London, Feb, 26, list which may occasion question, A very sad announcement is made 'The "increase on Diplowatic and today, of the death of the former Consular Service from £1,204,344 to 'Miss' "Pamela Leveson, youngest 41,298,456 need raise. no' objection:
daughter of the late Admiral Sir when economies are demanded, the Arthur Leveson, whose marriage to Uniortimate consul generally" dis-'Mr, Walter Weinberger 1 wrote of putes with the soldier and sailor for only five weeks ago. They went to [the front rank of sufferers. The} Madeira for their honeymoon and increase on Widows" and Orphans'
back to London last week, when and Old Age Contributory Pensions its, Weinberger was taken ill with {from 10 to. 11 millions should also ome mysterious complaint believed not be challenged. But Old Age to be alsin to blood-poisoning, and Pens.ons_drop from £39,778,000 to Ged yesterday. She was only 25. £38,234,000; and meanwhile expenses fof the Ministry of Labour rise from Friends will be sorry to learn $58,500,000 to, £64,458,000. One that Mr, E. F, Mackay' slipped on furious ws to how this by jump will ome ice near his home at Tadworth be explained, recently and broke a small bone in Empire Marketing drops from the ankle, He hopes to be out and' £2650,000° to, £220,000 _and Oversea about again, going slowly, next Settlement frou £264,750 to £91,400, week, But our contribution to the League Mr, Maxton, with Mr, Me-Govern, Mr." Buchanan, Mr. of Nations rises from £117,800 Kirkwood and Mr, "Wallhead, the 1 'L.'P. "group in Parliament, in view. of the increasing ting "earned "further notoriety disfavour with which the League, seizing a room, No. 13, in the at present operated, is viewed. House of Commons, which had been question in the House this week allotted to the Labour Party. The elicited the fact that, since it' was Foam was used by a Mr, C. Roden founded, until the end of last year, Buxton, ec-MP,, now working in it the League's. "expeniliture was! for the' Labour Party, "On Tuesday 4£11,070,000, "To this total Great evening, when most: members were Britain' has contributed the enorm-the debate, the I.L.P. men raided, fous. sum of £1,080,000.. Wath, the room, turned out the furniture believe, some 40. nations in. the and all'Mr."Buxton's books and League we pay nearly a, tenth of papers, and proceeded) to. ills, and what we get in Tetum, 'Mr, Buxton has written to Mr. are' "things no feller can' under: McGovern saying he will not resist, stand' "my Quaker principles would forbid The outcry against the B.B.C.'s ity even if my. misseles were. more plan' to broadcast a dramatized powerful than yours," but warning, Version of the sinking of the Titaxte,
you have adopted" will, so to speak, that te policy, of the. bully with the most realistic reproduction Jof the turmoil, yells, roar of escap-Zome Home to. room. ing, steam, etc, reminds one that fr. MeGovern protests that, "we itis actually 20 years since. that did approach this matter in a al-fated ship. struck trio proper way, but our genteiceberg and went down with manly" attitude was aeomingly nod of 1813 lives. appreciated by the leaders of your Captain Sir Arthur Rostson, com. party. Tt is Mr. Lansbury's duty maneer of the Carpathin, which seo that we. had' ents, but his picked up 711 survivors, has raised narrow and selfish spirit operated." strong objection; so'have other The teer has also operated, sailors when interviewed; 30 have Maxton, and expressed disapproval" of the ble-Po the White Star line which owned the tonic.
laun-jumping, but the jumpers are Mr. Filson Young, one of the! quite impentient, They only used B.B.C's programme advisers, who forcible" means," they. say," when has dramatized the Titanic disaster, patient oppoais to Mr Lansbury for retorts that he has "no intention of separate accommodation, free. from providing listeners with a thrill" or the taint of bourgeois Labour hed of writing i shocker; "the Titanic fied. disaster is a matter of history."
The, Queen, Princess Royal, Du-It it were a matter of history and "@heis of York, and the Royal Ino more, i would have no specta-Princes have been spending a long cular (or rather aueular) "value, time each day at the Brilsh Induse tries Fair, at Olympia, which is o, one would objets a broadcast of the sinking of the" george"" undoubtedly @ marked success, In or of the Birkenhead, and nobody he frst two days, there were 23,706 would care a hoot to hear about home buyers and 1,356 overseas, and jeither—because they are matters of veep lay, the third day, 24,790 and history. The value of the. Titanic is that it is new in most memories, that plenty of the surifactuters report bette vivors are still alive and any in the first two days than iny former occasion since th umber of relatives of those drown-For all which reasons a broad Fair started. seems obnoxious, and. the 'The success of British textiles has B, C. have wisely "decided "to been particularly marked, an abandon' the idea, stated that the Calico' Printe MrOA. P, Herbert is competing Association has booked orders in for a front place in the gilded ranks two days fon more than half what of "most "successful "dramatists.
hooked inva whole fortnight last While "Helen," which ho helped. year, Scandinavians and Danes are bring up-to-date draws crowded the. keenest buyers, and in great Ihouses at the Adelphi—though the unnilties, Swiss and Germans are Principal magnet is iperhape beaut also, very' active: "With the decline ful Miss Evelyn Laye—he has proof sterling the price is of course [duced what promises to be a very! big factor, while the many restric= [successful operetta. called" "Derby fons on exchange movements in Day" at the Lysie, Hammersmith some European countries are there his previous success"? added reason for turning to Great rantivvy, Towers" was born)... Tt Britain, where there are no such described as a musical satire, with barmaid heroine, 'a tipster The Royal Family have been buying langely—stainless steel ware, ere, and a general atnoaphere of epsom Downs, roundabouts, pear manicure and shaving sets, dinner tes, darts, beet and other Cockney sets, toys, handbags, table. games, amusements." and' plenty of dress materials.
The heavy section at Biemi ham is also, reported doting wel The Reward Section of the Jap-with more buyers than in "any anese War Office, which has been previous first three days, and. in studying ways and means of giving more acquisitive mood, comfort to the wounded in the re-Tt, is interesting. to. notice that cent SinoSapanese hostilities, has British: druggets who' used te-tell decile to: spend part of -Y. 2,000,- British soaps, bath salts and scents tion, fe irchasing sel pelling under French, names, are Tow tele Seer an bara 000! fund; cantrjbuted bY, the, Inge under their true colours, because ery ahd bngekets. According gt the "Buy British" campaign. the-plan, each of these. chairs will Why anyone should suppose that cean't'make these things as sell as
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