1941-06-16 — Page 21

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1941.

MUTT AND JEFF

WELL, WHY DON'T

YOU STUDY?---

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE

WELL,

SO DUMB! You

WHAT

I NEVER SAW

AIN'T HAD NO

BOOK LEARNIN'!'

DO YOU .. SUGGEST?

GO TO THE LIBRARY

AND TAKE OUT

A BOOK!

O.K., MUTT!

4-30

I'LL TRY!

ANYBODY AS `DUMB÷AS..

JEFF!

Library, Superma Cent

HEY, MUTT! I.COULDN'T TAKE LOUT A BOOK!

MR.CHURCHILL AT EBENEZER FARM

1 COMMENTED recently on the warmth of Mr. Churchill's welcome to General Sir George Jeffreys, the new M.P., who was once the Premier's C.O., writes an "Evening Standard” reporter. officer who was present at their first meeting now sends me an account of it in fuller detail than I have seen recorded.

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The meeting was at "Ebenezer Farm," the trench map name for a cluster of dug-outs not far from Neuve Ridge, that was for long an advanced .battalion headquarters.

In the winter of 1915-1916 Mr. Churchill decided to take his turn in the line, and, after reporting at G.H.Q., was attached for in- struction to the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadiers, then commanded by Lieut.-Col. "Ma" Jeffreys.

His Beliefs

About ten o'clock of a miser- able

winter night an orderly pulled aside the canvas entrance of the battalion mess, and, stamp- ing his foot, and asking for "leave to speak," said, "New officer come .to report for duty, sir. Major

Churchill, sir."

A very tired officer entered, i

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"No, sir. The car was delayed. "Orderly, is there any dinner

left?"

"No, sir-only preserved meat."

"Eat preserved meat, Chan

chill?"

"Oh

grily).

yes, sir" (a little hun-

A tin of bully was opened. (An excellent dinner as trench dinners went had just been consumed).

There was some strictly imper- sonal conversation and soon after eleven o'clock the commanding officer said, "I suppose you'd the Queen's Own Oxfordshire like to come round the front line, Hussars, known to the ribald as Churchill? Commanding officer's the "Queer Objects on Horse-inspection." back."

Major Churchill saluted, and said he had been ordered to re- port for a month's instruction with the battalion. "Ma" Jeffreys was a grim and unbending C.O in those days, and he showed no

He believed ign of elation. three institutions -- Eton, the Guards and the Tory Party. Mr. Churchill was an old Harrovian, a Hussar and a Liberal,

Bully Beef

"Had any

He was wearing the badge of he asked.

In

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HORIZONTAL

1 Projecting

part of a

building

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monkey

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12 Rebirth of

soul in a human body 15 Insect 16 Factor 17.Rice paste.

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10 Mental image

22 Hebrew letter

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poem

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* Distante!!

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131 Man name

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90 French cheese 40 Colloqulay 2009

father

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50 Hawaiian dish

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VERTICAL

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- Russian

Turkestan

2 To handicap

3 To pose

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Wiso men

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13 Young man

if railitary training

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porpoise

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24 To concur 25. Cry of crow

26 Membranes

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30 Golf mound :

32 Possesses

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Midnight Inspection

Major Churchill assented, Colonel Jeffreys's midnight in- though not with enthusiasm. spection was always a thorough one and took in every yard of the section held by his battalion. As they trudged up the line Colonel Jeffreys spoke again. "I must tell you Churchill,” he said, "that you joined this battalion on no ap- plication from me."

At about half-past on Major Churchill arrived back very tired and tumbled into bed.

High Marks

Before six he was awakened by the second-in-command, who. said, "Churchill. You'd better come round 'Stand to' with me. So the newly attached officer made another tour of the front line. The future Prime Minister was highly tried by that battalion, but he stood up to it well, and when he left some weeks later to take command of a battalion of the Scots Fusiliers ha nad earned full marks even from an officer with such a high standard as Lieut-Colonel Jeffreys. He had also begun a warm friendship which has survived twenty years of peace.

On The Other Side

Colonel Jeffreys's Grenadier battalion (the 2nd) used to be relieved in the line by the 3rd, of which Captain Oliver Lyttel- ton was Adjutant, and "Boy" Brooke, now Lient-General Sir G.O.C., B. N. Sergison-Brooke, London area, was commanding officer,

Captain Lyttelton had a long. experience of the supreme dis- comforts of Ebenezer Farm, which was taken over by the the Guards Division soon the battle of Loas, and occupied until March of the following year.

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after

the Guards

During the time the were in that sector, my corres- pondent says, "there was on the other side of the line and imme- diately opposite, a battalion run-

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QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

SCAPE