THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1941.
MUTT AND JEFF.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE }{ WELL,
SO DUMB! You
AIN'T HAD NO
BOOK LEARNIN'!
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WHAT
DO You.. SUGGEST?
WELL, WHY DON'T
You STUDY?--- GO TO THE LIBRARY
AND TAKE OUT
Á BOOK!
O.K., MUTT!
I'LL TRY!
I NEVER SAW ANYBODY AS DUMB-AS
JEFF!
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HEY, MUTT
I COULDN'T TAKE LOUT A BOOK!.
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MR.CHURCHILL AT QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA A 230, 5.3, 1.20 X 9.30 EBENEZER FARM
I COMMENTED recently on the warmth of Mr. Churchill's welcome to General Sir George Jeffreys, the new M.P., who was once the Premier's C.O., writes an "Evening Standard” reporter. officer who was present at their first meeting now sends me an account of it in fuller detail than I have seen recorded.
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The meeting was at "Ebenezer Farm," the trench map name for a cluster of dug-outs not far from Neuve Ridge, that was for long an advanced battalion headquarters.
In the winter of 1915-1918 Mr. Churchill decided to take his turn in the line, and, after reporting at G.HQ., was attached for in- struction to the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadlers, then commanded by Lieut.-Col. "Ma" Jeffreys.
His Beliefs
"No, sir. The car was delayed." "Orderly, is there any dinner
left?"
"No, sir-only preserved meat."
"Eat preserved ment Chan chiu?"
"Oh yes, sir" (a little grily).
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A tin of bully was opened. (An excellent dinner as trench dinners went had just been consumed).
There was some strictly imper- sonal conversation and soon after eleven o'clock the commanding officer said, "I suppose you'd the Queen's Own Oxfordshire like to come round the front line, Hussars, known to the ribald as Churchill? Commanding officer's the "Queer Objects Horse-inspection." back."
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Major Churchill saluted, and said be had been ordered to re- port for a month's instruction with the battalion, "Ma" Jeffreys was a grim and unbending C.O. In those days, and he showed no
Midnight Inspection
Major Churchill assented, though not with enthusiasm. Colonel Jeffreys's midnight in- spection was always a thorough one and took in every yard of the section held by his battalion. As
About ten o'clock of a miser-ign of elation. He believed in able winter night an orderly three institutions - Elon, the pulled aside the canvas entrance, Guards and the Tory Party. Mr. they trudged up the line Colonel
of the battalion mess, and, stamp-Churchill was an old Harrovian, ing his foot, and asking for "leave a Hussar and a Liberal.
to speak," said, "New officer come
to report for duty, sir. Major
Churchill, sir."
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A very tired officer entered. i
Bully Beef
"Had any dinner, Churchill?"
was wearing the badge of he asked.
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Jeffreys spoke again. "I must tell you Churchill," he said, "that you joined this battalion on no ap- plication from me."
At about half-past on Major very Churchill arrived back tired and tumbled into bed.
High Marks
Before six he was awakened by the second-in-command, who
You'd "Churchill.
better said, come round 'Stand to' with me.'
officer newly attached So the made another tour of the front line. The future Prime Minister was highly tried by that battalion, but he stood up to it well, and when he left some weeks later to take command of a battalion had of the Scots Fusiliers he earned full marks even from an officer with such a high standard as Lieut-Colonel Jeffreys. He had friendship a warm also begun which has survived twenty years of peace.
On The Other Side
Colonel Jeffreys's
battalion (the '2nd)
Grenadier
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relieved in the line by the 3rd, of which Captain Oliver Lyttel- "Boy" ton was Adjutant, and Brooke, now Lieut-General B. N. Sergison-Brooke, G.O.C., London area, was commanding officer.
Captain Lyttelton had a long experience of the supreme_dis~. of Ebenezer Farm, comforts which was taken over by the
" the Guards Division soon after the battle of Loos, and occupied. until March of the following year.
During the time the Guards were in that sector, my corres-. pondent says, there was on the other side of the line and imme- diately opposite, a battalion run- ner of a Bavarlan infantry regl
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