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NEWS FROM HOME

THEY LIKE CATTERICK:

GENERAL ELECTION{

LIFE GUARD

SQUAD

""HANG IT, A FELLOW CAN'T EVEN TRY ON HIS SWIM-SUIT—”

World Copyright By arrangement with Kventig Siandard.

Sitting

HE Dog and The Cat had grown so big, and

The Man and The

Woman

had

shrunk So

small, that it was The Dog

FTER 21 years' service in- who was taking The Man to

Nine torpedoes, and as many

bombs, were needed to sink:

Japan's Giant Of The Sea

HILE Britain adhered standard diplacement, sald Dr. rigidly to internu Parkes, the Veneto proved to be tional agreement. ens full load, while the Tirpitz 41,107 tona standard and 45,752 limiting the sizo of war reached 61,909 tohs in deep con-

ships to 85,000 tons dis- dition. placement, Italy, Germany

Japan, although credited wi and Japan were building having laid down 16-Inch gun very much heavier battle ships, went much further and ships.

revived the 18-inch gun, whichr would have been mounted in ships projected both in Britain and Japon but discarded under the treaty.

The story of these ships, and in particular the glant Japanese battleship Yamato—which had a full load displacement of 72,200 tons-and her sister alup Musoshi, was told by Dr Oscar Parkes, OBE to the Institute of Naval Architects conference in Edinburgh recently.

Although Germany'a Tirpitz and the Italian Vittorio Veneta were both nominally 35,000 tons

on the

Fence... by

gether as SSAFA Nuring the club for dogs only, which NATHANIEL GUBBINS

Sisters at Catterick Camp, Miss was once 1 club for men Mary Godsen and Miss Eve only.

Spikings are to retire to a cot- Inge in Kent.

The cat was staying at home with The Woman.

double

They think the camp a most attractive place and that there

"Don't be late," said The Cat to finer children in England as she saw The Dog off at the are 110 than at Catterick. In their con-

fate. "I know what you dogs trol of the camp's domestic and are when you get together with children's wel

welfare

work, they

they your big biscuits and have become known

thou to

Lou- | bones," sands soldlers' families. They

of

"Sorry started with

can't take you with parents me," said The Dog, "but you lately the average weekly at- tendance at their clinic has been between 60 and 70 mothers with Presents from their children. the camp have been handed to them upon their retirement, "HELLO" QUEUE:

R

*

few

1

know the rules about cats."

"I know," said The Cat. "We stink."

be in the

said

dining

Prince.

THE design of the Yamato was

begun in 1034, but owing to the fresh problems presented by nearly every factor in it, three years elapse before, a start could be made on her construc- tion at the Kuro Navy Yard and on her sister at Nagasaki.

Both were completed in 1041, shortly before hostilities began. The overall length was 063 feet. and the water-line beam was 121 feet. As in most Japanese ships of recent design the outstanding feature in hull form was tho peculiar sheer line rising and bows and amidships and with falling in waver, highest at the sight fall towards years Instead of

veal coolted in butter, and re- membered all the points they'd given up all them

they never thought of blamin. the people what nd asked them to do 11. They blamed 'the Government."

I asked: "Does this mean that the wife and daughter will vote Conservative at the next General Election?"

__"No..._at_____all" said.

drop.

the usuat

the stem marked

Nine 18-Inch

Auns in three triple turrets constituted the armament ever heaviest main mounted

The on shipboard. guns were 70 feet long, weigh- Ing 182 tons each, and

fired 3,220 lb shells. Нет turrels ever.

most massive Flanting were the "You never know which constructed.

Indies are going to

Vote. way the

"When there was an appcal in the papers for people to give jump. up their points to feed

the starvin Germans, the wife was As for the daughter, she says nearly cryin over the poor little if the Government can't feed German babies, and when I er, what was fightin for said if you feed

A.T.S. on now country in the

the you in your old age, I they'll only grow up to bomb same cole as a lot of lousy was Germane, they can whistle for properly in the dog ouse.

er vote next time.

"They'd

over and over again, she always room next," said Rover, "plek- ad more brains than er poor old Ing over the food with their dad,"

"Disgusting." dirty little hands,"

They're all disease carriers. I'd have the whole lot destroyed."

"Hear

hear," sald Fido. They're not even useful."

"Can I offer you gentlemen, a biscuit?" asked The Dog. think it's the privilege of a new "I

member."

"So it is," sold Prince. "Minke mine

a double biscult, steward." "Same for me," sald Rover. bone," said Fido.

"I'll have a Iarge

morrow

"They're sucking

"Not at all," sald The 1201, "It's just that you don't mix. Never mind. There'll be a Cata' Night next month. We can to doubles,'

you for together. Come along Munsy to fine you for bringing a man secretary, boy."

In the bar."

"Poor old Mansy boy," sald

*

holl"

said the

them

"As for the daughter, she cut the points out of my ration book and sent them off before you could say Jack Robinson.

"'Dad,' she said. 'Christianity knows no frontlers. All men are brothers, even if they Arc Germans. And besides, she

soldiers'

bables, and no soldier ntes another soldier.

VET another improvement in the telephone service of the Post Omes is the Installation at Newcastle of a new type of

He was talking to The Man, The Dog. "T′) (ie him up in the said, them bables are probably automatte equipment which who was waving to The Woman ensures that every telephone looking wistfully out of a win- call made to the telegrams, de- dow. partment la dealt with in strict rotation. If it proves to be the Post for, the success hoped Omes will install it, at other When they reached the club Herge

oflees throughout the The Dog who was a new mem-

Under the country,

normal ber, was sniffed over by all the when a procedure,

telephone other dogs, just as the men be subverlber enlla "Telegrams” his fore them had sniffed over new call lights a lamp on the phono- members, finding out what

If all the school they were at und awitchboard,

what operators are engaged there is a regiment they were in. waiting period, and sometimes

from

"You'll do nothing of the kind, sir." said Prince, "you'll Inke him right off the premises."

"I'm

forry, snid the in again you'll be asked to re secretary, "but if you bring him sign."

Third

expulsion," squeaked Fido.

time

er

*

AS originally designed Alic carried a secondary arma- ment of eight 3-inch guns in four twin turrets, but when the "Mogumi" class cruisers were rearmed two triple 0-inch guns were transferred "I didn't like to tell er

that Yamato and Germans might nye been these lightly eatin their steaks and ergs the American zone, because 'I always reckon she brains than er poor old dad."

mote

the

05

in

to the Musashi, und armoured Hun- houses proved to be the weak 'spot in the design.

The after onc Achilles heel in the Yamato, to the

Wha the

Party conversation exposing the magazine

effects of 2,00016 bomb.

MARGARET'S father's ask-

“Today It srems that the.. for Government Yamato must be the final de-

welcomne grant to

visiting: "The daughter ad been in the Americans with whisky."

velopment of the big-gun- A.T.S. for six months,

carrying and

battleship, well-nigh would ave been a corporal it "If we've all got to be terribly impregnable and unsinkable by jealous of er, so she was red at dollars, it will be as the commandant adn't been polite to Americans because of

gun-fire, Anti capable of uncom dealing for heavier blows than about the Army.

fortable as being polite to a rich she would have received" sald

Dr Parkes. "But the

Guni." dinughter properly browned off at

"From "As the Government's treat-

on codemic point next ration period when there ing us like children, they ought of view, it is to be regretted was nothing but bread and to know the easiest way 10 that she and her sister never

for make a child rude to a marge and a salt kipper

their rich matched supper because the Germans aunt is to tell it to be pollte.”. strength against

eatin our Span). And when I reminded er "Do

"Margaret's father says if the peers. unto Government

would grant him

i

was

to

wis the

might and that of their

others as you wo

would ave them 1,000 a week whisky money. "As it was the Yamato - was.

EU.

At home, The Dog said the call is dealt with out of turn.big, jolly Airedale, was buying poor old Mansy

The honorary secretary, a The Cat: "Fancy. They wanted The new equipment stores calls biscuits all round.

boy put sleep." As they arrive and automatically switches them na operators be-

"Let me Introduce you to "I didn't know dogs had so do unto you," she went off to for entertaining Americans, he hit by nino torpedoes from air- come disengaged-cach In its everybody" he said to The Dog, much sense," fald The

Woman of bed with an eadache, plapping him on the back with chasing”The" proper turn. RESERVOIR FOR SKIPTON: SKIPTON COUNCIL have ap- proved in principle pro- posals for a 'compounding. re- servoir, estimated to cost £225,-

this is Prince, And this is 'Fido. in the garden for the his paw. "This is Rover. And warm sofa and shutting her out night. Forgive me, but your name has "c's getting old and silly, and escaped me for the moment." his huir's falling out. It would

be a kindness," "Spot," said The Dog.

000, in the Cowling arca. It "And this is Spot," sald will supply a minimum of 750,-secretary, "I hope you'll 000 gallons of water a day,

very happy here, Spot" CAMOUFLAGE COES:

CAMOUFLAGE Scottish

WARTIME

the familiar

on

the

be

The old members shook paws coldly with The Dog. glaring at Mansy on a lead by his side.

lons will be used for each coat. "If he hasn't read them I can

SERVICE FOR SKIPPERS: THERE will be no more riding ships walling to off share enter. Fleetwood from the Isle of Man, because the captains

1

read them to him now," squeaked Fido,

fussy Pekingese. "Give me the book of rules, steward."

The have wondered whether there smiling spaniel, passed the book stoword, an amiable, would be spare berth

dock. across the bar. has been in-

"He's

as much right to live as we have," sald The Dog.

"Remind me to ring the vet in the morning," said The Cat, ns she leapt up the stairs to the best bedroom.

Floating vote

JOKING apart," said Float

**

ing Vote, "I don't think

for ever."

"So, when the "wild

would guarantee Marshall aid craft “And daughter read about them Ger- mans eatin steaks and eggs and

~(London Express Service)

C.V.R. Thompson

and

many bombs, and the Musashi by nearly double, that number,. before being sunk."

about

Thompson Reports

The American Scene

NEW YORK. Ever dealers in Britlalt caro summer holiday. But two aut

Granton gns-holder is being re- moved. This 281-ft. structure "I suppose he knows the rules will have a first cont of red about men in the club?" Rover priming paint, a second of mid-asked the secretary. blue. The third will be deep

it's very funny when you read THE "NEVER NEVER" Have joined the parade-£125 of three of them got jobs, and down and the rest over three this raised the figure of those in blue at the foot, mid-blue on "He had a copy of the rules that Germans can cat stenks system has become a years.

work to 50,010,000, nearly a re- the centre rection and light blue when he was elected," said the and eggs to their cart's content part of the American way

cord. at the ton. Nine hundred gal-secretary,

while we're still on the ration. of life again.

THE MAN many Americans the Government. But it's Just course, I'm not blaming

would name ns the work's XX HOLLYWOOD does not Washington has dropped greatest today is Joe DiMaggio, make better pletures, ac another little pinprick, and the its last wartime control or batter for New York's slar cording to producer Darryl Government

the Yankees. Zanuck: "After all, our pictures ought to know restrictions on hire purchase baseball team. they're getting blamed for it.

Adults, behaving more like are nothing but fairly ac- "When me and the wife and payments to help the buy- teen-ngers, are following him the Gerferal Election, wo voled the daughter voted Labour at ing slump.

all over New York. A radlo curate reflection of America."

for fair shares all round,

And shops all over the coun- announcer and in all sort FOR SAYING "DAMN".over a and try have pasted up bits of ness, today: "He is the biggest shortwavy radio' from 'his, stalled for ship-to-shore com- "Here

you are." said Fido, everybody, all over the world. paper in their windows offering man in this country, or for that cab to his office, a

"mare munications, such as informa- "Rula 12n. No men to be

liberal terms" If they matter anywhere." au- Wo never wanted more than are dignitted establishments, and Reason for this adulation. fore the Federal Communica-.. and mitted to any part of the club our fair share and would neveroczce kredit" if they are "em- Playing again after a serious tions Commistion, the Washing-

premles in any circumstances' dream of asking for

any thing portums

heel operation, DiMaggio hit ton agency which polices all Plain as a pikestaff."

o wasn't entitled to, law or

In New York it has become four home-runs--as Important American radio. E no law,

possible to buy a £76 TV set as a century in cricket-in bla of Man. is sinted by the didn't think anybody would ob

"As the daughter said at the for £5 down and T. 6d. Д Arst three games.

WOMEN DRIVERS are safos-

than men, announces 20 Manx Airport Committee, to be feet to Mansy boy. He wouldn't me, Do unto others as you week. the only airport in the United hurt a fly."

would ave them do unto you. A jewellery irm offers

YİNEMPLOYMENT in Juno- National Safety Council But Kingdom which does not possess

In 1945 the daughter was red diamond engagement ring and 3,778,000 was not as bad as they consistently use the wrong: "reasonable

The hand signals. Reasons suggested. down Washington had feared. "That's not the point, sir," of on the idea of practical wedding band for 35s.

two fotal. Was expected to go by the council: They are often. supply of Hould refreshments." sold Princo, an enormous i Alpa- Christianity through the ballot- and 129. Od. a week for They are to repair the omission tian. “If we all brought men box, and usually it the nail on years. A £2,000 House is over four million, because in window shopping while they in a scheme for modernising the here the place would be intoler- the ead with quotations from available for nothing down and June thousands of schoolboys drive. And they are ofrald to airport buildings,

sald the Scriptures. As I've

£14 a month for 15 years."

sock jobs during their long got thele gloves wet.

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OH, DEAR--- I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO VISIT

JANIE

"I'm sorry." sald The Dog. "I

able."

Dog-Gone!

HER DOGS

ARE SO GROUCHY......- I'M AFRAID TO GO IN

we meant Germans, too." And

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