“PUBLIC EXECUTIONER”
A JESTING CHANCELLOR TRIUMPH FOR PERSONALITY' By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Reed. 12.20 p.m. LONDON. Monday. The Chancellor’s personal magnetism carried him through with the minimum of interruption in the face of which he disarmed any hostility by saying:—“We are met to-day under the shadow of last year’s disaster. It is not the time to bewail the past; it is the time to pay the bill. It is not for me to apportion the blame, but my task is to apportion the burden. I don't assume the role of an impartial judge, I am merely the public executioner. (Laughter.) It was characteristic of Mr. Churchill’s incongruity that as a contrast to the shining silk hat and frock coat and long cigar, as he walked along Downing Street, he carried the Budget papers in the shabbiest red despatch box, probably the oldest the Chancellory possesses.—A. and N.Z.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNAK19270412.2.117
Bibliographic details
Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 18, 12 April 1927, Page 9
Word Count
146“PUBLIC EXECUTIONER” Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 18, 12 April 1927, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Sun (Auckland). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in