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This utra-modern youth library, for the schoolchildren of Fitchburg, Massa. chusetts, was paid för in part by the contribution of more than one million pennies from the children themselves. Designed by Carl Koch, the building is built around

the patio on the right. (Acme).

London Diary :

SECOND

TV

DIRECTOR

RESIGNS FROM THE BBC

Resignation of Mr Norman Collins, the BBC's television boss, comes directly after the dismal affair of the brenning of the TV play "Party Manners." In the public mind there will be difficulty in dissociating the two events, despite the curt BBC statement that they are not associated.

To dispel puldie suspicion: political future is underlined by Hurpitals taken over by the the BBC should iseue a full the appointment of Mr Michael State continue to recrive Grauts. Oakerhot to micreed Professor A total of £30 000 went Jast explanation forthwith.

Iprold Laski in the chair of your to provide "extra ameni political science at the London lies in Louton Stale institu- School of Economies.

There is too mich erecy about the BBC.

Bord Sismon of Wythe-

Kimpr

femda ba by Sidney!

tions.

the

In recent mouths shawe, chairman of the BBC Webb, the ISE has been the started a new way of gend- governors, admitted it was he research laboratory for thing money, It who applied the "Party Man- Socialists. Many of its theories; heme for the aged rich.

is subsidising ners" bàn, but denied he was have become min planks in year 1250 000 was set aside for subjected to Ministerial IT!, The Socialist-pallur.

Mr Attice, Mr Dalton and|lais purpose

Sure,

Mr News Edwards Socialist Postmaster-General,

icf

Last

BONY other Sortalist lenders i This is Jaudable work. But served on the staff there. Now the question is beinist

statement refusing to hold an the appointment of Mr Oakes-wheher this expenditure comes inquiry into the tian,

hott rompletes the process of within the aim of the fund. Sir William Haley, the Direc-infiltration from the Right. tor-General, has been widely i

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In the Fund'n Charter He

are

bimmed over the "Porty Man- Oakeshot, 4 years old, cames inmittee of management nera" ban. He has raid nothing from Nufeld College, Oxted charged with spending money

The Government committee. He says he is a member of no

support, political party. But "I vole for beneft or extension of the han the party likely to ti thepitals of London." Chairman of least harm."

of inquiry into the BBC, with Lord Beveridge to the chair, sits in secre, publishes no ar count of its operations,

This iron curtain must Torn down,

SECOND TO QUIT

Hundreds of young men and women become Socialists under the teaching of Lanki at the LSE, In future it is Oakeshott

in

or towards the

the committee Pooley.

Sir Emest

The fund bas a capital of between 20 millions and £7 millions. It has been invested on the advice of the treasurer, Sir Edward Peacock, of Baring, political Brothers,

It brings £250,000 a

who will have that influence, Mr Norman Collina is the The other faculty of Impor second television hose to resign. lance

forming Three years ago his predeces-iopinion, the Department sor, Mr Maurice Gorkam, quil, Economics, is already headed Mr Gorham refused to make by two Tories; Professor Lionel any comment at the

Lime. Robbins and F. A. Hayck, au- Later he wrote a book about thor of "The Itoud to Sirfdom." hit 21 years at the BBC. He The prezent Director, Sir cated it "Sound and Bury.". Alexander Carr-Saunders, Inkes Colling, too, ha written no part in politics. But he is novels. One is called T Shall certainly no Socialist Not Want."

He has little

the

reuzon to fear

HOSPITAL MONEY

fire

year.

PRIDE OF THE LAND

There is also rome £105,000 n year from Jegacies, And since 1944 Lord Nufield's Trust

paid

for Special Areas 1:05

£1,150,000 to the fund.

Some of the voluntary hos pitals have na neel of out- slde

Examples: money.

the Masonic Hospital and the Manor House, which is rua by the

future. His books make money. However, his wite Although most hospitals now tells me she expects he wit come under

State healthi wish

theme, King Edward's Hosp trade unions. to do aunther Job addition to writing.

Fund still has around £470,000

two

With Collins (who is 43), it year to dispense. Where does

matter of hubl to have the money go? joba. Even us in school- There are 100 voluntary hos he produced a martazine,pitals -left in London with which he hired out to class total uf 2800 beds. Seventy-

boy

k

But there arc Scores other, some with only a few beds, who loolt for help to King Edward's Fund with the same hopeful expectancy that Aled #1 got nothing at halfpenny a time. seven of them

the heart of Lazarus sitting at Since he became head of televi- | all from King Edward's Fund the feet of Dives. If they shor- slon he has given his days to inst year. The remaining 23 ed the fund's income

inates

Silver Inkstand Is H.K. Gift To New House Of Commons

From Our Own Correspondant

London, Oct. 29.

Thirty-one members of the British Colonial Empire have given desks, tables, chairs, lamps, ashtrays, inkstands and other gifts for the new House of Commons in Westminster, which replaces the chamber destroyed by bombs in May 1941. It was oponed by H.M. the King on October 26 at a ceremony attend- ed by 16 Speakers and Presiding Officers of Colonial Legisla- tures. Hongkong's gift is a triple silver gilt inkstand.

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chair at

The two decorated, "tele- Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the **-... scopic bronze arms, which architect of the new House, has can be pulled out from patterned border made up of niall triangle of timber from benches at the narrow eu- rome 50 Commonwealth trance to the chamber to Colonial territories, The Prime

form The Bar of the House Minister's high-back- of Commons" beyond which the head of the table, and the Lether chairs round it, have no one who is not a Mem- been presented by St HelNT | ber of the House may pass, the two sak table lamps have been presented by with the bronze shades by the

Jamaica.

The bronze brackets to hold Muce on the table imme- diately in front of the Speaker's Chair are the gift of Northern

Khodesia,

Thre Ars the only two Colonial gifts in the debating chamber itself.

The long rectangular table in the Prime Minister's sunall conference room, designed by

Apollo

GILLES Laurent, elected "Apollo of the Riviera" at Cannes, France, strains a muscle or two as he takes in the sun. A former gymnastics teacher, Laurent is trying to carve out a new career for him.

Leeward Islands and Gibraltar.

Germans

Exporting Toys

The 'Avea' Division Lobby

British and German toys has been furnished with tables and chairs by Nigeria; and the

competing for the by Christmas market for the Lobby 'Noes' Civision Uganda. The lamps on the first time since the war. tables are the gifts of the Lee- Thousands of pounds are at ward Islands and Gibraltar.

stake and British manufac-

Sierra Leone has given the forers are determined to desk and chate in the private win. room of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Dritish Hon duras those In the room of the Secretary of State for Corn monwealth Relations,

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The desk and chair in the room of the Minister of War

They believe that cinco Ger- man toys went off the market they have been able to chig themselves in and will be able to keep the business.

"We welcome the chanen of have been presented by Bahamas; competing with the Germans," in the Air Minister's room by sald a North Londen maker of Barbados; in the Minister of mechanical toys. Defences room by the Gold

Const; in the Minister of La- "We competed with them be- Lour's rooni by Maurllus; in fore the war, but things

the Minister of Agriculture and much different now.

Fisheries' room by The Sey- chelles Islands; in the Minister for Worke' room by Trinidad.

SUBSIDISED ONCE

are

"During Itler's time the

Cyprus has Kiven 013 oak German toy manufacturers weling table for the Members' were subsidised by the State, Writing Room East, and Aden

"If they sent 250 worth of ne for the Members' Welting toys over to Britain. they Room West,

would send an invoice for £2 North Borneo, Singapore and to the buyer, and another is- Tanganyika have each given a voice for £25 to the German Fable and five-chairs for Inter“ „Government. That is how they..

view Roons.

got away with it.

British Guiana has present-

"Today the Germans are not

ed four triple silver gilt ink- Įmbeldised, and I feel confident stands for the Ministers Con- that our prices will be lower ference Room. It has nr than theirs." ranged for a fifth inkstand to

be made, identical to the others. Moreover, cay British manu- and inserted "Replica of Giftfacturers, there is nothing new? resented by the Colony to the the first German toys that House of Commons" for plac-ave arrived in Britain." ing in its Own Council Chamber.

Nyasaland, Hongkong and !Bermuda have given similar

triple inkstands,

Single silver gilt inkstands

MACDONALD IN LONDON

London, Oct. 20. Malcolm MacDonald,

Mr

east Asia,

Tere the gifts of Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia (Windward Islands) and Fiji. Silver CilSpecial Commissioner for South- ashtrays have bren given by Falkland Islands,

today arrived Gambla, plane in London after a week's Malta, Nyasaland, St Vincent

by

Windward Islands) and Zanzi-visit to his wife and family in

bar.

Ottawa.

The allre wood kent by

He said that he would stay Kenya for a Minister's table three or four days in London and chair is not rendy for fator talls with the Colonial and brtention, being st in the kiln. Foreign Offices before returning

to his Singapore headquarters,

His wife and family will join b.m there early next year. - Router.

COAST WATCH,

IN BRITAIN

self in the movies. He MAY BE CUT

will also represent France

in a three-country athle- they

TV; hig evenlings to his family received only £74,000 between could be made wonderful estab→ and at 11 p.n., Collins the them.

|lishments, the pride of the land.

writer took over. Nearly every

night

. Even

he writes until ong

with

this Inte-night work, Collins has been carly arrival a Alexandra Palace. It has left his home at Hampstead Garden Suburb at 8.45 a.m. He Wha back with his wife and three children Anthea, 15, Cordelu, 6, and Roderick, 3-by 7.30 pm,

One of his Orst Jobs after leaving the BBC will be to direct the family's move to G larger house nearby. "We want seven bedrooms instead of five," says Mrs Collins.

£40.000 SURGEON

Mr Terence Millin, FRCS, one of the most brilliant

our- Keona in Beltain, has bought a farm in Eire. 1e intends to live there.

Ile is at the top of his pro- fcesion and has an Immense practice. It is said he re- celyed £40,000 In fees last your.

Millin, 49, came to London from Dublin some 20 years ago. He developed

д riew

operation for the removal of the prostate gland. In his years In England he has a splendid record of pubile servito.

With a colleague, Mr Charles David Read, a gynecologist, Millin runs a nursing home la

· Queen's ' Gate, Kensington. Rend, a burly, brilliant Now Zenlander, stonds as high in his own Ice as Millin does in his. They are believed to have the biggest income of any surgeons. In the country.

two

Both gradunted out of Lori- don.

[RIGHT TURN.

Camera

PRESS ameramen take their pictures. Thomas PG, BLUlwell uses his coat 10,

Bulwell was

Coverage

and

Proposals to reduce Bri- tic meet against Britaintain's coastguard stations Belgium. (Aeme). will be discussed by Trans- port Ministry officials and Civil Service Union leaders in London shortly.

i-high-gáte in Arundel. Sussex, na

frder, in London 11:15485(AoIBO),

The Union say their members are concerned about plans to close completely 54 slations, and cut the watch at another

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They claim that such a step must increase the danger to Jachts, pleasure beats, and other small craft. Yachtsmen may join the protest.

The cuts mean 179 fewer coastguarda.

'SAFETY CONSIDERED'

They have

been advocated "In the light of reer advances in the efficiency and seaworthi- ness of shipping, and the exten- sion of radio and radio. navigational aids," by a Trans- port Ministry commitive.

The Committee Bay they have taken all sptety precaution into account,

They also mention the need far cecuring tho greatest economy in expenditure, com- patible with the maintenance of an vilicient Ufo-saving sur

vica.

Poland Ratifies Frontier Treaty

Londen, Oct. 29. • Poland has rained her treaty with East Germany, signed in July: axing the frontier bo- tween the two countries on the

Oder Neise river liday, the 20 today Kids WarenWAKEUCONY

THESE Redwall Chinchill - being judged at the

TWO junior-sized watermelons, one of which weighs just two pounds, are displayed in Pomona, California, by little Roi Anne Spezza. The newest member of the melon family will undoubtedly meet with the approval of housewives who have staggered home from the market under the weight of heavier melons. (Acme).

East To West

A long line of Russian-sector Berliners wait their tora to buy tickets to a theatre in the city's British zone. Only East Berliners, who had to show Identity cards, were allowed to attend, and thousands took advantage of the opportunity." (Acme).

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