CARRYING ON:

... Emperor. In memorable speech he said : I admit I am neither as young nor in such good health as when I went to fight in France, Flanders and Egypt, a quarter of a century ago, but no Rajput is ever too old to fight.” “Alien Sassenachs JYJAKING part of north ...

Published: Thursday 29 February 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 356 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

2 THE WEST BRITON (MONDAY EVENING’S EDITION) MARCH 4 BI-WEEKLY EDITION “PRISCA FIDES” MONDAY MARCH 4th 1940 ..

... receive 28200 children under the Government’s revised evacuation scheme This was revealed to a conference of local authorities held at Truro on Thursday when Mr L G Hanuy Ministry of Health evacuation officer for the South-Western area described the plans ...

8 THE LEICESTER MERCURY TUESDAY 5th MARCH SHALL I' All S Nottingham bin's) ing of a t organ delay will

... telephonist has recognised Mr V H Holden of Leicester another member of Association 1914-18 comrade of the Leicester Branch In Flanders’ Fields INCIDENTALLY it is very interesting to note that a the Mr H of Twenty-five Years From the Leicester Mercury” 5th ...

Published: Tuesday 05 March 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 2228 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

MEN'S CANTEEN FUNDS

... into a small credit at the end of 1939. Emanuel College, Wandsworth, who are billeted in Petersileld under the Government evacuation scheme, asked permission to use the ground for practice and it was agreed that this should be given as far as possible. ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1940
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 905 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AND

... results of the evacuation scheme has been the discovery that large numbers of town children are being brought up with no religious knowledge at all. Taking one example, declared to be typical of many, a country parson asked a class of evacuated children, with ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1907 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Heat of the Moment!

... replied the sergeant. I haven't got blinking rope. S. CI fender. lleill-riieiel. Norwich. Aviation 7ertns rpHE teacher evacuated children wa.% asking general knowledge quest ions. What do people call two babieborn the same time? she inquired Twins ...

Published: Monday 11 March 1940
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 369 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LYNN R.C.A. DINNER

... accompanied by Mr. Oglethorpe (stationmaster), Mr. C Reader (chief goods clerk), and Messrs. Oooch and Mitchell (from the evacuated staff at Austin-st.). Mr. O. Morris (newly-appointed Scottish Secretary of the Association) was the special speaker. After ...

Published: Tuesday 12 March 1940
Newspaper: Lynn News & County Press
County: Norfolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

London Da

... Under-Secretary for Commerce. He is the owner of the Chateau of La Matta Aux Bois, which was then in the thick of the fighting in Flanders, and the son of Mme. de la Grange. who was christened The French Mother of the British Army. Mine. de la Grange, who is ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

The Russian Enigma

... have been accepted. In about a month’s time these are to be displayed in three iooms, together with selection of worts not evacuated with the bulk of the collection, illustrating aspects of nineteenth-century art. Recent acquisitions include bequest of modern ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1297 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TO STOP ACUTE INDIGESTION

... despatched and over - 100 more are ready to be sent. Sugar for jam has been applied for; and a pageant episode arranged for the Evacuation Fund , for Waifs and Strays. The birthday cake. ' made by Mrs. Tompkins and iced by Mrs. . S. Imber, was cut. A hearty vote ...

Published: Friday 26 April 1940
Newspaper: Western Gazette
County: Somerset, England
Type: Article | Words: 7232 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Strongly Guarded Frontiers of France

... AUBREY HAMMOND With the French Army, Thursday. T Mont Noir, one of the famous heights near Bailleul which dominates the vast Flanders plain, the little British cemetery was bright with yellow daffodils when I saw it the other day. From just above one looks ...

Published: Friday 10 May 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 545 | Page: 3 | Tags: none