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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, | APRIL 25, 1949. -

L.C.C. PROBLEM SOLVED

Since it is unfair that the Labour Party should rule, and equally unfair

that the Tory Party should rule, both must be thrown out and the job Tumed over to the Percy Harris Party, as the voters intended.

THE PRIME MINISTER, MI ATTLEE, SPEAKING

AT A RECENT MEETING

Waria Copyright De arrangemend with Keening Standard-

AND IT CAME TO PASS.

BY PERCY

CUBLIPP

Editor of the Daily Herald (London).

William Hickey

OUT

ton

LONDON, pedestrian crossings, this. month, instance) is made daily in his large blue Humber car, which after an interval of ten has the family crest above two years, the completely new crossed Fe in gold on the door. edition of Burke's Peerage,.

Baronetage, Knightage, AND where will, one! And

At a bulky, red-bound eleven mention of the privilege enjoy- pounds in weight, two thousand FORTT is Cirace lives at Ead- ed by the DUKE OF BEAU- pages, four million words, minton, Gloucestershire, which 30,000 living names (and in- cidentally

between

and

hly

£0.0.0), this year's is on the main lino edition is, according to editor Cardiff and London. LESLIE PINE, better, but not

Since the days when the rull- bigger, than ever.

way crossed his land he has retained the right to have all Reason for the slight reduc express trains stopped there I tion in girth: 130 tities have he or any of his frienda become extinct since 1939. True, staff wish to board or alight. there are 170 new creations, but the replacements, do

During the war, when A. no! RAF camp was elted on have such extensive pedigrees estate, he used to stop the trains as the old school, and thus All so that the men could go on less

WINSTON

leave. CHURCHILL yet again makes publishing history duke seldom has to exercise his British Railways say that the As a cadet (offelalege for niem rights now. There are always bers of the lesser branches of four up and four down tralos the famliy tree) his name servicing Badminton these days. should

have appeared in or dinary type among the MARL- BOROUGH clan.

But because" "of his own im-

on April 25, o poriance as a man" a concession Daniel comes to judgment once- has been mado--he ntiains ngala, precautions have been heavy black lettering, a distine- taken against an unfavourable ·

WHEN,

illusionment among the workersĵtion hitherto reserved for peers verdict.

recovery on whose, output the depends.

BIMME

DANNY KAYE, due at the Palladium on April 25, has been. worrying about that anti-. climatic Commahd Performance appearance/

What lias happened is that, simultaneously, the Government

From New York he telephoned has kept Its pledges; has

VAL PARNELL to come over, grappled with unprecedented only,' His famous quotes about please, and see his new act. difficulties

and has "blood," sweat, and tears" and Parnell went, abroad;

"our nest hour," are there. So now, when Mr K. arrives. directed national ก

recovery

100.

he will have with him 23. drive which is tho admiration

It has taken two years nine ininutes' worth of new of the world. It is a splendid | months from the time the staff pre-vetted material.

of 15 started their gigantic going-over of the aristocracy

Srcond power. The

World Each one of those reforms War had yet to be fought; has been brought about since there were still many who be- Labour came to power in 1945. achievement. Jieved 14 could be avoided;

1937, condemned

THE third

and

"D" (for tho

0

there were very few who fore-Attlee, in

There is a great deal in to reach pubilention day. Distressed raw the extent of the political Tory neglect of the

Attlee's book which Fortunately for the book, implied decorum) was missing. unbeavals and the economic Areas, and called for the plac- Clem

industries within makes it important rending for there is always an odd relation from the party given by devastnilon which that war has ing of naw

them. "The solution of the the young Socialist. The his-or two who makes a study of Duchess and a Dean for one or caused,

antecedents. "does

LORD WAVELL other of those Anglo-Polish oT- problem." he explained,

ganisations. What Attlee set himself to do not consist in removing people forical chapters are execllentiy | making his first appearance

The owner of the Westmin- In 1937, writing as the Leader from these areas and transfer written. From them, and from Burke's, and asked for his pedl-

other parts of the the chapters describing the con- gree, wrote back: "Better get ster flat, AUBERON HERBERT, ring them of the Labour Party in oppost-

working of the In tour" with my cousin faced with ha gathering that was sham tion to the

"National" country, but rather in rebuild- stitution and

the arcas Labour Movement, a vivid ple- Cousin George was indeed most in ive languages). Installed the authority taking place in two rooms (and In ing Industry within the Government, Was to tell

themselves. Labour's resolute ture of Attlee's mind can

be helpful. The Wavells are thus DUCHESS OF ATHOLI, in one. simple terms the history of the

and enterprising operation uf for Socialism

obtained.

traced back to 1502. the Distribution of Industry Act movement

room, the DEAN OF CHICHES-- Brizulu, to define the Labour

Longest

entry--that of the TER In the other. is fulling that plan.

And what dominates that pic-EARL OF Party's principies, and to out-

PERTI, with seven ture is his insistence on The

pages. ine the policy the Party would

democratic essence of British follow when it came to power.

Over

the

Government. For convenience

to

he had to assume

that

they

relationships of the

Man of vision

George-he's

GULAMIC oder "We've

donc passage between.

There a little man in a black up of cleaning good job Burke's. The

nere suffragans hemburg made merry on bishops have been own. sumong the

his

Even flow of quests--includ- Ing actress DIANA NAPIER, Ulster Shortest the lale LORD

M.P. Professor D, LA Sociclism; his arm rejection of DUKESTON (the T.U.C.'S SAVORY, and three Polish what

any path to Socialism He could not

which Cheriea Dukos) with nine lines, generals-enger to pay respects the suppression .of "All in all," adds a satisited to both hosts was disturbed by world conditions would be like India and Burma, Attlee involves

wrote In 1937 that "only freedom, because "once the when Labour took

is a 41-year-old ex- the difficulty of negotiating the HE other day

their people themselves can work method of terrorism is adopted

salvation. out their own

The it is very difficult to abandon gaid journalist

that sooner they have the full op- this conviction

"the Prime Minister Attlee: would be "normal" that the portunity to do so the better." Labour Party, whatever faults "People don't know enough political be fairly Labour in power very promptly or failings in may have, is the about you. They'd like to quiet" and that at home sought negotiations on a only practical instrument of a

we of equality with India little human should have the two million er

and new order of society," rend some

Burma. Today they, are free. stories of your everyday life, so unemployed whose miseries

Noble part commonplace neder your habits, your likes and were a

Two main conclusions arise Tory rule. dislikes."

from the

of re-reading Far from normal Attlee's courteous

WAS reply

but unco

future Labour policy.

banished, so have foreign titles Ench time held without George V's war- perilously Fant"

YET there is

still #

lot me," he about the lives of cur betters Attee's 1937 chapters on "OCIALISM to

piece which these bibles of the bluc- says, "s not just a at machinery or an economic blooded do not tell us.

LORD There

young # living faith

FOLEY. 25-year-old song-

The first is that Attlee him- system.

but

is

narrow

lic swayed along the nvenue he upset a pile of hats and coals on the monk's bench, and effectively threw the span- ner into the work of equal dis- tribution.

FASHION NOTE: The Duchess as well as the Dean, wore guiters. Hers were grey.

operative. And,-to-that-sorts-it-turned-oul, of course, self-showed-remarkable-vision, translated into action. I desire writing peer. He has spent-

conditions in which and a very clear understanding the clansiess society and the of request, it always will be. A the

most of his mornings recently. FROM of the Labour Movement, when substitution of the motive of He just doesn't want publi- Labour took power were fan- city about himself. He hates thatically posing for photographs. In- deed, he hates posing of any

Bort.

And, frankly, I don't think our journalism would be much enriched even if the Prime Minister were to el courage collectors of "little human stories." His per sonality does not lend itself to anecdote.

ຄ

Was

ot

At

that IRVING inspired cliche, "top service for that of competition." at the piano trying to put to BERLIN

music

words like "When you hat, white tie, and talls,” delete He has played, and is playing, fali ini love It always seems the first item.

London's biggest fully- a noble part in translating the it never happened till now," for

scheduled formal turn-out since the war— Rank's In one of Mr

the National Playing Fleids Ball Socialist faith into action. playing that part he is alded flims.

The

Df. by hly great energy, his In-

nt which the DUKE OF EDIN- "I am not prepared," Attlee fegrity, and as this book de- Socialist poor are devoted to the BURGH was host-not one top-

mind which | nation, wrote, "to arrogate to myself a monstrates--by a superiority to the rest of the is visionary yet singularly well

unleas

Pledges kept

afternoona

this

chester cloakrooms. The dash from his Hampstead per was handed in at the Dor.

House of Lords

Trend towards ball-dress was the (to listen to

debate on carried to the extent of one

wearing

a white young man

U. S. SLIDE IN PRICES

IS

SPREADING

By FREDERICK.COOK

tle with dinner-jacket. Fashion writer (a male) among those present was horrified.

for from normal, he forecast so accurately how Britain's economic strength that Movement would act once had been disastrously enfeebled it had the power to do so, For, by her war sacrifices. Her in remember, Labour policy is not dustrial equipment needed re- dictated by Party leaders; it is pairing or replacing. Her citles the choice of the majority, had been heavily bombed, Her There was people were tired.

shortage, not zurplus,

There inanpower.

to balanced, tolerant yet penetrat-home to the world Movement. I am prepared abortage throughout the

submit to their will, even if I Ing. 1000s and

там of essential

our's disagree. I shall do all I can to Among materials.

Labour's

accepted, but, Insks were the it get my views

the acquiescence in immediate mensely complicated processes of demobilisation and the re- views of the majority conflicts industry from with my conscience, I shall fall into line, for I have great faith What is interesting about conversion of

In the wisdom of the rank and Attlee is not his external bear to peace production.

ille." haviour, but his mind and As for internailonal relation- his methods, And if you the peace began and have be- shilps, they were difficult when agree with me that it's come more difficult since,

know

NEW YORK. a new car was telephoned this more important to

And in spite of all this, the

THE second conclusion is that

reading morning by one of the directors what your Prime Minister Labour

outlined

matter In New York now of the agency and told he could in 1937 has been both courageous and wise thinks than what he eats for

a new car tonight if he steadily carried through. In breakfast, you will read with The Labour Party in Perspec- times, the programme which he Everywhere

carrying out, despite abnormal adays are the restaurant menus, havo

1 have found wished. great attention a book just tive" hc named several

out and prescribed in 1937.

prices crossed published: "The Labour measures which must be engel-

ones-considerably cheaper as Labour com-

Persistently the Conservative written in. Party in Perspective-and ed as soon

manded

propagandists

urged working majority. A

дго not Twelve Years Later" by The Bank of England must be the Government to postpone

restaurants The

Mid-day in Mayfair large R. Attlee (Victor Gollancz). nationalised; long-term

Socialist measures so as to "get doing well: Many people who

Mrs Lucillo

the Andrews,

pantechnicon bearing the name ' with the job" of solving formed the habit of eating at,

wornati tallor in New of the best-known Transatlantle Investment must be

economic problems. home when prices were beyond only

company outside so that it would conform with postwar

But the Government, all along, their reach are in no hurry to

in to making shirts elegant motor showroom plan has

exclusively national economic

seen that postwar condi- change.

for men is losing that disting | Davies-street. powers must be taken to pur- tions made it even more ur-

Others, hit

by rising un- tion. Now she is to make shirt chase land by compulsion when gently necessary to

Knots of lunchtime passers-- MANY of you whii have read it already. For the issue of

for women, to match by look glumly on as super- this book is an event unusual in the pubile Interest required it; socialisticosures, because employment und general tigh- blousey

Kening ot money, art now their husband's cholces.

shiny

spanking new cars are coal, gas and electricity produc- Sci the publishing world and evention must come

because they Mrs Andrews, who started in landed on to the van. under public planned and controlled national eating at home

Isn't more unusual in politics. It is a

a musty back room three years

anybody happy at the Thero reprinting of a book which Att ownership and direction; so must economy was essential in those have to.

Moreover, any de-

are other signs that

has IL now transport, and there must be conditions.

successful thought of the dollars, we're

carning? Ice wrote in 1937.

. place on Madison Avenue, vigorous programme of parture from the Socialist pro- the buyers' market is back. "A

would have caused A friend who in 1040 was agricultural development with gramme AL ibat me, Labour had

Continued on Para 5) been

offico

widespread and dangerous dis-told he had no hope of getting never

with out delay."

Few prophets

in

D

dress. enjoyable Dolley which Attler Attice's Government has been MOST

con

have

in

new

He said he would wait until prices, camo nearer the prewar level,

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