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SKIPPER WHO DREADS OLD WARRIORS” JAN KIEPURA

RETIREMENT

Does Not Want A Quiet Life

How to live a quiet life!

sunk an enemy submarine, and This is the problem that now leaped into a raging sea to board confronts Captain Edward Grif- a wreck and save the crew. He fiths, of the Canadian Pacific † has faced death '· a- hundred line, who is shortly to retire after times... 47 years of adventurous fe at

sea

From the day when a lad of 13 years he went to sea on a sailing ship as ship's boy, his life has been crammed with thrills,

Now, he states, he la confronted with the biggest problem of his career how to live a quiet life in retirement.

"I am dreading retirement." be confesses. Mine is not the tem- perament to and satisfaction in a chicken farm-and salling & little yacht round a little bay.

The sea is, in my bones. I have lved on it for nearly half a cen- tury. I first went to sea out of curiosity to get to know what lay beyond the horizon at Barmouth, North Wales, where I lived."

Chased The Emden

Now Captain Griffith is to face Hife a new In quiet Penrhyndeu- draeth, a village in North Wales, within sight of Snowdon and surrounded by hills covered with bronze ferns.

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“L. G.” To Re-arm? Goering's Offer To

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thestres in Berlin is the... latest result of the rivalry between Herr Hitler's two chief. Heutenants, Gen. Göring, the Prussian Premier, and Dr. Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda, So far the ad- vantage in the struggle has lain" with the former.

London, Dec. 19.

(Specia] Air Mall Service) Amang, the confused noises from "the distracted"world beyond the

London, Dec. 1b fences of his country retreat at A sternly waged "war of the Churt Mr. Lloyd George has de- tected the clear call-Come over and help us." He is therefore gird- ing on his sword and will be ready It was when serving as Lieuten-

to do battle early in the New Year. ant-Commander..in the R.NR. - He“ modestly-professes to be a that he sank a submarine 20 miles little doubtful whether he ought off the south-east coast of tre to be seen. In armour at 72, when land.

men-at-arms are fully qualified to His ressel was carrylig muni-be Chelsea Pensioners tions to France. The submarine

But let him consider some other fired a torpedo, which missed, and Fighting Seventy-Twos." At 72 then opened fire with her guns.

Mr. Gladstone had but just enter The British ship replied with aed on his second Premiership and single 18-pounder mounted in the his last was a dozen years ahead. stern and, with the firth shot, hit the submarine's conning tower.

Saved Ship's Crew "We

were loaded with 5.000 tons of TNT." said Captain Griffith." "It one of the sub- marine's shells had struck us it would have been good-night.””

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Captain Grimith was presented with the Royal Humane Society's Silver Medal and Gold Watch for an exploit when he was third - öfficer of the Lake Meganuc

Palmerston, who spent his 80th birthday on horseback inspecting forts on the South Coast, would hot so much as admit, at 72, the approaches of old age,

Housed Against: "L.G.” Lord Halsbury at 72 entered up- on his third term as Lord Chan- cellor, and at 88 organised the "Die-Hards" against Mr. Lloyd George and all his works.

Clemenceau, the Tiger, at 72 was growing new claws for the grim- mest "kill" in which he ever took part."

He took command of a boat of volunteers lowered to go to the help of the Grenada, which was sinking with á crew of five. Huge

Bismarck, at the same age, had waves wêre breaking over her and three years of his Chancellorship the boat was unable to go along-stil to come, and might have had 10 if his imperial Master had been less jealous of his supreme, ser vant.

An ideal setting for retirement, but Captain Griffith is wondering › alde. how it will work out after his adventurous career.

During his 47 years at sea ne has visited every seaboard country in the world. He landed the first contingent of Old Contemptibles in France, He took the first 5,000. remforcements to Mudros after the Gallipoli landing. He has visited Hong Kong on hundreds of occasions, and his ship chased the Emden in the Indian Ocean.

He has consorted with Princes, Prime Ministers and ambassadors,

CHARLES THE MARTYR

Church To Be Built Near Potter's Bar

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London, Dec. 10.

The Royal Martyr Church Union, which annually bolde a service by

Third Oficer Grifth jumped overboard with a line and reached the stricken vessel. He persuaded the crew to fasten the line to their waists and go by the way he had come overboard.

They were all pulled safely into the boat and Griffith was the last to leave the sinking ship.

Now the scene of his future advertures is a quiet cottage with & garden and a chicken farm, and he wonders how it will pan out

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BRITISH ARMY EXPERIMENTS

Mechanising The Cavalry

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London, Dec. 19. The War Offee has announced that, with a view to developing a

Mr. Lloyd George, therefore, need

hardly fear that fighting at his age will be considered brawling

THE VETERAN BRITANNIA

A year ago Dr. Goebbels de clared war by a determined at- tempt to get "control of all Ger- man theatres. At a meeting in the Hotel Kaiserhof in Berlin he was outlining his programine when. he was interrupted by the sudden entrance of Gen. Göring who in- formed him in a loud voice from the door of the hall that the within his province as Prussian Frussian State theatres came

Premier, and that he would tolerate no interference.

Since that time Dr. Goebbels has been trying by every means in his power to make the Berlin State Opera House, which remains under his control supreme in Germany.

In consequence, Gen. Goring is now determined to raise the other State Opera, in the Unter den of world Linden, to a position fame beside the Milan Scala His Istest move has been to offer the Polish singer and film star, Jah Klepars, & prominent position th his Opera House.

In in Interview which lasted for more than an hour be told Klepura that the Nad Covernment regard of his ambitions, and assured him

ed it as one of its chief, tasks to make Berlin opera an example to all Europe. With this aim in view it would, he said, shrink from no expense..

Although Kiepira could not ac- cept the offer immediately owing to contracts to appear in Vienna

To Continue Racing and Paris, the conditions of his

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London, Dec. 19.

eventual co-operation were dis- cussed. He strongly advised the General, as a first step, to invite the director of the Milan Scala to Berlin to talk over the manage-

The King's affection for Britan-ment of the State Opera. nia, his famous yacht, which is to be extensively altered in order to race against the fastest of the big modern cutters next year, dates back to the time when his father owned her,

When King Edward was Prince of Wales, King George frequently raced on board her with his father. It was the behaviour of his

~ The next stage in the battle bew tween the two rival Ministers- turned-impresario is awaited in Berlin theatrical circles with great interest. One result that generally expected is a winter season of unparalleled prosperity for the Berlin Opera.

the Statue of Charles L on Jan mechanised substitute for horsed nephew the ex-Kaiser which final EPSTEIN'S B.M.A.

cavalry, it is intended to carry out experiments next year in the 2nd Cavalry Brigade at Tidworth. The ord The King's Own Hussars has been specially selected for these experiments.

30, the anniversary of his execu- tion, has launched a scheme for building a Church of King Char les the Martyr in the parish of South Mimms, North Middlesex, A new suburb is rapidly grow ing in the neighbourhood “of. The regiment will be organised Potter's Bar, and Viscount Cran into read quarters. A headquar- bourne, the principal landowner ter squadron will contain the fol- in the district, has given a valu-lowing troops: "able site for the church. “

It will provide a much-needed daughter-church in an ancient parish of which the Rev." Allen" Hay, a prominent member of the Boys Martyr Church Union, is Ticar

Headquarter troop (including signals).--.

Administrative troop; Scout troop; Mortar troop.

There will be three other squad- rons, each of three troops of three sections, and each with a light machine gun. Each section

decided the Prince of Wales to sell her. When in 1893 the France of Wales entered his new yacht Britannia for the Queen's Cup, the Kaiser entered his yacht Meteor L for the race. He had built : It

specially to beat Britannia, and his satisfaction at doing so was ill- concealed

STATUETTES

Figures That Caused A Storm

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London, Dec. 19. The did British Medical Associa tion building at the corner o agar-street and the Strand, which has been acquired as omces for the High Commissioner of South Afri ca, brat brought Mr. Jacob Epstein Into prominence.

In 1908 he was commissioned to

The Kaiser's Rivalry" Thereafter there were so many 'incidents" at Cowes as the result, of the Kaiser's overbearing temper that the Prince, exclaimed wearly to a German friend, "The regatta used to be a pleasant recreation for me, but now since the Kaiser The site is mane two, sereg in

takes command, it is a vexation “ extent, and large enough to

Finally, when the Kaiser got the provide a vicarage and hall in will have a vehicle, and the

designer of Britannia to build im addition to the church. A begin scout troop will be given light an even better boat. Meteor execute a series of 18 figures for ning is to be made immediately cars, each one carrying two men.tanals at Cowes the Prince of They included

which consistently outsailed Bri- the British Medical Association. with a portion of the buildings, The vehicles will have armoured

statuettes and a grant towards the stipend protection for the engine and the ew his yacht from racing.

Wales accepted defeat and with "Primal- Energý “ Tim Eme of the -priest-in-charge has ad-driver

ing From Chaos, Chemical ready been assured,

In 1911 King George bought Research, Academic Research The Metted “regim Among those who have sub the forthcoming traf

back Britannia from Bir Richard The Brain" and "Maternity scribed to the fund for the erec-will conduct, trials to

Williams-Bulkeley. She had not. As soon as they were re don of the church are ::.

then been raced for more than 10 the public, gaze. ability of the organisat The Earl of Home. Viscountmen and motor veh

yeark. Halifar, Lord Farnham, Ray. Lord 'chadang one squadron and the Victor Seymour, Sir Cecil lertstet scout troop. Which

part Col Leonard Nobel, Dean of Nor- the headquarter squa wich, Mr. Stephen Gasler, Bishop of Fulbam, Rey, DR Fothering- ham Mr. D. Acland, ML F. J. Hanbury, and Lt. Cmdr./C IL Basil Wood

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