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GRACIE SINGS THE "TIPPERARY FOR HER

Wish Me Luck

SOON

Wishin

By ANDREW KIDD

we shall all be singing the new "Tipperary" with Gracie Fields.

It is "Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye," one of the

songs from "Shipyard Sally," her latest flim.

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"Black-Out Nerves'

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With its brisk marching movement, it captures the spirit DOCTORS in London and the big provincial cities are already

of the times the leave-takings at crowded railway stations, the departures of ships and planes.

Here is the chorus:

Wish me luck as you wave me

good-bye.

Cheerio, here I go on my way. Wish me luck as you wavo me

good-bye.

With a cheer, not a tear, make

it may Give me a mlie I can keep all

the while

In my heart while I'm away. Till we meet once again you and

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Wish me luck as you wave me

good-bye.

I would sing it to you, but I have to sit down to sing these days and there's not a chair about!"

Back in Peacehaven, Sussex, after her last-minute rush from ber recuperating holiday in Capri at the outbreak of war, Gracte has len evacuated chlid- ren from her orphanage to keep her company.

"The doctors say 1 must take things casy for the next six months at least," she said.

Sing for Gracie

Gracie spoke over the phone recently: I am delighted that "Wish Me Luck' will be the new "Tipperary.that I can do my bil.

"I am hurrying up to get well, so

dealing with a new complaint-Black-out Nerves.” The symptoms are severe headaches, similar to those caused by neuralgia, and eye-strain.

A well-known London doctor says: "More than twenty of my patients have consulted me about mysterious headaches and eye-strain.

"Until we can readjust ourselves to the new conditions of life there is only one cure for black-out nerves--a strong tonie-and plenty of sleep.”

"My ten iltic guests sing for me, children are all together and ready, and keep me happy."

and to call the roll."

"They love putting on their gas masks when, there is an air-raid warning--in fact, some of them would like to wear them all the time. It's a grand game for them.

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"Wish Me Luck," with words by Phil Park and music by Harry Parr Davies, has been published by "Chap-

ell.

The first issue of gramophone re- cords, with Gracie singing the song. "It is my job to see that the has been sold out.

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Blm actor who so often has played the role of a German spy or a Prussian officer, was arrested in Fontainebleau, near Paris, re- cently, Police thought he looked Prussian, took him for a prisoner of war who had escaped.

He was quickly released when the police found out their mis- take. A huge crowd gathered round the actór, - who actually fought in the German. Anny In the last war, and demanded his autograph.

Von Strohelm is enjoying great popularity in France (reporta thie Brilah United Press) because he wishes to fight for the French atalunt Hitlerlam The French War Ministry is expected to accept. his offer.

A Look Through The "Telegraph"

50 YEARS AGO

Nov. 18, 1889. Certain Englishmen are said to be nt!l! holding on to their Confederatel bondia with the hope that they will aome time be paid.

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A pretty article of dress is called) the "Bernhardt antalette." It is) something between a cape and a cullar, and is very becoming to any one who, Bike Anule Laurie, in the proud posses=| sor of a long, swan-like tiruat.

The German Federal Counell has only just wound up the accounts of the Indeninity of £200,000,000 paid to Ger- many by Franco, at the close of the war In 1871 and it has decided that the balance, amounting to £110,035, shall be divided among the different States of the Empire in the same proportion as the larger aum which has already lean] distributed, Presato, of course, taking; the len's share. (France paid evoTY penny of the colossal reparations Im posed by victorious Germany In the 1870 war. The French people made superhuman sacrifices in order to wipu, vif the debt.-Ed.).

Whilst Union Church is being moved) up to the more inexpensive alta on Kennedy Road, service will be held Inj the Theatre Royal, City Hall,

25 YEARS AGO

***"Nov" "10," "f914**** The death of Earl Roberts is an- Hounced in the following From Bureau communique: Earl Kitchener announces with deep regret, which he knows will) he shared by the whole army, that haj has received this evening the following letogram from Field Marshal Sir John; French: "I deeply regret to tell you

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The Press Bureau adds that Earl Roberts, who was on a brief visit to Franco to greet the Indian troops, of which c WHI Colonel-In-Chief, con- tracto chill on Thursday and suc- cumbed to pneumonia, after a short Klacs.

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Sir-Now H.L.M.S. Emden no longer rules the waves of the Eastern sena I Ice no reason why the boats of the Star Ferry Company should not resume their old time-table and run up to af Intor hour than they do at present.

The hour of departure of the last ferry from Victoria City to the main const is not at all convenient to those resident of Kowloon, who no frequently accept the hospitality of thair. Penk friends to partake of bread and drink! wino at their festivò tables, and it mars and breaks up the conviviality of the eventing in having to rise at such, an early hour in order to get to one's own bed across the water.

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Surely the last forcios could toave, say at 1 o'clock, now that everything in ao parfectly safe within the harbour precincts. There is really nothing to four at all-nothing whatever, MicITAEL ANGELO TITMANNIE,

10 YEARS AGO

NAY, LỖ 103 A sensation has been caused political circles fallowing the disclosure that an important despatch from the Garman Ambassader in Moscow has been stolen from official archivos by: Communiet.

The Government la prossouting airict enquiries. Into the theft of the letter, which was a confidential despatch, ad- dressed by the German Ambassador in Moscow to the Foreign Office.

The loiter has since been pabilahad in the Communist newspaper; the "Red) Flag."

The German Ambassador dealt in his dospatch with the position of the Gor man peasant sottlor in Russia, thou sands of whom are now leaving Russia! and endeavouring to reach Canada.

The letter informs the Forolgn co candidly that there is no prospect: of the Soviet Government abandoning its polley of socialising agricultura: for thei sake of a few hundred thousand Ger man colonists or fur the sake of Russo- German relations.

5 YEARS AGO

Nov, 10, 1934. There is overy, hapo now that the British plan for gentlemen's agree magat between Lha principal naval puwers, which will obviate the necessity of altering the present f-5-3 ration, will be accepted by Japan.

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