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NOTES OF THE DAY

ANOTHER BITE

JUNE 13, 1935.

MEN WHO MADE THE JUBILEE

By EDWARD SHORTT, K.C.

The Very Idea!

IN LIGHTER VEIN

"My wife had a dream last night, and thought she was married to a millionaire." •

·

"You're lucky. My wife thinks

IN DEMAND

Manager "From your rofer. ences I see you're had four places in the last month."

It seems to be generally accepted that.Japan is about to take another bite off China's northern frontier. It seems that Britain and the

ROBABLY few of the countless was but one feature of the colossal United States and the rest will operators London's great-task which the police have per-that in the daytime, remove their embassies and lexa est day of pageantry during the formed. For days before, through tions from Peiping and their con- Jubilee celebrations paused to con-wearying sunlit hours and for the men whose months of hours after darkness when sight- Hulstes froma Tientsin. General aider the Dolkara pipes a lively tune, and work and triumphs of organisation scers' transport gorged the London made possible Britain's supreme ways, they have marshalled and the whole of the Far East, within tribute to the King and Queen. facilitated and piloted what has ear-shot; is dancing. China is re-

The splendour and precision of seemed to be a world on wheels. moving her troops from the north- the state procession and the So far as I know, and I have ern cities, has reportedly accepted marshalling of huge crowds were seen much of this goin time, the nchieved without directing courtesy and helpfulness of the every demand made upon her by not

ability of a very hordér, police, In conditions of unique Japan. China is being careful not what a marvellous and unforget stress, have survived splendidly,

A native chieftain attended to give the Japanese Army in the table sight!" every spectator must The horses of the mounted men Western dance. North an excuse.. for

have murmured as he watched the fare invariably put through their He looked on for some timo at "heident." And in this one candazzling cavalcade paas by him. paces before a great London cere, the contortions of the perspiring

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Applicant "Yes, sir, but that shows how much in demand I am."

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PERTINENT

THE LASS FOR ME A Scotsman, wishing to know his fate at once, telegraphed a propo sal of marriage to the lady of his choice,

Who were the men who planned mony, scarcely blame her. Truly, a lover of freedom would probably insist this grand spectacle, caused every "specials" who contributed to the young men and women of society na they danced. Then he turned detail to be rehearsed, and perfection of the Jubilee arrange- to his hostess and, sald in n tong that it were better to die fighting witnessed their triumph?

ments all sacrificed their time to than to bend the knee to a con-

The prime architect of this make themselves perfectly acquaint- of mild astonishment, "Can't you the Ket your servants to do this for queror; but that may be an out-pageantry was Lord Cromer, Lorded with their duties before

you ?" - grown bit of ideology. Faced with | Chamberlain, and the chief

or.day. of this memorable day. The ardent sun of a perfect the prospect of a horrible. and augauiser

Lord Cromer knows more about Jubilee day produced great de- state pageants than any other man, mands on the kindly ministrations in defeat and a heaping of miseries as his duties demand. He is res- of the ambulance service. How 103 1333 nlready sadly burdened ponsible for practically every great swiet, prompt,, and efficient Word people, the Nanking. Government is jceremony of Court and State. these workers!

After spending the entire day at doing the most sensible, if lenst He has been Lord Chamberlain

f the telegraph office, he was finally spectacular thing, in submitting | for Bi yenrs. It is a very lorg time since the office was held by

The soldiers, too, were marvel- rewarded inte in the evening by the Гор the moment to Japan's demand. But If, as her politicale person for a comparable perini, lous. How spruce and precise, answer "Yes."

Lord Cromer's wide and

British-looking, i "I were you, I'd think twice very, very exact how leaders Insist is true. Japan knowledge, his patience and dis- they were. How the foreigners į before marrying a girl that kept hopes Lo beneft sonte day cretion form an ideal equipment admired them. The Navy and theme waiting all day for an answer,"

Royal Air Force, likewise filling us said the postmaster. Triendship for the post. Worm

"Na, n," retorted the Scot. sent. Altogether 14,000 men of "The Inss who waits for the cheap the Defence Forces, including the night rates. is the Inss for me." Guarda and London's own Terri- torials, made a flashing border to the orders of Major-General B. N. A grand parade, under Sergison-Brooke, G.O.C. the Lendo

SOME

from A

ing obstacles in the way of her progress towards this end: She is sowing seeds in China which, when the time comes to reap the harvest, have grown to such lusty strength as will dull the greedy

the route.

with the Chinese people, we 90g- As a young man he saw diple-with proper pride, were also pre- gest that her militarists are throw-atle service in Estypt. Perata, in

Russia. That was probably n valuable training for his duties to day, which often require a delicate diplomacy. Most people think of the Lord Chamberlain merely a the censor of stage plays. Im- portant as is his oversight of the theatre, it is incidental to a crowd-

The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's were responsible for the ed life.

Courts, levees, state occasions,The beauty of the service was apt Holemnlties of the nation's tribute. all require his survey and decision to the beauty of our faith. His office work alone is immense.

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Let us remember our statesmen,

of

AWKWARD

"Yes," said he, "I once had a very clever house-dog. He could always tell the difference between

gentleman and a tramp."

"And what happened to him?" asked a friend.

"Oh, 1 had to put him away, He bit me!"

REAL SCOTCHI A Scottish scholar, asked for a sentence to illustrate the meaning of the word "deed," gave the fol lowing:-

"The thief was shot deed."

WARM WELCOME

ORIGINAL IDEAS

NATIONAL DEFENCE sickle.

Lord Mottistone, who, Colonel J. B. Seely, was former- STUBBORN STAND ly Secretary for War, recently

Japan's oft-repeated policy with raised a debate in the House of

respect to China, a policy allegedly very detail of the royal progress too. The Cabinet had seen to it Lords on the question of the ap-intended

and of the Thanksgiving Service that to improve the lot of at St. Paul's passed under his reatateliness

Jubilee Day should be, in pointment of a Minister to co- the Chinese people and incidentally view. He is the authority

and splendour, what OnBritain wished. Sir John Gilmour, atiquette, the master of forms and Home Secretary, has had many Japan, commencen ordinate the policy and supply of benefit

laborious hours. Mr. Ormsby- the three defence forces of the smack of selfishness when consider usages. He has had to confer with with Court ed in the light of Tokyo's refusal Cabinet Ministers,

First Commissioner Gore, officials, with City dignitaries, with Works, nation. He did not advocate the collaborate with foreign experts high military officers, with Lord hundred miles of timber and apn reader of the following: -

by commanding several

A recent church notice reminds new Ministry of in seeking a remedy for China's Trenchard and Sir Hugh Turnbull purently several hundred more of

SUBJECT:- ills. It was reported about police and traffic arrange tubular steel, caused to arise those Defence, but he urged that there monetary

PALACES OF SIN yesterday that the British invita- ments; he has had to instruct and

cities grandstand

from which VISITORS WILL BE MADE AT HOME. would be considerable waste, andtion to Japan to join an internation- rehearse.

Peers, M.P.s, and many other possible danger, if Britain pro-al conference at Naniting, at which these many months, Lord Cromer.

Probably Britain's busiest man, people saw the great pageant. ceeded with her re-armament experts will endeavour to find alle is described as the most tact Lutyens and Sir William Itothen- Think gratefully of Sir Edwin solution to these economic problems, fut man in London.". His manners,stein, who, with their artist's sense,

The lifeboat essay competition plans without having these

had been declined. The only com-despite his vast responsibilities, are told what was becoming adornment year has resulted in a number of in elementary schools at Home this directed by & man giving

ment was that such an act of rolla- always charming. his whole time to the job, boration would he contrary to Turaboll, in command of the Metro-Westminster

Lord Trenchard and Sir Hugh the London County Council.

for many of our streets. And of gems of youthful expression. →

the One essayist more topical than City

and accurate writes, "Lifebouts to sea- brains, Japan's fixed policy in China.

politan and City police, had be-thers, which have made their part men are like Belisha. beacons to both industrial and scientific, at would seem then that the Japanese tween them to organise a force of of the Jubilee so fit and proper.

pedestrians." ideal of hegemony in Asia and he about 12,000 police fur duty on the

Another, boldly plunging into welfare of Chinn were somehow route. They had to provide com imcompatible. We wonder whether missariat for their "army," includ gas and electrical industries who metaphor, speaks of the unhappy ing the 700. six-footers who came, wrought their night-time magic mariners in a shipwreck, "each the rather worn excuse of "China's for the day, from Birmingham and over Jubilee London.

forming his earnest opinion that welfare" is to be advanced when the Home Counties. Nearly 10,000 And ponder, with a glow of the next hour would be the last Japanese battalions are casconted special constables had to be drafted pardonable warmth, the loyalty, the that he would have shuffled off his in Peiping and Tientsin?

for traffic duties, deputising for the Patriotic zest of the ordinary mortal coil to be received into the

Briton, the man and woman like jaws of the grim reaper."

One young philosopher points ourselves, the people, rich and not: very rich, the comfortable and the out that a baby saved from We know that our "policemen poor who, at this Jubilee, have watery grave "might make history. or when older be a general," while are wonderful." Well, they were, shown the world that there is one onec again. Just British

good great, and true, and solid Britain, a budding economist remarks "it is much cheaper to keep a lifeboat humour does it with that extra When one sees the jubilant pano-service running than to pension off little knuck in which our police ranin of this land, with all the the dependants of the sailors and

streets, high and lowly, aglow with fishermen who have perished." The controlling of the immense the same flags, how can one not be throng on the day of the parades, stirred?

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War was the inability of any one

brain, military or political, to The suggestion that all the de- dominate the scene. True, there fensive resources of the country are or were plenty who were should be combined-under-one- ready to claim that they had directing genius is, therefore, "won the war"; it would bring one that needs to be approachęd ono nearer the truth to inquire with caution. There may be which of the nations' leaders in room for closer liaison among the great struggle made the the three Services, but caution fewest and least grievous seems to suggest that too much blunders. All of them had in that direction should not be plenty of such to their account, attempted.

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"We'll be back in about 20 minutes. I'm just going to write one poem:"

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MORE HOWLERS Hornets and baboons are two in- struments used In an orchestra.

Black clouds are formed by the

| evaporation of dirty water.

Geoffrey Chaucer was a famous poet, who wrote Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare.

The cuckoo does not lay its own CKKA.

A barbarian is a man who does not shave.

Anthony offered Caesar a cornet,

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SOMETHING WRONG

The scene was the interior of a saloon in the Far West, and round the table were gathered as tough a gang as could be found in the whole of California. The game was fast and furious, the stakes were high.

Suddenly the dealer flang his cards on the table, and threaton- Ingly pulled out his sixgun..

"Boys," he shouted, "the game ain't a straight onet Slippery Sam ain't playing the hand I dealt him."

A REAL FRIGHT

The motorist was a "speed mer- chant," and while trying out his new car at its utmost spiced, re- moved ten or twelve feet of a six- foot stone wall,

As he was recovering conscious ness in the local hospital, the doc- tor (an old friend) said to him, "Don't you know' me? I'm Peter." The patient gave a start..

"Don't you know me? Why did you jumpy

"Oh," said the jumpy one, “your gave me a fright. I thought you meant Saint Peter!"