London, Oct. 7 The Labour Conference at Leicesfor, which began tamely enough, has been swept by a wave of. full-blooded Socialism, with Sir Charles Trevelyan as its chief apostle. Still smarting under the rejection of his ieational programme which led him to resign from the late Gover ment some. months before demise, Sir Charles called for unmistakable mandate that there must be intodueed at once great Socialist measures empowering the nationalization of the key industries of the country"—a policy "that would shock Mr. Ramsay Mace Donald to the marrow of his timid soul, 'The phrase electrified the meeting, and, having nationalized everything. else' (in imagination) they passed voluminous scheme for the nationalizing of land, with every farmer a sort of civil' servant under county committees responsible to 4 powerful Agricultural Commission, progressive increase of wages for all farm labourers, unemployment insurance and control of imported foodstuffs. Mr. Avthur Henderson tried to put on the brake, Knowing what government means, Dut was howled down.
On the other hand, may it not be thought that a really" radical programme is the only chance the Socialists have of getting a majority atu gener" election? Half-and-half measures rarely succeed. If. they are to be Socialists, let them be Socialists indeed. Their main obstacle is the millions of obscure folk with savings tucked away in National Certificates. But a noisy ktogramme, easily understood, is always a good weapon. Meanwhile the dismay of the Liberals amusing. They can never follow Laboar in such demands, and how but by hanging on it skirts, can they retain a shred of influence?
The Indian resolution moved at the, Conservative Party Conference at, Blackpool by Mrs. Chisholm (Epping) never perhaps stood a chance of acceptance, (It urged that an electorate of 36,000,000 primitive and illiterate persons was pable of forming a responsible Government, and would be equally disastrous, "to India and Great Britain). The milder amendment moved by Mr, W. M, Kirkpatrick expresses satisfaction tthe Government has promised full and fee opportunity "for all, points of view" before any Bill is introduced.
Press and public are preparing} with all their might to give Mr.
inroad Lloyd (Just now in. France), all the reception that his great Popularity' on the films " deserves. ting thing is that al 8 t0 be the last tung?
Mr. Lloyd is travelling with his wife, who: is well remembered as Mise Motion Davis the film star, and their three small children: Reporters who assailed trim on tha liner's arrival at Cherbourg found him mulch keener to listen than to, talk." 'To a request for a broadcast talk from the B.B.C., he witelessed back "In' no circumstances will broadcast." He will probably gee his new film "Movie the Canton (the first he has done for 18 months) but is. emphatic that he shall do so informally and not lend his presence advertisement. up his grandfather's. relat Northumberland and then, wife and children. motor' Ieisurelywise through England. Considering the notorious solubility of Holly: wood marriages, and the industrious press agents of most of Holly: 'Wood's denizens, when one finds two stars who only' desire to be let alone, to enjoy each other's and their' children's company, - one tempted to ejaculate, For Heaven's: sake let ent. autem forthe motor show at Olymp! Which opens next week. Wonders of the self-changing gear fand fluid fly wheel must be seen to be Believed. "But at least the fluid ise expensive. The: new an fo. more than' the ordinary. me-Tomatic gearing apparently costs
chanista, The driver merely releases the handbrake and presses the accelerator; when the car Teaches about 22 miles an hour, he releases the "accelerator, pauses a moment and presses again. The engine is now in top. It is possible to ease off and crawl without changing speeds, and quicken up agai remarkifbly short time. On a bill the engine changes down "automatically, when it thinks best, and when left standing on a slope it brakes itself. 'The system sounds rather like that of the old Ford ear, controlled only by' the pedal, but mote 40, and without the exeruciating noise which was the foundation of at least one of the innumer Ford jokes.
The season is beginning when in many respects motoring is most pleasant, Since. last quarter-day (September 29) it is estimated that 100,000 motor-cycles and 50,000 cars have come of the road to go into winter quarters, and by Christmas another 200,000" of both will have followed suit. The normal seasonal reduction has been stimulated by the increased cost of petrol. The comparative emptiness of roads, especially from summer joy-riders: is very agreeable.
After "his~ astounding feat in beating bogey by 11 in the "News, of the World" tournament, Henry Cotton, has resigned his post as professional to the Langley Park Golf Club and is going to the Waterloo Club in Belgium, which is situated almost on the battlefield. He says simply that he goes because the offer was too good to refuse, have two course, one of eighteen other of nine holes, laid" out by Mr. LIS, Colt. se Belgians are taking up iously, and lready have. scores of applications for lessons, His contract allows him to play in the British Open and all. other tournaments. Hels an attractive player to watch, and a mashie shot 1 saw him play' at a 160 yds. hole was the most beautiful stroke T ever saw, but he has'a sad habit of disappointing expectations at crucial moments inindruin is back, in London play ing Newman again. The special interest of the match is that the new experimental rule is being' applied, by which in every' 100 the coue-ball must cross. the balk line fence. If it has not done so when for reaches 80, the referee im, "Thus once again, as in respect of spot strokes, anchor strokes and nursery cannons, the Billtards "Association is trying to the colossal breaks made by Speciatised means. As. the new expected to even up play ly, Lindrum is only giving 2,500 instead of 7,000 inva fortnight's) play. Certainly the rule' has" shortened—breaks—one finds Lindram and Newman each going to the table as often as 15, times in an afternoon, and ending with an average from under 200 16 as low as 17. Professional players have already' learnt how to niake the cue-ball_ cross the balk easily enough, but new diffeuit doing so and openings to the "opponent., The tendency. now ig to concentrate on top-of-the-table play.
'THe Europe Hotel, Singapore, has closed down. The passing of this famous. landmark was marked by a: night" which recalled the Europe fat its best and most prosperous. There have been -various plans for As the first Japanese musician to receive a decoration from a foreign ruler, Mr. Yoshio Fujiwara, the! Japanese tenor, was awarded the Italian' Order' of Cavaliere November 11. The honour was: Jexgended in recognition of his merit Jas' an international artist and also Jof service rendered to Italy by introducing its national music abroad. The singer went to the talion, Embassy, Tokyo, and received the decoration from the Italian charge q'Affaires, who acted on behalf of King Victor Emmanuel,
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