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Holborn Toasts Poland. Sir Keith Murdoch. Discoverer of Insulin. Scott's Monkbarns.

HOLBORN CHAMBER OF COM-and was benlor judge of Southern MERCE held Its first war-time lunch Rhodesia when he retired. this month. Is peace-time lunches)

were

Mr. Tredgold in by profession a notable. This one, held in honour of Poland, and with the Polish barrister and took silk at the early Ambursador as chief guest, was an age of 30. On his mother's side he is connected, with names that have impressive function.

made history on the mission Acids of Southern Africa,

with efficiency It was organised and heartiness. We sat down, as the chairman told us, Ave minutes late,

again,

There is little likelihood also of M. Malsky becoming doyen at an early date. Baron de Cartier do Marchienne is staying for another year at least,

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Miller to prepare the designs for "Shadow and Substance." Owing, to the war the production was postponed. THE early hours of a recent morn-

Mr. Hunt has for some time been in the successful ing provided a traffic problem of an "walking-on” He is a great nephew of Dr. Robert unprecedented kind. At 2 a.m. “re-musical comedy, "Under Your Hat." Muftat, the well-known missionary. | vellers" at the various restaurants This is an unusual experience for David Livingstone was his uncle found themselves in the stracts, the producer of *King Lear,"

„y marriage,

"Othello," and many other master- pieces.

Hundreds wanted taxis.

When the sweet arrived he praised the walters, but told us that we were

Mr. Tiedgold was just old enough

As I came out from the Savoy the now 10 minutes behind schedule. to see service on the Western Front

the King wel in the last war.

Strand was dek with little groups REnaming quEENS' COLLEGE After the toast of

calling "Taxi" to an accompaniment sang the National Anthem. This we

of torches, The Kame eriva and ST. PARTHOLOMEW'S Hos- should not have done, for a baritone AIR VICE-MARSHAL MARIX from the Temple was specially eng

groups of men and women in even-PITAL preclinical students have been THERE have been few more excep- ing dress persisted nged to do this. So he waited till

as I walked evacuated to Queens' College, Cam- we had finished and then sang itional careers than that of Air Com-through Trafalgar-square und down bridge. In the Combination Reon

modore R. L. G. Marix, who has been | Pall Mall.

don with a reputation for wit re- promoted to that rank from Group

marked to one of the Bart's 'pro- In Piccadilly the demand was ex-fessors: Captain, R.A.F. He already holds the aeting rank of Air Vice-Marshal. Ba-ordinarily brisk, the supply nil. When I first met him he had just Hopefully 1 walked under the mocn left Radley, and was a seaman in the Hyde Park Corner, where the rank As we rose to toast the Polish Pre- London Division of the Royal Navas a rule is infallible. I was not sident there was a black-out, In the Vounteer Reserve. His ability re-disappointed. Sure enough taxis gallery a spot-lit Polish flag blew out sulted in his early advancement, flest Were drawn up. But the drivers and a Polish girl in national dress in leading seaman, and then to petty were having supper, and outside the sung Poland' national anthem.

officer, after which he was selected shelter there was a waiting queue It was all very effective, Not les in 1012 for transfer to the Royal Naval recruited from the Park-lane hostel-

ries. so the brief welcome by the Mayor, Air Service. Mr. Thomas Aubertin, who welcoined

SPOT-LIT AGAINST A

BLACK OUT

Count Ruczynski with the vigour He was not long in obtaining his

· of pilot's certificate, and was one of the along Knightsbridge by the barracks.

It was nearly 3 a.m. when I walked

Holborn in the accents of Oxford.

crying "Taxi." The Count; in an interesting speech chosen band who, under Cmdr. (after. Still optimists were delivered in perfect English, predicted wards Air Commodore) C. R. Samm- and hoping that response would come a famine in Poland in the spring. son, harried the enemy from a base to their SOS.

at Dunkirks in 1014-15. Marix was FAT GOLFERS FOR OPPONENTS B.B.C. broadcasts, he Bald, were at listened to with the utmost avidity personally responsible for the bom

L Zeppelin sheds it what is now German Puland as Duesseldorf, one of the outstanding

bing of the well as in Russian Poland.

achievements of the RNAS. in the AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST. early days of the Great War..

COLLECTOR

Though he was badly injured in erash later in the war, he made good recovery, and was a member of WITH the centenary number of the the Inter-Allied Commission of Can- "Melbourne” Herald;-which-appeured | trot-in Germany in 1019.

recently, Sir Kelih Murdoch, its managing director, passes another IF ENGLAND WERE FINLAND milestone in an outstanding journalis-

LORD NORTHCLIFFE exerted a benign but dictatorial sway over the North Foreland Golf Club, which is now assuredl of carrying on.

gazed Abe Mitchell as the club professional at the then unprecedent- ed salary of £1,000 a year.

He

He insisted also on caddles being allowed to play in the early morning and the evening. If permission were not granted he threatened to throw the links on the market.

Lord Northcliffe the

hand also hla

White Paper on THE Finnish

and to Finnish-Russian relations

tic career. He came to the fore in

went the last war, when he Callipoll as an official Australian war circumstances leading to the Invasion private professional, Sandy. Thomp

of Finland can only be called semi-son. By assiduous coaching he re- correspondent.

lo 12.1 Since then he has never looked official. It bears no Imprimatur from duced his pupil's handicap

This was a little too flattering a figure back. He is to-day Chairman of the the Finnish Foreign Ofee.

It is, however, an elaboration of the for Lord Northcliffe's dashing and Australian Associated Press and con- trols more papers than any other lecture given in a House of Lords voluble, but uncertain, golf.

He is committee room by M. Gripenberg, man in the Commonwealth. well-known in England, where he has the Finnish Minister in London, and

marica

of its many friends. He was last in Eng- has unmistakable land two years ago.

authorship. I said at the time that His art collection la famous in the lecture made a deep impression Melbourne. He -has some good on his hearers Sickeris and Johns and was the first

I understand there is some dis- cussion as to what the College shall be renamed as the result of its temporary amalgamation with Bart's:

believe, but under

would like

BUSHMILA ESPAN

The Commanding Officer of the 17th.. Brigade (Brigadier S. Bavage) spanking at the opening of the Returned Soldiers' League hut at Puckapunyal. A..F. camp, sald the hut would help to make up to the troupe for "certain things they were denied A soldiers which they bad been able to enjoy civillan."

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A voice asked Brigadier Savage it he was referring to a glass of back.

Ho replied as the matter is one of. Governmeal pelley, he was unable to say anything more about it.

Other A.1.F. officers sald Inter Brigadier Savage's comment war mag- nincent.

THE CENSORSHIP

SYDNEY.

The Prime Minister (Mr. R. G., Menzies) Rave an undertaking to-day ho would not countenance any applica tion of the censorship, which woujd lend to the possibility of a situation in which "the Opposition would bo

muzzled."

Mr. Menzies gave this undertaking to bour deputation after he had denied he had any intent of following the lies that had been adopted in Canndo of demanding that all criticism of the Governinont'e war effort should be submitted to censorship.. THE WAR IN AUSTRALIA

CANDERRA,

At present, war for Australia waal only "twe bob in the pound" affair ns expenditure, although Fialog, was still probably only one-tenth of the national Income, and the Economic Adviser to the New South Wales Treasury (Mr. II. D. Black), when delivering his first address at the annual summer school of the Austrating Institute of Politient Science,

Mr. Black, who is also a lecture In Economics at the Sydney University said that Australia's preparations could not be regarded as mobilising for total war. ile nlao warned against the adoption of n light view of the task; alend, and claimed that as long as the war lasted. Australia should give from £7,000,000 to £10,000,000 worth of pro-1 graduate opinion is strongly induce annually, free of charge, to favour of "Quarts." Which do you Britain and her alles. The plan ho prefer?

aid, should be paid for by extra taxa- tlon. Tho suggestion that produce i should be given to Britain free of charge had been made by the Federal Opposition Londer (Mr. Curtin), but an, far there had been no secoptanée even of the principle.

At the moment some one possed the professor the port.

AUSTRALIA'S MINISTER FOR DEFENCE.—Mr. Street, the Minister for Defence, being met on arrival In by Lieutenant-General

and, while still on the platformo studies maps with the General.

Sandy Thompson as a teacher add- canniness to selence. Lord North- cliffe resembled other golfers in lik- ing to win.

"My lord," was Sandy's advice. "always play with fat men if you Melbourne One of its most striking passages can. Play very fast, and you'll run Sturdes, G.O.C., Eastern. Command. to introduce Picasso "down under." was a parallel with what similar them off their feet."

He also collects 18th century Eng-claims against this country would lish furniture. Ilis Interest in art mean to us. has caused him to become vice- I reproduce a map illustrating this i president of the National Gallery of comparison. It speaks for itself Victorin.

und for Finland.

MME. MAISKY'S SINECURE

PIANIST FATHER-DESIGNER

DAUGHTER

THE scenery for Deals Johnston's NEWS FROM

AUSTRALIA

SHIELD TO N.S.W.

SYDNEY.

Helped by two brilliant centuries from McCalio (114) and Barnes (136) not out). New South Wales won the 1989-40 Shefeld Shield honoura,

Closing the second innings with 402: for ve wickets, New South Wales act Victoria the task of getting 504 to win. At stumps Vieloria and scored 80 for two wickets, still requiring 416.

Evlilence-of-the-faat scoring-by-New South Wales waa, there was only one acoreless over in the whole of the in- nings, this being bowled by Slevers.

McCabe's 114 was the finest jacings he played at the ground for sumu simo. His scoring rato" was highly satisfac- tory, but he did not Indulge in any fire-| warks.

Saggers gave a delightful display. He showed intelligence in choosing the ball to hit, but once he had settled down he always had in mind that runs had to be scored at fast rate.

Barnes played 6 grand part, refusing | to be reckless teadily. Many

but gathering of them with la favourite shot and others with nitrac tive drives and square cuta.

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Cheetham, who excelled his own

brightness, set the paes in the unfinish- ed alxth wicket stand. He played some glorious cover drives. When the tea adjournment came the pair had added 97 in 33 minutes. McCabe olected to: bal on after tea, and with Barnen at Acoring with glorious, free strokes, 80 runs were added in 20 minutes. McCabo applied the closure, at 4.36 p.m.

Victoria began badly. Lee being out; In the second evor, as he hit the first) ball from Chestham hard to O'Reilly, Sievera nindo a fino effort and it seemed

When not In Melbourne he is

play, "The Golden Cuckoo," which is usually to be found at his sherp

beling presented at the Duchess, has station near Canberra. There the A GOOD deal of fuss is being made, been designed by Miss Tanya Molsci- toll, solidly built figure of 53 is often see, about Mme. Malsky's para nimist who, under

witsch, daughter of the well-known to be seen on a "water" up to his doxical situation of having to ad-

Sir Kenneth weight.

vise other ludies of the diplomatie Clark's baton,

showed himself a A New Feature For The he would play out time, when he pulled He characteristically indulges his

corps on points of Court etiquette, brilliant, performer on the triangle.j two favourite recreations by, riding This devolves on her as wife of the

served her apprenticeship at the

Man In H.M.S. to the links and then playing a round. senior member of the corps next to Abbey Theatre Dublin.

the doyen, Baron de Cartier de Mar- NO ESCAPE AT THE PICTURES

chienne, who is a widower.

There she was responsible for the Mr, Street, the Minister for Defence, Australia's Minister For Defence— decor of a great many productions. SIR FREDERICK BANTING, the In fact it is only n speculativo She worked in association with Mr. being met on arrival in Melbourne by Lieutenant-General Sturdee, G.O.C., modest and very retiring. Ile will no Court functions for the diplomatie sent plny, not give interviews and hates having ladies to attend Mme. Mulsky there- his picture taken.

A short ball from Pepper and was caught by McCabe.

discoverer of insulin, is exceedingly paradox, for in war-time there are Hugh Hunt, the producer of the pre- Eastern Command, and, while sull on departure of Hasselt, soon after lunch,

the

He is now in London attached to Canadian Forers with the rank of major. A day or two ago he decided to escape for an hour and dropped into a news reel theatre.

To his intense embarrassment he was presented with a film describing the discovery of insulin. Sir Freder ick could not help noting with op-1 proval that the film was factually: correct.

But though the Banting of the film resembled him in appearance, he was too dramatic for Sir Frederick's taste, Half way through the film.his modes. ty could stand it no longer and he fled.

LION-HUNTING MINISTER

MR. ROBERT CLARKSON TRED- GOLD, the 40-year-old 'Minister of Justico and Defence in Southem Rhodesta, is sborily arriving in Enk- land to discuss his country's con- tribution to the war."

He has inherited the pioneering spirit and the legal talents of his father, the late Sir Clarkson Tredvolil,! Bir Clarkson was one of the early arrivals in Rhodesia from the Capel

fore has a sinecure.

This is what-

RUSSIA DEMANDED FROM FINLAND unrested in kal. the demanda meld kaya meant to Great Britain

LAND

General.

Despite another magnificent, Inningsi by Hassett, who scored 123 rune for the second time in the match, New Bouth Wales defeated Victoria outright by 177 runs, and so won the Sheffield Baletu.

Victoria fought hard, but with the Miss Moiseiwitsch was engaged the platform studies mops with the any hopes possessed by the team vanish- earlier in the year by Mr. Gilbert,

ed and the last wicket fell soon after three o'clock.

Hassett, with his two fighting een- turies, was the outstanding performer In s match that produced splendid fighting cricket.

"O'Reilly took three wickets to-day and so completed the saason with 62 wickets in Shield matches, which is easily his best performance.

Fewer Road Deaths

ASSAULT BOATS

SYDNEY. The hundred saault bonte will be manufactured in Sydney Immediately for, the Army. Bimultaneously orders will be placed in two other quarters in Sydney for model boats to determine whether additional orders shall be allot. ted.

The Minister for Supply, announcing this, and the boats, were used for land- ing troops or for crossing rivers, andi: had been designed to War Office spaci neations, The cost of the boats will be

New Speed Limit Is A Success

LONDON, Mor. 13 (Reuter) There has been a further decline in | £2,157. the number of rond accidents,

During February there were .410 deaths, 44 less than In February Inst year despite the black-out.

STORM AT SEYMOUR

MELBOURNE.

The Seymour military camps were hitj by a fleren wind storm. Testa wera; This Agure was only two-thirds sulted. A willy-willy swept through

blown down and general, confusion re for January's total and was much, the 27th. Baitalion camp, picked up less than hallt of December's total of amcial papers in one of the tents and 1,160, the largest record.

- dramped them on Meadow. H!!!., 1,200ft.

above.

Some of the reasons for this im- proved state of affairs are the new WET CANTEENS

20 miles an hour speed limit com→ nalen for greater care and the fact that snow and Ice reduced

carly in the month.

trame

MELBOURNE.

A further campaign by. ALF. leaders tohara wet canteons established in campo in entd to be imminent.

New South Wales has won the Shield 23 times, Victoria 10 and South Aua- tralia six times.

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