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18th. August. 1928.
Just last night. I was looking through the paper when the word "medals" attracted my eye
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don't know why-and this was the paragraph:--
The Lovin. Guzette last night announces the instititu- tion by the King of a medal to be awarded to native chiefs or other native dignitaries Colonies and Pro- the tectorates administered by the Colonial Office who may have merited such distinction by ser- vice and loyalty to the Empire.
it
It is to be worn around the neck. pendent from a chain of silver gilt."
Now, thinks I to myself, that's Anx and that'll please lo: of the boys in Hongkong, for though it
how
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Only if it is done by thair choice. Mr. Bevin:-I quite understand. Aye, we can all understand that. It's quite simple. The Falas decide freely and as like as no by a majority vota: But what about Ireland? Are they not to be allowed to decide freely and by a majority vote? If they chose a Mikado ho'd be courtmartialled, 1 suppose.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1920.
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woman I care beard stood still as it had often done Party is perfectly right in its con- bare bad all the war he wantsCAMPING OUT Etc. about a about-but now I come to think for varging periods and other tention when it maintains that this side of the Jordan.
Last week in the midst of Irish of it, yon story's no what one reasons. Meanwhile the driver the British Government has not would say was suitable for here. lay low and sed nutin" unless been guiltless in assisting these indignation, Labour lashings and
But what I was going to ask maybe below his breath.
forlorn hopes and has thus help the promise of another war, the you was this. What about our "Hae ye nae bairns o' yer ainted to keep the fires of war aburn-House of Commons found time to been given out that they werens'
Of think of setting up a statue of to get a medal for what they did Prime Minister the now? I asked an angry female trying to ing in Europe all along. the late Joe Chamberlain. Both in the Great War, yet it's nice to don't suppose L. G. has ever sub shove a wee nacker through the co
The conductor began to plain as the
Asquith and Lloyd George bad think that their chiefs and bead-mitted himself to a set test, but scrum. men are no going to be left out my namy's not what it is, if, from stutter. He was softening. But face. Russia owes us all money. had some very nice things to say in the cold. Think what a proud his ability to tackle half-a-dozen he took a pull at himself. His Britain I honestly believe isn't of their late opponent. I may so much worrying about that: be wrong but I doubt if there was man Dyer, Iste Chief of the Scotsi, problems at a time,sometimes nerve returned.
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prone to worry about other folks them. Of course it's one of the him a brew medal to
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Royal honour. Old Frost, thevidad he's still got his faculties a gentleman carrying some excess time. You bet!
theby him. I don't see any reason luggage of the kind the prohibi- To help to complicate the elder Chamberlain. If canna' be first elected dignitary of Kowloon Caved wellers Cadre and why he shouldna be consistent tionist is up against, accompanied situation I see that the United denied or forgotten that it was mishandling complete his tum-tiddley-tam-States Government's issued a a
franchise Chief Holyoak for his monster wi' it all. Now take you Polish bim pow-wows and efforts to enlist business for instance. Just the tum-tum-tum step dance on the Note laying down the moral law of the Transvaal
to the Bolsheviks. Now when the question that was the means men in the cause of the Great other day the Labour Party sent island.
this plunging
country "How's that thic) for a break-Washington Government cannot of There's deputation. B White Chief, will, of course, bebim
influence their own Senate to take into a long and costly war. And recognised, though in their case, Dotbing unusual in that; what down?" enquired he.
"Aye," says the conductor kind their rightful part in fixing up it took all our resources and may be a silver gilt chain will was unusual was that the Labour
in wealth at the time to get the upper Treaty or Party didus settle the Polish of absentmindedly, breakdown, the
hand of the Boers. A more in- have to do.
question themselves by Con-age, this system's the limit" but paying their subscription 25 ference. Now listen carefully. then pulling himself together members of the League of glorious, shameful war was never bit of the speechify-again he started his recitative Nations, I don't think their con waged, the absolute injustice of The tale of Government ex-This is a
"Bix inside and tour on the top."tribution cute any ice at all. The which was revealed in the House cesses in printing and stationery, ing.
An ancient topped wi' one of Election Saya Mr. Bevin, the Dockers
too near to allow the of Commons years after. If it revealed last week, should have
the K.C.-Bat supposing the Polish yon square kind of bowler hats, President's opinion to be other hadn't been for the courage and double piquancy for
What political sagacity of Campbell- newspaperman. His indignation people themselves agreed upos s then informed him what wass than personal anyway.
citizen will only be constitution which did not suit likely to be found inside him, ever way it's going to and, the Bannerman in giving back to the either top or bottom, "aye, even people of Great Britain bave Transvaal the rights of self equalled by his professional envy the Allied Powers?
The Prime Minister:-What if ye were groupit over made it sufficiently clear that government, that country would for those fortunate beings who
That Hchted caule."but it was of no there's nothing doing in the war bave been plague spot in the
avail.
line at least abroad. We've got Empire even worse than Ireland Mr. Berin:-It is their business. Of the surplus had to come, plenty of it at home as it is is to-day. But LG.'ll have to "Right" shouted the conductor And Mr. Lloyd George is I think sup a lot of porridge yet before and there was a whirr of a wheel very sensitive to public opinion, we can ever rise to the solid and much as he may have liked statesmanlike qualities of "C.B.” in front.
Suddenly out of the darkness to have followed France as an and, what's may be more to the of the downfall three figures Ally, he's bad to draw the Hire point, why should a colossal esme sprinting hard for the mow this time and sit up and take blunder be commemorated by
status, even if it has to be pal-UP Mr. Bevin-That is what we ing lights. The conductor put notice.
ups forbidding band. "Nothing What's more forbya, by the at the public expense ↑ wanted to know.
The Prime Minister-Not if it doing" he shouted as a parting time he's got the Irish question got, our numbers fet up good and proper he'll is dous by force, you understand, salute “we's
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