14 APRIL 1933, Page 6

English politicians with their love of sport never quite realize

how much their devotion to it can scandalize foreigners. Witness the unforgiven levity of M. Briands round of golf with Mr. Lloyd George during the Cannes Conference of 1922. There is no earthly reason, of course, why Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Chamber- lain, Lord Sankey and Lord Londonderry should not have formed an applauding audience for the SecretarY of State for India, • when, . " clad. in dark' trousers and a high- necked jumper," he gave " a display of skating at the Park 'Lane Ice Club on Sunday. I wonder a little bit all the same how the story will read in Calcutta.

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