1 APRIL 1922, Page 3

Another private knight of chivalry who has his triumph this

week is Mr. H. J. Massingham. The Plumage Act comes into force on Saturday. He fought for the Bill in vain for a long time, but failure always renewed the strength of this Antaeus. In the end he showed statesmanship in addition to courage, for he agreed with his enemies on such terms that the future promised co-operation instead of conflict. From all we hear the Act is going to work very well indeed. We sincerely congratulate Mr. Massingham, who was lavish in giving to the cause time which he could ill afford.