4 MARCH 1938, Page 3

Tuesday was a blank day devoted to supplementary esti- mates

of minor importance. The Home Secretary wanted more money for more Borstals, and the First Commissioner of Works wanted more money for Government hospitality to princes and still more because of the increased cost of coal, and the Financial Secretary to the Treasury wanted more money because of the increased cost of Cabinet Minis- - ters. There is a persistent rumour that Sir Philip Sassoon can always be driven into a corner if people nag at him for long enough. So the Opposition attacked his Supplementary estimates for four hours. To the surprise of many, he dealt with the admittedly rather desultory attack without a single slip, and more patiently and more courteously than ever before. * * * *