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Shipowner's Gift of £10,000.
Mr. Fenwick Chadforth Wasta, shipowner, London, has present- ed the scm of £10,000 to be invested for the benefit of the Watts Naval Training School at j Elmham, Norfolk (the naval branch of Dr. Barnardo's Homes), « in memory of his father, the late. Mr. Edmund Bonny Watte, -donor of the school,
The Prime Minister's Daughter.
There was s plesant little ceremony in one of the ocmmittee- rooms at the House of Commons last month. The Prime Minister's daughter Olwen, who was recently married to Osptain Carey Evans, was presented with a dismond, pearl, and enamel pendant sa a token of regard and good wisher from the Welah members of Parliament. The presentation was made on their behalf by Sir Herbert "Roberta, who in his speech spoke of "the burden of unparalleled responsibility" which lies upon the Prime Minis ter at this time; Mr. Lloyd George was present,
A Geddes Legend. The meseorio career of the new First Lord of the Admiralty (Sir Eric Geddee) bas created a sort of legend, which is sure to grow more bushy in the coming meaths. The Geddes legend abounds in atories of bis catting of red tape and triumphe over army.‹fficial- dem, and of the puddenness and Tizbtoces of bie work se Director General of Transporta tion in France. Bat the army has its own Geddes -Legende. Here in one "atory of him, given with ell reserve, bat told freely in army meeses. Military rank was given to Sir Eric when he went to France. He became in one day s majɔr general. The story is that he was pacing up and dow in front of his hea quartera thinking out his railway plane that did so much for the} victory of
Bad every time he passed the sentry presented arme. After, a bit thie got on Bir Eric's nerves, but he did not know how to stop it. At last a corporal with whom he bed some dealings. delivered in letter i to him, and Sir Eric remarked to him that the sentry kept on lift- ing bis rifle every lime he passed, and that it must be a nuisspo“. The corporal tactfully replied. that the sentry would stop pre senting arms if the General, acknowledged it in the ascal way (demonstration with arm). The General daly made the scknow- ledgment and the sentry ceased from troubling.
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A Good-Humoured Revolution. The film record of ecenes in the Russian revolution now appear- ing at the London picture-boneer says the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, con- veys & curiously vivid impression of good humour. The title" Peiro grad on Holiday" would describe the pictures very well, for you
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