The Archive · 1936

Budget Leakage Report

London, May 29.

Receipt of the report of the Judicial Tribunal appointed to inquire into the alleged leakage of Budget information was announced by the Home Secretary, Sir John Simon, in the House of Commons to-day. The report, he added, would be available G.B.S. Postcard Bought for £10, Then Burnt London, May 28.

An. unidentified "man, at an auction held to-day for the bene-At of Invalid children, bid £10 for 9 postcard on which Mr, Bernard Shaw had written:

"The world {sat present not ut for children to live in. Why not give little invalids a gorgeous party and then, when they had Ganced themselves asleep, turn fon the gas and let them Waka in Immediately after buying the from, the purchaser ordered the card to be burned—Uniled Press. for distribution on Wednesday. tune

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