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17TH DIVISION MEMORIAL

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1938

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FLII CLASS CRUISERS With the haying-down last month A memorial to the 494 oicers Road, Croxley Green," near Blek- of HMS, Kenya, at the shipyard and 8,471"other ranks of the 17th mansworth, celahested his hun- of Messra, Alexander Stephen and Northern) Division of the British | dredth birthday recently, says The tary, outlined the main purpose of Sona, Gavan, all five ships of the Expeditionary Force who gave Times FUJ! type are on, the stocks. These their lives during the Great Wa "It was a great day for the are of a new class of cruiser, with was unveiled in the village church "Grand Old Man of Hertfordshire, services at Lady Margaret Hall.THE Undersigned bave received.

8,000 tons, at Fricourt (Somme) by Brigadier-for, surrounded by many of his de Oxford, recently.

臨 displacement of

the British Empire in a speech to a conference of officers of colonial

midway between the 5.450 tons of General C. Yatman, the senior scendants, he received congratula-The main purpose of the British tions from the King, who sent him Empire," he said, "is the gradual

the Dido class and the 10,000 tona surviving offcer.

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Commencing at 5.30 p.m.

of the Belfast' and Edinburgh. Fricourt was captured by the la cordial telegram, from the

principal armament will division in July, 1918, after heavy Church through the Bishop of St. spread of freedom among all his include 8in. guns, but the number losses. At the entrance

|Majesty's subjects in whatever part the Albans, from his local authority of the Empire they live. We In is not yet disclosed.

village in "Death Valley" are the through the chairman of Pickmans this country have Orders for the new class were graves of many who fell. The worth Urban District Council, and uberty. We would fight and die FRIDAY, the 5th AUGUST, 1938. placed in December last. Four whole village and many visitors from his fellow villagers of Croxley for its maintenance. ships, the F. Kenya. Mauritius, joined in a service in the church, Green who made holiday in cele- and Nigeria, are being built by during which the cure, the Abbe bration of the occasion. contract, the first two on the Clyde Corrlette, gave an address, and the

The Croxley Green Horticultural

a slow, steady evolutionary process with Mr. Ricketta centenary, and even among the most backward he attended the show at the races of Africa. Council's Recreation Ground, and

"Our main effort should always took part in a number of interest-be to try to hell these people to ing Ettle ceremonies.

The spread of freedom through the British countries overseas

and the other two on the Tyne, choir sang the "Salut" and the Soclety's summer show coincider /should be going on all the time as

The

They are due for completion by "De Profundis." March, 1940. The Afth ship, B.M.S

memorial consists of Trinidad, was laid down at Devon-plaque in bronze, mounted on port Dockyard in April, and is due stone surround. let into the west for completion later in 1940

wall of the church, with the 19th Division sign (the dot-dash of the Morse code) in red white enamel.

WAR COLLEGE STAFF.

Captain R. S. Benson joined from July 23 the staff of the RN. War College, Greenwich, for duty,

APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA The Commander-in-Chief in in-

in succession to Captain E de dia has made the following ap- Renouf, C.V.O., who goes to sea pointments at Army Headquarters, again in command of the cruiser Simia:- Sheffield. Captain Benson specia. lized in gunnery, and since the officiating Deputy Master-General

Brigadier C. S. Tuta, A.D.C., 13|

Apart from suffering from deafness, Mr. Ricketts has pre- served his faculties unimpair- ed, and be planted a memorial oak free in the Recreation Ground with the enthusiasm of en old-time gardener, handling the spade with great ease" and dexterity.

Then he cut his 76lb. birthday

can

stand a little mare' securely on their own feet. I think we detect that process going on.

"We can say with confidence that the trend is towards the ultimate establishment of va- rious colonial communities as self-supporting and self-reliant members of the great common- wealth of free peoples.

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Stan College and the Imperial period of Major-General W. B.the first of which was lighted by we are aiming and to ensure that Machine, Gramophones and Re- War has attended courses at the of the Ordnance during the leave cake, decorated with 100 candles.cognise the whole design at which Lamps, Radio Sets, Hand Sewing

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himself. He took part in the distri- as far ax possible, whatever cords, Camphorwood Trunks, Cabin the 8th Destroyer Flotilla on the

Brevet Colonel K. J. Gabbett, and bution of the cake to 700 school changes are necessary are effected and Wardrobe Trunks, Books, etc.. China Station from 1935 to 1937.

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonels. H G. children of the district, and later so as to be in harmony with the etc. NEW MOTOR TORPEDO-BOAT Hayes and F. L. Harry to officiate presented a cup to Mr. A. Skingley.general aim. It will be generations Motor torpedo-boat No. 10 has as Director, Deputy Director, and the champion exhibitor at the and in some cases centuries before

show. The trophy known as the that end is attained. been commissioned at Portsmouth Assistant Director of

Ricketts. Challenge Cup was sub- "In as a tender to H.M.S. Vernon. tor- (Services respectively.

the meantime we are Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Marscribed for by friends to become sponsible to a greater or lesser pedo school, This makes a total

permanent memorial cup.

degree for government over a vast area of earth and of a multitude

Ordnance

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CUTTY SARK IN

THE THAMES

Triumphal Progress To Last Anchorage

The famous sailing-ship Cutty Sark has made her last sea voyage recently when she came ETICO-

fully to anchor off Greenhithe astern of HM.S. Worcester, where

Rickmansworth Urban

Brevet Major F. J. F. Dillon, Counell, M.C., RIA.S.C.. as Deputy Assis tant Director of Transport.

Captain NN Fawcett, DRANK

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Staff Captain for

B.B.C. TO CALL ON "MONSTER”

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OWN OFFERINGS TO 2 Sets Lawn Bowls

-COCONUT DEITY

That he had offered two bottles of toddy daily for the last 31 years to a deity that lived in a coconut tree and then drank the toddy, himself was the story told by a Tamil toddy tapper to Mr. Radcliffe, the Ipoh Magistrate, recently.

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On VIEW from THURSDAY.

the 4th AUGUST, 1938..

The man was charged with sei-¡ and after offering them to a delty ling toddy to an Indian without a living in a coconut tree he drank Will the Loch Ness Monster] licence. He was found guilty and them himself..

fined $10.

On the day in question he kept TERMS:-CASH ON DELIVERY. she will become a training shlp oblige the B.B.C.?

This question is being asked at for naval cadets.

Mr. Kandiah, Customs Officer the toddy against a tree and was Fort Augustus (Loch Ness)

waiting for a cart when the carter The Cutty Sark was the last of result of plans to "broadcast" the

as a prosecuted.

helped himself to some toddy"and the famous racing tea clippers to elusive creature of the loch.

Accused elected to give evidence offered him ten cents which he remain in real service. She was

At that junc-

built in 1869 at Dumbarton, and A small expedition, led by a Lon-on oath and said that daily he refused to accept. started in the China trade, but don radio producer and a Scottish reserved two

her greatest triumphs were. achieved later in the grain races, from Australia. Her last seagoing trip was made in 1914.

Among the thousands who uned the shore at Greenhithe to wel. come her were a score of old cap-

tains who had salled in her dur ing the past 50 years. They came to take a last look over the Cutty Sark and were the first to board her when she anchored,

programme director, arrived or, the sbores of Loch Ness recently with equipment that included a seven- too recording van.

Residents-all firm believers In

the monster's existence are thrill- led that Broadcasting House is land, and are preparing to assist giving such recognition to monster-

in every way...

VOLUNTEER "SCOUTS"

From inquiries at Fort Augustus, As she came slowly up the where the expedition is to make Thames the Cutty Sark was wel- its headquarters, it is evident that comed by all shipping; passengers there will be no lack of volunteer in a liner crowded the rails to "scouts" to Bash news of the cheer her, every ship sounded its monster from any part of the, 20- siren and ran up fags, while miles-long loch.

thousands of telescopes and If, however, the monster refuses glasses were sighted On the to be interviewed, the BBC. will famous clipper for miles along not be stumped. They will take "the Estuary,

"sound effects" and record inter- Ships in Greenhithe were de views with local people who claim corated and gally bedagged, while to have watched the monster at the Cutty Sark herself was dressed play. overall.

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ADMIRAL'S WELCOME

The expedition is being made in connection with a drámatised ver- sion of the monster's history, to be Adml. Sir Edward Evans, Com-produced by Mr. John Pudrey and mander-in-Chief, the Nore. was broadcast on August 21.

on board, and the Marine Band

of the Commander-in-Chief play-

ed the Cutty Sark into port with the firm of tag owners, also went old sea shanties.

aboard at Gravesend.

She was commanded by Capt. Gun salutes were fred from the Dan Saunders, who was in charge Worcester when the Cutty Sark of her on many of her most co-reached Greenhithe Many people mantic voyages! He had asked were eager to go oboard the vessel, leave to make the trip some time and launches from, the Worcester ago, and when Capt. G..C. Steele. were busy during the afternoon V.C., met an accident in discharg-bringing out old seamen, friends ing a cannon he took command of the naval cadets and sailing Instead. The tug which towed the enthusiasts.. Hundreds of people shit from Falmouth was in charge one from London in cars. of Dusty Walker a tug skipper who had towed her" on four pre vidus occasions.

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The only modern touch in the véssel was the kitchen, where a new gas stove and other modern

A tug went out to meet the conveniences have been installed. Cutty Bark at Gravesend with a The Cutty, Bark was presented party which Included a number of to Worcester College by Mrs. Dow old seamen from the Royal Alfred man, widow of Capt. W. H. Dow- Home, who had manned the vesselman, "of Falmouth," "who bought half a century ago, when she was her from the Portuguese 11 years racing home from China and Ausago. She will be used for sailing trala. Mr. J. 8. Watkins, head of drill and nautical exercises.·

bottles for himself ture he was arrested,

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