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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 6, 1941.
PREMIER
AT OLD SCHOOL
Joins In Harrow
Songs
The Prime Minister vis- ited Harrow School re- cently, and joined in sing- ing the song of his old school in Speech Room, where he received a rous- ing welcome.
KING SAID "GIVE HUSBAND'S ME YOUR HAND"
When the King toured the bombed areas of Bristol a reporter was pressed against his back by the surge of the crowd. The King turned round and, smiling, asked: “What paper do you represent?"
"The Daily Mirror,' " said the reporter, and With a added: "We've been bombed out here, sir." smile the King replied: "Never mind, you're carry- ing on, and that's what matters."
MISTAKE
WHEN SARAH BENDISH LEFT HER HUSBAND, SHE WROTE HIM A FAREWELL NOTE, BUT HER HANDWRITING WAS SO DIFFICULT TO READ THAT IT CAUSED HIM TO NAME THE WRONG MAN, NICHOLAS
FLACK, AS CO-RESPONDENT.
Nicholas Flack had been on his annual elephant slaying expedition at the time and William Bendish lost the case. As he did not know where to find his wife, the matter was allowed to drop until William met the widow of the late Canon
The King not only put heart into, and three other children," said Bell Mason. the people of Bristol by his keen- Mrs. Herbert, ness to know how the workers Amery, had tackled their jobs under the Capt. | hombs. He also had a cheery word Geo- Land a smile for
anyone in the to be near Har-crowd who happened
He was accompanied by Mrs. Churchill and Mr L. S Cal. J. C. Moore-Brabazon, David Margesson and Mr the ffrey Lloyd, some of rovian colleagues of Me Churchill him. in the Government. The Prime Minister and Mr. Amery were con- Temporaries in 1888 and 1889. Mr Amery having joined the school a year ender, in 1887.
The visitors were welcomed by the headneeter. Aur A } Busset,
and in Speech Rosa the Head of Ph School. D et McLean, pre- Vith an IN- chard y Te Harton Page The singit was endurted by Mir
Med Mr
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Driving jutu one of the poorer areas of the city, the King clam.. bered over a high pile of wreck- uge by a large crater.
Facing him on a meund a few tet away was a small group of | Cople. At their head stood at
badly-fitting sunt and young man of twenty-seven in a #L Woman with a tiny bany in her arms. The
Kang
arked them to come *
peads to lam, and they climbed
Ar the int i vening delar.
H Havel, the sebund's director I do George Clifford, an am- * 1:1 The programane includ
bulance driver, your Honour." saud cd about a dozen wins, and when the young man "I lived just here. they had been completed Mr.with my wife and little boy Churchill asked pally 111
and he pointed "Cunts of Old" and "Boy" to large hole where once his house! Le sung
Phad stood.
A Special Verse
In the school song, "Stet Fortuna Donnas," an extra verse was intro- duced in honour of Mi. Churchill's
This ran Visit.
Nor less days
we praise
1 #2 darken
The leader of our nation,
And Churchill's name shall e17
acclaim
From each new generation
"Yca.
to
it
!
The King looked at the tiny morsel of humanity, "Were you holding the baby all the time," he asked,
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