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Wo

Sitting on the

WAS taking my liver for

a walk after a party, He

was in a savage mooil when started, holding the

views gloomiest

on current affairs,

If you read on you shall see how healthful exercise changed his outlook.

1st Mile

"Liver," I said, "What is your

the world considered opinion of situation?"

"My considered opinion of the world situation," sald Liver, "is that in a few years' time there will be no world at all."

"Don't you think that's a rather pessimistic view to take?"

"Don't you think that's a pretty

Fence

by NATHANIEL GUBBINS

"In one breath you say we shall destroy ourselves with full know

In edge of what we are doing. another you any we think we chall get away with it--that is, destroy our enemies while we remain bn. mune. Isn't that inconsistent?

"Not when you're dealing with

"End.

Didn't you say just now it teas about to end?"

"I may have done. But I didn't menn at any moment.

Not in our lifetime anyway."

"We come of long-lived families. We may live to be 100,"

"Not If you don't stop taking me

hand about enough of parties. can't deal with them as I used to."

"Nobody had hurt Hiller, yet he was always accusing others of crimes he intended to commit kimself.”.

"think you are taking a rather the situation. pessimistic view of Russia in weak and impoverished. Although One acitnowledges her military qualities, one has to realise that she can't afford war.”

"That's what they said about Germany."

* "It's no use quoting Hitler and Germany. Men have learned a lot pince then."

"I thought you were suggesting that they never learned anything."

"On the contrary, bilter experience teaches them a lot. There

la the example of America who has at lont seen the futility of isolation."

"gather that after walking two miles you have comme to the con-

19

damn.silly question?" snarled Liver, madmen, which means at least 80 to parties. Personally I feel I've clusion that a third world war is not

"Of course it's a pessimistic view. ever It's the most pessimistic view taken of the world since the world began,"

"What are your reasons for this ulew, Liver?"

"My reasons are so only Inn Idiot would stated." ated "

obvious that want them

"I am an idiot, Liver, I want them stated."

"Ever since there were men on the earth they have tried to exterminate cach olher, but they have never caught up with the birth rate. for the first time in history, they have the means of destroying each other completely."

Now.

"But that doesn't mean that they'll do it, does it. Liver?"

If one

per cent of the human race. tribo, with one idea wants to impose Ita views on another tribe with another idea, the fact that it means the destruction of both tribes won't stop them fighting."

"By 'tribés" I hope you don't mean

those two great countries, America and Russia."

"I do. They are nothing but two big tribes with tribal instincts. And us, too. Until the that goes for tribal instinct in eliminated we shalt never live at peace."

racu

"Eat and drink while you can. Soot the earth may be scorched, the cattle dead and the rivers and seas polaoned."

"Oh, I say, what rot. you that?"

Who told

"You did." "Well, I didn't mean it was certain to happen.

"Sorry. I thought you did." "What I meant to say was that another war would mean the end of everything. One hopes people wil avoid it for their own preservation it nothing else."

"Even if a third world war hap pens don't you think there will be afe left alive in some remote corner of the world to rear a new

"You don't think that if one tribe of men?" There may be.

But they won't with one idea wants to impose its live long. The earth will be views on another tribe with another scorched, the cattle will die, the idea they will go to war about it rivers and seas will be poisoned." even if they know it means the des

Iruction of both tribes?" "Everywhere?" "Everywhere," said. Liver, "there trage of what it is doing the human will be nothing to eat or drinks for race will destrop self?

anybody. Not that I care at this moment."

Yes it does," said Liver, "Give tools and they'll finish the

them

Jou mean that with full know-

always

"Of course It will. It know what it was doing. Men tre either homicidal or suleidal. Some- Umes both."

"In the past men always thought a new weapon would destroy their encutes and leave them alive, Won't make a difference if they know it means the end of everything and everybody?

"No. They sull think they can get away with It. Otherwise, why make atomic bombs?"

آریا

2nd Mile

"How do you feet now, Liver?" "Oh, not so bad. Lovely day,

Nice fresh wind." isn't it?

"Yea. But I suppose it doesn't matter what kind of a day it is with the world about to, end at any mo- ment."

"The world about to do what?"

incvitable?"

"I

never thought it evitable,"

3rd Mile

was In-

"How are you doing, Liver?" "Fine. Never felt better in my "What do you think of the world situation now?"

there ப "World Bituntion? Is situation?"

POCKET CARTOON --by OSBERT 'LANCASTER

*I'm very much afraid, dear, that the Canon Is going to

give us one of his powerful gertnons,

带鱼

BY THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

WANDERING round. a book-

shop the other day. I camo across this sentence in a book about ballet: "A heavy bal- "Only a little way back we wenelerin can cast a shadow dark discussing the possibilities of a third as a stain on the white perfec- world war.

world

sanie,

sound,

·

"Oh rubbish. Who wants war buttion of the mood.” a madman, anyway?"

Palrangulenne! Don't I know it! "You don't think that 90 percent

a certain My mind goes back to of the world in mad then?"

"Of course not. The average man, who represents 80 percent of the performance of Le Baiser du Fer- blantier. The great choreographer population, is

sanity you don't think ballerina, Sonia. Tumbelova having "One musn't talk of tribes. After and sensible. The salt of the earth."Eugen Bulb was trying a new prima all we are not discussing ignorant

We are talking of grent he will be led by fear and propa-swallowed her false nose during a savages, nations

atomic war, which, like America and Russia, panda into an

the pas de cleanica in " Tripolehka." who, if they are truly great, will I believe, you said would be

The new dancer was an English girl never try to impo

their views on end of us all?"

"I'm sure I said nothing of the from Girton, a Miss Eurydice Flatt, Iring each other by

danced us each

discovery of atomic whe, at course,. "One side is already accusing the kind, The

energy and radar ushers in a new Konsation. She was a weighty bit other of preparing for war."

age of peace and plenty.

"If you mean the Russians you must remember that they have suffered a lot and, like most people who have suffered, they are full of self pily and ready to cry out before they are hurt again."

The new British settlers

in Eire

THEY LIKE THE FREEDOM AND THE LOW TAXES

by GWYN LEWIS

:

the

"I took a degree in agriculture at Cambridge and came out of

at "Army with plans for farming

Ditchling, Sussex. I came here in- stead, and have found freedom."

views were Mr Craik-Whitte's echoed by many other Englishmen I saw in Co. Tipperary.

They scoff at bels being laid by Irish farmers that one Irish winter will be enough for the English set- tlers, who come mostly from Glou- cestershire, and Cheshire. DUBLIN. Immigrants are finding that trish The farming they now practise is

values have quadrupled totally different. MMIGRATION into Eire property

It is ens

is easy money earned by buy- from England is rapidly in- since 1939, with few houses for sale

at below £5,000. They are paying ing young cattle from poor land and ercusing Hotels in the up to £30,000 for property.

turning them out to graze on their

postures. "Lowns" that-ex--- principal Irish

This compares with the £27,000-own-richer

£20 Westminster with the de- paid by the Duke of

Thus, a beast bought for pected to empty

"Golden Vale" in Co. when shipped to England.

racing summer visitors estimated to eutside the

Irish farmers have to till 25 per- have

from the United Waterford, together with a come

establishment further north

near cent of their acreage, but they are Kingdom are still full.

Limerick, and the £20,000 given by largely graziers. While England is Lord Decies for Castle Hernard, prepared to pay £4 a cwt. for cattle, Dirr. Co. Offaly,

they are likely to remain so.

finc Nearer Dublin In big houses

I visited mansions Georgian

recently ac-

"Despite

"At this moment we are groping of goods, having played hockey for But we are groping St, Gingolph's as well us for Girton. in the dark. upwards. On the other side of the hill is the shining plateau, the Utopia Career wrecked that men have dreamed about.

abun-

by Д

S

she came galumphing on

to

As the stage on the first night, a

"Soon there will be no more labour in the fields; no more labour in the factories; no more labour in cardboard turret fell from the castle, the mines. Food grown by new and Serge Trouserin, who was sup- scientific methods will, be so.

nos:d to embrace her, hesitated dant that it will be given away.

awkwardly. But Miss Flat was full "Factories will be run mechanical brain. This has already of self-confidence. Bearing down on an eminent her prey, she sent two archers been suggested by

staggering, collided with Knock- scientist.

"The mines will be closed because mov, broke up the flower-pattern of atomic energy will take the place of the corps

de ballet, and finally cannoned, into Trouserin, who fell Thus did that will live their own over backwards. men lives in their own way, and freedom bouncing girl cast a shadow dark from tear and want will be a reality.as a stain on the white perfection of There will be no war because every-

coal, and miners will find a more congenial occupation.

"Soon

body will have enough, so there will the mood. Bulb dismissed her. She be, nothing to argue about, nothing returned to England, where she be- came lady chucker-out at the Cuban to fight about.

"Selence will make life 50 casy Orange, the moal exclusive cesspit that there will be no jealousies, no in the West End. hatreds, nu envies.

"Utopia is just round the corner,"

"What about the Russian menace?" Government criticised "Russia?" sald Liver. "Russia couldn't fight pussy."

"Well, that was-quite- a-speech,

parture of the half million ter his house, Fort William, just within 18 months fetelies up to £45 Liver. You ought to be in Parlia

It is evident that many of these visitors intend to remain in Ireland. Estate agents say that they are

more inquiries now receiving the trek began from England short- ly after the war.

for

ment."

"A

GOVERNMENT which seeks Inspiration from the entrails

ine

present the people, or to be compe of ferrels can hardly claim to re- "I wouldn't mind being there now tent to stcer us through the mael- Is strom of events. One can rafely say if they're serving a good lunch. that a little country hotel I see in that if our national effort during

war years had been at the mercy of whims and obscurantist the distance?"

"it is, Liver. Would you like a such

caprices, it would have gone hard drink?"

ale would with us. Mme. Zaphromau's methods "A pint of English come down well after this splendid are out of date."

(Mr T. H. Saucloy at Nantwich). What on earth? "Maybe, Liver, But you'd belter

I'm sorry to The average age of five babies go easy on the onions, Many of these houses were under- Majer J. B. Paget, who once held say I'm taking us to another party hurt yesterday at Southampton is

sixteen.

The biggest of them was tonight."

"Why be sorry? There's nothing four and a half years old.

(News iten.) I would like better."

I found the new English colony quired by wealthy, Englishmen, In- excrelse. Maybe they would have properties of all kinds than when living for the most part in large cluding former colliery proprietors some bread and cheese, und anions,

houses near the towns of Clonmel, who came over after nationalisation too? Cahir, Fethard, Cashel, and Carrick- of the mines. on-Suir, all in the "Golden Vale."

ging

and

lives

to me of

over-

the

Then the demand was chiefly for large estate, such as those acquired

repairs costing thousands large coal interests, and now by the Dukes of Westminster and

Co. of pounds, and until they are ready at the seaside town of Bray, in Devonshire. Earl Fitzwilliam

for occupation their new owners are Wicklow, said: "As I see it, there numerous other peers.

are four happy English-speaking Now there is an additional de- lving in hotels.

New Zealand, mand from England for large and Some are ever carrying on farm- nations-Australia,

Elrc. I came houses and for shops estates.

ing in this way on their new South Afrlen, and small urban

England 19 here becatiso and hotels.

Such extensive redecoration as I populated."

His wife spoke English settlements are springing

of saw in progress would not be per- up in the rural areas. Largest

in England, where £10 is "oceans of good food" obtainable in these I found

the milled scattered along 30-mite long "Golden Vale" of the maximum that may be spent in Ireland.

six

months, South Tipperary, between 80

The mit in Ireland is 100 miles from Dublin.

Hunting men call it "The Land of Most of the builders' materials

imported from England. the Noble Tipps."

Houses for which the Irish are obtaining thousands of pounds are often in a dilapidated state.

Men from India

and

This immigration has recently been swollen by arrivals of men whose careers in India ended with partition of that country.

one

Tired of lectures

£600.

pre

Too-heavy taxes

ilving Lord Harrington has been with his wife and three children at their house near Patrick's Wall, near Limerick, since the beginning of the year.

His Elvaston Castle, near Derby, for training จ

college

R.

Mr R. M. Craik-White, recently is now arrived from Sussex, was inspecting teachers. the work of redecoration being done His, agent, Mr F.

Hubbard,

Senior officers from the Services to Ballybrado House, near Cahir, for who manages the earl's 4,000-acre are also settling in the "Vule" and which he paid £15,000, when 1 English estate, said Lord Harrington, Ireland because "he other parts of Eire.

to had gone to Esked him why he had come

cannot afford to live in England and An admiral, three generals, and England.

Od. in the two RAF group captaina used

fle suld: "I am a farmer who bo- pay taxation of 19s.

pound." hotel, a guest house bought by a re- came tired of listening to lectures on

Income tax in Ireland is only s. tired English major, near Clonmel, farming by hordes of officials.

from which they dally "I also grew tired of all the forra- Bd. in the pound, but, to escape Eng- usa base

permanent resi- scoured the countryside for empty Bling that goes on in English farm lish income tax,

dence in Eire is necessary. property.

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