the Hong- Melody')....Louis Levy co-ordination and sing on a tlay stage. of Bort
Gaumont British Symphony. that
very harmonious in colour scheme 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- might result in your saving 1,000 tons
In Huesca, completely surrounded scheme which lacked harmonious kong Working Artists' Guild, was except for n narrow roundabout grey value. The one I like best was
and of 117 My own opinion is that the
delicate in the rendering of ments. bulk is bonu fide waste paper.
rond, there are also cafes that re-the picture of a junk with a red sall
8.03 London Relay-London Log- drapery accessories, You do not think ten perc...cent.
main--open until after midnight which gave just right balance of
A talk by Cyell Gardiner. 8.10 while the Rights of the city are os warm nule to the whole scheme. In To produce the most satisfactory could be saved?—No.
London Retay-Em-Pitt- beuntil
work of art needs not only consum-And Elmer. dawn. Even here there is No. 22, landscape, the sky colour
the was
dal, monotonous, culd blue mate skill and a good subject but In the third of their thrilling ad- plenty of whisky and beer for
also spontaneity on the part of the ventures they go nir-minded "Ezra domino and chess players. Asked which spellt the sunny atmosphere. why the fights were kept on all night
artist, plus some accidental effects, Pitt played by Bar Campbell, Elmer of the Mr. Robert Freese had a sense of in thus besieged town, one
both of which can hardly be fore played by Sydney Keith With Ted seen or anticipated. The artist is Andrews and Hb Band, Book by military authorities replied: "The harmony in his colour scheme in- enery can see us in the daytime, troducing appropriate grey values, equipped with craftsmanship and his t Campbell. Production by F.
His "Tsun Wan" (60) was the most
he. C. Pifford, satisfactory both in colour scheme ability to select a subjcet, but
cannot lefuse spontaneity into his 8.40 London Relay For Me In contrast to these uncl similar and composition; but his
rendering
work without being under the right Colonial Service'--21 front-line towns, there is the sole of the water and reflections as in his conditions and in the exciting mo- Talks on rantters of interest to emnity of the rearguard cities like other pictures, was too crude. He is ment, when both the spirit of the Government servants in the Colonial San Sebastian, once one of the gayest new member and I presume quite subject and that of the artist go in Service. resoris in Europe; Burgos, the young, and I have no doubt that he harmony. Indeed l is, spontanei
town, and historic will be improving his technique in ty which accounts for the most satis- Valladolid. There the curfew Inw.this direction.
factory work of art. But span- which turns out lights at midnight
tanelly, craftsmanship and subject and shut's down all places
Mr. M. R. Brice, another new
must co-operate happly together. amusement at the same ume, ap-member, bad a few studies of pears to be aimed at reminding the Chinese in charcoal, all of which had clvil
Nationalis nure of his own personality than the population that Spoln is still at war despite the character of the skter, There was return of almost normal conditions in no doubt that he keeps improving his these places.
Mr. Naylor: As the price of waste? --Yes.
Twice Married
At 14
Leslie
Mrs. H. C. Lassiter, who was married at twelve and became hoth
and widow mother thirteen, has 'now, at the age fourteen, become the wife
Webster
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of of
at
Houston,
Texaa.
can't they?"
enthedral
"Shielding The Woman
I Love'
& chef.
27
technique. On the other hand the charcoal studies of Mrs. Whithem showed more character of the sliters and real skili. Indeed each was a perfect portrait.
Of the portrait studies by Mrs. A. Tatz her best were in the charcoal studies whleh showed sound struc-
CURTAIN FALLS BY MISTAKE
SCENE REPLAYED IN LONDON THEATRE
9.00 Local Sport Results. 0.08 Variety.
Vocal and Orchestral-Love, For Ever I Adore You (Sternonnacht).. ..Reginald King and His Orchestra with Cavan O'Connor (Tenor); Vocal W. 2 Pianos-Lonesome Love-Sick Blues (Williams); I Love Dancing (Williams)....Josephine Baker: Or- chsetrn-Beginner's Luck; Shall We Dance (from the Alm)....Abe Lyman and His Californians; Yodel- ler The Yodelling Chinaman: The Yodelling Bullfighter (Farrell and Stogden)....Georg Van Dusen.
0.30 London Relay-The Newn 0.50 Relay of the Danzo Orchestra An incident almost without prece-from the Grill-Room of the long- ture with an appropriate rendering dent as London's West End stage kong Hotel.
of background. In her oil portrait, however, the contour looked too hard and lacked atmospherie qualities, but her "Self Portrait" was an excep- tion and, indeed, the most attractive the man portrait in the whole show,
CONDEMNED CHEF'S PLEA PLEADING in vain that he London and sald, "I am
Amongst the pastel artists, Mrs. took the blame to shield the you want."
Püster could be acclaimed the most "ABSOLUTELY LIES" woman he loved, John Edward
efficient both in colour harmony, Allen, aged 26,
Was -The mother, Mrs. Woodward, composition mel craftsmanship: found guilty at Oxford Assizes denied in cross-examination that the while Mrs. Brown could have com- recently of the murder of a 17-child was already dead with a repe posed better had she selected only
round her neck when Allen called what would be considered the
most month-old child, Kathleen Wood-
nt the house to take her for a walk. attractive and strictly pletorial paint ward, and was sentenced to
Mr. E. R. Guest, defending: Would of view. Her "Lan Tao from the death.
Allen be right in saying that within South Beach Repulse Bay", however, composed. The jury's verdlel, renched' after fortnight of your first meeting was more satisfactorily
was seen again ia quarter of an hour, was: "Guilly, but you and he had fallen in love: Fine technique
"Clouds, over Lan Tro" by Mrs. we think that inquiries should be Good gracious, no.
Mills. She had good colour conse made into his mental state."
You and he
relations to which, if developed to the full, would Mr. Justice Finlay: 1 shall write | gether?
raise the standard of her work all to the Home Secretary on the sub- Absolutely lies, ject.
Allen showed no emotion
when box one the first questions Mr. sentenced, but turned quickly and Guest asked was: What was your walked down the dock stairs.
"I AM THE MAN" Kathleen Woodward, daughter of a waiter with whom Allen worked at the Lama Hotel, Burford, Oxford- ahire, was found strengled on the rondiside near her home at Shipton
hnd
When Allen went into the witness-
attitude to Mrs. Woodward?"
Allen: We fell in love with each other. She asked me to go away with her. She said that the child was holding her and her together.
husband
further.
Mrs. Franks cumposed quite well, though her perspective appeared weak. The descending line in No. 03 "Dwellings" towards the lefthand bottom corner led one's eye out of the picture.
new comedy, "Yes and No."
1. Have you got any Castics?; 2. marked the premiere at the Ambas-Moonlight on the Campus; 3. Love sadors Theatre of Kenneth Horne's on the Air to-night; 4. Old King
Cole.
10.10 Interval of recorded dance When the audience had reassembled music from Z.B.W.
10.15 5. When the Popples Bloom after the first interval John Clements, again; 6. Swinganola; 7. Restless; the producer, appeared, und explained 8. Mad-house. that owing to a mechanical defecimusic from Z.B.W. the curtain had fallen on the opening rict several minutes too soon.
*In order that you may not lose the thread of the story," he added, "we have decided to play the last portion of the act again."
Then the curtain.rose and Diana Churchill, Robert Eddison, and Rene scene Ray are more cructed the short, this time playing it to its end. which had so unfortunately been cut
Sontries Watch Turkeys
10.30 Interval of recorded donec
10.40 9. Seventh Heaven; 10. I love you truly; 11. You're the One Rose: 12. Skater's ·Waliz.
10.65 Interval of recorded dance
music from Z.B.W.
11.00 13. Who's that Knockin' at my Heart; 14. Floating on a Dubble; (Continued on Page 53
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Of all the watercolours shown,
Kirkland, When he wont to the Woodwards was Chau Kong-leo's "Cloud Study maintain
perhaus the most vital and direct Armed guards' and trained doga house he saw the child lying on the In this pleture one could clearly nee
constant vigilance
over floor with a rope around her neck that the rendering of every feature Aull farm near here for the holiday 0,500 turkeys raised on the G. W. Down on June 19.
Evidence for the prosecution was and Mrs. Woodward crying.
He told her to say that he had so that the wetness of such wash was
was done in one single limpid wash, market. Guarda patrol the that Allen got the mother's per-
walk, vad den still visible.
for! yard day and night to watch the child "for an taken the child for mission to take
thloves and a floodlight is turned airing." lle was missing for a day he took the body out of the house,
Lee Byng's watercolours were also
on when the birds Allen agreed that he had twice
have gone to sola Agenitat Imperial chemical Industries after the finding of the body, and
roosi. strong in his own way. No doubt
(raina) Ltd. Blongkong. then went up to a policeman in been in a mental institution,
turkey
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