A LLOYD GEORGE ADVENTURE.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2732, 1 June 1915, Page 4

A LLOYD GEORGE ADVENTURE.

The of con versa Lion round the ravages of the war is (Sir Henry Lucy writes in the Sydney Morning Herald) temporarily lifted by a story told by tho Chancellor-of tho Exchequer of a night adventure. As ho was returing to lv's home by a wellknown Surrey golf links, night tell. He gave instructions to the chauffeur to light up. As the process took some time he got out of the car and went round to the back to see if all was right with the rear lamp. At the same moment, the chauffeur, concluding that his fare was inside, started off at full speed, wilh intent to make up for lost "time, in vain the Chancellor followed, shouting at tho_ top of his voice. It was a wiAdy night, and, unfortunately ,the wind was in the wrong direction for his purpose.. Tho unheeding chauffeur and the car disappeared in the distance. It was an nwkward situation, the.Chancellor's home being five miles distant. Evidently the only way to reach it was on foot. Plodding along, he was cheer.cd by the sight of a building fairly well'lit up in front". He recognised it as the county lunatic asylum. Surely, hvvn he would get a lift. In response to 'his summons at the lront door '-lie hall porter made his appear:vnco, and sharply inquired the object of his call. Mr Lloyd George explained, and asked for assistance to complete his journey home. The portev shook his head, and prepared to dow tin- door. "But," sand tho pnylVrr, I: L am the Chancellor of the KxVlioriwcr." "Yes, yes," s'.nd_ ihe porter, grulny; "we've got six of 'em inside. You go out j>f the gate, turn to tlio Ml, and you'll get home beforo morning." Thorn being no visible appeal from this judgment, tho Chancellor comnumccd his journey, and had not gone very far when, to his delight, ho saw his car returning. The chauffeur, reaching homo tunf. opening the car door, found he bail lost his passenger, and, in a slate of a mazed trepidation, vent back in search of him.