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WARNERS' ADVENTURE OF THE CENTURY!

ERROL FLYNN ALEXIS SMITH

"My missus took one look at those 'oro poate plans, then started cleaning mo old Homo Guard uniform.'

Every Wednesday in the Telegraph:

Sitting

THE tiny and unpopular

T

British Communist Party

fis taken several body

blows lately.

It has been described as Right to Conservatism that wing, bearer Socialisin

Cocky little comrade Dimitrov childishly revealed the true nature of the cult by threatening to hang Bulgarian M.P. who didn't agree with him.

Then a terrifying picture of Anu Pauker. Humanian Foreign Minister, was publishel, reminding people of Teriniel's nightmare drawing of the Ugly Duchess in "Alice in Wonder- land."

reportext that

Finally

it

whs

on the

Fence

by NATHANIEL

!

GUBBINS

Therefore. there is no political future for a man who allowed him- self to be kissed by a come Italian, and is likely to become a musle- hali joke in consequence.

if, rather than he kissed, he had

Next day yas manager eings up tip top of wine trade and over another lunch orders nil wines and spirits he wants.

well.

his

Michael lost

Crown-twice

by W. N. EWER

EX-KING MICHAEL OF RUMA** be with his

father and the Emperor Napoleon the distinction of having abdiented twice.

He holds the unique record of ithving been succeeded rm the throne by his father, and then hipving succeeded his father,

When King. Ferdinand died in 1927, the Crown ** Prince Carol had been excluded from the succession, partly because of his divorce, partly for political reasons. And the five-year-old Michpel became King.

But three years later Carol came back in triumph. The boy King abdiented. His father became King Carol, Michael becuri Crown Prince, for ten years,

But in the spring of 1940 Carol was forced by threat of an "fron Guard" revolt to abdicate. Eighteen-year- old Michael became King, a second time.

PEACE MOVE

Hof Rain Reports of lus attitude varied. Some TÊ wag King all through the period of German control

said he was virtually a prisoner; others that he col- laborated qulle willingly,

Bu

when the German front in Bessarabia began to roliopse

and the Hussions were Thoving towards Eucharest the King acted decisively. On August 23, 1944, he issued a proclamation amouncing that he had erdered the cessation of hostilities and the formation of

Government to make peace.

a

Rumania accepted the Allied armistice terms; the Rumanian armies turned round and fought, as co- belligerents against their recent German allies under a. Government of National Union.

Α

UNDER ORDERS

con-

ND then in February, 1945, just after the Crimea

Conference, Mr Vyshinsky, without any sultation with the other Allles, personally ordered the King to appoint Dr Groza as Premier of A Conimunist-controlled .Govern- ment.

Hoping your wife and family are

I remain, Sir,

"Yours faithfully,

Party

A COW.

conversation

Michael obeyed. He was now-it has been his fate to hok! records--- King of a cotintry under Communist control.

Once he tried to assert himself. In August, 1915, he called on Dr Grozn to form a new · Government which would, in accordance with the Yalta Declaration. "broadly repre- sent all siemperatie elements in the population."

Dr Groza intly refused to do anything of the kind. Again Michael dapted himself to clrcumstances and announced that he regarded the Groza Government as fully repre- sentative.

He sulked for a few months, res.

"My kusband says if we derniuc using to sign decrees. Then he came the g

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old Communist cheers.

the Russians have de-back, opened Parliment in State, ralued the Touhim 115 overdraft would be reduced by nine-tenths."

"Nathan's father thinks that if

LAST PHASE

they

our whisky under the DUT refations, under the surface. Marshall olan Our morale would ring were becoming very strained. so high that we'd be on top of the And they became more strained world in six that really frightens moods of firmness, the King retten

months."

when, in one of his intermittent "The thing

assent to change of constitution which would have made it possible to sentence the veteran Dr Manu, Liberation, to death.

me about an after life in meeting a those uncles and aunts you hoped

the scent fest Whet

Italian Communist chief Togliatt hit Togliatti on the hend with the won case of champagne, gas mana pot, Brenda's husband read first premier of the Government of

had "rounds kissed Harry Poltilt on both checks" after he had bawled his entry out in Milan.

Readers who have never heard of Harry Pollit might like to know that he is secretary of the British Communist Party.

In the opinion of your Uncle Nat this kissing business was n kunek out blow.

If It doesn't

mean the end of British Communism it will probably mean the end of Harry Pollitt as n political Agure.

*

At our ture, if an Englishman travelling

unlucky abrand Www to be kissed, by a male tooth

forener his family tried to keep

Lark.

nearest bottle of chiant, he would have been a national hero for at least a week.

Diary of a

surve

of

For hir

Morcover, as gas monager only enes in for proper tufles and has

wife will probably ger's champagne cocktails before dinner about more dried eggs coming from behind new curtains.

America because the British house-

There was some surprise when ne wife can deal with them, he had a

it was allowed to leave Rumania to nervous breakdown. mians more of her filthy omelettes." attend Princess Elizabeth's wedding: "My husband s the old-fashion- and some expectation that either he

idro of heaven

and hell meant would refuse to return or that he would be deposed. either Inadequate reward for virtue

or Betty revenile for sin. But instead, after the wedding, he to the con: went for a short while to Lausanne, "I'm gradually lo offer wife or drink her chision that everybody's an idiot became engaged to Princess Anne of

Andl while pas manager, in full Worm

evening dress, is making elever RIGHTENED worm, who has specchi to laughing guests over been umble to buy meat and coffee, worm in shabby utility sell has been unlucky na tiozen radles, full of useless raffle tickets will it stays late in low tavern trying to down to unrafable beef from Arren- Eine without even glass of cooking And courage in fave wife.

Oh, to my lord

commis sherry home last, Iris he? Clever my health in lord

was going to beat worm whe black market and show spivs where they got off has corne home without even saurate, his he?

worm has

Of course, wife should have had more rente ihan to trust worm with

Letter from

a greater responsibility than post- DA Sirone

ing a letter

about

Past experience—should

If anybody whilst to talk it afterwards the children were sent

fo bed first.

10 promise

found Betong ni If they wore the kesingle: their pee were bored and they were made never, never to mention it to any body, even to Namy.

The family knew that if the story got round the chap would be black- baited in every club in London.

*

wouldn't

y

ان

but myself, which, they say, is the first sien of

"Alargaret's

says that a most Empire butiders were whisk drinkers we'd soon here India back

Bourbon-Parmn. and then went home to get the Government's ap- proval of the marriage.

He seems to have gone

back in

a Cow

if America returned eur Scotch Complete condence that all would EAR Sir.-As one of your ron-

"Truman's crave the clalist every day,ches et more So-be well,

Clearly there was a notion that always said that if America hospitality of your valuable coman _have_

lam would die a natural death and marriage-but-an-abdication: taught wife not to listen to boaster to iter a protest on behalf of cous?-urned-to-ane Socialism. Commu- Dr Groza was preparing, not a royal worin s

witty worm trends

Six According to the papers, people that would be the end of wit this

other kings in Southeast who know other witty WOL MS 1

in rural district of Leicestershire wor talk"

Europe have abdicated or been ex- of witty wom friends

"In his cun Brenda's husband pelled since 1938. poultry world; who can produce chucks like conjuber have been complaining that they will tell you that be doesn't want a

water from

In addition to Michael's father, wife at all. All he wants is peace Carol:" producing rabbit out of hat; of worms are obliged to drink who know other worms Whow springs, used by cattle.

can opener."

King Zog of Albania was driven even more remote worms who are

whole week has passed since out by the Italians at Easter, 1939.

catd something silly.

King Peter 11 of Jugoslavia was get their big chance to deposed on November 20, 1945. rally illy on A Day.

W to stair spare in Polish goose or couple of stringy Runnin

TICTIN

*

Worm

and Unless the cattle have fout-and- "A mouth disease, which, believe, is a not transférable to human beings, it is diflcult to understand the reason for the complaints.

Harry Pollitt

Pare if

Before modern sanitation men and 50 far as wife can every club in London blackballed,

cattle drank from the same springs. 11171.

He never stood a chance at must be known throughout City as

So far as one knows neither came prize micker. the Carlton, anyway,

any harm from it, as spring For three weeks now smart alee to But he will care if he becomes a comic Agure in the eves of the worm has been pouring money over water is constantly renewed and is English, because the English have 'counter in low taverus, boye probably much healthier than tap: a way of destroying everything they ney raffle thekets, treating tricky dislike by ridicule.

Hiller was never taken seriously in England because of his silly moustaclic.

a foreigner, which He was no made him much sillier.

Mussolini was another foreigner, even silller than Hiller.

He was also a little fat man who rande a lot of fuss, an unforgivable crime among people who eat dried eggs without a murmur.

*

a foreigner.

✩

worms

Wife wouldn't have

water.

say

January 1. 1952.

"Margaret's father

sayd 200 wouldn't have won the way without plenty of Scotch, and we'll never be a great people again until we have all the want."

you

iting Simeon II of Bulgaria was deposed in 1940.

The late King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicated in May, 19-16, His son, Umberto, ceased to be King following a referendum in favour of a Republic in June last year.

BY THE WAY

Beachcomber

by

We Ray

also that

it is for us to make mirth for the

paws and

drinking

Or, if they have nothing better and thumb. All you need do nt the Lubaw, oh yes.

Kazuulah, Ashurn,

of

who know other tricky

But, assuming that harm did worms in poultry market, and gene-

come of it, which of them do you rally making himself laughing stock

think suffered from infection, men of spiv worms and hangers-on.

Wife wouldn't mind so

or calile? much if

HOW are your nostrils? Are oh yes. Should I think any dentist would answeri

at all conscious of with the festival season so at hand, money lavished on spy worms had

then while you talk? If you pulace to forget their troublesome- producer something, even if it was that question without hesitation, only half Polish goose or even half Instead pf complaining about find yourself squinting at them, ness and a feemous Hartlepool-street Turkish

drinking from the same springs as minded if cattle, who are destroyed if they it is a sure sign that they have photoaclan hath written in the paper

unhealthy and eventually begun to stick out at the edges. that see-saw opens the worm had gee to dirty Comunist are friends and got quarter of Hussian slaughtered if they are not, it might Do not let this get on your nerves, thus promoteth pospiration for health. duck so long as he didn't come buite be more reasonable if the people as it it does you will wake in the Minister, pray give us a piece of

DST else.

plank wood now at once that we *

when it was too lie of Leicestershire complained about night and turn on the light to peer may resuim our great Fersian sport to try

tea from improperly at your nostriis, or start to compress in your fue democracy. We vote By his name Harry Pollitt is not

As it is, of course, wife will be washed cups smeared with lipstick. then nervously with your finger only woman in Worm's-avenue wil From his photographs he does not nothing to put la oven, while fucky

to do they might protest Against first sign of such imiddle-aged nostril-

and Rizamughan. is to procure, couple appear to wear a silly moustache, So far he has not made a great deal danger's wife, who has mar- eating unwrapped bread, frequently spread

of initiative and influence, handled by many w

hands. small abutments to stick on to the Mme. Zaphroma.

check with

on their side has 20-pound turkey, brace of ducks

nose. MME. ZAPHROMA, called by the the high priest of a and proper English goose as rest, ve,

some justification, of eating fly-blown Failing this try flume, and Weaver's MTCommittee

to Interpret .the political philosophy which the n Naturally. wife wouldn't cxpg Ash in the summer time.

nostril clips, and develop that rather presence of a trouser-button in ons jority of Englishmen defest, not

smart alec worm to get same results So far is cows are concerned we smart anent twang in your speech of the ferrets entrails, anfd, "Aristar- because in practice it is as evil as

as as manager, because, after all, eat nothing but the purest food. Hh-egiunilo Fascism, but because

We drink worm is a nobody and 442 munager Our teeth are perfect. 19 n somebody,

nothing but water.

Their letter While worm wastes time and. If comparisons were not odious money in low taverns, hob-nobbing I could enlarge

upon the

phrase MINISTER, with cheats and finrs, gay maringer. "Sweet as a cow's breath," but will who knows tip tops of poultry world content myself with the observation licences for a stout plank of which praenology, aquamancy, and Kab. In England a hairy' forener is by Christian names, merely tele- that if we are good enough to eat to replace that which was broke on batistic thanatomancy. This ferrot even funnier than a elean-shaven phones a tip top and asks ip top we should be good enough to drink the belly of Ashura in the vestibool attacked a man and wrenched off a foreigner.

to lunch at exclusive London club. with.

of the Hotel Majestic during see-saw, trouser-button.”

of fuss.

But he is

(1) It is likely to cause a lot of fuss and trouble, and

(2) Because they believe it was, invented by a hairy foreigner, Karl Marx.

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