ITALY: Furious Lord

Egyptians perhaps fear and respect no man so much as George Ambrose, Baron Lloyd, the British High Commissioner to Egypt without whose approval no Egyptian Cabinet can exist (TIME, June 14). Last week this strong, suave man who stands for British Might in the "free" Kingdom of Egypt came to Rome.

One morning, as he promenaded the Eternal City, it occurred to Lord Lloyd that he would call on Signer Mussolini. "Where," he inquired of a Fascist policeman, "is the villa of your Duce?"

The policeman's eyes grew wide with alarm. Even the...

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