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“PEASANT TAKES A WIFE” ·
Dialogue in Mandarin
NEXT CHANGE: AN U.S.S.R. SUPER PRODUCTION! “THE SON OF A REGIMENT
In Mandarin.
Dialogue
CARRIED
CAPTAIN KELLY TAKES OFF ON THE BIG DRUM
COCONUT RUN
Journey's end: the West African coast. Hera Capl. Kejly will relax, spend most of his time'surf-bathing! unïll-time for the
return flight...
in the Briefing Room, Mr F. G. Duff, from the Ministry of Civil Avia- tion, givea Kelly latest Information on night conditions.
1.
and
the rest.
For
Breakfast in Hampshire, bed in Tripoli---but just another day's work for the BOAC pilot by ROBERT KINGSLEY THE day began for Cap- downs" Titola
John Arnold although Captain Kelly has 8000. ("Jack") Kelly, at 7.80 in hours' flying and nearly 1,000,--
000 miles to his name (he camo the morning, when he left into civil aviation in 1944 after his home in the New Forest winning the DFC as a Path- near Ringwood.
finder) he is still expected to have regular Linie sesalons. The day ended, with a
Next, to the airport, where te meal of bacon, eggs and was due to report three hours - coffee, then bed at mid- before take-of time. night at del Mahari Hotel, In between the chores ho had Tripoli. For Captain Kelly, to do there the briefing, flight- skipper of BOAC's flight planning, weather studying-it BA/261/655, a long, day but a routine one, a "odg- He is tall (8ft. 3 in.), ing turn" with ✡ van. genial, fair-haired 31-year-old Hampshire man, a non-smoker, geance.
not a great drinker. If drink-
.
was possible to talk to him.
Capt. Kelly with his crew. They board the aircraft 15 minuten before
21 MILES
Gono Into rétiroment after being struck by.a hitherto dormant and obscure Eastern disease ro.... Bulting from Army service abroad is George Coxhead, of Blunadon, Wiltshire, who served in India with the Corps of Drums of the Int Bn., The Wiltshire Regi mont, which he joined in 1902
when the soldier's proficiency pay, of seven- * pence a day took a lot of earning.
To pass the "Kitchener's test”. days of proficiency in those the soldier had to complete a 21-mile route march before breakfast, be a first-class shot, and hold at least a third-class certificate in education.
and other
route marches band
and drums always ec- the troops, and
this
the
companied passengers
George, who played the big drum, had a heavy burden to carry over the weary miles.
On ceremonial parados there.
aro due. The Hermes car- rles two stewards, one stewardess. They Borve five-courso mea! on flight. Before the tako-off they must check 2000 catering items.
After saying good-bye tong had been one of his hobbles (us caravanning, photography his wife, Betty. (ex-Woof), are) ho would have had to cut and his children-Christo- It out from the day before his pher James (5); Jenni- Bight. fer Mary (4) and Jul
Kelly thinks that most ati- Susanne (nearly 3) and crew wives wish their husbands assuring them that yes he home for one thing campingant Kano, Lagos and Accra. There hod jobs that kept them nearer
is
Was
the additional ordeal of having to wear a neck to knee heavy plush-lined leopard skin over the buttoned-up dress uniform.
full
would bring back some coco- most difficult, and
Even learning to be a drum-
Up in auts from his ultimate destina- dates like children's birthdays he would have a couple of days mer was hard going.
have usually to be celebrated which he would spend mostly the carly dawn for buglo prac. tion on the Gold Coast, Kelly o token days. On the other on the beach, and be was due tice, then on to the drum and took off for London in his 17- annd, Kelly thinks the constant to be back at Ringwood after fife range for training, bugling year-old car, allowing 24 houre goings and comings in aircrew eight nights away and 8,000 again in the evening that was for the journey.-
hencs keep marriages fresh and miles of flying. make for thoroughly happy
an
In London, Kelly made Arst ones. for Brentford, where, on the
Kelly was to "elip"- the ser- of seventh Door
airways vice in Tripoli, spend one day building, he put in an hour on there, and take on the next to -the ́Link trainer, roing-through. the drill, of roulated let-
Capt. Kelly will be at the controls for the first Meg" of the Journey. Poor weather la reported ahead, but should clear over Central France. On average, Kally gets about elx days at home between trips
A British Crossword Puzzle
22
24
26
ACROSS
1 Ingenuous.
7 Appendage.
D Slip.
10 Fascination.
11 Dissolute persons.
13 Recalls.
15 Sinister.
18 Sordid.
10 Occupation.
22 Narrow opening.
24 Keen.
25 Soothe."
26 Column.
27 Substitute.
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2 Jelly
3 Resido.
DOWN
4 Ordain.
5 Alarms.
• Flaccki.
g Originate.
12 Material.
13 Puzzle,
14 Approach.
17 Season.
2018 Displesso.
20 Overwhelm.. 21 Creek, 29 Den.
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• SATURDAY'S · CROSSWORD-Across: 1 Impute, 4 Parry, 7 Tropic; 8 Spate, 10 Riot, 12 Erratic, 15 Salvo, 16 Bale, 17 Span, 19 Enter, 20 Tuting, 21 True, 23. Flouf, 24 Merino, 25 Gross, 20 Hungry. Down: 1 Interest, 2 Proposal, 3 Toll, 6 AI- phabot, 8 Retall, 9 Prong. 11 Tantrums, 12 Event, 18 Tarry-. ing, 14 Ceremony, 10 Pillar, 23 Menu.
FERD NAND
Father Christmas Next Door
Folk in Madison Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, believe in Father Christ- mas. They ought to know, for they live quite close to him. He is Stanley Christ- mas, 59-year-old lecturer, and he and his family are] very friendly with the neighbours.
The barrack-room buddy of their son, John, however, onco found friendship with Christmas somewhat embarrassing.
One day an officer saw John's friend standing about when a lecture was due to take place.
You will be late if you don't l
remarked the officer. "What are you standing about The soldier truthfully re- plied: "Waiting for Christmas."
He was promptly put on 3 charge for insolence by his furious superior, and it was not; until the unfortunate soldier produced John Christmas that he was able successfully to prove his Innocence.
the pattern of training in those daya After six months of it, There would be one more George took his place with the trip to Accra again, or Nairobi drum. He marched with them or Johannesburg, before Christ- in the pomp of military core- mas. He might be back in time, monial at many Indian garri- he might not.
Time: 7.80 a.m. Captain. Kally's wife and daughtera (Jon- nifer 4 and JII 235) wave good-bye at his honte In the Now Forest. Ho has promised to bring home soma coconuts from the Gold Coast
Santa
In A
Hover Plane
Santa Claus will arrive in Ashford, Kent, in a hover plane, When John's parents were which will land on North first married they went to live Modern School playing field,,
a three-year-old
next door to
boy who was thrilled to bits On a giant sleigh he will tour baving Father Christmas right the town collecting toys from next door, Despite the un- children at street corners before. scasonul period of the year he vialting the huge tree in Ash- had a note sent down Christ-ford's main street. mas's chimney. Mr Christmas
played ball, answered the letter Thousands of fairy lights on and sent a present.
switched on,
Disillusionment came
the tree will be
soon and a choir of more than 1,500 after, for the lad was introduced will sing carols.
Father, Christmas-no red
clothes, no white beard. But Aim of Ashford Children's Stanley Christmas has remem- Day Committee is to give the bered the boy every Christmas reconditioned toys to needy since.
Tunnel of Loathe
children.
By Mik
SIDE GLANCES
PAY REDUCED
When
George joined the county regiment at Devizes, he- added a couple of years to his. age in order to get past the re- crulling sergeants. He went on a "cease, fire draft" to South: Africa with the 2nd Bn., arriv- ing when the Beer War had ended. Soon his true age was discovered and he was reduced
to
boy's pay, receiving only od. a week for many weeks. until he had paid off his debt to the Army Paymaster he had. Incurred through his boyish de- ception. Service in India followed,
Ho returned to the Colours in the 1014 war. The drums were stored away, and George went to France with the 1st BD., as an infantryman of the line. He fought with the Old Contemptibles, and in the second battle at Ypres bullets is the arm and leg put an end to his soldiering. For many yents after he worked Wiltshire Farms.
Epstein Model Gets A Haircut
on
A man whose statue wil stand outside the Dome of Discovery, on the South Bank Festival site, has just been to the barber for the first time in months.
Shoulder-length hair Was needed for his job as model for Epstein's now sculpture for the Festival.
As yet unnamed, the statue depicts a young man striding. forward.
Tho model, Aubrey Grandon, 31, of Hyde: Vale, Blackheath, Bays: "It was Epstein's wish that I should grow my hair long.
"Passers-by atared at it in the streets and friends nice- named me the Red Indian."
Mr Grandon had to pose more than 30 times.
By Galbraith
‚'porn, sten iré MMA' SERVIOR, BEDAVA ALŽNĚKT
"It's nice to have a zhaldenow
fura) or “dun, ¡Ingandi:tell,
".