By Curie Mair -the outbreak of the last war (shall we still call it "Great"?) V was 49. Our present King is 44. The son the selfless devotion to duty and cheerful of strain which characterized the father. without being possible to record some inconsideration for his Ministers. bit of not overlooking the little things of life the keys of Buckingham Palace gardens to Dominions Secretary can now take a short cut to Downing Street Halifax and Mr. Anthony Eden.
The Foreign Secretary and
from their homes in Eaton Square and Eaton Place.
As his father did 25 years ago, King The underground meeting was quite informal, a typieat expression democracy, and Their Majesties took the opportunity of expressing their thanks to Mr. Morrison for the admirable way. in which the evacuation. of a million Londoners (the scheme was largely his-work) was effected without a hitch.
Australi "Gesture of CAlmess"
An etching of the King, of which Queen Mary and the British Museum. Own proofs, is a leading attraction at an art exhibition which, believe it or not, has just opened in London. Nbt even the war could persuade the optimistic artist to defer his show.
London is little inclined for art these düys, but those who visited this collection. of pictures by Henry Rayner, the Australian, who first attracted.attention in New Zealand by his paintings of horses and men, were Mr. Rayner tells me Reet pecht on wits te show as a gesture of calmness; when the exhibition ends he means to enlist.
Calmness and cheerfulness have predominated in London during these R Bst few days of war, combined with a quiet determination to see it through: Not even the departure of 650,000 children, the closing of all theatres and cinemas, the abandonment of sporting events, the nightly black-out and the air raid warnings have robbed the Londoner of his sense of humour.
Soon after the commencement of, hostilities it was announced' that one cinema, at a Welsh seaside resort 300 miles from London, had decided (and had: obtained permission) to re-open. Outside the closed doors of a West End picture palace there appeared the notice: "Nearest Cinema Open Aberystwyth."
Sir Seymour Hicks, interviewing Sir John Anderson on the possibility of the London theatres carrying on, was told that it was the intention of the Government to discourage the B&thering of more than, say, 30 people anywhere. Remembering the almost empty theatres in the last few days of peace, Sir Seymour replied: "Thi would be a West End success!
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