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In view of the many changes now going on in the conditions of CARNIVAL
these rominisces by CAPTAIN W.S, ROBERTSON of soldiering in the early years of the 'century will be interesting and amusing-they were days when
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Britain's Soldiers Were Trained In A Hard School
Wee
From "Hey Johnnie Cope" at raveillo
"Sleep Darling Sleep" to the troops, "Sodger Be doon on yer
puckle straw") at lights out, the day of the Highland soldier in the earl
well years of this century wa
cere- happed up in ritual
Even Napoleon'a dictum that
marchos Army stomach" was embellished in our three meals a day.
munial,
and
an
was on the shelf above one's bed. placed on the folded great-cost and covered the feather bonnet.
Incidentally, the Long Service was and Good Conduct Medal known as the "rut" medal, as to cat earn it the soldier had to army bread for at least 18 years, 01 apart from steering clear major crime during that period. The remainder of the standard
from ration went straight
the ration store to the cookhouse, where it was supplemented by ex- trax to the value of bd perman per diem, 2d being stopped from the soldier's pay and 2d added by his grateful country.
For some curious reason there was difference of d per day bo
and tween the daily rate
the monthly rate, so that the instruc- tion for
keeping the messing
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stone cold always
on arrival. Food for organised parties was kept back in the cookhouse, but individuals delayed through fault of their own, found a grea mess if it was dinner, or a cold bowl of tea as their porsion.
In winter a kindly "stitching chum could be depended upon to keep the food warm in front of the room fire, but in the non-fict period, April 15, to October 16, there was no means of so doing.
Sip For Sip Circumstances forced adopt table manners by
Breakfast, dinner and ten were announced Afteen minutes before the each meal was served, orderly bugler sounding what wa officially noted on his order board an Isi Meal Call, but to us. "Came to the cookhouse dour, boys!"
The orderly piper then struck up "Bundle and Go" as a gentis reminder to finish whatever one! was at and make for the barrack room table.
Dining halls, of course, were unheard of in those days and we stept, ate, polished, scrubbed, and wet days handled aries in our rooms.
By the time the 2nd Beat Calt. Pick 'em up, pick 'em
up, hot sounded, the food potatoes, oh,"
piper and the was distributed
And Buiter, played "Broad musical notice that the Orderly Offleur had started his rounds,
His Excellency the Governor's sperch on the first reading of the Inland Revenue Ordinance an swered all the points raised by various critics, except the trust important onies. Nothing was said, either by His Excellency or by the Financial Secretary, on the, prospects of equity in distribni tis, nor was there any commettent save that of silence, on the public claim which is wrapped up in the phrase "No taxation without re-
Mark presentation." Sir
to resist the chiefly concerned assertion that a cause of resent ment tested in an attempt to take the taxpayer by surprise and to rush the Bill through Council without opportunity for adequate study and discussions Mr. Follows concrmrated gun the quiet insistence that thigh duect taxation in the form now presented might hurt, it must be accepted that, as a result of the adoption of the recommendations of the Marse Committer, the Guvernment is pulling its punches. In a debate limited in its scope to these particular issues, the Government would have an t- answerable case. Those gifted with one wemories, rather con-! venient ones, had, sinal reason 14 the complain at announcement when it came, even allowing for a plea that they had been lulled E' into a feeling of security by
steady succession of additional and heavy indirect imposts, which appeared to obviate the need for income tax also. Likewise, there! is scant ground for attack on the revised Bill in a discussion limited to analysis of the taxation scale and its consequences to the indivi-
"Any Complaints?" Each raum was called to atten- tion by the battalion orderly ser- geant when knives and
forks were dropped an every sprang to his feet and the offer inquired "Any Com- personally plaints?" The senior
n.c.o. oldest soldier at the table in- variably replied "None, Sir",
The potatoes may have heed boiled to mush, the pear us hard TA chuckien, the meat like leather
paid to make any
LA
book read "Where a soldier less than half the month in mess charge the daily rate--more than half the month charge the month ly rate.".
All very simple, but more mes failed in the ard Class Certificate of Eduration examination neer thir
conundrum than in the farrutem welling catch
worda "woollen" and "reconnaissance."
The Messing Book was kept in company monthly relation by corporals, and it was a sine que non that it be handed over in credit. There were cight com- panles to a battalion so that a corre
of books corresponding number was maintained.
At the start of each month the new operator would launch out with such luxurious liver and bacon for breakfast and cheese and jam for tea, Somu times they even ventured to slabs of enke. But the last week of the month saw a drastic change.
"Slingers"
extras 3A
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but no complaints. It Bey With the messing book in debt. The messing system throughost we had to tighten our belts and
a scraping the Army at this time was debe content with finitely bad, being Paradoxically margarine for breakfast and Just both parsimonious and wasteful. plain, dry "ruti" for ten. We used
The soldier received a stundard ration of 1lb. bread, 12oz. meat Including bone,
sugar and oz. salt,
tea, 3nz,
The bread, or "rati" (Hindus tani) as it was always called was issued at breakfast and its keep ing was the man's own
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dual, person or company. It is sibility. The most favoured spot
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to
100 Years
Ago Today
"China
traditional in Britain that the Chancellor of the Exchequer re- serves his
shticks worst the taxpayer as witness, the Intest taliacco duty increase in the United Kingdom-until the moment of his presentation of the annual budget. Such protests as were lodged regarding the timing
(Excerpts from the of the proposals never were any-|Mall," April 28, 1847), thing more than the employment "The ship Hamilton' from of convenient red herring. Boston with a cargo of ice ar There is nevertheless an essential rived on the 20th...The ice for difference between requirements once has come to hand before in the British Isles and in Hong the warm weather sets in; and Kong, resting entirely on the fact in a few days people will again that both the Chancellor of the consider it a necessary of life
In this climate." Exchequer and Parliament are re- presentatives of the peuple popu- larly elected. Here in Hong Kong, by perhaps an unfortunate coincidence, the public this year has been kept more in the dark about the financial proposals of
"We introduce this extract the Government than ever before.
as recent events at the North Not only is there no proper say have called attention to Chinese in the laying out of local ex-land measure: and also. from penditure, but this year Govern- the expression made use of by ment has failed to disclose for Captain Balfour before the public benefit any details of Parlimentary committee-viz- its oien programme. The appro- that 120 Chinese le was about priations bill has passed all stages 30 English miles.."
in the Legislative Council, but no
Mr. Gutzlaff, in his work, 'China Opened,' says
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"Of long measure we must speak with diffidence as the Chi- nese are not themselves unin-. formed in their standard.
the
his proûts; not
and brown stews,
man
of
116 10 which we
really abhorred. One basin of tea. or soup was shared between two men sitting opposite each other. taking sip for sip and sup for
Bu
The breakfast eztra, any suit- engrs linkles we called them) to a plate served four men and ane eat one's portion up on the bare table. The reason for this primitive feeding was not
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uch a scarcity of delft. go to save the two orderly men who had to wash up and were due on the unic parades as the rest of
the
India::
Yet, for all the shortcomings, we were a happy; well-drilled, The tinely disciplined battalion. ofler men were the salt ot earth.
Veterans of many an Frontier expedition, the Sudan and South African Campaigns; to them saldiering was a profes- sion and they set a shining exam- ple of comradeship. kladliness, good humour. and Invariable which moulded the characters the younger men in like fashion, and imbued that spirit which flourished so abundantly in two long and hard wars yet to come.
Bread Ration Cut In France
The
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CORN, 1948 BY NYA RERVICE, INC. 5. M. RUG, 18, 3 FAT, DIF.
By Dick Turnar
Det borger
FX-24
"I've got good news for you your case made the Legal
Journal
Finland's Internal Discords
Helsinki, Apr. 24.
the responsibility
the.
A three-horse team with all cabinet, but their press usually horses going to different diree-streugly, opposes the most de tions-this in a nutshell,, is the bated Government measurea.
Activities of the powerful, Ju Finland political situation
Stato Communist-dominated today.
and the Government's Since the Big Three of Fig- Police
and wages policies 51 nish politics-Popular Democrats tax, price (Including Communists). Social are the outstanding issues Democrats and Agrarians this inter-party struggle. The signed their co-operation agree- Secial Democrats, holding five 18 portfolios. ment xhortly after the general of the cabinet's
and election in March, 1945, their are the holiest Apponents of
of Government's measures, fundamental divergencias. opinion have become more and they are charging the extreme at- left with an undemocratic more apparent.
titude. The Social Democratic
in
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to break the bread up in the ton - and up the concoction, known as
These three biggest parties Party is strongly anti-Com- "Klingers, with
a spoon.
joined forces in the early days!
münlat and is opposing, al- Friday pay day for the
of Finland's postwar period, whole battalion, and every
Soviet influence mainly to gain a parliamentary though not too openly, the al-
leged had his money's worth at the dry
majority (149 out of 200 seats) Finland's internal affairs. and mosh, faggot, and other good canteen in platefuls of sausage
Paris, Apr. 24.
and to form a coalition cabinet
Political debate regarding in- French average of the things to the enrichment of the
country. Traditionally, ternal affairs is relatively freo contractor and the P.R.I. Furt daily bread ration has the Agrarians have been 22 in this country, although any which collected a percentage
forgetting the been cut from 300 to 250 "bourgeois" party, supputing hostile reference to the Soviet will contractor whose wine fa:-grammes (3/5th to. 1/2 free enterprise and individual Union or to other Ailled
in joining this: Hons" are forbidden. Thus, the tened on the unwanted roa-plesTb.), as the result of the property, but
cealltion they agreed upon A
between the heated discussion The only trained cook was the emergency Cabinet wide nationalisation programme, three cabinet parties goes on.. Sergeant Master Cook, who was meeting tonight.
Two years have gone by, and; Political observers generally responsible for overseeing and
The bread shortage has re- the realisation of the Big_characterises the fight between advising the company canks.
from decreased Three nationalisation program
the two dominating leftist par- con- me has hot yet started. Atice, Popular Democrats and...... of milling special committee is still study Social Democrats, as a struggle ing the possibilities of 'nation-for the support of the working Hot plates and heated ration Other emergency food mea-alising big industries, Insurance class. Both parties are trying
have and banking, but its report are expected to
Is their utmost to get the support carriers were unknown, and men gures on guard and behind the bars had been taken at the Cabinet meer- still far from ocmpisted. of the large worker masses.*** then meals carried to them by orderly men, and the food ing, but they have not yet been In the meantime other im
They are using all possible portant questions, especially weapons in this struggle. The Bread for the past two or the different views on · de- popular Democrate are calling three days has been at amocracy, have. seriously under their opponents "Fascists", and premium, almost comparable to mined the working co-operation the Social Demceratic press the shortage during the occupa- of these three parties.
has given the Popular tion, with queues forming
The Social Democrats and mocrats the nickname of fore bakeries long before they Agrarians are continuously "Commy-Nazis." open-Reuter.
sharing with Popular Democrats
These were selected, not from any sulted mainly known culinary ability, but were wheat supplies and the simply dutymen detailed to the sequent deficiency
'flour, cookhouse as staff employ.
Craving Food? You Need a
Psychiatrist
San Francisco, Apr. 24.
"A meeting of the Aul. Some people are driven to food
disclosed.
be-
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"
TO TAKE OUT OR PASS?
his earlier spade bld had misled North and weighed taking out lato either 3.Spades or 3-Hearts.
pass.
De-
In spite of all this, the Bl Three.coalition still stands, and votes
on the Diet floor. are still in favour of the cabinet in sardinal, InBuos. The actual op. position in the 'Diot' consists of the Conservative Party (28 denta) which some times is joined by some representatives. of the Liberala or Swedish People's Party-United Press.
scribers to the fund for build. as others are driven to drink, says To take out or nct to. take Hla diamonds holding tipped the ing St. Johna Church will be Dr. Chatles Freed, San Francisco vul that can be a difficult ques-scales in favour of
tion for both sides after a bàsi When his own 3-Diamonds came held in the home of W: Dent, physician after treating 400 no double has been made. The back to him in doubled form. D.P.'s Protest
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copy of the Estimates has been released to the Press for publica- tion His Excellency the Gov ernor announced yesterday that Esq.. at 5 pm. Thursday to patients for over-weight. $40,000,000 of a public loan is to clect trustees." be assigned to meet past rehabilita-
adds, is psychic Hunger an un-another suit or No Trumps. And might be still worse that at the tion costs, of which no details "PAPER MONEY IN satisfied or unsettled something in the partner of the doubler, fear-sult contract,
In the doubled 3-Diamonds, the
Frankfurt, Apr, 24. have been provided, while a fur- CHINA""At a recent meet- the mind such as worry, frustra- I ing that a bad result is due from
ation, fear, a feeling of insecurity it, debates the question of taking damage was heavy against West An orderly procession of 1, ther $60,000,000 is to be spent lag of the, Asiatle Society, up to March, 1918, or reliabi- paper was read 'On the Paper or anything elsnotional tension. Even the doubled player may con- put West in. Ho led the club K marched through the streets of
that generates Into
cr No Trumps. The spade A scored and a repeat 200 Jewish dupinced persons, litation projects the nature of Currency and Banking systema
There psychic drives, If they do possible
sider taking himself out. It is then sent the J through, South Frankfurt tonight to the Bri-
for all threa players, ruffing. The heart 2 went to the sh which remain secret as far as the of. Fuh-Chow-Foo, in Chinn
partner of the doubled bidder may West thought of trying 3.No
The main driving force, hebe en a spot between rescuing In Trumps, but feared the carnage In Frankfurt
and
Consulate to protent
general public is concerned. It communicated, through Georize not lead to excessive eating, may other than the doubler himself, K, the 8 came back to the A and against the execution of Dov
Staunton....
money
a new sug→
to face the same problem..
D.
the 5 was cuffed by the diamond
the Gruner. The club was ruffed
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diamond K, the heart 10 by the A letter asking for a diamond J and Q, and leter North grease of immigration quotas got another trump trick with the to Palestine was handed in at 10. Thus the defence scored eight the Conžulate............ ticks to beat the contract Itur
H. J 96. for a score of 700, a repi debacle, The Contral Committee of
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Tomorrow's Problem
Liborated Jews In the American zone of Germany today sent an appeal to the General Assembly of the United Nations, open, ing in New York on Monday. for "an immediate opening of the gates of Palestinsford Jewish immigrations
manifest themselves in some other is true, of course, that members
"It appears that the guvern-form of abnormal or irregular bo of the Legislative Council havement system of paper
havior, even physical allments. at all times, been kept fully in from causea, more especially the the individual has a natural ten They result to over.cating when farmed; but it never has been bad fatth of the rulers and want dency in that direction. seriously contended that the of confidence in the people, gra- Dr. Freed is only one of many S. KQ Unofficial Members of the Coun dually grew out of use more physicians who in recent years cil are representative of the peo- than two centuries ago, and has stressed the importance of ple of Hong Kong, and the that no attempts have been emotional tension in obesity.
C. KJ B moment when direct taxation, is made to revive it but that the However, he offered intended in the face of strong Chinese people, sening the real gestion that medical mon 'other opposition le hardly the most apvalue of the expedient, have than psychiatrists do what they propriate to suggest that they now kept it among themselves as a can toward making patients aware be acknowledged as such. When regular trade, depending only of the paychological urges behind
on the personal credit, of the their over-eating/ one member stands up in Budget parties exercising it, without
It is impracticable for all over- debate and says frankly "Being the support or gibrantee of the weight people to receive parchia- a member of- both, the Taxation authorities." (reprinted tile service, Dr. Freed sald, but Wo Committee and the Finance Com- from ""The Monthly Times."), obesity is such a menace ' to
3. D -mittee I have already had an op-
health that it should be attacked With all the means available and Now Just look at the trouble (FREIGHT)|portunity to exprem my views,"
* The British steamers. “EK it may be extremely helpful to be on those intentions. The this includes the mental factor. North caused everybody else with 80 per kilo.
pire. Lifóguard" "and". Empire Council in curtailment of what people who are required to pay He reported his work in the that double. East considered both
Courfor disembarked 161 Urobably be set, only one trick If might seen to be an unnecessarily Hong Kong's taxes are entitled Journal of the American Medical No. Trumps in which he would
Association,
East-West vill'illegal Jewish immigrants withi hezaumered : She, clubs right and discussibo, but it li pot to know what is going on. Ellee. Some people, however, can be scipis possibly, makable unicis berable), bei Am
out fooldent here today. the den representation, may be listed helped if they can be made to un: the derang at fyrir of hotele w Following bids of. Club.
Zwedevelopment of the future.derstand how their emotional terke mitbergan, Thowk, Bke would have won Diamond by Eastland / Immigrants reached" Hai Nyim Twitterday, in in the 200-tong chi Opportunity to express opinionik | wiens are driving them to food akved a lot of pölni, as it turned 1-Heart kay Bouth, Dow
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