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destroyed hen military power Thal WIN _{ret } not a final phase 1 Japan 14 to live at peace with the world. material disarmamen! is but a temporary palliative, for if the desire to fight persists The un will ultimately to Comet, The next step then, is for mot out the conts from which her warning ways spring, and with The abolition of State Ship'e
ne move has been sele
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the The Mupply of water in Colony is limited and prosent con sumption is high. The Public la requested to antist In conserving the supply by preventing waste and by coonotising in the 190
of wator.
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which are open day and night. The telephone numbora aro 19420 In Hong Kong and AP40 m
Kowloon.
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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1946. FATHER RYAN SAYS!.
MORE
THERE SHOULD BE PLACES LIKE HONG KONG
"EAR BE IT FROM ME TO SUGGEST THAT THE ISLE OF WIGHT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CHINA. OR NAN TUCKET TO RUSSIA, OR KRONSTADT TO THE UNIT- ED STATES, BUT I THINK THERE WOULD. BE LESS MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NATIONS AND DEEPER FRIENDSHIPS REPLACING THEM IF THERE WERE IN THE WORLD MORE PLACES LIKE HONG KONG," SAID FATHER RYAN. S. J. YESTER DAY EVENING IN THE COURSE OF THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF WEEKU TALKS TO BE GIVEN AT THE CATHOLIC CENTRE. KING'S BUILDING. Beginning with historial for many years later, marked the
sen front survey, Father Ryan said;
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HISTORICAL NAMES
A great deal of the history of the Colony is conmemorated
runs
in
"of security "fan Maun the there was a larga share of Justice and a good apice of humanity in the rule of these foreigners, And they showed by their acts that they recognised it. It was during the Taining rebellion that political rafugees first came to Hong Kong as to cafe haven, and they were not merely grateful for their security but also appreciative of what they saw. They learned that the abiding quality of its law and the continuity of its aystem made Hong Kong, up the strength of and so there began that spirit of co-operation between China und Hong Kong, and in turn between Chinn and Britain, that has meant so much for the peace of the East and fur world peace.
The thing that impresses every one who visit Hong Kong is the extraordinary beauty of the place. However, unlike the beauty the names of the ronds and other nince names, Pattinger Street many another harbour and port
which
fron
Central the island. It is entirely 17h3-
Police Station to the water front Nature has dot its part!
is called after Sir Henry Pottin
EASE OF INTERCOURSE with its blending of hilis and sen
ger, the Drst Governor, and Pedder
As the years went on Hong and, at this time of the year, with
Street after the first Harbour-Kong developed. We were cut the glowing sunlight and rich blue
Master, who had his ollier st
at the
down and land Was reclaimed of the sky, but in reality nature
head of it. Stanley, now so un- from the sea, great ducks only provided the frame and
pleasantly familiar to many, was built and fine shops, and gas and the canvas for the picture, man
and And electricity Many of you called after the Secretary of State telephones has done the rest.
for the Colonies, and Aberdeen unes and trams came at an early after the Secretary for Foreign stage of their development. and Affairs
arose. with Dr. Sar. Yat sen as ates a Batte-ship that ofter visited schools grew up and a University one of its first students; and by
utual agreement, not by war, large aren of the mainland, which we still call the New Territories,
have seen stretcher of the neigh- bouring coast line, you have ser the tre hills, the unwooded moun-
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of
Repulse Bay commemor
these watern. Ice House Street est
wore
and
This
Chief Scout's
Imperialism! Message
Cambridge, Nov. 28 Students of Cambridge Uni- versity have opened a fund for defence of members of the Indian National Army now on trial in India, and on appeal has been issued.
Mre Crich Middleton, Lu bour MP. for the Sution Division of Plymouth, has can- tributed 4,000- vines to the fund.-Reuter,
ANTI-COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN
"
After the recent meeting of The Scoute and Scouters at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. the Colony Commissioner, the Rev. N. V. Halward was able to inform Ind perint-Headquarters-of-the- re- vival of Scouting in Hong Kong. A message has since been re- celved by the Commissioner from the Chief Scout, Lord fol. Rowallan, which readis ns Jown:
"Delighted to receive your cable and to hear scouting- bar- already got going. Good wishes to your all."
A number of grots have al-
Eleven Canton organisation have banded together against what the Chung Ching Yai Po, n Canton dally, describes as “Com- munist endeavour to cause a run-ready started. 17th Hong Kon ture in the nation.
The organisation, the paper group formerly of King's Col through lege is now running at Wantal reports, will endeavour, pamphlets, postera, speakers at School. The 13th LK. (Cen- have made the schools and clubs, and cinematic tral Chinese) propaganda, to Instl into the Chinese Y.M.C.A. their Head- public of the province a sense of quarters. the necessity of banding together) to preserve a united untion.
The campaign will last a month.
Preparations are being incr 11. by 1st H.K. Sen Scouti H.K. (St. Joseph's) 2nd H.K. (Catholic Cathedral, 10th HK (St. Paul's) and 15th H.K. (Wab Yani to start shortly. An in- ber of Kowloon troops are pla -
New York, Nuv, 28. After nearly four years in the U.S. coast guard, Comdr. Jack Dampres, former world heavy- weight boxing champion, returned to civilian life yesterday with aning to join forces to form a strong Rover Crew in Kowloon. discharge.--Associated Press.
READERS' LETTERS
A SUMMARY
lains, the desolate shore, and that what one saw in Hong Kong a hundred years ago.
Even after nine from the stores for keep- the building of the rity had gone)
ing the ice brought from North on for some wears one of the leal Amerten which stood at the end of
subject of the street, where the National City was feared to the Colony. Through papers declared it
Bank of New York is to-day, and
all these developments East and wonder why, where
Bill in the bill Seven-and-Sixpenny nestialory chaice was open,
West began to meet with an case intercourse that existed should have selected such a sterile, which soldiers trudged In
Two nowhere else. There was an inter- wid and unlovely island as Hong their weekly pay of 7·6.
names defy rexench, Wyndham national flavour of a special kind Kong.
of The transformation
Street and Hollywood Road, which about fe in Bong Kang, for there
to send parcels to those interned in the varias camp? that sterile island into what you
of were among the earlies the British and Chinese and Fortu-
whut those in I don't know re around you to lay is the story
to find Sir 4 was eity's streets.
guese worked side by side,
surprised of Hong Kong.
Sofort most of these sirevis
there was mutual understanding that so many replies to "Brown authority would answer, but what
Whoo I do know is this:
Ap- According to the standards
Colony had to 29 and wide tolerance. that many Knees" letter of 23rd inst., made
ratione for which we the East, where time is measured existed the
It another larger community night print with such haste. Firstly, I plied for by thousands of years, the history through many vicissitu:ler,
a bad start. for in the first six
There is never been should like to mention that "being i have to pay $62.60. we were told weil envy, In of thing Kong is bef unee,
in not permitted in die that since we are neither intergees per sal" anything in the nature of religious months there was an outbreak of the great days af aurent Chian if
malignant malaria, a typhoon and
cussions and that both of the hon., nor refugees we are not entitled bigntry in Hong Kong. The Catho had its moments too, but it was
Before long B n disastrous fre
their tu rations, further, on approach- who disclosed lic Church, for instance, exista gentlemen too remote to be of any real ampor-
worse outbreak of nudlarin fallow-
here since the year of the founda-identity, managed not only to be in those in charge of the Red The Partiruese nd leng
ed which took the lives of ten per
"shot par line" Cross parcels we were shooed off tion of the Colony, and it got the personal but
in the same way. Moreover, we krown it as one of the Ladrones.
cent, of the civilians and a quarter and for its first church as a free Into the bargain.
"Straight Talk's" letter anawera
were asked whether we had any the "Islands of Thieves", a plaer
At the same time and welcome gift from the Govern- of the soldiers.
course We Nonf
few fishermen
and
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"Brown Kneer” very well and recommendations, f constant disagreementinent, and from that first year till wuk in thore British traders
we expect re- Kot
with the Chinese Government, frie- pirater,
throws much light on the subject haven't, how can this there has been perfect easy
those who know of it as a safe anchorage in
the exception but with
of ad- commendations from tion in the Colony self between
of intercourse between people of the early years of the last century.
the executive government and the every creed and every opinion. So mitting that his grouse seems very don't know us while those we had Judiciary so that the Chief Jun Hong Kong developed and com- real, I don't agree with his result befriended are no longer here.
A few days after Armistice wr tice was actually brought for tria
mon loyalties grew un, and when
the Senior the island was attacked British
received letters from before the Executive Counell there was violent criticism of the
and Chinese and Portuguese, and
Officers of the Prisoners of War Government by the business papu-
representatives of a dozen other
Camp thanking us for the parcels
is an ox we had sent, herewith lation, and there was banditry on
races that had beconte its citizens, shore and pirkev at sen,
tract:-- sprang to arms in a defence. not strange that a popular subg of the time should be "You may go to Hong Kong for me."
Vies I only negative and paraten v
The Jussili tour set in start ging with the matters. The pre sent Diet in discussing the pro- posent autendments to the Jap
rostitution, which
hoverer much 21. 1 rewriting documents The
tendencies in Fagans were always effectively quel By the numerous non constitu tional groups and and influences which have play- es important roles in govern ing Japan and formulating als palicis. Such are the political kunisties big business lips, and the ejder statramen constitution reform that des not touch these groups ran boje to bring about democratie *! settlement in Japan. A glimps of the mugnitude of the sk be seen in the words of may Yoshida. the present Japuviere Foreign Minister. He was re
reported by Reuter to crutly have questioned the wisdom of breaking up one of the big fast- ness organisations and on the
constitutional proposed
4.-
sions to have said, "Personaly I do not know what parts of Au ven it should be revised." more startling indication of the Japan's gradient along stif
was 19 Journey
democracy Yoshida's further and stat ment that "I am aut acqua with what you mean by
Personally meracy.
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THE BEGINNING
England s
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In those days the East India any had extended its field
Trade was not then the wholesome thing that it is claimed Co be today, and the English ships that traded with China dealt un- istushingly in pium. though that many car was unier aimost as
19 now. prohibitions then as it Disputes arose and the disputes led to war. and when the war was over it was agreed that an island off the Chinese coast should be given military and commercial base.
The English government had been long hoping to have such an Portugal had island. Just Mucan, am!
that the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmer ston, had in mind was Chusan, off
below the mouth of the Chekinmur. Yangtse. But bis representative in China thought differently.
4.П. One that time there was official all the Superintendent of Trade in charge of British interests out here, and the man who held the position in the late thirties of the Just century was a certain Captain Charles Elliot, who WAR plenipotentiary when war came. Bo had very definite views of his own on Rust things, and one of his views was that Hong Kong was a more useful place than Chusan, so he chose it. The Government was angry with him, and Queen Victoria.
Just WOR thon twenty-one, wrote to the King of the Belians about tho accountably strange conduct of Charles Elliot," so Elliot was re- sent off as Consul called and General to the Republic of Texas. The
that our constitution is demo cratic, but that our military have misinterpreted it." of Japan'a misinterpretations was to clap into gaol or do to dared to death anybody who harbour what the Japanese po- lice were pleased to call "dan- "Dangerous gerous thoughts." thoughts" included every form how of criticism, no matter alight, of the orthodox point of view. Even the expression in public of the belief in a man's right to choose his own wit
"dangerous constituted
Of those who have chought."
dan- survived punishment for gerous thoughts the Emperor recently declared an amnesty to 1.000.000. The figure alone is the most damning evidence the of their political
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ant action.
When you suggest that "Brown Knees" has no conception of the task which you Okinawa Chindits, our affectionate nick (auch name for you performed in the rehabilitation of this colony, du you really insinuate that Rangoon rehabilitated itself?
"West" doen not agree with you After building "Straight Talk". the drone at Okinawa, he was to return to the U.K. as informed by Air Marshal Floyd walist you infer participation in the invasion such con- of Japan! How does troversy arise?
"Tally" has high principles and knows that Mr. Attlee will only send shipping when he consider the tine ripe. Why then, the pro- teat?
your-
"It is our intention, at the ear-
llest moment to inforin the Au-
thorities at Home of the great service which you have no ansel- fishly performed during the years of our imprisonment, and to paint out that the receipt of these par- cels probably
many ves and undoubtedly prevented complete breakdown of the phy. sical and mental health of large numbers,
anved
the
1 have no doubt that they would do everything to repay us, but have we to wait for the Home Government to take the lead In
tho servicos appreciating rendered? How about the Local Authorities doing something for us?
are now
assemble at Queen's Pier at Jannese could produce of the angry also with its representative There were turbulent years to fol- at the China Fleet Club Theatre the demobilisation in this trade here to back us up.
2.00 p.m. THURSDAY, 29th November.
rottenness syslan.
PROMETHEUS BIDS FAREWELL
started
The large audience which attended the 6 o'clock performance of the E.N.S.A. show "Lucky Dip"
on Tuesday, were treated to a double-header.
Over 50 dies from the Red Cross, Rosary Hill, Centre swamp ed the front seats and their youth- ful onthusiasm and busgant high the the rest of Apirits audience amused throughout the
kept
We
NO BETTER FRIENDS An epoch of Hong Kong's his tory has ended. and none of us KEPT ON GROWING
who have made it our home and There was strong advocacy formed part of its life can puss the abandonment of this gly its history in review without duckijng of an island, but nothing critical questioning, but we can
also regard it with a certain feel happened, and the Colony kept on
tires
very growing. Many
ing of satisfaction. It has been When existence was threatened.
far from a perfect place. the Crimean War broke out Hong admit the taipan mindedness, the Kong lived in fear of an attack by snubbery, the provincial amurness and the hundred other faults of the Russian feet, and at the same
which our candid friends have time the Tuiping Rebellion was
but In kept us well reminded, raging, with Kowloon City many
spite of them Hong Kong has times changing hands, and
If you men
At Ping Shan are navies massed for
been not only a plensant place to
prepared to wait for shipping live in, but it has also been a very Kong harbour. Another war with China cape on top of these trou
of International whilst our repats and all due for useful nursery
bet- demobbing sall home, what do
It may be argued that we sent bles, and the outbreak of the In- understanding. China han
parcels only to those near and dian mutiny prevented the coming ter friends in the world than the you intend to do in the meantime? people who have lived Hong If you don't want to do this job
dear to us, but I can assure you of reinforcements. There was in cendiarism in Hong Kong, there Kong, and in the last four years whilst waiting, you show were strikes, and there were con the Chinese peo- have discovered xelves as disinclined to work at all. that that is not the case of every
not
the
parcel sender, there are many of nchlove piot made spiracies, there was
to that there are no warmer lovers Idleness will
us who made great sacrifices for their things our country requires! poison all the Europeana by put of their fatherland than
Local labour could no doubt mere acquaintances. Those who the read, the brothers who have been brought ting arsenic In
had husbands and sweet-hearts up in Hong Kong. I think that finish the job and quite possibly are already on their way for 2 Government was almost bankrupt.
this stage. Our a large part of the population there would be lees misunderstand assist you at and left the island as one deserts ing between nations, and deeper country needs this airfield, other change of air or are amply re warded, but what about us? It But the Colony friendships replacing them if there whae it would not have bean DrÓ- sinking ship.
is urgently is most deplorable that those who when were in the world more places like jected. Every man weathered the storms and
needed
these days but unfortunate-were employed by the Japanese, the war clouds passed away the Hong Kong.
ly the men are not always at the and had been most overbearing in in some point of the Kowloon peninsuin
their manner. required place.
It does make Was added to the territory of
Whilst I would be useful in a sorvices or other. That was in 1850,
it's not Hong Kong.
Twenty years of the Colony's
trade in Civvy Street, the servico us envious. Mind you,
because we are not qualified and history had then
hen passed and
with
experienced in our profession, It's tells me that I am one of the few. capable of servicing aircraft, mainly because we liave no ono the call for this work is great, them its worst days were ever.
is worth low, but now hope took the pince
Here is a case that Business Improved,
has been alow and will possibly
recom- Upon the and exiled him to the north. But of despair.
of a mujer, an ex- the urreement was made, and in great public works were
stop. Like most of you, I dislike considering,
internce, a capable girl applied January, 1841. Hong Kong became like the water reservoir and the
Service life and my fature task mendation British possession.
roads that gave social aspirants
for a job in one of the leading abbors me. If the need for me is UNSAVOURY KEPUTATION
Accidental access to, the Peak,
urgent I'll do it but will try to speed demob and endeavour to do Government Departments, she was There was not much to arouse circumstances helped the Colony's
and that would be enthusiasm about the new posses, prosperity, Occasional wars in the
my job in a civilian status Civil told to all in an applicatialled up Air Line. The R.A.F. should not There were a few thousand East in which it remained neutral
within a week, well seven weeks "We wish to extend our sincere sion.
a market for war
For many, this was their frat bring and carry any more than
have lapsed since that
day and appreciation to the British Mili-people on the island and they had made it tary, Civil Affairs. AB well as a very unsavoury reputation. They materials; Its safety as a place of
When you complained, you ap- she is still waiting. stage presentation. Even the most peared most selfish:
BRITISH-BY-BIRTH. the people of this Colony, for the lived in the places that we now refuge made it a sanctuary for opportunity to witness a first class be utilized for bouse building.
important refugees; and blase amongst the older children 9. Passengers must NOT board courtesy and hospitality extended know as Aberdeen, Stanley and many
during our stay.”
said Chaplain Shaukiwan. The bay of Aberdeen when the famous gold rush
were shaken out of their 12-year combinint also. Had you protest- the vessel without first obtaining latcaves, of the U.S.S. was the most favoured place in Alaska began it became a valuable
old aloofness by the antics of ed for a speedler demob for one and all, you would have succeeded ing their Embarkation Cards, Prometheus, last night at the the island, but the English ships port for emigration. which will be issued at as ship's farewell dance in the Roof had got accustomed to taking THREE ROADS TO PROGRESS George the ventriloquist's doll.
The other items were, uproar in gaining our sympathy instead Gradually, too, the Colony de-
iously applauded and their whole- of diafavour. With both parties Gardon of the Hong Kong Hotel, shelter between the island and the sembly points.
The attendance was well over mainland, so it was here whare the veloped into something more than hearted support of the community determined on a quick demob, we
Turen things too, but there seemed about, aaven city now stands that the first shore foreign outnost.
singing threatened to luft of the can walk arm in arm (friendly ling shoots permitted) until Mr. have always determined the pros- roof. men to pvery girl. The success of headquarters were set ep.
What has happened at the re- perity and progress of Hong Kong:
Their appreciation of the show Attlee favours our CRUSO: the occasion was a result of the bard work of the Chaplain. The cent re-birth of Hong Kong is good Internal government, main- ship's band supplied the music. repetition of its first beginning tenance of trade and understand can be suramed up in the words of The navy came first, then the army ing with China Of these the last apenas y no 6, when leaving appeared, and civil administra- is the most fundamental. Thero "Plonso Mister, could we
was little of it in the first years The Commander-in-Chief of the tion, and the business men were
These sallors are forced, against Nopaloud Army Commanding all around, impatient, to get on of Hong Kong's existence as
The military Colony, but slowly It began to ARMED GANG IN
their own better judgement, ta General Padma Shumshoro Jung with their work.
handle the Japanese P.O,W. In Bahadur Rana, and the senior and the civil government set up grow, and with it a new era began. We now regard stable govern General Commanding
gir-Please pormit mo space exactly the same way we treated Mohan their shacks close to one another. Shumshore Jung Bahadar Rona, The first camp was near the sitement as a commonplace, and knica
An armed robbery occurred in
in your papers to second. "Hong the Germans, after the last war. bave been promoted to be Honor of the present Murray Barracks, it for granted, but we have to re-
The Germa ary Knights Grand Commander and the elvil offices were at the member that this is the growth of Yaumat at about 0.85 pm, last Kong Born re Loyalist, which op. What happened? We all know
peared in your issus of the 26th what happened.
had still convinced that they of the Most Exalted Order of the lowest Garden Road.cofner of the years. The Crown Colony system night, when a gang of ten armed
present public gardens. The busi of Government, such as oxiata in Chinesa entered the Yuen HingThird Nationals is indeed a grudge against the rest of the Star of India.Router.
2 es men kept aloof, and clustered Hong Kong, is more dependent Import and Export. Firm. No
term coined by the Japanese, but world and still belloving that they plunged round the place where the King's than any other la, the British eys- 6884, Nathan Road, and escaped Theatro now stands.
tem on the character of its admin with H.K.35,000 and six watches it offered wo local people a wore the master race
means of ovading internment. Its into five years of horror and from a customer on the premises.
The men gained entrance by was quite natural that we anapped suffering the like of which bad
un the opportunity for had wo never been seen before, not enough of colour distinction Are we going to allow the protonding that they were intend ing customers. They ransacked the
during the evacuation to warn us Japanese to have like Illusions safe, searched the occupants
According to that we were not wanted in about themselves? the premises and escaped in the
xommunity of "All Whites Are the news that so infrequently direction of Soy Street.
we to be considered dialoyal just reaches us, the Allies are making because we did not want to rely sure that it is not happening in But what about the on the subaldy of the British Con, Germany, sul? Are wa to, bo regarded as Japanese? Are we to tolerate those trailors fast because wa romain-kid-glove methods? Wo, who have. ed in Hong Kong and stuck it out, suffered so much in, the hands of Are we to be despised Junt bo the enemy? WWE
EX-PRISONER-OF-WAR.. Cause we stayed, behind to be able
2. Kowloon passengers will as semble at Naval Landing Base (between Star Ferry and Kow- loon Godown Wharves) at 2,30 p.m. to await Embarking Officer.
4. Passengers will be as listed
bereunder
Messrs. W. E. Awcock,
G. J. M. Londer, Lee Ping Chew and William Chen Sto. REPATRIATION OFFICE.
27th November, 1945
NOTICE FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
No how applications for ropa- triation will be entertained after the 7th December, 1946,
Poroona who wore Internod should before that date sure that their intended destinations, hava beon recorded at the Bopatriating Office and, atooph In the cade of those engaged in essential dorvicos. that the Heratriatlon Offeur ha boon Informed of the earliest dato on which they can loata. B
REPATRIATION OFFICE. 27th November, 1940.
Landon, Nov, 28.
de Chunking, Nov 28,
3
Ono of the first acts of the newly created. supreme economic council; which came into existence two days ago, was to abolish the war production board and the war board. Associated
Pross.
Vienna, Nov. 28.
to
The only semblance of a road Istrators. Not all who administer on the site of the alty was a straged the Colony of Hong Kong in ging path running down to the the early days were mon of gontus shoro from the west. This way and understanding, but all of of adoptee the art on and thom were substantially mon
will, and in greater or less called. Queen's Road It the same irregular courao to-day degree each one bequeathed some
the same name. Other roads him to the sum of tradition and followed in due tune to strates custory that made up, the living to the east tawards: Bhouki govorfunent of Hong Kong, China wan, to bring stono from Quntry was, watching this growth, and Bay, and another to the went to while its people had aharn oyen for bring the bricks that were manu- all the faults that ware made factured at Wast Point. The pre-they were too shrewd, not to see nont Dos Voeux Road then, and that there was a strong solid basis
· French, British and Russian soldiers made a rald-on Vioning na's black market in Nasch. markt. Forty people were arrested and small quantities of battered goods seized. Routbr
show.
again"
KOWLOON
come
of
if
Copenhagon, Nov. 28. The Wages Commites of the Maritime Conference on Tuesday adopted a proposal for a monthly minimum weum of £18 sterling for able seamen Router.?
*WED have &
...
AN OLD STORY
were
Sir The "Indignant Sallor's". who protested in your columna against the treatment they forced to nerve out to the Japanese Naval P.O.W. express sentiments, show us just how much you can do mon throughout all the British If that time be not far off not entirely their own, but com- before wo. all go home "Deeds and. Allled services. Indeed, com hot Worda" is a fine old motto. mon throughout the world where the voice of the common man and woman is adequately heard,
CPL, HEMMINGS, A.J.
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