4 FEBRUARY 1955

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Green Fire. (Empire.)-There's No Business Like Show Business.

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CINEMA - : .: I1 Gte.n P. (:Enpire.) '$ehu No 808ain** I ike, Sb* BjipsiSS " of_. -J: - . ...... ( ,OC10Qo Mvar e c l, Ujrehn tNrc sets Plt 10 prvoIn al eovtoti mazirer...

TELEVISION AND RADIO

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TVrlAnV{IO A ;b .ate~,q4~hb~~pc ctizf~ei dcid whereas '~ i~ e t~ 1 1Q 2 s 4 s o~ , 4 b e li e d (- I c b - Sbyike, h seka ~9ertdwtfbt pbn te' hec1temrepo4 ~ ~ ttu0~4e~h0~r o~...

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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years. By Carl Sandburg.

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act, ~a~.am I,~cI~zThe V~a~m 'qg ted yW M Y Ias. y, F t~>'''an'b .r~ ? 7 I . , . , ; " , , , , ? , , . I . : ? ? , i . I ?; (1 , , , ; ?.j ? - . 11 , .? ppv. , i V:,? I I ,...

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Slipped Discs

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SJprbed, Discs I , '0}.\ % LALMIBSI. B A I S F O tD -, t Atrn/bor~,ughly / s4Aieb*oise 1510.90),W T.~H~ f .cHntt;ld~det spell. *hWo! n wi nds tnd 4 :' eX ,had and: chillingj...

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COMPANY NOTES

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coM1rANY NOTES ~ ,,~. III I~ I" 1 y C I UST O S, " I., '. No cleirep pro'ofthai thire is ftiI a b spt of ~i highrBtlirAikrtrl e and ¢s1co1 d i eite T ocmosastra$ts, the...

FINANCE AND INVESTMENT

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F IeNCE ND INVETMNT:i;; 'K> ?z?vaa?a DAVENPORW fly yier~int pet foictiQn to tue monetary ub~rities lAft ;W¢ek was :answer~4 as ~we;I ixart * oo o topdi I 'up~i the ~io...

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OLD FAITHFUL

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1? I I .? ;? . ? I -?, ?, , , , ` ?, , ", '?C. I k , . I t . ? ?: ? ? o . I ... . , 1. S X . ?,, -? i'l:'-'! ..I ;Sot LMr, John getjenan refers ( itn, .:Suburban' !iotes) to...

[SIR,-Surely Admiral Hughes Hallett says pre-...]

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$iRw-suf1y A~tiiraj Hughts HAiftedi'a 'itc. ,'cisel;.9y the Swa thing when he spsu$0S th4t :wkpce, Oil 1 yL serviccs-; Xcd' only vperli't ant Ma r: : dk~ Ra s~rtce 3h;WLWat #...

The Midsummer Marriage.

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Co~~~~~\ntemp;a: A:rts ,,:.' '3 p A. ?'.Ki?'?". 2;. Ai"D Draw -MOb '4 I, ! I " ,' . (46yAUI , 000rW, ; , ' I; ' :e ~~~~~~~~~~~Oe .bt'.p.r i e.:ty4 ha f~ii~reI~ionebi h6A~...

[SIR,-Admiral Hallett fails to distinguish two...]

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lowX"4 , , . '1 a pi : ; -n , A maietfads to ditiuih htop /~ 4 ,';;';k' i;,jX th* sc¢It of, , patticu1gr si.,j& *, , t",pi t litht t94h60 tmimunity that the, top. :sin~Q...

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[WHY ARE JAPANESE poems so short?]

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I4II 1001 scA - ho 1 iike ~~~~ A tgo M4yAie~~I 04 do~1 r~c4qaa44 rtIt~~

[THE GERMAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS held a meeting to protest...]

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A '''SI11 CT RS N TQT . ,' , " . I . ''I i.. . ? ., 11 pfill ,?LO't 0'1'?,?'y'?? 11'1? , %o?? .'?, ? ? I", ", , I I t,?' , ; - f, ,6 i i? io "I :, -M 1'90041`0? ksl d , ?? Wi...

[I WAS NOT SORRY to see that the duel between M. Edgar Faure,...]

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[MR. GEORGE DARLING, a Labour MP, ended his speech in the...]

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bA~t~ aLbarMP. ca d'e:X' hd i: i ~n~in~ ~t ~o 1e31t8;O are eaI wa?1ted ' '~~~~: vtesvat Ale

[I HAVE BEEN SHOWN a circular letter beginning 'Dear Friend.]

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0 ~ ,I :, ~ , 1w , , ''' ~ I I I , , ! I " S , BE, I~O~ ~ Ce, , : 'earFrind - lt tcome fronj the 'lwitiatiing o hittie aoi- Broad mt natio~nal :Meeting of iournalists,' ld, it...

[IN Horse and Hound last week there is an account of what...]

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W.4 "to 494 :1 ~~A~~~4 w I~ r ~ ro~~~~ K~~~~W r?nt? ? U TI IIA

[A WRITER in the Sunday Express, Mr. John Gordon, has...]

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IfA~W~RiniA~t =;wda xpe M . 1iN ' t i I . A drd ot ho4oseu~1ty~ y, JOUnrnA~ knbv aht ~vl~' "IdO b64 tt 4e 4ot A a 4y ±,tec 4 ~pn'on, VW oro kow tbsprotyxwe1 btoj > sMOm...

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Undergraduate Christianity

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* .1 ?.jj'.. / it", la, C": A., ', a~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~l )-6 *ises.~uiflO WE lh- |1~ is tl8 . 1t en itiuc1~ &d4leoto successful$U tA.tg) .n w~s thfiecltor of All Souls,...

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The Adventures of Mark Twain. By Jerry Allen.

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. ' '. ?'<, ',,?,~k r, T44,D _ wIy Jam (w'.dodwi and., IV$L4 pC ~a~Tw'4p~ i cie ~5 ~. ~k~t~he ~for t~itn 'Pilot abo"aQd 'i o h fiwod ~4 ~lsi~P~~tmoas nd itwas,...

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THE MACLEAN CASE

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. Ilzu, 414 ?,,Ir I ", :-, .1 " . I ?,",c:,? ? ; , ? , " "I " ? ; i . I . I . , I ,I I. ? ,, ? a ? ?' ,, r I ?, -1- ; I 9 Ma'leOw Oasa bel b r ~eiatid by qubstlttng 4a naval...

[SIR,-Your contributor, Mr. Martin Bond,...]

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A MUNICIPAL EMPIRt I ,'. ; . ;, *S1IR,-Xot~ coiit~rbfitor. ,Mr. Martiji Bond. 'btily aIbWs himselfU'one statistic upoh.4vhith 'to base-ihis'ottick' in'nnnicipaJ housing. This...

ENOSIS

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'SENO SxS ickyI I , .; I: is . : Ma I ~. :.,. I ~- I II '' . I ' I: $1R,-h communicatt ons Of Mrs, Lena Jeger and Mr. Zefoh Rossidoss (January 21, 1955) .' are rnot...

[SIR,-Who knows best-the artist or his critic?]

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r'i ...... - f - ? , , , I - 1, L7, p ': th' 'Edito ' .,. 1, OO S', tO I I ??'I,:,.- ? I - . I 'i . Ab ra..'' Iart Ql;ym Mills, Adelan Heath @ dX~~pl SEpire : . oil. Peter...

[SIR,-In his interesting article in your issue...]

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SIR,-Th i* ~nt.rstipjat~~ in, yI ,*iss'4a 'of idtifya 21, -'fr. M ttii `dii4,,pInts8 out, *h theIe' t ,li e 'hve discouraged, resh ' bdilding'':w yprivate enflertprso of...

[SIR,-I question the strange assertion of your...]

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$JRWi4 Wquestin t ing~iasion' Qf9i N I t "critic tht" 'By; I010411' Pelaufity, &'.i I;;andinsy and Mondrian had stiipie te 1~it 4, S!ceh from f hci-ga of renai~sace man 4nd @ b...

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RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES

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BStRICT:Eo PRACTICES'' 'at', rugby' fdbtball athes not infre q': i ntly see a serum :s¢1wii s ,ou d, unintentiooaly, asz arc of ,180 deir.e~p two pac3.. .;' d$ g. i eatis' f...

AVOIDING A PROBLEM

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AVOZE1NG i 1O B L E ( ~T: 1E tact PhMr. C~il Osborad ,S notGwll Sooup H 3 ask .lea* under te 'te . xwte rule last Tuesday b Rto i nove a biller th6e tulatioi d i i xtatib, t -...

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A DAGGER FOR MENDES-FRANCE

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?QER ? .7 . i 1. ' 1 . X, :' A I ? : -I ?, ?, i thA Vatik"t Aaii?m Algeria. W~ither it also 16~ds theem to vote for' it riaQ$ :be seen.Bpt io kmmount otm tabout themsson 6if m...

PRIME MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE

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Nots,, ?R*?EMINIS1ZRS IN go Ahe coud Xca* be a more ,appo tOdmome tMc or t ; on\ wbat~ver ba~s :to be, impoL WhatW will chieily be ~4 ~ a~~~$tla.tes metpOngefze to conceotrat~...

NASSER FORGETS

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.X. ; !; . . No . 0 .' | ' ^td'3 way i peA~ntretreent ~e uez Pact Uad beetr vor4~ OtteMpt 'had pr o i'ded It~ rqued CCS o0in tt grnd- down0 the Mul~~ini t'Orho~d hi66 th :sfew...

THE NEXT BATTLE

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N"'N, win Y"'. , is; ;re f

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[LOOKING at the fields round about one sometimes...]

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t?+mwi ? NO ~~~~~tI~~~~ ~is I ry". ~ ~v o bn~~~4~~ev~~~ri~~ ~k '3o v0i I4~ ,&~i i ky ~ ~ e ~~~~Ar ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 tob~ iti,~~~~~~~~~t K~~~~~~~~~~~~ld

Lengthening Days

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of lRiwt ;tas~als; .;,.Acres;i!" A ult ~~just~~~o~~M IA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~il 2~~~~1 '$2 I~~~~~~~ ho caaiyo ld ouL~atndIy suhIghe . c ~ e~hz adwt~y satnaiigr~~i of -s pe ites 1ig...

Sleepy Bees

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iteiy AMB: In tbe b~v aihoe 1w1 pe oto b rs~t~1 ol ogist;t thei he ti u3 'ret o, s4U' hy uidu tu b4em9. Or 4~o~oi~iyh ~O~rjl itoIeep a cvbi ~, ~ inith n rI'd ;prin wfd ocr

An Early Start

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-*,Alan i~~ap~otoz~c ~ ~ro4d U O w

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City and Suburban

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City a0id S'uburban B:Y *'OgDN BETJEMAN" , '' . . I I :, 'i ; i ?, 11 1, . I " % ? i 12, . :, " I . 1 2 , .'NR. DPANIT NEHIUJ, who is here this week witht atl ', Ml'9l,;th'es...

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DIVIDE AND PACIFY

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DIVIDE AND PACIFY I .1 I . , I a ." . '. ilk . I . I . I I I '. I"I. C T HE '4uestion of Formosa's final status, Will 3la daj - have to be answered; but 6ire can be no, use(4l...

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Clouds Over Kenya

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Clouds Over; ;-Kenya . I I I Y ~~~~I, .' ? 7 - I I -1 . I ;?I m I ,??,;It P: itip, WOODRUFlr , . r? l l , ? , , 1 ? ? . I ? ", ? ' t I I I : -U0*iSMOURS andi opfniono bank up...

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Loser Takes All. By Graham Greene.

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The Hidden River. By Storm Jameson. The Darkness. By Evan John. The Kiss of Kin. By Mary Lee Settle. Drinkers of Darkness. By Gerald Hanley.

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4q, 'tit. MXIda tcriu Iamcson. , I ; i '?, ? '? - ;i r j 1, , ? i I ", I macibu ft? 28 od) ? "' I , ; C '1 lt_ By 1. (Heinemann,1~~s.6d.) ,~ j, i, * l fl; i 4BM Lee SattIo...

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Political Commentary

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P o;ltical 0 C m m e ar y Politia Ed "Cowet 1'?. 'VEBeing MrMeuzies and Sir Godrey Huggins orf tele; ; i. d~uring the ipakt week, I aAm mOre :Ofviced tfan ever the political...

FILM CENSORSHIP

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,*l. " , , , F C ENSORHId, P 1-1 .:'., I X FILMENSORSHIP The permiisioni sensibly granted by the LqC for the sbowin. of ta fim adaptation hfWthree 'tories frio Mapassant in....

ROAD SENSE

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, " ,4, T , R A I ! I -, . ' i E N ' I br;- ;,n 1.,,, . a I 4, I J ' R6Ab SENSW6 1? . I ? 11 ;., , - I I ? i . II o '.. . . . I . I - . I , .; : e Governmten's new. road, plan...

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Prince of Mecca

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,?[ ?, 'OrOKS Prirune of MieCq r 7trHQ,%T w't-it f', ubU"' a ion" f1 1y m ' I~"~ ds.7~, . or toiese .bei a , 0 1'*tb de, bvi U brt ,'^OA ,. ,iga e 'wo, ' c~y ya~d sayn...

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Still Digging: Interleaves from an Antiquary's Notebook. By Sir Mortimer Wheeler.

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Stil DIggib: I ".v4frm A la N4 *b, B. AI MorIt W f ort leor4 .?? " -, (MiOA101304h, OS.) " , PaisM Wrt bfli' ocp~ of Aod 40 W~ n e~~ao~~~ sonuality of thp-Year,- an ,aqti-air...

English Books with Coloured Plates, 1790-1860. Edited by R. Tooley.

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I I . 1 .. ? . - I - ' ' . I , i , I . . .1 , &"Phte? ?; 'O our I e -4 .,, - X I - ? !, ? m " . I 1 , i ' I ; I I . i I II ", ??, I-I. ,. b Books6 with Coloured Pltes, 7...

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Obscenity and Law Reform

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Obscenity and Law..'. XRdb. ; F t NORMAN ST. J'OHNETESVAS ' F we drie tho qrinminal law too ,far,' asked MW. yhustike 2 .St~l~in .bi8bowvfajitous summing-up in the Phiandeier...

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Sidelight

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?Side1i?ht, ¼ 1 j y ;COMTON E ;ATI E j7 tt~zd He's 7enai ~1 ,`S l~ t 4iwb , th~ ~dB. . W11~td yedCap* ubSkiinner the' ?; J?t tub f?pn?Qe??kh ?bacUn?? ? S?I? Qt Ib? 914...