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BRITISH ARMY'S ROLE IN EGYPT

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HORTICULTURAL SHOW

Second Impressions

FINE GENERAL OUALITY OF EXHIBITS

THE LETTER

HA

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I

"I am $8 years of age." she as Prime Minister without any

(went on to explain is her business- popular support. Events play-

like voice. "and for six years ed into his hands a year ago.

have been passionately in love with and he actually joined with the

Taking a second look round the M. Folavene. But M. Folavene not Ward in professing to favour`s return to the 1923 Constitution exhibition of the Horticultural only paid no attention to me, but same Sir Society yesterday, one was more was married. I resolved to cause On the top of this Samuel Hoare's speech at the that ever struck with the remark trouble in his married, life and I Guildhall which precipitated ably good results shown, despite put one of my handkerchiefs in the the present crisis, and fresh the miserable, cold and sunless inside pocket of his coat. negotiations are now inevitable weather of the past few weeks be used to leave on a chair in his An examination of drafts Many of the plants which under room when he went to wash his successively proposed by the normal conditions for this time of hands.

off

their

part

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Good Cat Flowers

25

which

me-with

British representatives, both in Fear, would have been in their full "Mme. Folavene found the hand- 1928 and 1930, indicate that beauty of bloom. had to be shown kerchief. but not the real owner considerable concessions have with half-expanded fovers; while of it for M. Folavene was

te a large number of flowers which plicated-unknown to been made on

Yet in each should have appeared at the Show someone with the same initial as reach agreement.

ase the Egyptians have broker had been completely ruined by the mine. Very well I said to may- negotiations at the last and smoke which have blan-self. So much for this time, but

T will wait. minute and have expected the keted the Peak

"At the end of a year I again oncessions made to be the basis

'pat one of my handkerchief into for discussion when the con-

The quality of the cut roars was M. Folavene's pocket, in the bone; versations are reopened, though

also of that it would come to the notice they themselves have conceded surprisingly good, Hittle or nothing.

dahlias. cinerarias and larkspurs, of his second wife and that I would The result has been that the which seem to have stood up well bezest by the scandal But there British case has been steadily against the weather; but the most was M. Folavene discovered once whittled down, and the Ery brilliant-patch of colour was the more in the full course of impro- tians have only to continu scarlet salvias, which seem to ac-per relations with someone

was about to make his third wife.

"What did I do then? I went Fresh Start Needed

Some of the most beautiful ex-; The time has come when arhibits were those which were not though M Folarene's private ad-

Hildegarde. entirely fresh start should be for competition, notably Mr. J. T. dress-book and a made in the light of a new and Bagram's corner of spring-flower-Hilary, a Resilda.

ing bulbs. primulas, cyckmens. “Then, gentlemen, I lost my head: unforeseen situation.

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A study of the 1930 Draft coleus and crotons: the Clover slightly. Two of my handkerchiefs and particularly its militars Flower Shop also had a delightful had gone, to no purpose. Band- clauses will show that they were exhibit and the dwarf trees shown kerchiefs at ten francs each, which the came to nearly double that by the conceived for an entirely differ by Mr. Li Sheung-ming and

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"With a man like M. Fo'avenè I- realieed that the expenditure had better be stopped at once, and since neither he nor his successive wives

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20th June

the greater number of my existence I took the law into burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall nire" Great Britain is authoris the prizes in nearly all risses my own hands.

"In these days,” she ended ed to station troops in the land this year won the Banksian- Canal zone until the High Con- Medal of the Royal Horticultural with great dignity. "it's a sin to tracting Parties agree that the Society of England. He has re- waste good cambric.” Egyptian army is in a position viously won outright the Chal-

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he British troops would have has always cast longing eves disappeared from Cairo and at a country which is so rich. Alexandria, which had always so important and yet so weak been the primary objective of Its historic associations with Egyptian

Senti-the faded glories of the old politicians. mentally it may be conceded Roman Empire are an addition- that they are hardly consonantal attraction. with independence. Yet i is The strong arm of Great Bri- 1 fallacy to suppose that the tain has alone stood between.it: defence of the Canal be and the fate of Abyssinia.

ssured by placing a small force ever we quitted Egypt, it would

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tia). The ability to defend the It is no longer a question of The Jolly Coppersmith (Peter). Canal depends upon the com-holding the Canal, but of de- Washington Post March (Sousa).

9 30 9.45 pin-A Relay of the Da- munications in the rear. No fending the country from inva ventry News Bulletin (Copyright by general could risk his troops on sion. Even now there is a gar-Reuter). the Canal with a hostile force rison of 70,000 to 80.000 troops

Communications

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the situation would be impos-{ther our own Imperial interests sible, and

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"PICTURE SNATCHER" - MAJESTIC THEATRE

James Cagney has never been

son would depend not so much, upon whether the Egyptian The British forces are no army is efficient enough to pro-longer an army of occupation: vide the local defence of the but are the forces of a friendly Canal as upon the willingness Power stationed in Egyptian. of their Government to resist territory and waters, and deter- attack and upon the strength mixed, in co-operation with the

nd resources of a possible ag- Egyptian army, to safeguard better than he is in this picture. gressor. Neither

these her independence. It is in our Ee as a role that gives ample would the Council be in a posi interest to see the Egyptian scope for his "tough guy," Vise- tion to estimate.

"riy” well equipped with mo- cracking antics. Fortunately, perhaps, we have lace acride our own in the de- quainted with all the best known dern weapons and fit to take its Fresh from prison and fully ac- passed from such academic Tuestions to the region of fact what the strength and loca ranses, Cagney proves to be an

ence of the country.

illegal methods The very intelligent leaders of Egyptian public opinion cannot will need to be settled, when the photographer who makes it his on of our garrison are to be ideal "picture anatcher," namely be blind to the events of the regent emergency is over, inness to take pictures of pro- past year. It is a geographical accordance with the strategic minent people in Zompromikag rezident that their country is needs of the country wit

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