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Harry Corrigan, aviation‘engineer of Baltimore, with his wife, as they arrived, at the, Newark, N. J.,. airport recently to be present at the recrpillen for Mr. Corrigan's famous Blying brother, Douglas. Obscrvus paid that were it not for his mustache, Mr. Corrigan inithi casily paus às a twin of the young ocean-spanning sirman.
FIRE
won't be long now before we get
down to cases about fire-fighting. The Government is expected to put £1,000,000 towards the cost of seeing that we are better equipped than at
to deal with present
the
And
domen
L' alipa was made in
of "additional provision during the year for Alr
Brc Hald Precautions of which
fighting formu.an.centual part
Meanwhile there has just been on Inquiry in London, as the result of a child's death in a fire, which has
drawn many people's attention to
fire-fighting mrvicui.
But No One
is Bound to
Put it Out
By
$1988.
and their namesakes
went before them
IT would be interesting to
This is not the only genera vice-admiral, in 1839,
Tho
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work out exactly how tion to see a Sir John Bankes on other, born the year after, who far history-most of it is the Bench, for the Lord Justice bore at his death in 1928 one of TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE
of that name, who retired as the greatest names in Engliea the outcome of the reaction a Lord of Appeal just ten years literature. of similar circumstances on ago, had his counterpart in the HL G. Wells had a namesak> parallel in H(nlo) unchanging human nature seventeenth century, when a and a
Sir John Bankes of Gray's Inn Gideon). Welles, of Hartford, all through the centuries became Attorney General, made New Jersey, a liberal politician really repeats itself. his name prosecuting a certain who was active in American John Hampden, whose refusal public life a hundred years ago. History as a whole can only to pay Ship Money led to the Starting in fournaliem, this do so in inverse ratio to man's Civil War, and was promoted H. G. Welles was Secretary to readiness to learn from experi Lord Chief Justice of England, the Navy under President Jack- enco. But history has its But he lived in stormler times son, and, in a way that would freaks, like nature has. One of than his successor, and he was have delighted a democratic the most startlingle there on the losing side. Impeached President exactly appearance of the same names by Cromwell's liament, he years later, ho distinguished in different times or places, and was stripped of his property and himself by a vigorous dislike of yet with such similar careers died poor in 1644.
attached to them.
banks,
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There were two other Sir John Simons. One of them, surgeon and sanitary reformer
AW, literature and THE other James Barrie to the City of London; died in
longevity have long
was such an odd whim- 1904. The other gives an odder been associated with the name sical personality that I am sur- parallel. He was a KC, M.P. Sir Frederick Pollock. The ono prised that her playwright name. (Liberal) for a Yorkshire con- we know is now in his eighty- sako never made her the sub- stituency. But the Chancellor eighth year, is a Privy Coun-ject of a drama. For this of the Exchequer is a North- cillor, a K.C., and the author of James Barrie was female, al countryman; the other Simon works on law, political science though her contemporaries, be- was a 'Jew,
and philosophy. But there was lleved her to be man, and she
He was born in Jamaica in another Sir Frederick Pollock at rose, in that disguise, through 1809 and came to England in the Bar before him. He was all the ranks of the old Army 1845. While still a very young born in 1815, and died in 1888. Medical Service from hospital man he was active in the cam- He was Queen's Remembrancer assistant through sergeon-major paign to abolish slavery, which and Master of the Court of Ex to the post of Inspector-General the present Lady Simon has chequer (two high offices sirice of Hospitals, which she held in so vigorously taken up.
abolished). He did a verse 1858.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
on both sides of the
translation of the whole of We think of Sir Thomas Bar- Dante's Divine Comedy into low as a great physician. Our English.
ancestors associated. that name with a great motaphysician, The Sir Oswald Mosley who
and glory as Bishop of Lincoln Atlantic is associated with writ. sat for Staffordshire a hundred who ended his life full of years ing and politics. On this side years ago was a noted anti- in 1691. He saw to that.
He was the original Vicar of the politics take precedence of Semito, chief opponent in Par- the writing, on the other the liament of the Bill to remove Bray. By turns a cavalier and writings eclipse the politics. Jewish civil disabilities, which high Anglican under the first Winston Churchill of St. Louis, finally passed through the House King Charles, a Puritan and leveller during the Common- Missouri (he was born.in 1871, of Commons in 1853.
Two famous admirals had wealth, a Royalist and anti- Just three years before his English namesake), has not ad- author namesakes, Sir Walter Papal Churchman at the Res- vanced politically beyond the Raleigh, who lived in Queca toration, he swung round and ost of a member of the New Elizabeth's time, though he became almost a Catholic under Hampshire State Parliament, wrote both prose and verse and James II, was the first to wel- though the once ran unsuccess- left in his History of the World come and protest his loyalty to particularly in
inspector at an inquiry into the The firo-brigade trystem in Eng- Portland Urban District's application/fully for Governor on the Pro, one of the most beautiful pieces that king, though he went Low of English literature ever writ- Church and Whig. again. when Land and Wales at the moment, for a loan: for
il
HOW equipment, hogressive tickot, atdhet
On the other hand, his Eng- ten, is best remembered as a William III. came over in 1689. ersentially a Tocal authority's service our man-drawn hose cart is solish counterpart never reached man of action.
So by simply being good and any antiquated that people stand about the sales record of America's The other Sir Walter Raleigh always on the side of the Gov- In the streets unable to assist for Winston with his books; famous died in 1922. He was a writer ernment he collected more liv- The cart dates from 1991, when among them was "The Crisis." and a Don, appointed to the ings and stipends, not to men- joined the brigade. It's heavy and But there was another Win-Chair of English Literature at tion the mastership of THE casting, powers of local the springs have gone fat. The ston Churchill, the ancestor of Oxford in 1904. Tauthorities depend
the present British one.
The position is an extraordinary
Fire-fighting syidems in Lon- SEAN FIELDING опе den pil other major cities are na good •ns Any
In the world, but there
are some pretty bad gaps arnand,
in rural areas.
which has had a Topsy sort of growth Stim control by general ed-melinaing agency.
Appeal in Vain
Inugiter when there is a fire.
on 4 streets are so steep that we can't serios of stalky extending back
move it until we get all the brigade over a century, and related in the main to a
state of things when pent; even then we are glad to
get children hauling on the ropes." appliances were incomparably more Fire Chief Jackman made that limited in ranke and mobility than pics not, as you might suppose, de- they are to-day.
cades ago, but on September 29, These musty, creaking old statutes 1937. have much to answer for, Lack of co-ordmation pould be indicted even more gravely.
Your house raight be within inches of a borough or urban district bor-
der. Across the WiLY
Q
them
Gift from the Squire THERE are very large
A
all
Born
in 1620, ho fought for. King Charles I. in the Civil War and was an M.P. for Plymouth from 1660. till the time of his death
an
Oxford college and post- librarian to the Bodleinn, than any other metaphysician in his- tory. TF in this instance the charin of the writer is
In 1684. He was a Commis- outshone by the glamour of the sioner for Ireland, and the father admiral, the same cannot be said of the great Duke of Marl of the two Thomas Hardys, one, Nelson's flag-captain; he died a borough.
"Guid Conceit o
❝IE'S a guld conceit o' oorsel's," unconquerable army."
monsense in the petition.
George
Edinger
Themsel's
It will be who made enormous sums by his
alone in this inatter is hot for shurovisions, of the new Fire Brigade which is the characteristic of certain how to use their abilities to the best cause he could not bear that anybody
of £1,000,000,
bas
has
1
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* Contend about ́ ́a number and
all is finished (8).
9 Until they saw trees people
could not got it (8).
10 Result of across becoming very heated, and looking very black (8).
12 This does not help time to By
(8). 14 Fact re type becomes an attrac- tion to the beau (two words-- ном
number of volunteer bridges they have a scattered about the country. These first-class fire-fighting force. But amateur firemen are grand people. unless your local legislators have They get no payment for the drills provided (a) their own fire brigade, they put in or for the occasions when a working or they turn out of their beds in the or (b) cstablished
their rangement with
neighbours, dark of the night to put out Bre. house can burn to the ground your
They buy their own fire engine while you plead to no purpose for or maybe the village squire makes "GES
prayed the canny old Scot, noticed that Herbert put skill first in romances; and his opinion of himself expert ald.
a present of it. They buy their There was a good core of hard com- this incincible combination. alven was something to marvel at. He Fires cost us between £9,000,000 own uniforms, elect their own cop-
the skill, or the ability, confidence is began by having a great admiration tain. we and £10,000,000 a year, and
They are drawn from classes of £2,000,000
By the word "conceit" we are not necessary to making the most of it. for Napoleon the Great, ho ended by spond nearly
the commun, will lose to your
And those people who have rande depreciating the mighty conqueror. understand the fatuous self- It with coping wi
them. London's bill is possible that
justincation a name for themselves have known His enemies said that this was bo- some of their identity under the satisfaction without.
Bill which the Gover
Government is to people whom everybody knows. This advantage without any foolish dif- should have greater glory than his With all tills in Jener mind's eye, introduce In Parliament at the end is no good to anybody, and may even This same self-distrust is an inaliper-
fidence or shrinking self-distrust, own
was convinced that he was Danio learn that--
Heaven. from not kept under
inspired Even the smallest lead to disaster. (There is no obligation ‘of any' of this session.
local authority (except the London urban districts may find it required control. A very different matter able bar to any success; for if you directly
told his students:Not only do I County Council, in the case of the of them to provide by law an efficient the calm confidence in oneself and do not trust your own powers who Hegel, famous German philosopher,
teach the truth: I am the truth." County of London, and the City) fire-fighting force.
one's ability which is such a power- else is going to trust them?
certainly was Wordsworth to make any fire brigade provision
Auguste Comte, founder of the We get some impressive facts and ful aid to getting on in the world. mither by maintaining a
Let us see what wise men in all hampered by unduly modest ideas. Poallivist school of philosophers. fire,figures when we consider the cracic! brigado of its mira de by co-operat- fire brigades.
ages have said about self-confidence, its invincible self-reliance ignored Ang in the inaintenance of a London
Humanity brigada. HESTESIME uniformed staff; Birmingham.
2,000
The value of it was appreciated by celllelsm. He expressed a sublime called himself "the High Priest of whole-time
One could go on quoting instances the Romans, who, even if they ilved confidence that his poems were going NO GOVESsnimionk, departinant is 284 whole-time men; West Ham 132; centuries ago, can still give us les- to make the world "wiser, betler, and indennitely. Samuel Porson was cer» charged with diepci statutory and there are
tainly the first Greek scholar of the ten other brigades sons In those essential and vital happier."Also remarked to age and knew it when, a pre-. functions or responsiblutios in (Leicester, Tottenham, Walthamstow, things which never connection with the control and Bootle, Hendon, Willesden,, Enfeld,
alter.
man proposed “organisation of fine brigades and Southampton, Croydon and Coventry)
Seloca was of opinion that "Lack Charles Lamb on one occasion that sumptuous young there is no central supervision nor with between 30 and 50 whole-time dimculty; the dificulty comes from he had the mind."
1 confidence is not the result of he could write like Shakespeare if that he and Forson should write a. Then it must be book together, the doctor replied, uny" recognised standard of men each. Roughly, 70 brigades om Back Pare confidence a pronounce the
know, and it will be a great work."
Understand training, or equipment of brigades. In the police fire brigades police but has quite a modern ring.
recognise the It is necessary to Southey was another poet who Local autorites have, and make personnel is explored in whole-time Centuries: Ister Samuel Johnson déenos himedis purn of immortality, differences between the content of 23 This for encourages revolution-
brigades Or -time capacity in 60 of the said:"Self-confidence is the frat He complacently, anked woman a great man in his own greatness, and to lavy rains, for thoir upkeep. boroughs which have separate polico | rmjulsite' to great undertakings; those friend if she did not think that he and the basolest conceit of some But they noed not use there powers forces that is, more than half the who belleve that they are right will would look well in marble."
vainglorious dufter whose qualities unless they desire, to do so.
total numberThese Include Liver generally achieve something, 22an down
only exist in his own imagination.. With are-fighting the costly busl- pool, with 160 whole-time and 120
The Captain's Way
The duffer aforesaid is led on by on by ness Thút. it in, you can see that it is auxiliary police Bremen, and Man- An Unconquerable Army →
his own conceit to attempt things a matter of great difficulty for the chester, with 158 whose-Üme and 778
--- Literary, men may be sensitive ut soyond his scope, and falls, bon local authority of a small area, with auxillary men.
Excellent words, and echoed by many ways; but most of them have coming a toughing-stock in the low ruteable value, to mako on its
George Herbert, who pithily re displayed a belief in their own effort. The able man le helped by
marked, "Skill and confidence are an power that can only be described his confidence to extend the Equality with Polico.
C-Dowers brabane
which he knows he has to the limit. E basis for the payment of THE
Hall Caine was convinced that he Humanity, and not only himself, if professional remen a week, a uniform allowance, and free was superhuman and wellberately beheated by the resultater
de cultivated a certáin: likanose: to the
could not conclude milteo in 1920. That
committee Superannuation
of Shakespeare: When he then by telling again thought that firemen should be schemes are in
n almost was going Arough Zees for services rendered. treálod more or less on equality with every big-fite is moneys in 3 the did not wish to be treated differently pearance, and manner were, no spekt
briftude in
told the caplaid of the liner that he for Maidstone Commonslende It is catlmated that there are about policemen and more sonorously business-the Chief, Omeer of tho from any other passenger,:- #1 Ahould and laughter, #p==}{}}]][4][5
There is no 1000 are brigados in England and other muntelpal employees.
hin speech was drowned in joins If your boy didn't he BOX,
ox, like all London Brigade is probably the not think of it, lt, Chine" was all
· and Rei. £1,400 A
but the ume will come when you fremant joins the year there
Self-confidence of this stamp will will hear me." tukb possessor, a long way; and Self-confidente at such
1150
18
d one hole this vessel with elf beheaded? (4).
fficiency as "respects the strength, play. ten or more whole-time men. "I ment which is not only: commonsense, Lama that is, lacking "*: retorted "Put in all I know and alt you don't 21 The first of the farseeing scien-
обед
powers
effective fire brigade
The vast bulk about 85 per cent,
fires and having the establishments dono in mot and mon al hand to from the rates. - 'The rest is supplied
+
Maar the money spent on putting ost report made by the Middleton Com-l medical treatment alon portrait to the United Bistadžbe story of the similiari kebumi merüber
Walse equipped with motor or trailer bond to be's
and
pumps. Some of them aren's so good, Although the general level is bigh City people are accustomed London Fire Brigade now he will on the constitution, the hours are
oft told
It might be made
Tola? (7).
tista? ensier if heartless (7). ary action (4).
25 There is one bird discernible in
this ancient monument (10). 26 The opposite of this behended was a badge of shamo (0), 30 An examination of the closer
sort (8)..
32 This makes machinery go with
the end (0).
33 Despatched in a flier, but miss- **ing (8).
DOWN
1 Difficulty mostly not the same
(6)
2 The start of 27. down, for ex-
“ample (0).
3. A feature of prohibitive tolls
chies doep (4))))
I thight alvo a brazen look or
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when he was young that he anestes gréől" physical. Birand change he got out of the bluff now." he "Chouled Above the upton"? Bb Anis hole...is more than 45 in Aku beeing: brigades «with "modern receive £2 12x. suweek. "rizing 'over' } irregular, and the servico confifpidu ki: Caine reaped his reward in 'an argues : i mnoNÍ SONORERIONNE
Viorica of Da Worth to E6 3a, a week fut there is no lack of rocka 81 Farelo Kfrom his SAVOLA APEhter than whomį powers belonged to the future07:10 His lush letter turned Lofthom heart should he remain, in the ranka win, TymentABroad-tax, but thay that "of art, dents übőrasje
Underhill,
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Bind out attaining procistian.? In addition, from
Fire chaines se
Jackman, Civing myidance to Whitehall he gets ront allowance of": 30%; "ming onerve, tranzurat
Bart of Beaconartin ka
afony alare (0), FEE
6 Stalhed perhaps with the mud
folk artist No Wound Ba esdifferent
11 It has the fore-part at the end and one would resent it (7)& 13 Cross language? (7) d 14 What you might get if you a suitable substance (7). 15 Metaphorical brillance (6).
small (4).
10 This is often conversationally 17 By no means brief, nor upset in smart surroundings (7);
19 Strange as a legal right, (6),, 20 Wherein King John, and olseng,
have lost their belongings (4). 24 Many leave England for this
(0),
25 A famous Tom (6).
28 Campers are necustomed in this what comes from; the middle
(B).
27 A ́wurm fóvourite "with adme,
and preserved (6)
29 Crooked, but "might become,
cautious (4)..
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(4)
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