men.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY
THE
WORLD
GOES BY
1987.
VINDICATION OF FILTH ARMY
Dinner To Sir Hubert Gough
More than 100 officers who served under GenSir Hubert Gough in 1918 entertained him and Lady Gough to dinner at a London hotel.. For years the fair sex has been The dinner was intended to mark howling for equality of status with Sir Hubert's vindication as Com- For years the so-called mander of the Fifth Army in the stronger sex has been giving way be fighting of March, 1918.
Gen. Sir Ivor Maxse, who CO- fore the agonizing cry for women's
Inmanded the 18th Corps of the Fifth- rights, whatever they may be. England it was long ago realised Army, was in the chair. Applications that whatever a woman wants she were received from farmer Fin will get, and she has obtained it all Army officers in all parts of Eng- land and from Ireland and the including men's jobs.
North of Scotland.
apparently, that the Frenchwoman
But it was only till the other day. The dinner was a private" "one, was allowed to exist on an equal restricte.. almost entirely to Fifth footing with her menfolk. The Army officers and their wives. Other French Senate, realising that some-ranks will have an opportunity thing should be done about all this expressing their support of woman stuff, passed a Bill which Hubert at a reunion dinner
March 20.. altered the status of married wo-
men. The Bill was received with The occasion was the direct typical Gallic enthusiasm and many sequel to the publication of a speakers rejoiced in the new equal-sent last April to Sir Hubert Gough ity established between husbands from Mr. Lloyd George. and wives!
Shortly after the reassembly of Parliament on January 19 an all- But I was rather tickled by the
party deputation waited upon Mr. old status of married women among Baldwin to reopen the subject of our gallant French friends.
Under the existing Napoleonic cial recognition of Sir Hubert's Code they were technically ranked services. The members of the de putation were Major Sir Ronald with minors and madmen!
Ross Con, Londenderry, Major Gwilym Lloyd George, Lib., Pen brokeshire; and Mr. Edward Wil- liams, Soc., Ogmore.
It seems there was something to be said for Napoleon after all
* * *
I observe with interest that fam-
ed sportsman A. N. Other has been
chosen for the Scottish internation- al rugger team for next Saturday.
Mr. A. N. Other is, of course,
both well known and versatile. He
was chosen for an English rugby team the other day but at the last moment was dropped.
WHEN TEMPTATION WINS
Danger Of That Extra Drink
"There is no easier temptation in In previous years I have seen his name in Welsh and Scotch teams, this world than to have just that ex- drink" which turns the while on one occasion he was chosen also for the Springboks in perfectly sober man into the condi- one of their matches during their tion which has brought defendant before the court,” said a defending tour of the British Isles-
He has been prominent also in solicitor at Bonnemouth. the field of cricket, and is the only Henry Charles Arrant, of The player to have ever appeared in Avenue, Moordown, Bou nemouth, both the Australian and English who, according to the solicitor, had sides for a Test Match.
taken two “gins and Italians" on This record is likely to remain an empty stomach when just TE for many seasons.
covering from pneumonia, was £25
Mr. Other is also a prominent with 36s. 6d costs for driving a tennis player and created a sensa- car when under the influence tion at Wimbledon one year in en-drink. His lice was suspended tering for both the Gentlemen's and for two years. Ladies Open Singles.
He is, I believe, a cousin of that other well-known sportsman, Mr. S.
Else.
Dr. Harold Simmons, police sur- geon, said that Arrant had his watch as a quarter to nine- stead of a quarter past three and said he had been out playing golf since a quarter to three and had
The other day I glanced through then gone home to tea.
a batch of home papers, hoping tol
be entertained, if not amused Here AN IDEA FOR THE
is what I saw, in headlines:
30,000,000 --Gas Masks Ready
Soon
Germany Preparing for Major Adventure
How BBC Would Face War Street Signals for Poison War Time Food Plans Ready Air Raid Play This Week Thus are people kept aware the realities of
and disturbing
LEAGUE
sor S. Brodetzky, o
ested
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