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Pago 12

Regiment's pride--but

he can't march

THERE

is a private in the Shorwood Foresters who cannot march properly although he has boon in the Army a year, And the regiment anys sadly that there is nothing to be done about it. For the private is Derby XIX, the regiment's ram mascol.

His rolling gall came in for

eritielsm in the regimental; magazine, which said: "2e walks badly. but there is nothing to be done abciit it." DISLIKE

What is more, Derby XIX ob- jects to parading on windy days. "He gives his orderly a bad time when exercised on windy days," каун the magazine.

But despite Derby's shortcomings the regiment is proud of its mascot.

"He was a fine specimen and bas Krown Into an impressive mascol," Gald the adjutant,, Captain Anthony Bartholomew, - yesterday. "His walk puzzled us so much that we called in a vet. He told us that Private Derby was Alightly splay- legged.

"We have no intention of chonging mascots, however, Derby has settled down mar- vellously to Army life and Is extremely friendly to any- one in uniform,"

-Londen Express Service),

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

(STV)

Here is a problem by Q. Quideli (Good Companions, 1919). White to play and mate In two moves,

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1960..

JACKY'S DIARY

Last WEEK in School we Learned more STUFF a- bour George Washington, Who was The Father of OUR COUNTRY*

Lots of people thougHT George Washington? Was A Sissy because he Wore A PONY-Tail,

EAUS JACKY Mendelsohn Before that there was only a king.] [PS: The diffrents between A King & a Presi

Age 321⁄2

*He's Called that on a COUNT of He was the FIRST President, which is Father Back then ANY BODY Can Remember

And he kept on purring TACKS on

OUGH

every thing

ow

CHAHA

Only it wasn't True, on A in fact he was such a good General, that COUNT of he turned out to one Winter he Licked the Bad GeneRAL be a Brave GENERAL in Theara place called Valley Fudge. ARMY.

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it be Libya..?

TS Libya going to fall

into Nasser's hands?

That is a question that By. LORD LAMBTON, M.P..

only the next few years

will answer.

But it is to this end that I

skirmishes Iraq.

who is touring Africa for the China Mail.

think he is working slowly and placing of Egyptions and make his position in Syria un- sklifully-while the ears of the Libyans In Jobs formerly held tenable, he ties no logical alter- West listen only to his verbal by Europeans) has niready native but to change his policy

with Israel and begun...

What the world may wake up I: may seem strange that this to find one morning is that King should be the case at the very Idris is dead, that there has trement when Exypt, is be been bloodless coup d'etat und having In the most Extremo that the new republic of Lábyn munniër, Certainly the sensible thing has asked to join the United for him to do is to get Libyn to Arab Republic.

Risk of war

1

Join the United Arab Republic

that can be done about it.

without shedding a drop of And there will be very little blood, particularly since Jordan and Iraq could be won only ut the risk of war.

Daily attacks

During the passt week when Yet such a muve could easily I have been in Catro there are cause one of those crises that dally bitter attacks on Im- conte like thunderbolts in the

perialism, Iraq, Israel and Middle East just when every- Jordan. thing appears to be going well,

Everything seems to point to his following this policy. Libya has struck oil - and that would For the establishinent "of the However words are used ald the Egyptian economy United Arab Republic in Libya differently In the Middle East enormously.

would completely upset the and frequently to gain momen- At present It is hopelessly balance of power in North lary effect without heed to long divided into three provinces Ajrića and would make Nasser term political considerations. which have nothing in com- the neighbour of his old pro- mon. It has an old and uiling Weitern adversary Bourguiba, king and Egyptianisation (the in Tunisia.

The robe and

fez to go: by_order!

Militant

At the same time it would give him a thousand-mile boun dary with French Algeria while the Algerian "Fred Government", aits in Cairo,

By ILM. HOWELL

THE POODLE

15" of the MINIATURE POODLES stand 11" to

shoulder, below 11" they classify as a Toy,; a new type becoming vory popular, while above 15”, is the Stan- dard Poodle, from which the other two were derived.

The Standard Poodle was originally used as sheep herder and water-fowl dog and it was in connection with protection of: Ito cheat from cold water that the cont was left heavy, while in. order to permit a free movement in water, the remainder was shavod.

From this original cut many varieties. have been: developed, but only, the Lion cut is officially recognised in Dog Shows in the United Kingdom.

The breed has generally been plipped from ribs to 'stern, 'sa 16th Century paletings testify.

Poodles are no nincompoopa, being motive and extraordinarily Intelligent.

The head is long,' straight and fine, wars long and wide low set and hanging close to taco, Chest deep, fort small with well- arched toer which gives them a distinctiva "dancing action" when moving. Tall set rather high, never curled for over back,

As far as the Miniature was concerned, before the inst war it was an unconsidered broed. Rated. 47th the Kennel Club. Register, whereas it tops the popularity poll there for the fifth year in succession. Often Nasser la merely reply-

The Toy lo required to be in every respect except height, an ing to enthusiasm of the crowds the Miniature. by telling them what they want "Apple" heads (that is a thick, demed -skulf with snipsy to hear.

Fore-19co) and thin, 'open' fest two faults which frequently But the value of Nasser's accompany bantamleation are particularly, deplored. First ed. change of heart depends entire- |mitted to the registers of the Kennel Club London, in March, ly on whether he is able to 1957, in less than two years the Toy Poodle has passed over and

alat the forces that brought hundred breeds to finish in eighth place there. him to power.

Every dictator at one time ne

another has wanted

tó pause. but very seldom have they beep Can we believe that Franse in able to do so, For they have her present militant mood and created an image of themselves with her declared intention of which; demands, that advantage Blahting to the Anish in Algeria be taken of every crisis. will accept this new neighbour

Cairo. Norder from the calmy: A Ministry

Social

which one can be certain of, it

And if illero is ores thing Time will show whether these to that there will be many more Affairs has decreed that fears are justified.

of

from now on tho standard there should be a revaluation of There are many in Iraq who

What I now belleve is that crises in the Middle East,

by the Government, privato

|| dress of workers employed Nasser and that it should be wish to kill Kasser, many in understood that he has changed, Jordan who wish to kill King

He is, I believe, a wiser and Husselur more cautious

companies, and all factories

throughout Egypt will be trousers and jacket..

·

man who has

toorned from every

mistake

Revenge plots

ibat ho has made and whose main ambition-al any.rata at.. That means an end to the the moment is to consolidale traditional dress of the night-gains that ho has made for Exilas from both countries' shirt-lice "galabla" and red Egypt,

are

bully plotting rovengo, The two lessons which have ered they might well

Should any of those plots suce 112.

Naser's regime has decided taught him the value of modura Nasser's rew-found, desire for shake that the new, sjarklard dress will help to prevents decidents the Sixz Canal which babugisi

tion wire Itis hationalisation of peace, caused from lobso garments.

" For assassination of either The traditional nowing robes about the rout of his troops in

ginal and his plotting in Iraq, Kassem or of King Hussein are not practical for Exyple

wituation fit present-day busy cities, Many which has driven Kassem to the would create a

„which...... Nasser, might...not be, legs and arifis have been lost bride of Communism,

As Nasser has no with what able to

extremiata 'realat tite under speeding cars and by mon who have tripped over ver for a repetition of the toho are the real source of his

Israeli war, nor to sen Iraq turn" power, their "galables”.

Communist, since, that would *= (London Express Service).

Iuven

(London Express Service),

BO BROWN

"Hwce! Now, this tinis hang on to it!”