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Here There and Everywhere:

TERRITORIAL ARMY REFORM

MAKING SERVICE MORE

ATTRACTIVE

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It is probable, that the Duke of!

BLEMISHES WHICH DISCOURAGE RECRUITING TO-DAY

(By Col E. F. Lawson)

Serving may

are

(To The Editor "Chizz Mail"] Sir Owing to the congestion | Garrick Street, London, WC2 of motor cars in the St. John's

Cathedral Compound

the Cathedral TO AID THE EARL MARSHAL Notice To Contributors.

recent occasions All communications intended for Council decided to ask for permis- publication should be addressed to sion to park the cars of those at- the Editor, and be accompanied by tending the Cathedral in the space Norfolk, upon whom, as Earl Mar the Writer's Name and Address outside the Public Works Depart-shal, an extremely beavy task de- ment Buildings during the hours volved at the Royal funeral, will not necessarily for insertion, but

of divine service on Sundays and be assisted by a small committee as a guarantee of good faith.

during certain important week-jin his work for the Coronation.

It may be in peril, on day services held in the Cathedral. The Earl Marshal has the order OR some time the question spasmodically and at rare in-

of the shortage of men intervals: !outside normal working hoursing of all State ceremonials. The

even the Territorial Army has been that account, of sharing the

of Aristides. of Public Works Coronation will present an The Director

officers. though ther England. kindly gave his permission for this more intricate array of problems under discussion in public in fate

little, in the main the Inspector than the funeral.

The restoration of the boun-grouse a arrangement and

Ever with exhaustive prepara- General of Police has promised to

the grant of marriage strive ungrudgingly, but tion some past Coronations have ty to not been without misadventure allowances and the other cou-definitely and naturally dis- moved

by the appointed at the comparative announced The Council

crowned, cessions

State for Warlill-success of their endeavours. make this decision for two chief When George III, was

incon-for instance, the Earl Marshal for-Secretary of

Financially Starved Anzac Day

reasons:-First, much

The lack of men has been venience has been caused to drivers got the Sword of State. A'sword have gone a long way to meet

There can be no doubt that due, in part, to financial star- When the troops of the Aus-who were unable to get their cars had to be borrowed from the Lord people.

King complained many of the handicaps which vation both of units, with an The young in tralian and New Zealand Army out of the Compound after divine Mayer. Corps made the first landing at services in a short time and

torial have been removed, and of individuals, resulting in too Gallipoli on April 25. 1915, they some cases damage has been caus- afterwards to Lord Effingham, the confronted the would-be Terri- adverse effect on efficiency, and Full of confusion, Lord Effing-that the effect will be a general much sacrifice being demanded increase in the from those. particularly marri created the origin of what has ed to cars owing to the limited Deputy Earl Marshal.

as area available. Secondly. because

give up their since come to be known

of "Anzac Day." which, in addition it was becoming increasingly un-ham stammered out: "It is true, percentage

the shortage 2,000 spare time to military service.

But the main cause of shor- to commemorating that historic safe for children of all ages from sir; but I have taken care that the numbers of the rank and file.ed men, who feat, now conveys something 2 to 15 to come from their ser-next Coronation shall be regulated but

la total peace establishment of tage is the inadequacy of the The Terri- associated with the far greater vices in the Cathedral and the in the exactest manner possible." officers and 36,000 men out of

9.000 officers and 158,000 other inherent appeal.

to Army has ceased meaning of Empire solidarity Cathedral Hall straight into

Your Daily Smile!

ranks is far too serious for any itorial and cohesion. Anzac Day has stream of cars bringing worship-

im-attract. and it is as well to face adequate and permanent been described as a "proud and pers to the 11 o'clock service.

provement to result from steps the fact, not for the mere sake May I ask therefore, that all

of regarding what is unplea- glorious day of memory," and

Once upon a time there was a Bri-such as these.

examine the fine phrase well Conveys those who attend the Cathedral on

Nor can anyone who has real sant, but in order to something of the pride and Sundays and at special week-day tish boxer who became so punch-

The causes are many and affection in which that parti-services outside normal working drunk that he forgot what he was do-

Army deny that for years past the situation has been far obvious, and the remedies few cular memory is held. not orly hours will co-operate for the con- ing, went for his opponent, and won knowledge of the Territorial causes and seek remedies.

on and obscure. Any Territorial among Australians and New renience of their fellow worship- the fight. Zealanders but by all the varied pers and the safety of the child-

Yes, Willie, it is wrong to punish races which go to make up the ren by taking their cars to the

Works people for something they did not de: Empire.

space outside the Public

but this does not apply to homework. (Continued in nert Column)

Anzac Day speaks of endur- ance. the power to hold on "in

the

the teeth of clenched antagon- EXPLANATION OF

isms," to face ordeals without murmuring, to accept privation to wait without complaint. without chafing at imposed in- moment for action until the

advance. These are no casual virtues: they are rather hard tests of manhood, harder some-

A

TO-DAY'S CARTOON

The Strongest Team

CHILDREN'S CORNER

•

Answer to Correspondent

to his last.

OVERHEARD "Of course

my dear, she's stil very handsome, but you should have seen her ten or fifteen years ago when she was five years younger.”

Continued from previous Column)

worse

paper.

it appeared than

C.O. will tell you of the many rival attractions which confront Self-Sacrifice Of Officers The removal of the more the young man, and if he be The cobbler who just couldn't stick recruiting easier, but the main deplore the absence of public Semaker as Nine-fold Bigamist obvious grievances will make laudator temporis acti he will problem of the attraction of re-spirit and even, with scant jus cruits is not soluble by any tice, accuse the youth of to-day

of lack of patriotism.

The young man of to-day is rapid or simple methods,

For its recruiting the Terri- torial Army depends almost as patriotic as he ever was, and freely. entirely on its inherent attrac-in national emergency would tion, and on the individual respond to the call as

officers. Few He has, however, a wider choice a more TEAM of Belgian-Percheron

efforts of its

horror of people realise what the serving of attractions and

does highly-developed times than the rush of reckless

complaint battle. It is as well that the draft horses owned by the

ating thence down the steps to the These men, "for only Army pay boredom. deed which contained them all George H. Statler Farms, Piqua, Department Buildings and walk Territorial officer really should be honoured in memory Ohio, set a new world record

Hillsdale, Michigan, on September Cathedral A Police Officer will be for the fortnight in which they against Territorial service is are embodied, not only adminis-that it is inclined to be dull.

·with and commemorated

It should be clearly understood ter their units and train and And there is no real reason

their men. They why it should be. solemn harking back to a not 24, 1935, when they pulled a load on duty to direct drivers.

Motives Of Recruit inglorious page of history. The of 3,900 pounds a distance of 27

It was rarely a feeling of passing of time does not de- 1/2 feet. The load, was placed on that this arrangement applies only command

On a specially built wagon with four during the hours of divine service also do practically everything wheels, on Sunday and during important that is done to keep units up to tract from the memory..

pneumatic-tyred

are young man, at any rate con- the contrary, each year adds a dual

over the tires, and all week-day services in the Cathedral strength, and in so doing they patriotism which inspired a little more to the desirability of chains

Army. The potential recruit saving it from forgetfulness wheels locked. The pull exerted outside normal working hours and make efforts which they

The day will live by the Statler horses is equivalent that any who come to the Cathe-neither called upon to do nor sciously, to join the Territorial The Territorial Army is one was probably a good type of and decay. as long as Australia and New to hauling 25-1,3 tons on a wagon dral or the Cathedral Office at other thanked for doing.

there for 20 consecutive starts on gran-times are perfectly at liberty to Zealand live, and while are still men left to do honour ite block pavement; or drawing bring in their cars.

nine ploughs through corn-belt April 22nd, 1935. to valour.

loam, cutting 14 inches furrows 6 inches deep.

The Sins Of Local Broadcasting

It is to be hoped that the

demand put forth in some quar- THE

Bida'ssoa

HE river (whose Spanish name ters for less "classical" music is Vidasoa) is about 40 miles whatever that may be held to long, the last 7 miles of which be-in our local broadcasting form the frontier between France programmes will not be acced- and Spain. While technically the ed to. An officially operated frontier is in the middle of the two countries have is, or river, the broadcasting service should be. just as much a cul-lagreed to alternate in the posses- tural activity as a vehicle for sion of both shores and its valu- the dissemination of pure enter-able oyster beds and fishing rights tainment. Judged by these every 24 hours.. Both sides of the standards the local fare is in-river are inhabited by Basques. deed lamentable. At a conser-i

vative estimate 90 per cent, of astonishing. Items are jumbled higgledy - piggledy the programmes provided for together local listeners is the sorriest of without any attempt whatso- ephemeral stuff, having abso-ever at classification; the same and lutely no more value than the records are played over appeal of the moment--and over again ad nauseam; when very often not even that. It is one of our serious soprano obvions, of course, that if by singers, for instance, gives a far the greater majority of lis-particular item, it is almost in teners want that sort of thing, variably preceded or followed it must be provided in full mea-by a recorded version of Eliza- sure. It is no use trying to beth Schumann singing the Only recently in stuff culture down anyone's same thing. throat. But if the great our columns a correspondent majority of listeners are bored protested, and in our opinion to tears with "classical" music quite rightly, against a recital -the term is absurdly vague by a local artiste of high repute and covers everything from a being cut into to allow the Bach fugue to the Schonberg broadcasting of Big Ben, which Sextette. from one of Mr. can be heard every day, and is. Ketelby's vapid bell-clanging That sort of thing should really "tone poems" to the "Poet and not be tolerated. In short, it is Peasant" (with variations) on time the Broadcasting Cominit- a Wurlitzer-it is also as well tee did some serious thinking. to remember that interminable Too much control appears to be of rum-rum- vested in individuals lacking programmes

elementary savoir faire tummy foxtrots with "crooned" the

these choruses and lackadaisical which should govern moonings about the nostalgic things. No one in his seÜBES urges of coloured gentlemen supposes that all tastes must from the South are just as in- not be catered for; but in local furiating to anybody with the broadcasting, as at present con- stituted, the hoi polloi gets more slightest musical sensibilities.

In one direction at least local than its money's worth. A fer broadcasting could be immea-stronger leavening of serious surably improved. The lack of and worthwhile items could imagination in the drawing up easily be effected without un- of programmes is truly duly disturbing the balance.

H. W. BAINES

His

of those organisations of which young man, with a proper spirit very and a certain sense of public all men speak well, but

(Continued On Page 10) few do anything to help except

“BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

"ROCK AND TOM"

A TEAM OF

Belgian-Percheron DRAFT HORSES

PULLED A LOAD.

OF 3900 LBS.

271⁄2 FEET - (World's Record

THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO DRAWING 9 PLOWS THROUGH CORMBELT LOAM, CUTTING 14-INCH FURROWS & INCHES, DEEP

CHARLES E.

PRENTIS OF VERMILLION, S.DEK,

OWNED BY

THE GEQ STATLER FARMS

PIQUA,

Ohio

HAS SERVED AS A DEACON FOR 65 YRS, IN THE FIRST CONGREGATIONSAL CHURCH

CANADA'S

LARGEST MAPLE LEAF

"BIDASSON-VIDASQA"

THERNER THAT CHANGES BATIONALITY DAILY BY AGREEMENT THIS RIVER ON THE BORDER: OF FRANCE AND SPARI - BELONGS TO EACH COUNTRY ON ALTERNATE DAYS.