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Following the report of the Royal Commission on the Prean, a supplementary report on that section of the Press described as Sitting me the Fence, by Nathaniel Gubbins, is now available.

Fence...

by

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

expressing

national

The Commission heard evidence of the working conditions of Gubbins, the GUBBINS: Because we both motties reliability of information enjoy it

emotion. published in his column, to see that it was a sillier game sob?

Gubbins added that he failed CHAIRMAN: Did the readers newspaper employment than golt.

GUDDINS: Without suping undertaken before the

CHAIRMAN: Regarding this on people reading the papers It column

established, cut. Lolite. I understand you is impossible to say. and the general allegations have published correspondence CHAIRMAN: Did any of your of bribery and corruption alleged to have passed between Lob reports make anybody cry? lavelled at times at all newspapers and columns.

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SKED if he would de- scribe himself as a working Journalist, Gubbins replied No.

Lottie

tanhattan Mauser?

and au American cat.

GUBBINS: That is so CHAIRMAN: According to Information obtained by our research workers, these letters

were not in fact written by the ents mentioned, but by yourself. Do you agree?

GUBBINS: No. CHAIRMAN: Are you trying to tell the Commission that the cats wrote the letters?

Complimenting him on his frankness, the Chairman of the Commission said it was his ex- perience that hard work WDS indispensable io success, and suggested that at some time in his fe Gubbins must have prepared the ground on which to build his present position as hired clown of n popular believed it.

newspaper.

GUBBINS: Yes. CHAIRMAN: Do you expect the Commission to believe II?

GUBBINS: As a belief in the improbable is a mark of the highest intelligence, I would like to think the Commission

1

Work

Gubbins replied that, although he had spent most of his life in Flect-street, he had never been influenced by the prevailing ASKED what other work he atmosphere of urgency and the had done in journalism desire to be Arst with the news. before he retired to a six-hour He had spent more time and week, Gubbins repiled that he displayed more Ingenuity had been A general reporter, dodging work than doing funny reporter, descriptive re

porter, crime reporter, caption writer, sub-editor, gossip editor, critic of the drama, book re- viewer, and, sob merchant

Pressed for details, he recalled

many

GUBBINS: They made a sub- editor cry,

CHAIRMAN: Did any of your funny reperi make anybody laugh? editor laugh,

GUBBINS: They made a sub-

CHAIRMAN: The same sub-

GUBBINS: Yes. CHAIRMAN: CRAI

editor?

Isa'i

of this kind unusual editors?

GURDINS: No,

CHAIRMAN: Any Particular

reason?

GUBBINS: I have never been offered one

CHAIRMAN:

Has anybody

ever sent you money?

GUBBINS: A reader once sent me a shilling postal order.

CHAIRMAN: What for? GUBBINS: To buy myself a dose of rat polson.

CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Mr Gubbins,

Conclusions

ṛHE Commission then issued

|

QUESTION TIME...

for

Sefton Delmer's NEWSMAP

1. DID OUR RADIO MISLEAD?

The Foreign Ofice want to abandon Die Welt, a newspaper which was started after the war in Hamburg under. Briush auspices.

"HAT with the British Ir, theory, this newspaper is Council, the Over- under British control. In theory, ecas Services of the 100, exists for the purpose of BBC, the Central Office of showing to the Germans (1) What n well-edited newspaper, Information, and the run according to democratic Information Division of the principles, looks like, and (2) to Foreign Office, British tax- put nerosa the Dritlah point of payers spend a good deal of view on outstanding questions. money on propaganda to Foreign Office high-ups, how- foreign countries.

ever,

are inclined to question how for the performance of Die Wolt coincides with the theory. Alas, Dio Welt as often as not

I see a good deal of Its effects as I fly around my parish week after week. Some of the ignores the material pressed on stuff, like the BBC news brond- it by its British sponsor. casts to the Iron Curtain coun-

tries, serves a useful purpose. On such important issues as Some of It is merely a waste dismantling of the Ruhr fac- of money. Some of it is haren forles Die Welt Ignored the Foreign Once version of the British case as sent from Lon-

ful and even dangerous.

I recently found two exam- don. ples of the Jaffer categories.

The frst, from the Near East, The trouble is that the Get- 13 in the "dangerous" bracket, man editorial staff of Die Welt, Tints, providing the informa- vaguely ashamed of "coilsbarn- tion given to me in Tel Aviv is Ung" with the British occupying correct.

Power, are leaning over back- wards to be as nationalistic, us The second case, from Ger- possible, many, belongs to the

group "useless and potentially hurm- fut."

I

Matters recently came to a hend

staf when the German threatened to · resign if the camu across cise No. 1 newspaper heading wha not when I was in Israo) trying to altered to make it clear that the find out on what evidence the paper is under Belilsh control, Israeli high-ups base their con- Bevin are striving to foment n viction that Britain and Mr

renewal of the war between the

Jows and the Arabs.

Is

the following comments: "We found the witness frank to the point of embarrassment and, but for one or two excep- tions, are prepared to accept as truc all replies to questions of asked.

PAL

fret the

I know that the very opposite

the British policy.

Was

They Hear-

We Gave In

THE British gave way, Sir

Brian

hlmselt Robertson

on the a telegram published front page of the newspaper on July 6

saying: "Although I

would occasionally like to use Die Welt in order to clarify the British stand-point, it is never- all the points that were theless not my desire that Bri-

made fo mic

in support

.the Israeli charges

impressed by one only The reports made by the Israeli Commission, found it dificult to believe that Government monitoring service a man of mature years would of broadcasts In Arabic put out spend so much of his time play-by Radio Cyprus, which is

en-slation controlled by officials emotion ing mouse with a cat, but even-

of the British Foreign Offer. the conclusion in sub- tually reached

thut nobody would admit

If the monitoring is accurate

to

make nny objective

sh aupervision of the paper should consist of constant, daily interference."

ONE

I hope that Sir Brian will drop his support of Die Welt, and let it become officially what it really is, a nationalist Ger- งดง newspaper owing na allegiance to the British. GUBBINS: Yes. This one was such frivolity if it had no Ingres that these broadcasts -2- highly strung, After being made foundation in fact. We decided would

2-WILL ISRAEL to laugh and cry alternately for not to send for a medical re-listener believe that the Brillsh several nights by my reporting, port.

Foreign Office, as their sponsor, LET YOU OUT? be had a nervous breakdown, "However, the Commission wanted to goad the Arabs into

CHAIRMAN: When you were was unable to accept the state-a new attack. maxle critic of

the drama did ment that the eals referred to

ONLY in the most

excep- you know anything about the wrote letters to cach other, On June 30, for example, Itona! Casca are Isrocli drama?

though this not regarded as

after the return of Foreign citizens granted € vina to GUBBINS: No.

serious or malicious attempt to ce chief Sir William Strank leave the country. CHAIRMAN: Then why were deceive the publle.

from his tour of the Middle "Although there was no evi- East, the Cyprus radio In It is useless to try bribing you sent to the theatre?

GUDDINS: There was nobody dence of bribery,

it seemed Arabic is reported to have de- the visa authorities. clear that the witness did re- CT

scribed Strang as saying in a Israeli Civil Service is Incer- else in the office.

ruptible. It is a remarkable- CHAIRMAN: 16 that also the ceive a one-shilling postal order Press conference:

"The Arabs will never ac-, fact that reason why you became a crime for the purpose indicated, even

of a market in reporter, caption writer, gossip if it would appear that the gift quiesce in the presence

Jewish State In their midst, exit visas, editor, and book reviewer?

Iraq's action in refusing to per- nor food. GUBBINS: Yes.

"The Commission was con-

mit the resumption of the off CHAIRMAN: And why were vinced that

the money was

I found of the firm.

determination. of the cluizen who spent on some kind of refresh-flow to Halfa is sufficient proof ment Instead of rat poison; but Moslem world to boycott Isrant, an exit visa." "That "was "Mr

consider this 10 be

He told me does not

"The new President of Syrin, Sydney Stanley. in the Husni Zaim, ovlrience of corruption

and could leave will plan for Un he had onD Press,

day of revenge, the day when the country at any time.

of the Iracit. battle can again be joined with a high official the Jews, and Zionism will be Foreign Ofice insisted that Mr abolished-ence and for all." Stanley is mistaken.

I understand on high authorl-

occasions when, as young reporter, he had hidden himself in remote corners of the office when big news broke and alt

hands

~ CHAIRMAN:~~What is a sob-you chosen to write Sitting on were required to

the Fence? collect information.

merchant?

GUBBINS: A pedlar in tears GUBBINS: The same reason. Asked why he wasn't fred for

CHAIRMAN: One more quez- Gubbins who is supposed to make readers such hehaviour,

his descriptions of tion, Mr Gubbins. Have Fre- sob with answered that he was.

you state funerals or other cere ever taken a bribe? quently.

THE CHAIRMAN: Can you, describe to the Commission your present working week day by day?

Gubbins said it would be dificult to describe it day by day because he only worked on one day in the week.

CHAIRMAN: How

hours?

mony

was unsolicited.

-(Londen Express, Service)

C.V.R. Thompson Reports

The American Scene

NEW YORK.

The new

there is no black

Israel, neither .in

foreign currencies,.

only one Israeli

claimed he

had

·But.

Special instructions, the

ty that Sir William Strong never offeinl made any such statement. The

told me, have been

Arabic News Agency's Landon iven that Mr Stanley is not. ja be allowed to leave the offco, however, did put our "it" report about this time con- cernintz

Press conference

" country. Omeint "suggestions" have also been made to Israeli

alleged to have been held by Mr Stanley

newspapers that They leave

Sir Willam which they later doing so. withdrew, with apologies.

my

alone. They

are.

In field, West Virginia, whenever rubbish wrapped in paper bags should, Immediately look into subject which the Israeli news-

GUBBINS: About Flx. CHAIRMAN: Is it a fact that the whole effort of your life has been aimed at reducing your working week to six hours? A BARGAIN sale in beef the thermometer passes 90 de- from their windows into

GUBBINS: No. It is been joints and steaks has greca. aimed at reducing it to no hours begun in New York. It is TOURIST BOOKINGS the first in eight years.

at all.

Leisure

One of the biggest chains is selling every cut of beer, from tenderloin to rump THE Chairman then wanted to choicest

know how Gubbins spent the steak, at one price-3s. 11d. ó

jb.

That is from 1s. to 3s. 34.

rest of his time.

Gubbins replied that he spent

with his cat

The reason

fur

street.

the

to

its increasingly tricky rela- tions with the Soviet Union, has asked the Press to

about the

sofi

arill

tho

WIE

view the Foreign Office Mr Stanley is not the only

this matter. If the monitoring is papers have been asked found to be Incorrect they leave alone. The Government, Britain are falling off for ACTRESSES who have "physi- should at once inform the Israeli afraid of being embarrassed in all silings after mid-August, cal charms suitable for dis-

play" will be required by onc If, on the other hand, it is

to initial a found to be accurate then steps pecial news NCHOOLMARMS from every Hollywood studlo

American State have voled new clause in their contracts.should be taken at once (1) to Zionist measures behind to ban Communist Party mem- They will undertake to "display correct the impression made by Iron Curtain. bera from becoming teachers. such charms in

these broadcasts to the Jewish publicity pic. Arnb world, (2) to tighten Bald their resolution:

Nothing "They ares, as well as on the screen,"

for instance, British

of supervision should not have the freedom to for the first five years on the P

to be printed about the mass destroy freedom,"

Cyprus radio, output so that it arrest of Jewish youths in Ru- job,

gives a more accurate reflection manta and their deportation:

to Pre-education"

in camps Russia. Nor of the sentencing of Rumania's Zionist leaders to what is known as "Minus Ton"

the rest of the week reading and cheaper than recent prices. playing mouse Lottie.

for the sale is DLACK-EXED from a rood- A MEMBER OF THE COM-that dollar-pinching housewives D

OOD NEWS reaches Wall- of British polley. side fight with two

street from the National MISSION: When you say "play have all but given up buying motorists, Dudicy. Field Mintone, Macaroni Manufacturers Asso- In mouse with the cat,"do you beef. mean you take the part of the

07-year-old lawyer who played clution. Says the association: "Perhaps it is the weather," the part of Winston Churchill "Tie macaroni industry is well mouse and the eat chases you?

damages for his injuries in a récession.!!... Los Angeles `court.

TN

Out Of Line

Hamburg. nearer home

find the Foreign Offico have another propaganda problem on Here, too, they NE REASON New York is. BAD NEWS comes from one of their hands.

America's top broadcasting must walk warlly. For, in the "the dirtiest city in the companies which has just suck Hamburg case, they find them world," complained sanitation ed 160 employces in un econo-selves up against" Sir commissioner William Powell, my wave-caused by losses on Robertson, to all citizens of Blue- is that some of its citizens thraw TV:

Gubbins said he did not think said the firm's spokesman, "but in a wartime Alm, claimed through the current business than Cyprus or Tel Aviv, I he was small enough or quick more likely it is the price. enough for a cat to mistake him "Business has been in the mouse. Therefore, he used doldrums for months. We want for a toy mouse tied to the end of a string.

CHAIRMAN: Why do you play this ridiculous game with FREE LEMONADE is served

the cat?

businessing heet again." But

NANCY

Scarface

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TREE SURGEON

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HELP

mtxalone.

our

Persons condemned to Minus Ten, are not allowed to resido any of the ten largest They are towns of Rumania,

comfortless hant- vanished to lets, where they. have friends and no trade. Com- High

Brian

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