The familiar "All" Work and No Play" adage is taken serious- ly by the Naval authorities, who believe in keeping Jack Tar occu- pied and happy. With goalposts slung over the side of the ship, teams from a warship compete in a water-polo match. They had a very critical gallery from the ship's rail.
BROWN HOUSE REPLICA
FOR LONDON
The "Daily Herald”: alleges that the Nazis are proposing to build a replica in London of the Brown House, which will become the centre of Nazi political activity.
Proposals envisage a large meeting hall as well as quarters for Nazi leaders visiting London.
NEAR THING FOR'
DALADIER
It is significant that when M. Daladier threatened to call off the British visit to Paris unless the Finance Committee of the Cham- ber accepted his finance decrees, the majority he secured was only two votes.
DRUNK AT 16
Stated to have been found drunk, supported by companions, at Chand- lers Ford, Hants, a boy of sixteen East- was fined 10s. and costs at leigh Children's Court,
Superintendent: Pragnell said: "I have not seen anyone so drunk for years."
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The boy had two half-pints beer and a little bottle of "ruby wine."
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"G-DOGS" COME TO STAY
Controlled by picked men who are unknown even to police collea gues, Scotland Yard's G-dogs are now working secretly night after night in London suburbs. If their work proves successful, these dogs (Labradors, costing £12 each) will form the basis of a Squad.
new Crime
be trained to look after police pro- Within six months the dogs can
perty, attack anyone who attacks stations
There were five abstentions, how a constable, go to police ever, indicating that although they for help if an officer is hurt, pursue were opposed to be measures, they escapees, were not prepared to go so far as to bring about the downfall of the Daladier Government,
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MADE THE DIFERENCE
Witness at Wood Green (London) Police Court: I suggested we should settle the affair by a gentlemen's Miss Ada Bailey, who is sixty agreement. But he said we six, yesterday walked thirty miles couldn't now the police had taken a Two of the speeches made by -ten miles to and from her home hand. the Prime Minister during the and twenty miles in the annual recent crisis have been recorded Guernsey church-to-church walking by H.M.V and are on sale in aid race. of British Legion funds.
According to the diplomatic cor- respondent of the "Daily Tele-
She bought a pair of shoes speci- graph," Mr. Chamberlain has One side of the record consists ally for the contest and finish- reached the conclusion that it is im- of the grave words spoken by Mr. ed quite fresh. So you're again possible, as a result of events in Chamberlain when he broadcast. entitled to scream next time Bome The other side reproduces the goon wisecracks about "too old at dramatic speech he made on
his forty-five." return from Munich at Heston air- port.
Germany, to go any further at pre- sent in the direction of European appeasement.
FIDO FADING
OUT IN HONG KONG? ;
The dog population of the Colony is decreasing, according to licence. statistics.
STORM-OF GOOD LUCK
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NOVA SCOTIA BOMBING BASE
Nova Scotia (Canada) probably will become an air base for long- range British bombing 'planes.
According to reports, heavy long- When the roof of his byre was range bombers manufactured for wrecked by a tree blown down by British Government in Canada un- In 1986, 3,890, dogs, were licenc the stormi, Mr. Thomas Healy, ader the recent Air Ministry con- ed: in 1937, this had dropped to Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, farmer, was tracts will be sent from four strate- 3,347.
sent a load of luck. From the raf- gic points in Nova Scotia. In the Two hundreds and fifty-three ters fell 848 in gold and £25 in event of war they would hop-off- dogs were destroyed in 1936 and notes. obody knows who hid the for pre-arranged destinations 316, in 1937.
money.
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