Word: simons
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Simon Report. As Bombay was flogged. London settled down cozily to read the ''Simon Report." Last week this state paper of more than 400 pages, selling for three shillings (75?), became such a best-seller that within three days of its publication His Majesty's stationery office announced that the last copy of the first printing (17,000 copies) had been "distributed." Telegrams ordering more poured in from booksellers all over the British Isles, from clubs, even from "circulating libraries" which usually rent only fiction. England was excited. England knew that Sir John Simon and his commission...
With his big job done Sir John Simon returned last week to his rich legal practice; and to their jobs also returned his six commissioners (four Conservatives, two Laborites). Sir John was the Liberal on his so-called "nonpartisan" commission which actually had a Conservative majority...
...friends have jokingly said that he looked like a Japanese admiral in the regalia of Lord Privy Seal. But towering Mr. Hartshorn should carry well the plumes. He was Postmaster General in the first MacDonald Cabinet of 1924, then became a member of Sir John Simon's India Commission (TiME, Jan. 30. 1928, et seq.) and has just become available for Cabinet rank. A giant from Glamorganshire and president of the South Wales Miners' Federation, he at least looks like just the champion to grapple with unemployment...
...Delhi burned for a $550,000 loss in "mysterious circumstances" concealed by censorship; 3) at the summer palace of Viceroy Baron Irwin at Simla, India, His Excellency showed no sign of weakening in his policy, maintained a firm tone and began to study the first section of the Simon report on India; 4) natives at Poona, a few days after the parade, were preparing further to "revolt" by sending stock to the forests to feed, thus breaking the grazing tax; 5) at Manhattan, the Bishop of Bombay (Methodist Episcopal) warned thus: "Americans seem to have an idea that all India...
Musical?FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN (TIME, Dec. 9), SIMPLE SIMON (TIME, March 3), STRIKE UP THE BAND (TIME, Jan. 27), SONS o' GUNS (TIME...