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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER EN 1922
THE CHAMELEON AND
CONSTANTINOPLE, -
An Outspoken Comment.
THE ENGLISH SPEECH. THE PRINCE AND THE
BRITISH LEGION.
ני
No Standard Pronunciation Possible.
WAS mentioned
a
HUGE PADDLERS,
Two Ships 544 Feet Long to be Built.
suprema
moana
were present at their sports he
& most enthusiastic | ferent and there are some huge
mea.
Mr.
to
Confusion of the Child Mind.
Rally At The Crystal Palace. The confusion existing in the minds of many school children is
Some malign influance seems to
Some discussion has been
The Prince of Wales was pres
The paddle wheel as a means exemplified in a report the London bave caused the British Govern- promoted by the suggestion of the County Council bave published ment to take every conceivable Professor of Phonetics at London ent recently at the rally arranged of propelling all but the smallest on the results of English papers road but the right road in the University that the Board of by the British Logion at the steamers is very definitely out of Crystal Palace. It was his first favour in this country, and even set in examinations for, supple Near East. There was a case for. Education should establish
his is the fields where it Was mentary junior county and trade belping Greece and fighting standard of "English pronuncia-public engagement since scholarships which the Council Turkey; or, alternatively, for tion." It is hardly surprising that return to England from his tour, formerly bava recently conducted.
leaving Greson to her fate and the suggestion should have been and from the ex-Servicemen and have boon found to fit sores some means or another, The facts of the Armada were recognising Turkey as an ally received with some protest, for it is from the thousands of people who by
But in the United States itïadif- a common pitfall The Armada But there was no case, and there certainly true that oratory would was variously described as
never can be a case, for pretend-gain litile and might lose much received
welcome.
paddle steamers which are up-to- ship, a steamer, and a passenger ing to do both and in fact doing by the attempt to establish any ship sunk in the last war. maither. There is something to such standard. The accent is Arriving by motor car at the date in every particular. Most Nelson, Napoleor, or Drake be said for the Gladstonian sometimes the man, and oratory Palace, the Prince was received visitors to New York know the were put in command, and it was attitude, and more for the Disrae. in s strait jacket might cease to by Sir David Burnett, the chair-Washington-Irving, a steamer
of the trustees;
tons of 3,104
belonging manned by French, Spaniards, or lian; but for a point of view which ba oratory at all. Take the case man Germans. No candidato appears attempts to combine bath there of the greatest Parliamentary H. J. Buckland, general manager: the Hudson River Bay Line, Glad- Mr. T. F. Lister, chairman which takes thousands of to have omitted the bistorica) can be nothing but contempt. Yet orator of the Victoria era game played by Drake, but it is that is what the Gorerament stone fas
in of the British Leglan; Colonel E. excursionists up to Albany at a described as bowels, golt, balls.policy in fact amounts to—if this column yesterday) nevar C. Heath, general secretary; and steady speed of 28 knots, and and even football Sir Walter indeed the word policy can be lost the "bur" which made others. He was wearing a light any imagine her to be the big- Scott was the hero who played applied in any recognisable sans someone describe his speech as grey suit and bowler hat, and, as gest ship of her class.
On the Great Lakes, however, football and stayed to finish his to the recent gyrations and pro- Oxford super-imposed on Liver- he came into the main building be
shook hands with several of the there is one very much big- game. Cos pupil confuses thenunciamentoes of Downing Strest. pool. Armada with the destruction of}We hava become accustomed to
He also stopped for a mojger which able to claim to be Many men who have trans- the Lusitania.
ment to speak to General Sir Ian not only the biggest paddler in the Welsh wizard turning into agressed against the strictest rules Among the questions was one chameleon, but it is something of English pronunciation" have Hamilton and to Major J. B. the world, but most probably the relating to mountain ranges, and new to and the chameleon turasucceeded greatly as speakers. Cohen, M.P. honorary tressarer Fugliest.
to the Legion.
Her name is the Seeandbas & pupil who chose the Himalayas jing all the colors of the rainbow Someone said to Charles Russell gave the information that they fat once. We had hitherto sup that he might double his income
Mr. Lister welcomed the Prince, composed of the initials of her the very lofty and sleep, and posed that there were certain nain his early years at the Bar if their patron, on behalf of the owners, the Cleveland and Buffalo about five times the length of tural limits of space and time to he could rid himself of his broque. British Legion, and said theyLine, and the runs between those ' Esrisfield Road. The examiner the versatility of these parform- I wouldn't lose it at the price," rejoiced in the fact that he had two ports nightly. who reports that a bag wrote ances. We apologise to our readers, Russell declared. Probably Lord returned from the tour which tonnage is 6,381, and she looke The Rocky Mountains form one for we were evidently mistaken. Carson would admit that he owes had done so much to strengthen like nothing so much as a float. of the sides of the tetrahedral There are no limits to what Dowo-something of his success to, his and draw closer together the ing hotel, deck piled on deck and deformation of the earth" woning Street will do when pushed.
Irish brogue.
bonds of Empire.
finally surmounted by four ridi- dered what meaning was attached Our policy since the war bas
Parliament has generally been
When the Prince set sail on bis culously small funnels.
Now she is to be surpassed in to this carefully memorised been pro Greek and anti-Turk.kindly to speakers who have not Empire tour, the British Legion place.
Some bare seen in this the in-conformed to strict standards. was in process of formation and every respect, for her owners fluence of M. Venizelos, and some
have ordered two new paddle DEFINITION OF A STOWAWAY.
of Sir Basil Zaharoff: it does not It is true that "Dizzy" made 1.400 branches sent him con-
comment to the gratulations. They were delight-steamers with dimensions 544ft. One child began an essay on a matter at the rooment. The policy Queen од the fact that a ed on his return to be able to say by 581, against the 4848. by 588. stowaway with "A stowaway is of France, on the other hand, has Glaswegian proposer of the Ad-that the number of branches had of the Seeandbee. one who eats too much." There been anti-Greek and pro-Turk-dress bad lost the attention of the grown to 1,930. were some sausing answers re- France has supported the friend House "as he chose to address it
THE PRINCE'S SPEECH. garding Joan of Arc and Queen whom she helped to dethrone in Elizabeth. A candidate said that 1920 by munitions; we have help-Bogar Law speaks Scote and Mr. in his native tongue," but Mr.
The Prince, in reply, said he Joan of Arc thought she would ed the friend whom we helped to Chamberlain "Midlands" with ac- thought that he could claim that enlist," another that "Joan went enthrone by pleasant words:
ceptance. Mr. Lloyd George in his overyday life he was tos school for teaching the art Neither London aor Paris has with an Oxford accent is unthink-always coming into touch with especially for those who ar
much to boast about in this direc-ble. Afr. Crooks immaculate in ex-Service meo, but that was the suffering from what is certified as Many described her as ation, but Paris is at least enti-
fiest opportunity since his return T.B., that terrible disease which,
more effective than
of war.
been "burnt at the sterk." proved
wrote:
the
acid 80
men.
"We are all. I am sure, very
Rør gross
They will certainly be the biggest side- whealers for many years to come. and it is doubtful if any attempt to surpass them will ever be made..
"phessant girl," and as having tled to claim that stells have aspirates would never have made to the Old Country to attend so many contracted during the a Parliamentary reputation, and Several children thought that speeches. The power of Tarker there was a noted old Northum- really big gathering of ex-Service war, and has disabled them and brian member who owed some of
left them unable to do very much. Joan of Arc helped England which WAS diplomatically his fame to an accent which some
"During my last tour," when I hope that good results will follow against France, and one that she slain in 1920, i actual and real people found unintelligible. In: I was away for eight months, the splendid efforts which the "helped a great deal by attending the power of Greece, which was deed, popular assemblies are I think there were very few ex-British Legion are making in this to our poor wounded soldiers who diplomatically secured in Fell in the last
terrible same year, has fallen at the first rather suspicious of what, one Service men in India or the Far direction.
East. I did not have an opportun- ON THE SPORTS GROUND. supposes, would be called WST."
shock of battle. There is no lougar
standard. diction, Manchesterity of seeing and an opportunity. Aftat, this informal speech of Queen Elizabeth was described a Greater Greace in Asia Minor.
Guardian.
of talking to and asking them thanks the Prince left the build. as an unladylike woman who But there is again a Turkey in
about their lives, so far awaying for the sports ground, the was always with a lot of men," Europe.
from their homes.
sg of the Legion being carried as fond of gaiety, dancing and A fortaigh ago the British
in front. In the enclosure be double dealing,” a good queen Government blustered and thres of Europe attended to in the sorry that Lord Haig, our pres. took his seat with the reprenant- but not a good woman," and "the tened WAT. and some people. intervals of writing a book. Weident, is not here this afternoon, atives of the Legion and several fierce yellow bawk." She was mostly at the ends of the earth, are not ungrateful for the Prime Lord Haig, as you know so well, members of the committes, in- confused with Queen Victoris, thought they mean it. Others Minister's services in the past, has worked very hard for the cluding Sir Claude de Crespigny. with Mary of England, and Mary mora sophisticated. at Paris and buy he would do well to attend British Legion. I saw him at St. Miss M. Lines, who had just Queen of Scots, and with Boadicea Angor, knew better. The bluster to business in the future if be
face for Andrew's two days ago, and, in won the half-mile (written in one paper Bo Dycer was disavowed, the giant casbag intends to hold power as well as fact, I had a round of golf with women, was presented, and the
The answers concerning Words-shrivelled into a penny balloon, place.
him, and he best me. He asked Prince afterwards went on to the worth were better, but one child and the string was promptly We are not surprised to notice me to say how much he regretted ground and shook hands with "If he is still alive he caught by the Quai Orsay that the independent Liberals that another engagement prevent each member of the football composes poems to this day." There was a great deal of talk
sre arranging an autumn cam-ed him from returning to London."ama who were playing in the. One superior scholas gravely and telegraphing and telephoningpaign in sudden haste. The late
foal of the British Legion com- The Prince added a few words petition for a cap presented by wrote on another topic. I share over the negotiations between the transactions give them the chance of congratulation to the British Major-General Sir F. Maurice. He my belief with Marconi that the the British and French Gorer of a lifetime for the Coalition Legion on the increase in its looked on at the match and the wireless can travel through ments for several days. But the
has no word to say in its own de membership and talk was entirely unnecessary, fence, and Labour has been not work it has doce and is doing for left, amidst renewed cheers, to on the good sports for nearly an hour, and then etter."
In plain fact there were no real
blad in a way which shows that our comrades who are disabled,motor back to St. James's Palace. negotiations at all, for the word
its objection to secret diplomscy negotiation cannot be properly DON'T BE DISCOURAGED
is a mere phrase without mean. applied to a conclusion in which
ing. Mr. Lloyd George at least by Constipation. No matter how Paris got everything she wanted,
knows how to eilence the op- stubborn, it can be permanently and London gave up everything position at home. We can only overcome if treated in the righ; she stood for. This was not &
regret that his gifts, like b way. First, cleanse the intestinal negotiation, but a surrender.
policy, seen to lose their virtuelg canal by taking a small dose of M. Poincare knew what he abroad. It is too soon to say Pinkettes. the tins, gertle-s3-wanted. and got it Mr. Lloyd what the faal reactions of this natura laxatives. Then watch George may have known what sorry business will be on our your diet. Fresh fruit, vegetables, he wanted, but he got nothing. domestic politics, but they have & sufficiency of water consumed We are not even sure that he taught a dangerous lesson to the daily, and an occasional dose of has got the satisfaction of peace Continent. To be strong in word Pinkettes when necessary, will do for we see none of the elements and weak in action, to talk war the rest.
of a really permanent peace in when one means peace, and to Pinkettes are laxative perthe terms proposed for the issue ultimatums and run away, fection, and a proved remedy for Venice Conference. This method is the worst possible form of biliousness, sick headaches, liver of can lucting foreign policy must statecraft. istness, pimples, coated tongue end. foe Foreron bice is the and
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