2 JUNE 1939, page 15

Even As At School, The Head-boy Passes Through The Admiring

throng with rapid strides of busy importance: the gait of the junior whips takes upon itself the self-conscious lilt of the newly-appointed prefect. At no time does this......

* * * * And Then, On The Very Last

day of term, came this rough- and-tumble about the Czech gold. Under the sudden and precise assaults of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Brendan Bracken, Sir John Simon became almost......

Not That The Last Day Of This Easter Term Was

particularly amicable. There was a general feeling of distress and doubt over the long delay in concluding the agreement with the U.S.S.R., although I fail to see why the House......

The Implications Of His Address Have, In My Opinion, Been

exaggerated. The Ambassador was speaking at a " get-together " party given for Germans and Italians only. He wished to affirm the solidarity of the Axis and to dispel the......

People And Things

By HAROLD NICOLSON T is a truism to liken the House of Commons to a public I school, and in truth I find the boyishness of the Mother of Parliaments most rejuvenating. It is......

* * * * It Was With Some Uneasiness, Therefore,

that the House of Commons dispersed for its Whitsun holiday. Herr Hitler has a predilection for the feasts of the Church, and when we said good-bye to each other we added the......

Let Us Hope That These Nine Days Of Holiday Will

be similarly used by all of us to sort out the false litter which has accumulated in our minds. In our congested files there are many documents which must be read again with......