THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1939.-
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ARMY TO-DAY
ALL BRIGHT
The Army of to-day's all bright. The beery, hard-swearing sergeant-major is no more, and even Colonel Blimp has faded away.
Mr. Hore-Belisha, Minister of War, said so in the House of Commons, and as he proclaimed the Colonel's end there were shouts of "hooray" and "No, no.”
GIRL FARMER WINS
KING'S PRIZE
Christine Aburrow, a girl farmer, of Madams Farm. Midhurst, Sus- sex, with a Shorthorn heifer which she had reared, won the champion- ship prize offered by the King for the best exhibit in the young far- mers' classes at the Royal Counties Agricultural Show, at Southsea,
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FEWER FISH LANDED
Nowadays the soldier is an alert professional gentleman. He attends classes and finishes his education in barracks.
"FIGMENT OF IMAGINATION"
But the blustering sergeant- major of an earlier Army! Mr. Hore-Belisha was almost shocked at the thought,
"He is," he said, "a figment of the imagination."
(Note to territorials: If you do find yourself bawled out on parade, remember-it's only your imagina-
tion).
The total quantity of wet fish of But the Army has changed. The British taking landed last year was militiamen of the New Army, Mr. 15,532,692 cwt., valued at $12,283,- Hore-Belisha said, will play outdoor 209, as compared with 17,034,722 games, listen to the radio, play darts cwt., valued at £11,932,690, in 1937 and billiards, see films provided --a decrease of 9 per cent, in quan- free.
tity, but an increase of 3 per cent. Books, too. Special books are to in value. The value of shellfish land- be bought în co-operation with the ed was £409,000 against £442,000 Workers' Educational in 1937...
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HERR VON PAPEN
Herr von Papen, the German Am- left for bassador in Ankara, who Germany immediately after the an-
Association
and local education authorities.
In a word, join the Army and see a new world.
The man who wants to study tech- nical subjects in his spare time will be encouraged.
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nouncement of the Anglo-Turkish EVENING CLASSES Agreement, has returned to Ankara,
TINY INDIANS GREET THEIR MAJESTIES. The King and Queen visited a red Indian encamment at Galgary, Alberta, right in the heart of the Rockies during their journey back from the west and met all the Chieftains of the various tribes. Photo shows the Queen greeting a little Indian papoose watched by the Chiefs of the tribes and squaws as they moved through the encampment. ITALIAN JEWS
A decree law has been issued in Rome ordering all Italian Jews who have changed their names to resume their original Jewish name.
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QUEEN'S GODCHILD
CHRISTENED
EX
The infant son of Viscount and simultaneously with the Italian Am- "I see no reason," Mr. Hore- Viscountess Anson, whose godmother bassador, who in a statement to the Belisha said, "why a militiaman is the Queen, was christened at the Press denied that there was any idea should not go to evening classes in- parish church of Great Haywood, of aggression against Turkey,
stead of the pictures."
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DUKE OF KENT REVIEWS FIRI Dlary Fire Service were ret display was held and womed of the Auxiliary Fira Servi
IN HYDE PARK
nd: Duchess
part Photo briking building
near Stafford,
and the Aux- A grind amazing ac
MARY PICKFORD VISITING ENGLAND
Miss Mary Pickford, the film ac- tress, and her husband dance band leader Buddy Rogers, have arrived at Southampton on board the liner Normandie for a brief holiday in England.
N.C.O. KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Lance-Corporal Arthur Price, of the 2nd Fortress Company R.E. was accidentally killed by an explosion which occurred during blasting operations at Gibraltar..
* *** NEW RECORD FOR HILL CLIMB
Raymond Mays, in his 2-litre E.R.A., set up a new record for the Shelsley Walsh (Worcs) hill climb. His time was 37,37 sec., as compar ed with his previous record, set up last September, of 87,86 sec.
THE AIR-MINDED ROBIN
The robin which built its nest in. the wing of the aeroplane belonging to Mr. Edmund Hordern, a partner in the Hordern Richmond Aircraft Company, took a flight in the ma- chine from Denham to Reading.
LONDON CADETS IN BRUSSELS:
party of 120 London cadets ar- rived in Brussels recently. A de- tachment of the 9th Belgian Regi- ment of the Line was at the station and the cadets marched through the boulevards to the Petit Chateau bar- racks.
NEW GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA
Major General Sir Winston Dugan has left London for Melbourne to take up his new post as Governor of Victoria Sir Winston, who is six- ty-two, was formerly Governor of ›South Australia, and had been in
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