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SPEECH BY PRIMMINISTER
Fix this text1 st July, 1963 - EDINBURGH
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Fix this textLORD PROVOST OP EDINBURGH
Fix this textLORD PROVOST 1 S LUNCHEON. EDINBURGH. SCOTLAND
Fix this text.UL July.» 1963
Fix this textSaeegh by thePrime Minister, the Rt. Hon. ¿ir Robert Menzies
Fix this textLord Provost, Lady Provost :
Fix this textWhen you were telling us of this highly erudite
Fix this textnote that you wrote to your then girl-friend, if that isn't a
Fix this textdebased expression, I was delighted becMuse it reminded me of
Fix this textthe most famous maiden speech ever made in the House of Commons
Fix this textand that was made, of course I need hardly say, by F,E. Smith
Fix this textwho was the only Conservative, I think, at the great election
Fix this textof 1906 to win a seat* That meant something. And he found
Fix this texthimself as a new Member but, like myself, heavily endowed with
Fix this textimpertinence (Laughter), ana there he saw on the other side
Fix this textamong other people, David Lloyd George, and Lloyd George had
Fix this textbeen attacking the Tories in the election and explaining that
Fix this textif they were voted for, Chinese slavery would break out in
Fix this textthe Welsh hills because, strangely enough, most elections are
Fix this textconducted on what are subsequently rather amusing issues really.
Fix this textAnyhow, the Liberals won and the Tories were in
Fix this textopposition and I hope you have all read - you should - Birkenhead....
Fix this textwell, Smith's maiden speech, because the Speaker in due course by
Fix this textarrangement called on Mr. Smith, and four gentlemen stood up.
Fix this textThis is. of course, one of the disadvantages of having a name
Fix this textlike Smith, If it had been Menzies or Mingles, it would have
Fix this textbeen different. But, anyhow, I am not going to repeat to you
Fix this textthe entire speech, but he did end up by quoting a little Latin,
Fix this textas you did, Sir, He said all this, having attacked Lloyd George,
Fix this texthaving attacked the idea of Chinese slavery in the Welsh mountains.
Fix this textHe ended up by saying : ”Proxime ucalegon ardebat." And then
Fix this texthe added, as you didn't Sir, "For the benefit of those educated
Fix this textat Ston, I will do this into English," (Laughter) and he did it
Fix this textinto English, And he said - "Proxime ï 'in the adjoining
Fix this textcounty,* of course, Ucalegon - 'the right honourable gentleman
Fix this textfrom Carnarvon Burroughs*. Ardebat : 'was letting off Chinese
Fix this textcrackers'" (Laughter) And I have always liked this because with
Fix this textmy rather scanty knowledge of Latin. I have always been delighted
Fix this textto know that there was once a politician who produced the right
Fix this texttense for the word "ardebat". And so I listened to you, Sir,
Fix this texttoday with great pleasure and I thought, "Well, classical
Fix this textlearning is not dead in Edinburgh,"
Fix this textNow the next thing I want to say is that this chronic
Fix this textargument goes on about how to pronounce my name, I can remember
Fix this textwhen I was a small boy. hearing my father say in a rather
Fix this textexpostulating fashion το people, "Look, please, my name is
Fix this textMingles," but they wouldn't have it. It's M-e-n-z-i-e-s,
Fix this texttherefore it is Menzies. And last Friday, I lunched here with
Fix this textthe College of Physicians and I was assured by four physicians
Fix this textout of five that Menzies was the right pronunciation and that
Fix this textMingles was an Edinburgh affectation, (Laughter)
Fix this textBut years ago, I had this matter conveniently settled
Fix this textfor me in London, You know, in London, when they have a big
Fix this textpatriotic dinner - those things at which poor, wandering
Fix this textColonial types like myself have to make a speech - they have
Fix this textan Imposing gentleman in a red coat and he announces everybody,
Fix this textending up where possible with the pregnant phrase - "Justice of
Fix this textthe Peace" (Laughter) - which I am not. This old boy had got
Fix this textrather tired. He had produced all these things, time after time,
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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