1937-04-10 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1937.

THE

WORLD

GOES BY

SOME

(OME of the girl workers were -News pelted with eggs." item in Home paper.

OLDEST BATTLE HONOURS IN BRITAIN

BATTLE IN 1513

ROYAL GUARD'S

STANDARD

For the first time for nearly three centuries his Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of In the House of Commons a week Gentlemen-at-Arms is to have a later Mr. Boopus (Ind., Burpington) standard which records its remark- asked the Minister of Agriculture able history. It is announced that whether he was aware that foreign "the King has been graciously eggs were used for this purpose, pleased to signify his approval of a and what steps he proposed taking new standard" for the Gentlemen- to end the Ministry's present scan-at-Arms.

Until 30 years ago the Gentle- dalous regime of laissez-faire in the matter of encouraging British poul-men-at-Arms had a standard bear- The original er. but no standard. try farmers.

standard is believed to have been destroyed in the time of Cromwell. 1907 a new standard was brought into use, but it was of mo-

Mr. Morrison: Okay, Boopus. Mr. Boopus: It is a scandal.

The Speaker: We heard you, Boo-In pus.

~Mrs. Gurge (La., Oswaldtwistle): dern design. It is a shame that British girls

The new

standard bears battle

Col. Ramping (Con., Little Sleep-honours which are older than those ingtown-in-the-Mud): Aw, go climb on the Colours of any army unit. Raised by Henry VIII. on his ac- a tree, Tiny.

Mrs. Gurge: Like blazes I'll climb cession in 1509

as his personal

a tree! What's the idea, climb a guard, the corps was styled "The tree? Me, climb a tree? Listen, King's Speres.”

I wouldn't climb any tree!

tell me go climb a tree→→

The Speaker: Whistle a

somebody.

It accompanied actively You him to France, and was

engaged at Guinegatte, ear Ter- waltz, ouenne, on Aug. 16, 1513, an action better known as the "Battle of the It also took part in the The "Blue Danube" being whistl-Spurs." ed by several members of the Op-siege of Boulogne in 1544. position,

the Mrs. Gurge took floor with one of the junior Whips, and business was resumed.

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16th Century Style These honours, "Guinegatte, 1513," and "Boulogne, 1544,"-ap- pear on the standard which is 16th century in character. It embodies the Cross of St. George in the chief Business men, says a Home paper, place and bears the cypher of the are grumbling loudly about the long present. Monarch with Imperial delays in the international telephone Crown and the Portcullis badge of service at night. It often takes Henry VIII. with Tudor. crown. three-quarters of an hour or more, The St. George's Cross was its ori- they say, to get a call through from ginal standard in time of war, and London to Paris, Vienna or Berlin. in certain records is described.

lines running At the invitation of a very busy with four "bends".

The financial magnate we were present diagonally across the flag. in his sumptuous private office the bends are included in the present other night to confirm this delay. design bordering the words "Gen-

as

A vital business call to Paris was tlemen-at-Arms.” put through at 7.5. By 7.28 half a The corps is the nearest guard” dozen serfs had been rung for, eur-to the Sovereign and was renamed sed and fired, the exchange had five the "Band of Gentlemen Pension-

with times been threatened

fire, ers" in 1526. It bore that title earthquake, ruin and death, the until 1834, when. William IV. gave room looked as if a cyclone had hit it its present designation.

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it, and the magnate was sobbing The unit was present at the bat- weakly in his chair.

tle of Pinkie în 1547, and also åt

"

At 7.31 a phone bell rang and a Edgehill and other battles in the peremptory voice said, “Where the Civil Wars of Charles I. Its duties At in the field were then taken over hell is Miss Bixby's liniment?” 7.34 Paris answered and the mag-by the King's Life Guards nate dashed at the phone like a mad-the Life and Horse Guards →→ man.

"Is that Toto?

gie speaking

--- now

though the obligation for such ser- Oogie-Poo-vice still exists and is embodied in

the Oath on appointment.

In all, a delay of 29 minutes, and pretty shameful.

This Hermit Business

I see that Mr. Michael musician, has

advertise Scott, the

a Home

Maitre Delattre, a Paris barrister and Deputy, has tabled a bill in the French Chamber for the admission of women as assessors at juvenile courts.

More than 50 men and women were injured when a terrific explosion des- paper for "small inhabitable troyed a gun-cotton depot in a muni- island

far from civilisation, tion factory at. Colleferro, 85 miles

from Rome.s where he intems to lead a hermit's life.

in civilisation, where you can annoy Scotty, you're a sap. I know, be- a lot of people and get a great deal cause I've tried the same thing of pleasure by doing so, than going People annoy one and then comes gags all by yourself. the big idea get away from them You'll miss all the mod. con., h to some lonely spot and there comand C. cinemas, theatres, dances and mune with nature.

all the other amenities of civilisation

All very fine and Loat Horizonish we are so fond of criticising but but napoo after a while, Mr. Scott, which we can't, do without. Tll bet that if you ever get your No, Scotty, take my advice (which island, which is doubtful consider-I give everybody free of charge) fng how far afield trippers (only and stick around they call them luxury cruises now- city beats the adays) can get, you'll go quite bat-every time ty. And it's far better. going batty

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