Word: chamberlaine
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harassed Delegate. Sir Austen Chamberlain was that harassed delegate. Before going to Geneva he had been mercilessly grilled in the British House of Commons as to whether he would attempt to support the candidacy of Poland for a permanent seat in the League Council. (See TIME, March 8, THE LEAGUE; and FRANCE, "Briand Falls," herein...
Earlier in the week, Premier Baldwin of Britain barely tided over an open Cabinet split on this issue, and the British press continued to flay "Monsieur" Chamberlain for having allegedly gained M. Briand's support at Locarno by promising to champion France's ally, Poland, before the League...
...Grew petulant when Sir Austen Chamberlain refused to bind himself to a definite policy respecting League Council seats on the eve of his departure for Geneva (see THE LEAGUE...
...London editors refer to Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain as "Monsieur...
Porcelain. A Chinese vase in green, yellow, and aubergine (1665) to Frank Partridge of London for $3,100, the highest price paid for anything in the porcelain collection. B. N. Needham, Manhattan collector, paid $2,000 for a Chamberlain Worcester dessert service of 45 pieces. Each plate is painted with a scene from one of Shakespeare's plays, and has on its back (in case any inquisitive guest should turn it over) an appropriate quotation from the bard...