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· l•••uiptioaa 3/6 per annum,- payable in~GC:C- ,· . · : Only r~ble finna are alto d o advertil-e -in... ou r journal:· Rates . Willt be !SUpPlied upon application, · · 1 All business communications should be ad~e · . - ~ _? ~::- ~;~,_ ;:~: .•'UJ'~~ERN 1 ASSU·D.,A,NCE.· .. 10i:~. ·; Z3/li/Z7. ... ~.£.0 ' &' 1 < '' ~ , ... !l . . 1 P~-..t: .Messrs. Colle~t, _Rf.Iey, ~y~, "C'I'GIUGB• «: 6~ ,.,·~ll · cl.aa) flre, ~orl~e ! an~ · A"'~:. ~ . . ,. .~~ McAdam, Phdp, Longmore, Sliaw, Yeates, M BuiJ..I:- 29'""21 ·D...:· :J_ • • p rtb·'• Logie, Lennon, Tyle.r, Sadlier, )v.~!ls, - =6oldaba;Qugb · , ort : _," . ~lr~ 9 ~ ~~·~~- ee.,' ~ . · . Bader, Lovell, Margohn, and Tozef':.J <...... rl ~ . . .tu...... I r. An apology was received from Mr. . · A. L INC . . . ' · • "· , Watt. 1 Federal CorreapoacleDce,"-Sett~en~f : jl "''' · . , .: ,. Ex-Service ~en: A letter .. waa?'1ft~i.vJd .... -~be~ of. (li' Executive at their Annual Mo.ved by Mr. Tyler, seconde4 bY. U .r. from the Federal Executive showing a~ ' smoke Social to be held on the lOth of Wells: That the letter be receh;~d · and·'a copy of' one from the Develop,JV~t , and .:: December. Messrs. Shaw, Logie, Yeates, reply' sent •expressing ttle J.e~lgue's ' li~n ·Migration Commission dealing with the Wells Pbilp, McAdam, and Tyler ac- interest in the 'Boy ·sd:liat's' · Mov~lticmt,. settlement of ex-Service men. . . . cepted. and 'poin,tin'~ 1 'o'at tha'f ' aa~j!Uate J.,eP,r:~)en: Moved by Mr. Lennon, seconded by Mt. Hawthorn Sub-Branch requested tit1P.n 'alreaily"'existed 'bii' thllt(;' cp·un"cit'i~ Mr. Nye: That ?iscussion. on t~i~-- ~~t~~r . _ Executi~e representation at. thJ:.il: J]le.et.iwt Gehera1 ' Hobbs and ~cb'Ionel 'Poj>elo{Jber~ be deferted · unfat the next meehng, and to be held on Thursday, 24th November. fore it was not consi(le'n!(f''nec'essari t6. in the meantime copies of letters be made Messrs. McAdam and Bader accepted. have direct representation.-Carried. avail!lble for delegates for perusal.- · Letter of Appreciatioa..-'A letter of .ap· Mail Coutracta, Kojoaap.-The Secre Carrae~ .. \ . predation was read fr~m Mr. H. D. tary reported In connection with a dispute Armast.ace Day Ceremonaes: The Fe~e- Malone, who expressed has. thanks. t~ the over the tenders between .a soldier. and a rat Prcsadent forwarded copy of a wtre Executive for assistance m obtaarung a noli-soldier ... for' several ·rnait ci>ntraots 1 at he forwarded to the various · States, to- block of land through the War Service Kojonup, and stated that investigations. gether with copy of a letter received by Homes Dept. bad already, been .made bv the office, and him from the Prime Minister's Depart- Federal CoD&naa, Deleratea' Report. it appeared that the· soldier had legiti ment, in which it was stated that officers The State ·President welcomed Messrs. mately lost the contracts.- However, the of the Commonwealth Departments would Longrnore and Riley, the Federal Con Kojonup Sub-'l3ranch were .of .a different be allowed time off to attend Armistice gress delegates. o_pinion, and in fairness to them. and the Day Ceremonies, subject to Departmental The Rev. Riley submitted an interim .soldier in question he asked that a small convenience. report of Congress and was supported in sub-committee be appointed to .investigate ID-ritatioDa.-The Murray Sub-Branch his remarks by Mr. Longmore. the matter. Messrs. Philp anp Wells were extended an invitation to the State. Sec- Moved by Mr. McAdam, second~d by requested to make the necessary, U!vesti retary to attend ·their Annual D~r on Col. Margolin ; That the interim ~:ep~rt be gations an( report to th!! nex.t ineet\J:!g. December 3rd. The State Secretary received, ahd that the Executive's ~b.anks Sport. Club, Eclwud MiU.u ~-.; accepted the invitation. ;· · be ten<~;ere~. to the dele~ates for thelf, 1;ible The Secretary of the Sports Ctuf>, Edward Narembeen Sub-Branch reque$ted the representatiOn of thas State Bs:anclc. Millen Home, sought the necess.ari>! ~ presence of the State President;· Secre~ Further .discussion of the rep'ott ·to be mission of the Executive to cireu!arise tary, and members of the State -Executive deferred uptil the official minutes. come sub-br~nches in order to obtain donz.tions at a function to be held on the 5th or to hand from the Federal Executive, In for their Club. . 6th of January, 1928. The. matter was the mean'time those copies of the niitrutes M~ved by Mr. Lennon, seconded by Mr. left in the hands of the State President. in possession of the delegates be laid on Longmore: That the necessary permis~ion Midland Junction Sub-Branch' desired the table for the information of members. be granted to the Sports Club to ·cin:u Executive representation ~t ttieir · meeting -Carried. · larise Sub-Branches in the ternas u{ their to· be held on December 1st. Messrs. Boy Scouta' A... ociatiou.-The . Boy circular submitted, and further that the Lennon, Shaw, and Logie accepted. Scouts' Ass~ciation wrote arid requested Trustees take into consideration the Darting Range Sub-Branch requested the Execuhv~ to select !>n~ member to granting of,a donation of £5/5/·.-Carried. the presence of the State President and serve on thear State Counc1l. Reporta.-St;lte Secretary read the re port of the operations of the office for the preceding fortnight. The report was ·re ... ceived. Finance Committee: Mr. Tyler read the· report of the Finance· Committee meeting held on the 9th instant. The report con tained the ·recommendation that 25 · per·. cent. of the Amelioration Funds' should be· are provide~s of the highest· quality ~ allocated to general fupds ·to cover ad-. - ministration .expenses of the former. Moved by Mr. .Tyler , seconded by Mr;. · t~flceries at the lowest posst'ble prices. Tozer: That the report be adopted. An amendment was moved by Mr. Shaw,. For prompt, t:ffi.cient,courteous service seconded by' Mr. W-etts·: That the Finarice· Committee and the Trustees collaborate try any one of the three bi,f stores in order to arrive at ways and means 'of' recouping the League funds for the ex-. penses of administration o'f the Amelio'ta-. OP tion Funds.-Carried. · The report as amended was then adopted; · House Committee: Mr. Philp read· the· report of the House Committee held on the ' 17th· .and 21st November, de~ ling with. ss6 HAY 'T.,. III - BARRACK ST., PERTH the a~p?antment of a new managel_'e'ss of· the · dsmng rooms. The repott was re-. AND 4' MA_R.KET ST., F.REMANTLE ceived and ,dopted. ' Land Committee: Mr. Shaw, a mem6er - of th~ Land Committee, delivered a reP.o'h .. on Re-valuation .of the Torbay Distnct. . r 16tjt, D.ecembe,~;, 1927. 'S -~ ~t-wlth -individual eases-.--'f.lle---re-..Z:====~=:=:~~=~~=~!e"'-:';1!1~~o-:o-~~~-~~,_.~~~~ port wa~ received .a.ud adopted. • 1 Arlsirlg lout""'df tht ,report the question of expenses of the Lanp Com~ttee_~n ~ ,Q:...J...... -..J ,.; "bavin~ .jlsked 'by t{fe.Q\?~tl!~~ O~J~~ .... ~p.w.ull' s ~ tlJ .. --o: to report, was constdered. ""' . • L Moved by Mr. Shaw, secrondid by,•M'i. ~ u'\l•g •.. ,,,"·''\ .,·.· · ·v.r.~ l a. pe:;e. ~ .•h ·nve oceates: That the .,State Secretary , be in- "-"1 Tl ~ (.t .., u structed to .conunurtku~'.witfl Jild , }Vljfitn . th~, · j:.eague, of l\ de~ The colours for 1928 to be- bla.ck b~e 28th Battalion Association: Mr. T:v.ler c;e~sed meinb~r• . w]t1cJt:}~~~ ~een ,refereed with· figures . of gol(J: Tlie tetter wae reported"b:wing represented the 'Execudve to the Federal. EXecutsve. (or- a ..rqJing; a received. ' · at tlie 28th B~ttalion Re-union. re~ly . was recet;v!;d .st;..~jng. -that, while. the lit.vitatioua.:_The Merredin Sub-Branch South •'African S"ervice : CO!onel ·Margo '\tUtud_e of the; reJ:at~yes of t4e d~ceased extended" an invitat~on to Colonel Coltett lin .repo,rted on the Squt~ African Me man . 1,n ·. . ~ ·-6e-arrang~h~-s~--~iit:-=~~----~-~- ----~~~- ~-~~· ~- ~- ~--~-~·--~· ~~-~--~~--~------~----.-~------~~-; intimated his wjllingness to endeavour to · · ~·· ·· · i ~hone U203 ~.: ' · visit this sub-branch· in conjunc" with ' · .....· · . . · ' ·. · · Merredin. i'.F"N~,~~ · , ·. -l~· .li.\r ·~;ii.~.the(· "_...~ ·· ll. a~estic, A:nnleet~ .. . ' Carilla Sub-BranCII."'eXteil~d' ~in vi~~ I • , , ~ rr,; . . ... '' tion to the members to attend thetr & Ba h ' Flih '{! l\nnuAl , Smo~e ~aLto be P..eld ~1on ,tll~ · a!~g. I f11· ·~ ' ...~ ~ · ~ - , · . · l,Oth Deeernbi'r. A.)pa~ty •fiad alteauy1b'iieA Aft S~iall c t ed f arranged to visit Darling Range on that ernoo~ -r._eaa r-- . ~ '· ~ __er ·.. · . or ... date, and it was decided to split the The house has L~·· zt thoroughly renovateq ap.c! refurnispe~. The f11.ct that it i~ party, Messrs. Philp, ·Mc4dam; a"d·l'l'yle~ . pt:rsoually conduci~d by To~ Stack, of>Fr,eJDantle, is sufficient gu,aranle~ of . togethez: .with th.e ·Assista!l.,i Sta~e · Secre~. 10verything ~ing first._CIIIl!S . · tary, to visit Carilla: · · '' · ~~¥;tp::L~~e~~h~h'~r:~i~ · TRY. o~~~c;~~~~:s~:c:r;;B:: .s;::;p:;~:HISK~ gates was deferred. who is also to be found at Tt:UUnua HOtel, Fr'elnantle · 1 Letter of Appreciation..,-Mrh~ of' ' • ' Nor11akin, expressed his appreciation and thanks. to the Execu'tive for their,·. a(ti~n in procuring for him a Massey ~arris Soldiers' League. It was decided that that as a m;u.c:inium ad~ance · w~s ~ Reaper Thresher. the matter be left in the hands of the they c~uld not assist beyond. ~hat· amount; · New Sub-11iaaela.-An application· was Federal·· Executive. ··- ... ·" ...... , if therefore meant that· the applicant made on behalf of members. in the Qual~- Mt. Barker District.-The Minister for would have fo find about half the:'cost . getting-Wa:tercarrin area for 'the foi'ma- Lands· wrote concerning the possibilities of the sey.-erage ..work. It was c6psider~d tion of a sub-branch: · The necessary of the Mt. Barker District. and thanked that a mit]Jber of. soldiers ·may be. silni approval was granted. . ' · : ~ . the League for the suggestion· regarding larly affected,. and a committee of ,th(e~ ~mployment.-The Perth Sub-Branch its probable suitabilitv for Grou·p Settle was appointe"d to investigate .'the· matter submitted a resolution carried at their last ment purposes. The letter was received. . Repatriation Wards.-The Secretary· of with a view to ·arriving at some solution. meeting which urged the E xecuttVe to the Perth Hospital had written .requesting take immediate action in ·connection with the State Secretary to inte'rview the 'Chief the motion from .the 11th Annual Con- gress ·concerning dilution of ·Ialiour. Resident Medical Officer concerning the· Moved by Mr. Longmore, secqnded by admission •of ex-soldier-s suffering non Mr. ·sadlier: That the State" Secretary be war caused disabilities t'o Repatriation instructed to gather statistics in". cQnnec- Wards. The Secretary reported haVing THE : · SJATE~AVIHS - ... tion with this matter and submit'.to'"'the interviewed Dr. Anderson and stated' that next. meeting oi tl)e Executive.-Carried. the two Repatriation Wards were being . · _.. BAN·K. State uu1 Commonwealth Contract..- merged, and sufficient accommodation The -Workers' Homes Board communi- would not be available fcir other· than cated with the State Secretary regarding • war-caused cases·. lntere.t.3 ~ per ·~nt on eve,Y' a press report of the 11th Anilual' Con- Moved by Mr. McAdam, seconded by compl~te £1 on de~it gress of the Branch, in which a. delegate Mr. Yeates: That this matter be referred had. stated that Southern Europeans were to the Visiting Committee· for their action. You benefi.t yo~rsett' and help the e'ngaged in the erection -of War Service -Carried. · · · State by placing your' Saving$ in"· Homes• . and pointing out that' som):' mis- Moved by Mr. Watt, seconded by Mr. apprehension existed in connection.. with Lennon: That the Visiting- Committee in Waatralla'8 lavlnfa lnatltutloa this matt'er; The delegate concerned .was terview the Medical Section of the Re If. no Agency of the Bank is available-, communicated with and had forwat'ded a patriation Department concerning the write for an OUtback ·outfit and BGn.t statement in reply. · · mergin~ of the two Repat. Wards at tlie 6g Pod. The Bank bears cost of- re .It was, decided that the matter of . a Perth Hospitai.-Carried. mittance 'of both aeposits and witl!. reply to the Workers' Homes Board, be · War Serrice Hom~~-~The Secretarv drawals. 1J Splendid facilities for left in the hands of the Secretary. advised th~t an application had been made depositors Yisiting Eastern States· or ~ Gallipoll . Film• ...:. The Embassy Film by ~r . --:.- to ~he War Service 'Homes England .Company · ~ct.v~s~ .... ll !ftti ~O fj'.JfE .:..: __ ., · r'\ : . SAINT GRORGE'!' Hu uss:· PERTH I , . J VXKOS':' ~ : NASH, LOkD, AND MOOR;E Sl)~EETS, PERTH TELEGRAMS: "MILLARS. -TIMQER" TELE~HONES: Nos. 4,4, ·to· 4145 .O.P.O. BOX: No. 93 PERTH ; IJ,raneh Yards1 in· all 'Pnncipal Towns, Suburbs and Country_ ,, · ======STOCK and SUPPLY PROMPTLY- Local and Import..-d· 'Timbers Joinery Mantels G~lva. nised' Iro: C · t • . · · PI as.te z:, B11.1 'Id .ers • H 11:rd ware, Wtre· N'ails, · -Ltme,· ' ·&c. . . ' . n,· emeu 1 · -~-;-::,. Estimates Gtven Free for all Cl&BIC~ ·of Work · Se.ttler8' Cottages Cut Out Read f E. · :~·~ ·a .• • : ~ •. "' . . ,. • Y or rectton. CORRE~PONDE!'ICE INVITE:O . . PRIC-:~. QUOTED (:)N :~AP~LICATION ,' .. . • " 1,: 2. \ I 16th December, 1927. THE LISTENING POST 7 "New Year's Biggest Gill ' .£3125 for 2s. 6d. R.S.h. ART UNION· £1000, £500, £200, and 153 other Cash Prizes £25 TO REGISTERED SELLER OF FIR&T PRIZE Drawn ]anuaT'J} 28th, 1928 Diggers I & a /iiJe Agent for your own consultation. 50,000 Subacriben at 2/6 D. M. Benson, State Secretary, R.S.L. ... Messrs. Tozer, Sadlier, and Wells were MUD AND A MILLS. Walking along the .track we silently appointed. scraped the mud from our clothes. Bill Reporta.-State Secretary submitted his We were going into ·zonl\ebecke, and was a hundred yards in front. Yes, a report on the operation of the office for the narrow duckboard track led over a bloke is allowed to think. We thought the preceding fortnight. The report was sea of sticky, slinly mud. famous in the about Bill l received. Ypres sector. Most of us had been in NOSIVAD. Fin'ance Committee : Report of the Fi before, and although we did not actually nance Committee meeting held on the 23rd have the wind up, we were at least pre November was received and adopted. pared for eventualities. Land Gotnmittee : Mr. Yeates read a Bill and his cobber. after discussing the Pltone AIJIO .report of the Land Committee's inter law of averages at all angles,. view with the Controller of Soldier Settle came to the ment conclusion tAat the chances of the pla (Mr. McLarty) on Wednesday, 30th toon coming out even half strength were November. The report dealt with several as remote as the rum iss11e. WINTER, BRANDY, individual cases, and was received an ·- ·THE-MONTH. \ Britain and the U.S.A. The spectacle of a man with an un~ The·''ALL DISTANCE'~'· mistakable Irish name, the right hand man of the rabidly anti-British mayor of the highly Germanic city of.. Chicago, being converted into a fervent Anglophile CAMEn··· by one short visit to the Old Country would be amusing were such things not offset by the general attitude of the U.S. Size of photo 3 ~ x 2 ~. T a/eu photos from 3 feet upwards Press towards the Old Country. The Angl~Sa.xon, which has long been the Price 25s. dominant element in ·the American popa lation, ·is being rapidly swamped und-e r a flood of· alien immigration. Of the non mongrel~ races which have teemed into America the Germans and the. Irish are ))y far the more numerous, and neither of these ~tJa s much love for the English 728 HAY STREET, PERTH man. In all probability anti-British out bursts such as those I of Chicago's Mayor and those which are featured periodically in the Hearst · Press are attempts on the E. Russell, Messrs. David Lylt!, Roy objectionable sub-titles have been deleted part of politicians to pander to these ele Glenister, Archer Norwood, and Herbert and others more fitted for home con ments. The yellow press of America is Gibson, opportunities for the display of sumption substituted'; but the story itself the most crudely ill-informed of any those talents which have made them so was slender and commohplace, its dra country. It caters for the Anglophobe and deservedly popular with Perth audiences. matic situations banal, its pathos bathos; regards the "furphy" as a species of divine The introduction of such war-time classics and its humour Hollywooden. Those irk- revelation. Such papers made the _World as "Land of Hope and Glory," "Comrades . some commonplaces of war such as the War begin in 1917 and sent the U.S. Navy in Arms," and "My Pal J erry," as a mud and the chat, were treated as chasing the Emden through the Irish Sea. support to a Yankee film, in spite of their hilarious experiences. They may have But even in the respectable journals of excellent rendition, seemed to savour of beert so to a force like the Americans, who ,, the country there is an under-current of a descent from the sublime to the "gor were not in the war long enough to accept suspicious dislike towards the British blime." Mr. Harold Partington's splen them as mere sordid incidentals, but their Empire. The homogenity of the British did orchestra played, as incidental music humour had ceased to appeal to Austra race is resented. Sinister motives are to the picture, a very pleasing selection lians long before President Wilson grew attributed to the most innocent incidents of the old war-time marching songs, and tired of writing apologetic notes to Ger~ of British policy. Britain's army and it brought' a lump into the throat to hear many. Nevertheless, ·the picture has its navy estimates, her reduction of income them once more. Such aspects of the redeeming features. It is a masterpiece taxation, and other aspects of Imperial presentation stimulated interest in what of unconscious humour. The American finance, are criticised, not in relation to was· otherwi'se a very sorry spectacle, for, army, as depicted in the attack on the the Old Country's financial and economic judged even as a picture, "The Big German line was funny without being needs, but with respect to Britain's war Parade" was a decided falling off from vulgar, and it is the type of show to debt to America. Post-war reconstruc that high standard which Hoyt's have which an elderly gentleman can take his tion, defence expenditure, relief of the hitherto maintained. Apparently the .flapper daughter without having to be ovh=burdened British taxpayer, ·are all Federal Censor of Films has done good continually askin.,. her to explain the matters which should be held in abeyance work. The vainglorious and otherwise double meanings. Having seen it, we now UJttil the last cent is repaid to Uncle Shylock. Criticism of America's late entry into the war and her subsequent role of the stem creditor are alike re sented; while any suggestion that America did not win the war is as a red rag to . may share a bull. Ill-feeling towards Americans- on You .too the part of war: riven EuroP"ean countries is not understood and is looked upon as base ingratitude, -iri~· the rewards just ahead ! . However, there are indications of efforts to achieve a. better understanding on both ' but it must be borne side·s of the Atlantic, man who invests now In a block or more of irr mind that the present generation of HERE is a golden future for a Americans is not another branch of the Canning Crest land. This unusual estate has already been favourably com Anglo-Saxon race, but a conglomerate in T mented upon In the various metropolitan papers. lt presents one of the Ang1o-Saxon is rapidly being whi~.h the for your savings, large or small. Its promise Is great ou~-numbered, and· in which 'are present most promising Investments .two large elements which are bitterly it wiU not only double In value but exceed the most optimistic forecuts, because the hostile to the aforesaid Anglo-Saxon. conditions governing it are unusual. May we tell you more about Canning Crest ? The Big Parade The extravagantly advertised American "war" film ·has been shown at Hoyt's new CANNING CREST Regent Theatre, and will probably go the Sole Vendors: rounds of the suburbs and country towns. The Hoyt people are to be consratulated THE GREATER PERTH REAL ESTATE COY. LIMITED on their presentation of the picture. The Harper's BuJidiDgJ, Perth prologue, with its inevitable estaminet -. scene, was good in its way, and gave Miss . r 16th Dec~. 1927. THE LISTENING POS'I' 9 understand why those of our picture show men who are chained to the chariot wheels of Hollywood accorded such a frigid re ception to British war ·films like "Ypres." ·The F rem'antle F racaa. Like the Bourbons, the German has learned nothing and forgotten nothing. This. is probably why at a time when Germany is being given every chance to rehabilitate herself in the eyes of· the world, not only in the Councils of the League of Nations, but in ·the spheres o.f commerce and sport, .certain Hun seamen caused a riot in Fremantle. According to the evidence tenl:lered in the prosecutions which ettsued, two of the offending sea men were indulging in a dance of an obscene nature-that curious obscenity which passes for humour in ·the land of kultur. An attempt to eject them from Uglyland, the scene of the affair. led to a free figHt. The Boches, incited by their officers attacked ~the police. The mem bers or' the public present rallied to the PILGRIMAGE TO WAR AREAS. Australian who occupied these during the as'sistance of the constables, ~nd a piper war period. of the Kilties' Band had his kilt. torn off. For Sale-A couple of pyramids. Pur The fines imposed~ by ' the Fremantle The State Executive has sent a reso chaser must be prepared to take delivery magistrate were ridiculously light. Local lution to the Federal Executive suggesting and remove them within 24 hours, larrikins are dea:1t with far more severely that that body give ser ious consideration To Singers, Will Exchange-"The Sjl.nds for rioting and resisting the police. Of to the organisation of a pilgrimage to Gal of the Desert" for '"Back to Blighty." course, it is noble to forgive the enemy, lipoli, Frattce, and Palestine during the Apply Tommy Fed-up, care this office. but it seems to us that the Fremantle years 1930 or 1931. A tour could be Bench, in. this instance, has been too arranged earlier, but only the compara darned forgiving. t ively wealthy· could afford to go, whereas Exit the Muse. if tliree_years' notice is given, a special I cannot sing the old songs French Army ,Re-qrganisation. banking scheme could be put in hand' as I used to sing, Viola. , · early as possible, which would include 1'he"'cabled account of the discussion ~m The instalment man came round and he within its scope a large number of thrifty Fore~losed on our victrola. the French Army estimates indicates the dtr Diggers. On the investigations already ection being taken by ~ranee in the r~ made by us, we are of the opinion that organisation of her fighting forces. It IS such a tour, which would take about four RETlJRNm SOLDIERS' assumed that these are to be maintained for or five months, would cost about £150. defence not aggression;· therefore the zone MONUMENTAL WORKS. of a future war will be the country's natur~ l frontiers. The preamble to the Ar.my. e~h ECHOES . OF EGYP-T. Only Addreaa: mates stresses the importance of mamtammg "EGYPTIAN TIMES" ANNOUNCE KARRAKAlTA (near Station) an efficient air force. Great importance, too, MENTS. . . •, is attached to the physical training of youths, and athletics and swimming will be sub An Egyptian lady of high. birth is wjll I sld i ~ed , re-qrgal)ised. at;Id guided '! ~~ng mili ing to lift the veil and show her beautiful tarx channels. Ther~ IS a rec~gmhon,, ~ere , Write or Ring F832 and we will ... that physical fitness 1s. the bas1s of tt:uhtary face to an Australian soldier. in return fo~ an exhibition of boomerang throwing on Catalogue. efficiency. l·n Austraha ~e ~ender hp ~er his part: . vice to this creed. We mamtam one phys1cal To Let-A number of-prisons in Turkey, , training officer at each military base h~~ We call by appointment. quarters, i.e, six for the whole of the mlh splendid references obtainable from any tary forces (a'ii(! schools ; so that the greater part of the physical training in schools. (a mere fifteen ·minutes daily) is carried on by partially trained instructors. · ..~ ,....·Jitden-w ..... _ CRITERION HOTEL HAY STREET ·DANIEL Special Luncheons for :/)uslneu Men CRAWFORD'S Superior Accomodatlon at Moderate Tariff ml&JID ~CJr£m Only the Best of Liqu~u " WIU~KY H. Stebn, Licensee and Manager aad ,_. eea't f•·WNIIf! I 10 Ttlf_. LIJTENINC POST 16th December. 1927. .. winds to produce a wider re-creation of Is· War~ According to · God's Plan? itself. In the animal world tne sacrificial impulse of parental love endure~,'a.ll suffering (Mil. E. s. wA1T states IJ CIJSI m the affirrMtive tMd illvites the commeiSt that its young may live. Natio,n, rise and of readers. Padre E. H. 0. Nye has promised to state his opinions on this fall .as the springs of ~ action are subjut, t f!hich we hope tp publish in our next. number.) wound or allowed to:=bt run down. If a generation shrink from the sacrifice necessary to self-preservation, then that To be a popular writer, one has only to horrors and destruction, is universally ac generation is a traitor to its past and to interpret the common mood of the people, cused of being the brake to a nobler civili its future. To the noble dead who sacrificed and, with ability, portray it. " Them's my sation. Our desires often guide us in our all for country it is an i~~grate, and it is a sentiments. That writer knows what he is opinions, however, and we ~e apt, like the betrayer of its own children. talking about," egofistically states Mr. Most ostrich, _to hide our heads in the sand. We The soul of a nation is found in its patrio men! Tasty sweets are univetsally sought fail to look to the past for our lesson. We tism and if a nation neglects a patriotic duty after, but unpalatable castor oil, on most must, if we will, learn from bitter experi which the claims of its history and of its occasions, has the better result on the human ence, that God's laws never change and that posterity alike impose, it is in deadly dan system. It naturally tickles the popular the same fundamental laws act for the nation ger of losing its soul and of incurring the fancy of to-day to read ·of war as being a as for the individual. We are too apt to wrath of God, which means destruction. The malignant growth ; as a retarder of the wrongly bracket progress with prosperity experiences of the past clearly reflect that progress of civilisation ; as the worst folly as being natural affinities, when it would the determining factor of human history of man. etc., etc., and many phrases fall perhaps be nearer the truth to join the latter of a nation's success, or of a nation's failure' glibly from ou.r lips, such as: " Armed forces with stagnation. It is through suffering is the efficiency or inefficiency of its arma: are the'breeding grounds o£ war," and there and trihulation that God raises us towards ments in, or for, war. By efficiency, I do are many who counsel th~ scrapping of all a sublimer nobility. To me it appears that armaments as being the natural forerunner the ethical essence of progress is sacrifice. of peace and prosperity on earth. The sacrificial impulse is the root caust of The human family is forever aspiring to all human families ; the bud flowers and higher and better things, and war, with its then dies, and dying flings its seeds on the Good Cheap Fruit always procurable from State Implement and Engineering Works J. Brown's There i~ no better Drill on the mar/tet than a (Late 11tla S.ta.) "STATE" Fruit Barrow Made in the foUowing sizes : 1 Dist (Baby) 13-15, 17, 20 Oppo.Ue Pod6u,g '.t Build/nfa. .. We~inaton St. ( o.D Fo"ut PI~ We 11/so Manufaclure Combined CultirJator Drill, all sizes not mean only large and modern navies and LET US HAVE YOUR ENQUIRY af!Dies :. efficiency in armaments is some t • thang bagger and deeper, being also the re s~t of spiritual quality. Self-denial, discip Works: Showrooms and Offices : line, ?~ience, order, m.ethod, intelligence, ~rganasmg power, resolution, industry, chas LEIGHTON. 306-308 MURRAY ST., PERTH. tity, temperance, and hardihood. Th~e are some of the _individual attributes of right eous!less w~ach . determine this spiritual -, quahty and whach exaltetb. a nation." In the. cou~se of the development of human socaety. at ea~ be shown ~t righteousness of natt~ nal hf~, and efficaency, with subse quent . vactory m war, have. invariably gone MAJOR & SON.'S PRIME MEAT hand m hand. In other words national suc cess and progress achieved has' been the pro d!Jct of a military efficiency founded on a SUPPLY hagher morale. (Under Vice-Regal Patronage) The def~at of the Persians by the Greeks was the tnumph of a higher civilisation and a. nobler man~ood. With a lowered concep 381 Wellington St., and 181 Murray St. tu?~ of mor~hty and a consequent decreased mahtary efficaency, Greece's subsequent defeat PERTH by the Roma!l~ made fo_r further progress. ~hen the spmtual quahty of the Romans. fa.tled not all the splendour of the past No Frozen Meat Stocked. Prime Quality Guaranteed could overcome the corruptness of the pre Our Motto: Cleanliness and Civility. Orders Called foe and Delivered Daily sent ~nd save the Roman world from de atruction at the hands of the Vandals and ~ths. ,The wrongly stated " military ef Telephone, .WelUngton Street, AIS481 fietency . of the Germans was inefficient , ~urray , A441 0 because tt lacked a spiritual quality. It was a shel! only ~d contained no kernel. They worshapped at the altar of the false God, .~AB~ 16th December, 1927. THE LISTENING POST 11 ;/' WALLIS Sold bJ) M asseJ) -Harris Co. Ltd. MORE POWER for MORE YEARS at LESS EXPENSE. THAN ANY OTHER TRACTOR APPROACHING I'f IN WEIGHT AND PISTON DISPLACEMENT. DEPENDABLE IN OPERATION AND ECONOMICAL IN UPKEEP. The Steel Plate U-Frame is an Exclusive W ALLIS Feature-Giving a Frame Exceptionally Strong, yet Comparatively Light-Cylinder Sleeves are Removable and Replaceable-Timken Bearings-Crankshaft has many times the Strength Required- Simple Clutch which is easily adjusted-Effective Lubrication-Power is Transmitted with Minimum Loss by the Wallis Transmission. DUJtABILITY 15-27 h.p. ACCESSIBILITY, ECONOMY WE\ INVITE ENQUIRIES. FIRST MAIL WILL BRING FULL' DETAILS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. WE ARE MANUFACTURERS OF A WIDE RANGE OF UP-TO-DATE FARM IMPLEMENTS. THE "M-H" LINE Reaper-Threshers, Binders, Mowers,. Rakes, Drills, Cultivators, Stump-Jump Ploughs, Harrows. Engines, Separators and Smaller Implements for Orchard Work. Massey-Harris ·Co. Ltd. 360 MURRAY STREET, PERTH. MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, LAUNCESTON, WELLINGTON, CHRISTCHURCH. Might-but only the might of the bully. Announcemen~. advertising manager of the West Av.stra The Germans now know that such might liotl has signified his intention of being is not right, but the lessons of the past A musicale will be held during New Year pre teach us that right always tends to create week. The music will be provided by sent and the proceeds will be donated to the might. Ahern's Fancy Flageolet Orchestra. The Home for Blind Proof-Readers. Throughout the ages the laws of God have never changed, and the same root causes • have always tended towards the same re sults and the decay of the morality of a nation has always been attended with a cor United Typewriter & responding decay of the military spirit and inexorably the law of the survival of the fittest has trampled on the corrupt. 0 f that Supplies Co. Ltd. law, war is the supreme instrument. Victory in war is the method by which, in God's providence, the soun '"B1•ckhoJ"a -Wherever Australians, who .....< were in Egypt, get together, you'll· hear · them, amonirother printable and-' unprint able things, talk about-The two battles DRINK of \he Wa~; SheP.herd's Hotel .(officers only); The raca at Gezireh; The Pyra mids, the ggide~p_ the donks. ; The sin, sand and sun; The 'Dinkum Feed Joint; The Pyra~ Ca(e ·at ~eliopoUs; The ;;,-~ree sweet oranges; The canal; Tile Inspectors' Rest, said by many a Digger to be the "best pub. in the world"; Paddy the Pig; · 'Major (now Colonel) Margolin whom 1 TONKA everybody love(! ; What the- Ca1ro kids used to say about Colonel --. "Groper": As per the cables, Australia per head of the population is, With the F~ll of Strength. and Flavour exception of New Zealand, easily Britain's best·customer, importing some £60,000,000 worth of goods annually, or £9/19/6 per bead. (The United Stll.tes is third on the Save Coupons for Free Presents list with £43,000,000, or 8/- per head). It ' is pleasing to note the increasing number of British cars in use in Australia, and users and owners are loud in their praises of the superb skill and quality of work burnt, and he is anxious to replace it. who kept queries hoarded up in their manship and materials in evidence. Aus If any Digger can oblige, please write to own minds. tralia realises that British goods, if not the "L.P." stating price desired. At a recent meeting of the State Execu. the ~heapest, are usually the best and At a Smoke Social at Harvey tendered tive there appeared to be a good deal of therefore in the end the cheapest. Apart to the visitors from the State Executive perplexity and almost fear noticeable from that, sentiment, no doubt, plays a of the League, the proposer of the toast amongst delegates, who each held a paper big part in this matter. The man who of the evening asked for some dinkum in and looked askance at each other. Padre is says there is no sentiment in business formation as to what the R.S.L. did, ~here· E. H. 0. Nye was the first to rise and wrong. Business is 98 per cent. sentiment. its. money went to, and what business ask if there was a dictionary present, as The gospel of inter-Imperial trade is re occupied the office staff during the day. he had been honoured by an invitation ceiving a great deal of attention from Particularly he wanted to know what from the State President to· attend a Press and public, and it is a pQlicy likely became of the capitation fees. Some of "symposium," at the same time asking for to prove of material benefit in assisting the required information was given with an intei,>retation. Colonel Collett curtly the British Empire to maintain its present great sincerity by the State President but kindly declined to ~ive the necessary unique position among the nation~. (Colonel Collett), and other details left interpretation at that stage, but a later l.aDc:e Batm.D: Your leader (Nov. L.P.) to the State Secretary (Mr. Benson) for reference to a dictionary disclosed the de "Our Changing Mood," was, in my humble his reply. The proposer and others pres rivation, "symposiac: a conference of opinion, one of the best which has· ap ent admitted their complete satisfaction philosophers at a banquet." It is accord- peared in our journal. As an old South and thought that the information -would . ingly decreed that the philosophers of the African veteran I know that your logic do a great deal of good amongst those 1927 Executive, together with Past Presi- is sound. During the years immediately following the S.A. war it was very diffi cult to get the boys together, but later For Moming ant/ Aftemf!OII 't"eas, 't"ea Luncheons, they were drawn together by the same tf~ which are more closely binding ·supper~, Cool Drinks, etc., 't"ry today ex-service men of the Great War, and as time passes and the numbers 'get fewer, so will the desire for old war Forrest . Tea Rooms time comradeship increase. (COUNSEL'S) -FORREST PLC.. PERTH A Digger writes asking if we cari locate Cateriua· of all descripJioat quo~ for Special reductioua for Diaen Cj_bound volume of the war time "Aussie." He had borrowed a volume from a f.r~end ~ .,.., ll!e -,.~ ~I W. w:MJiJKLEJOHN, f3rJ A.L .H.F.A.J hllc of Kofetta~ wbo treasured it, and j t :Was at:cidently GENUINE BROWNING ··Autdi.Atl·c stiot GUN 12 Guage, 5 Shot, Solid Breech, Hanunerlesa, 28 in. Cockerill-· Steel Barrel, Walnut Stocka ~~~~rs McLean Bros. & Rigg Ltd. ro4 MURRAV STkEET. PERTH . \ 16th December, 1927. THE LISTENING pq&T 13 If it's A complete nDJle of Cyda for boJs from. 8 to 80 Call ud inspect or write for big il1111traled cataloaue W. GORNALL (LATE A.I.F.) 124 Barrack Street, Perth dents, will with great pleasure accept the THE COMING OF THE BLESSED State President's invitation for December 20th. GUEST. J.S.M. of Leederville dishes up flattery: Allow me to congratulate you on the very ·. excellent paper you are sending out of ·while the cobbler mused, there passed bill Your ·· cup' Hat. late. I am not in aa:y way belitting your pane · previous efforts by A beggar drenched by the driving- rain; telling you that in the You will need a new ~pinion of a number He called him in from the stony atreet, bat for the Cup of Leagueites known and the bat for this occasion i to me the "Listening Post" has, like good And gave him shoes for his bruised feet. s an wine, been improving with age. You have The beggar went, and there came a crone, ELITE ~~fk~S..Se~ HAT ~t yourself a high standard to live up to Her face with wrinkles of sorrow sown·; with your November issue, which was, in A bundle of faggots bowed her back, A high-grade pure fur hat, trimmed my opinion, highly instructive and enter And she was spent with the wrench and · with rich silk Bandano Dinding, finely taining. It is a great pity that it is not rack. finished and silk-lined. · sent to eligible non-members of the He gave her his loaf and steadied her load League where it would, perhaps, wJke a As she took her way on the weary road. A magnificeDt few. up to the realisation that they are range of all the slacking in Then to his door came a little child, their duty, and also missin!f a Lost and newest shapes great deal for themselves. I always make afraid' in the world .so wild 27s. 6d. and colors. it a practice to pass In the big, dark world. Catching it np, my "L.P." on to a He gave it milk non-member when I have finished with it, in the waiting cup ~here i& one ju&t 'RJght with, in two known cases, And led it. home to its mother's arms, happy results. Out of the reach of (We thank "J.~.M." for his 'appreci the world's alarms. For You ative remarks. We feel also that we are The day went down in the crimson west, doing better. This is largely due to the And with it the hope of ·the Blessed Postage Free See Our Windows fact that the advertising pu~lic are find Guest; ing out that this journal, with its 6000 And the ·cobbler sighed as the world circulation, is a splendid medium in which turned gray; John.R.. to advertise their wares. More adver "Why is it, Lord, that your feet delay? Did you · S aunders ud. tisements mean. that more letterpress is forget that this was the day?" @@®ID= @l,@'jj'()() necessary to accommodate rut> -= ~V®~Ii: them. This has Then, soft in the silence, a voice he heard : 1 WELLINCTON STREET ~ permitted us to enlarge our scope. Finan- • ''Lift up your heart, for I kept my word. :-N&.XT TO O il. HOTe.Lr--1 dally, the publishers aFe satisfied to get Three times- I came tci ·your friendly door, out of t-hi~ paper jj.Jst w·hat it costs, and Three·titnes my shadow was on your floor. She : " How patient those lighthouse we must be.. fqrgiven . for using J.S.M.'s I was the beggar with bruised feet ; keepers must bel" eulogistic letter. ~o ,fell J?is:gers i~. ~usi I was tbe woman you gave to eat; He: nWhy?" ness that adver:t1smg·1n th1s JOUrnal should I was the child on the homeless· street." " The wind was so strong last nittht I brin~ good results, ~ui!L ~o rell}ind. reade~s . noticed that they had to keep relighting it that it wi11 help 1f lihey ment1on th1s -.i\uthpr Unknown. every few minutes." paper wnen doin~ busiiness with our ad _ .. vertisers.-Ed.) When in town DONALD J. CHIPPER & SON Secure your ·fruit supply from Undertaken and .Funeral Directors A "Jack" Michae) Teleplaoae A3232 Eatabliabed ll88 (~ lltlt &tn.J Barrow 844 Hay Street, Perth In front of eut end 8oaDS Ltd. Funerala conducted at. Perth, Fremantle and Wellington Street Perth all Su~ 14 THE LISTEN.NC POST l6th December, 1927. .PERSONAL Major-General Sir:... Tom Bridges, .who, for the past ,few years, has been Governor of South Australia, returns to the Old Coun Get it me try this month. As a Major of the 2nd Argyle and Sutherland!! he. took part .in Dott't aay-"That lock's oo use" We'll fix it and ma a new key for'Jt. the Mons campaign, and dunng the retreat he revived the morale of the shattered. rem Don't scrap the Rifle, Gun, or Revolver t~at's out of order we'll lil: it. We nant of his battalion by -entering a French open Sales, repair and adjust ,Scales, Lawomowers, etc. Pleasing service at toy shop, . securing a tin whistle and a toy drum, which he and the· piper played at the moderate Cost head of the jaded troops. History d~s not record the name of the march they play & ed, but, according to rumour, it was "Colo Harry Armstrong Co. Ltd. nel Bogey," a march that afterwards became 51 Williant Street, Perth (Near Hay St.) very popular throughout the A.I.F. Tom McGow, late 44th, and now head barman at the Criterion Hotel, is a n;Jtund digger with a ver_y pretty wit. The.day f?l Elsie Brickhill Ol) the recent loss of her Dureau chose a live man in him to man lowing last Arm1st1ce Day a very talkat1ve father. Miss Elsie worked hard during the age their property department, and a rapidly individual was holding the floor in Tom's war for the men at the front and has Qever increasing business is a result. bar. When Tom had a chance to chip in. failed to do her bit for the men who came he said to tl1e loud speaker, "You must back. "Boss" Wells, wlio looks after the Wes ley Trustees' valuable property in Murray have had a stiff time yesterday." Arthur who was an N.C.O. with "How do you mean. Tom?" the verbose Terelink~ and William Streets, carried a rifle with the the 28th when that battalion was making 28th, during ·the late dust-up. " Boss'·" is one a'sked. history is as conscientious a citizen as the "How did you manage during the two connected with the Boy Scout movement, next o~e. As chairman of the Claremont and ·took a party of Western Australian lads minutes' silence?'' Road Board, executive member of the Boy On another occasion Tom was in the ·lane over to the Hobart corroborree last Janu Scouts' Association, and delegate qf that ary. Many boys and young mtn in the leading from the Cri. into Murray Street, body on the New Settlers' League, and ac Wally Gee, "Lofty" Larsen; and Ray Dunr State to-day have go.od. cause to thank him tive worker in the Infant Welfare Move for his deep and sincere interest in their (of the local C.I.D.) were passing through. ment, Arthur is doing more than his share Ray Dunn flicked a pebble at Tom, scoring welfare. Despite his grea.t interest in other a hit on the target "at six o'clock." "Hey!" of public service. The firm of Brown anl.l people's children, . " Boss " does not neglect Tom called after the retreating 'tees. "I've his own youngster. got a case for you chaps. Find out who just Dunn that." Arrived recently by one of. the Eastern Establiahed 1894 State boats, Major Radclyffe. who tells The many friends of Jimmie Morgan, a doleful story after six years soldier head teacher of the Mount Barker State settler's experience near Mildura, arid he school, and very active member of the Mount is now one of the many Eastern Staters Barker Sub-branch of the R.S.L., wil! re 'MARK DUNN looking for land in this State. Although gret to learn that he has been in the Repat an Australian, the Major soldiered with riation Ward suffering from a recurrence of LATE A.l.F. the New Zealand forces, being on a visit war injuries. to "God's Country" when war broke out. UCENSED PLUMBER Like old times to hear the Major talk Jack Delaney, after an experience of the of Egypt and France, not forgetting the muddy ways leading to the front line, now 334 WELLINGTON STREET story of the New Zealanders who charged follows the inky way, being a member of in a training stunt with full equipment the Sttnday T'imes' staff. In addition. to PI!.RTH across the heavy Mena sands, onlv to re being a writer of clever verse, Jack· is peat the performance afterwards for a quite a bon viveur, his favourite repast be Phone A4~65 lady's entertainment, who exclaimed : ing: "Some soup, a bird, and ·some sweets." "Tell them to do it again, Alex; I like Sam Braham, late of England and India, to see the bayonets shine.". is now domiciled in W.A., after trying _hi~ luck iri N.S.W. The...t'ates were unkind to him in the Mother State, so Sam pack~ up liis traps and sailed hr Home. His stay at. Fremantle proved his 6nc!C!ing for some of the Scout fraternity, 0f wh1ch Sam ·. Geodrich ·Silvertowns is a member, induced' him to try his luck here. So now ·you can see Sam, as king of the'kids at Foy's Christmas Fair, smooth ing out many a juvenile argument and seeing " BEST IN THE LONG RUN " that the big. fat boy does not get more than his fair share of ·slides. Sam aid his bit with the Queen's Own Light Infantry Sole Representatives in W.A.: during the recent argument. This Western State is aliout to lose a BU~RIDGE & WARREN good Christian in the Rev. Arthur Muriel, who shortly\ leaves Kalgoorlie for Victoria. LIMITED Mr. Muriel served with the fighting forces at the war. where he was awarded the Mili E. S. & A. BANK CHRS., WILLIAM Sl'., PERTH tary Cross. DEPOT: 81 WILLIAM STREET, PERTH All ·diggers who have .been privileged to meet the little lady will sympathise with Miss 16th December, 1927. THE. USli'EftiNC POST - Recently -up· front "Coalopo1is'," Harrj May JDd guite -an ,rm)' of S&\ , Congratulations to . ~D~ '· R. 'Calder-· ~rowther on winning the mayoral election at ye old town. of Guildford on ~ Swan. enthuswt and !Iis Worship is a Toe H r wields a . tennis ncquet, .also a golf club, for Boarders with some skill. He is well known com Superior. r Accornodation merciallY, being attorney and manager f,or A. W. Dobbie & Co. in this State. • • I J. B. Sheridan, Proprietor Another coQiparative yo)lngster ·to bec:ome Tel. A4765 ~ leadlng bumhle is Harley C. S. Colebatc:h, the new mayor of Northam. Harley is a ll.eague enthusiaSt, having served . a te;rm as a delegate to the State Exec:utlv.e,--1l!ld· al Oil of his town sub · J olfu 'Enston, of the British Imperi L. J. Meiklejohn should prove an acquisi is to-day vice-president the ~rd branch. Company, in W .A., soldiered with tion to Goomarin and Burracoppin. Se Battalion. In between his trips 'East in has mimy ambitious plans for the develop..:. I the interest.s of the•company, and his ac:tivi ment of his own particular estate and tbe Quite a· number of other diggers were. also ties as publicity manager, ,U>hn finds time to successful .in ,,finding a place on -the boards district generally. It does one good to indulge in tennis and bridge. Although hear him ~ak of Western Australia. of Jocai govepring. bodies, amQp.gst them an Englishman by birth; be is a good Aus of and its boundless possibilities after a ten being :C.eague stalwart 1ack Mtil.queeny, tralian, and has unbounded faith in the weeks' search per motor throughout farm Lake Brown. Jack is a doer as well as a future of W.A. Who has not? talker. ing areas of Western' Australia, in. which At a smoke social held by the Upper he was accompanied by his wife. the Mr. Ed. Gray, ably assisted by Presi "The Listening Post" extends it~ con Swan Sub-Branch early in the month members made a handsome p resentation dent Peter Jamieson, has brought about .,-atulations to Colonel J. ~ Denton on a wonderful improvement in RS.L. mat> his advancement from the post of Orga- to Mr. Atf Yeates of a gold watch and chain, siutably inscribed, for services . ters at Midland Junction. A few months. 1liser, New Settlers' League, to the ago not more than half a dozen financial secretaryship of that bo4y. The new rendered to the settlers of the Swim Dis trict. Mr. Yeates 1eelingly acknowledged members kept the local sub-branch gasp organiser (vice Colonel Denton) .is Mr. for ·life, but with two determined men; 'Digger the present and thanked the eonors for ing W. C. P-iggott; a 28th Battalion their generosity. · at the head of affairs, backed by en,. who returned from the war with a com couraging comrades, the sub-branch no:w mission and the Military Medal. One is struck with the excellent tyt>e soldier numbers 63 financial members and ISO is of Australian and New Zealand confidently p redicted next June: ;Recent!¥ • Lieutenant B. Watchorn, M.C., Staff arriving in this State in search of land, of some a highly successful Smoke Social was· Corps, has just taken up duty as adjutant all of whom are in possession held, at which League Headquarters was of the focal artillery brigade. During the capital, many with considerable means for One represented by Messrs. Logie, Shaw, anct war he was too young to receive a com the purchase of improved properties. Davidson, wlJ.o at he RS.L. Secretary Benson. ·Paddy mission in the Australian Forces. so, at of these called recently t in 1919, told some his own expense, he journeyed to England offices, stating that he had acquired a was Hon. Secretary holding north of Burracoppin, and being stories of the early days of the Lealiu~. and joined ·up with .tpe B.E.F. He be- whilst Councitlor George Keimedy . prove~ to a· well known Hobart family. a qualified surveyor' (botli Civil ·and r • fongs a whole entertajnment in hi~Ji,s~Jf His father, Colonel Watchorn, c_ommat:l2e.d Marine) and in possession. of a wide eX with song, :story, and piano irems. Mr. a rTasmanian· contingent in the Sou~h perience, some of this gained at .Agricul , Mr. C. Priddle, in a few enthusiastic ind' ~~ri~~ - W~r. tural Co!Jeges in. the Eastery1 States highly complimentary remarks, proposeif! I • tne State EXecutive and incidentally re., marked that under Colonel CoUett tbe !?restige of the League and its inftu~ce' Branded Bottles. To Bottle Pealers ·and Others Had never been higher. Executive. d.ele All BottlH· with eJ.ther one -of Its R~gistereli· :rrade Marks:~ai!}~ .'Brands~vlz ,', gate Bitl Logie was also welcomed as ene' ', .. . of the first President~ of Midland, whilst the tojlst of the Visitors, proposed by P: E. Doig. of the llth Battalion, was re- sponded to by Mr. Oeaver of. Dalwallina. MEAD, SON & GIBBS Undertaken and Funeral Direct:on ·1.' th Sol PI'OPe1'b' of '.l'he wen .&11ftnliall ctl&n --· moulded t~::::;o~ar\-he eCom~any Cloea· •ot seu any such bottles but supplies ~oJerale ~harge' ., . ~mM to Brewers and others for the purpo!fe of being i\ned with ale or•z:to~~ ~ other fermented or unfermentod U~ors ·~,:&:•...:4.!: Late of Bunbary, B118!11eto n and · .u or abJtoldtloa ot Uquor oaJ7. .&ner -• - .... ~~ Leonora of =-~~ a'RtJaoriH& ...... _ or Nl.~t :::C tile:'~la~~=':, z::::-eC::• 1 Ph-• AS8Z3, Day ~YII.Tth~~ ~t:e!!~~!:d p~:.:::o~ec;- J'~~edan'd ~: :t-:l 190 ALBANY ROAD £Su::by .any Person Corporation or Company except as aforell&ld. = ~ . -...'J! .&VS'l'a•u.••. CR..A.JfS ~A~ :Liai>t.a», Vietorla Park ·· ' Wm. K0RANCJl, Secreta!')'. 16 THEq LISli'ENINCl PDS.T 16th Deeetnber, 1921. :-Mentioued-during"'ttrt"Mitll~nd · "Sntoltb••- that Tom Gill, who toils at the Loco Workslt'S>t?"f*cf"lfefe~~s~~a' eetidi. ~ and the CllW!majJ f thi , M~•,y ]. A: II.Tipt~ing, i also'ca itfl£0f h' prais '. for His""sta'iilfch adVocacy-' or''H1e eague. · The Social "'Was·:held--in the. ocai-Town . -- (Permaiiiit:'iiiCI,ilcorpq tect> ' ·(Jl:atMU•.._.•_l86%) •. . '· Hall, }Vhich. boasts-. a. uniqu~ lj~Qour t~ , . . . , , DIRE ORs.:·U ~t; ·lP!l • · · :: · · .-· painted on the walls by a Digger, ahcl Law~ence ' Alexander, Esq., ].P. ('q!UtJnf(l)';;_p ;.l.f~~~~fh. Jeri~ii~ ~~·! which fr6m any angle has the appearance ] .P. (Vice-Chairman); ]. 0. Fuher, ~q.; ,_H: W:· o~yilaq,ua, esq.; of massive polish~ jarrah stan~ing out ~ ~<>- ~,'· . ... _, 1 · . ..\v~~ H. C. s;weJ~~ --~sq'. . ~., .I Jb··. , _ ·, . _, , . . from the stru~fifW"l.Phe caretaker 6f~e .u A first-class savings med1um for the careful and t.!i[~ftYilno ~orking exQe~S .. , Town Hall, Tom Anderson, of course is -money always available at short potice if "i~~~~tor , 4esife~' to. With4!-"a'Y a Digger and a good worker for the before 'completion of term. · League, and the toast of his helilfh., was,'· ' Money may be withdrawn with accru~d ir:tt~rest a.t s~ot;t potice, if ~o ~esjr~d. like all other proceedings 'of the evening, Shares issued from 1/- per week each. : Interv1ew S~cre_ta_ cy or w!.'.t~ ~~r •! most enthusiastically received. To'~'the ' • . Secretary's wife, Mrs. Gray, much of the Prospectus. . . · ,., · sub: branch's success was· aftrilffitea." It H . G. I?~~ Se~.retary. was stated that no matter what , R.S.L. function was on, she helped in' sb:me way, •. r and by any sick and ailing Digger· she was THE BALLAD'OF ADEN'S ASS. But in the manger lay instead regarded as a Sister.. . By Eraeat Ra~~. The Child of Mar)?' true, Talking of stalwa~ts, Bussc:lton 'has its ' . Who stroked·· tlie ·gentle ass his head quota 'in Jack Atkinson, Boyle Br9s. (3), When David's House on every road . And blessed poor A ben too. . Harry Wilniot, and H. Falkerlhayn, a suc- Came seeking Bethleilem, The~, Chi-istftn .folk, ·be gi)od aiid kin!I, . cessful local contractor. , Oid Peddler Aben sluu,{ his load _Ani:l serve' your beasts·· witll, care; .. · Soldier Settlers .Hutchins Brothers, of And made him one of them. So, when you take. them corn, you find· Nannup, are a credit to the Digger's name His limping ass,. he took him, too, Both Christ and blessing there. and their district, and it is a pleasure for And both they bore their packs any visitor to see the pastures, sfeek blood ·,' (As mighty Caesar bade them do, ; . stock and happy. conditions ·of their hold All ,for to pay the t~x). . · . "-. . ing, ~ couple of miles sout~ of Nannup. Fortune has not always. smded -on :these Full many a league they travelled o'er, Our Country Guuta -Recommend. .· brothers AI£ being laid up in hospital for Until they came to town, eight m~nths for war wounds duriftg .their Where Aben sought an Inn so poor, early farming experience, and a devastat That he might lay him down. HOJ.EL IMPERIAL ing .fire later burnt the pla~e out. In weary heart he chose his cot, .'Much of the Busselton R.S.L.'s pros And drove the ass to stall, perity has been brought about by. an And went a-sleeping, and forgot excellent Ladies' Auxiliary headed by Mrs. To feed the beast at all. }~ · Mann, wife of one of the local ~em But when the night was wondrous still, WEIJ.INGTON STREET -- ~EITII bers. Mi.ss Patience Barnard, the stster And day was surely nigh, of another member, acts as hon. secr,etary He woke in fear, for, an you will, ahd most of the prominent ladi~s of the A light was in the sky, cfistrict are included in the Auxiliary'! Then th-ought he ·how the stable-door ~embership. Shut in a hungry beast ; 'f:elephone A4408 ·:sm Blythe, the ~President of Nan_~;~.~p, But bed· was warm, and night was frore is a man of iew woFds, merely nstng And there· he fain would rest. 411 the only leg that Fri~z le~ him with "No, no," said Aben, "let me stay; Nurse : " Wholll are they operating' on to .s~bmit - the toast and s1t down. At the The ass can bide awhile.'' to-day?" Nannup Smoke Social, it was said Nathless he rose and _took the hay, Orderly: "A fellow who had. a- golf"ball that Bill ~ould ·be elo"quent if'.he wished· A~d sought the stable vile. to but he.-.was afraid that A dentist aboard a large barque . Essayed to ~pull teeth for .lliss €larque But when he . asked : " Gas? " . . · She promptly said : " Y as, · · . The ~bove P~ture ia • atory from Real Life' where a Man lifted bimelf floai' Hard To ~~t_ c;!(!(t.,_yy_ t£_ get g!-y ..i~ t~d~!'qu~:· .. _ . . . ·lf:Ac aa"!e. o~IJOrlunltll pruenu. lu•lf to· You ..;, ... Defember 15, 1927. iv Now a:.ld i k . -q:;;~,;oo. s, · -.-..-.... ._.,._, .. flanked by· rows ami ~ow.r LbO"P~s" · ·~ . In tM Public Li~~ 1Ui'lit]!ih, $twy; And he scans th page • Of the •Poet or tll ~a ~ His mental bill of.Jar rof?J day t_o day_. Hickety, slickety, Uncle Sa~; · ,. At the closing For Ttutlr-ancHionottt.~lt'lltlthlniJ of thl day, ~ Prohibition and shikkerism, Whm. more mundane mortals play, Cruiser constniciion · ({ur Cplonej piu~. pacifism. delvu among nil garden plots, Slickety, And h~ ~limy Uncle ~· · ,, ~ drills the fertile ground You're the.:loriginal· 'wowser~ sham. Into line and trench'"nlld mound Of asparagus and beans or flowers in pots, Humpty Dumpty sat in a bar; Humpty clicked •witli a -· V.audeville star, But he doesn't shun the strife And now all the bankel;'s and auditing Of u.feful public life, · men . And whe?J he speaks there's silmce in tile Can't make Humpty financial again. . land· · Full of wi;dom and of fun Georgie Shawgey, :wedding cakes, ' · ·· : There's a ble11d for everyotu~ ·Here's good. luck for both your sakes. That's sure to win applause from every M'ay your good luck never stop. ·hmuJ. B~st of fortune, good old top. Mary, Mary, cute and wary, How does your wardrobe grow? Silken hose and lots of clothes, " Mary-Mary I Come quickly and take Now I've got the boss in tow. OUR PRESIDENT the parrot away-the ·master's lost his his collar-stud." Dissipation is vexation; Indulgence is as bad; A laigltly ,.,;pectecl rtside.U, Rose: " I can't understand why Gladys ever married a man in such reduced cir The barley-bree it fuddles me, Of Pertls; is our Digg" Presidntt, cumstances." And Three Star drives me mad. Who I'd tM Twenty-eighth into tM frtsy, Alfcl t~~ho, '/tJier, "'Id comftllJifcl. When trouble is brewing it taiCes more than hot air to Of tl1e camf's along tM stralfcl kill the germ of suspicion. At lnglewood these is a bootmakei By Littlenwor, anJ Verne, Gild W':vntouth Laugnter is the sound a man hears when named AI£ Priest. He should be able to Bay. ' · · · his hat blows off and rolls in the. mud. save our soles. Gift BAIRDS displays· can· offer you helpful suggestions FAR MORE VALUE IN GIFI' FOR MENFOLK Men's. 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Brace and Suspender Sets, silk elastic web, blue, Handkerchiefs, coloured border, boxod in half dozens, ~elio, or grey-6/11 and 7/6 set. 7/6. ·.\ Toys for .the Bairns at B.airds ·tH·E Wellington to ~urra)l Street, 'Perth-Walk Through '0 THE LISTENING POST. 16th ,Decemb.er,. lW'. logy ists in the lndiJD Army and the mili (; ::s· ""'"""' ' · ,\ • ~ tar &{ces of t~ .'YiROal Dominions. But " ... :,. -·~~·e proVincial 5iona 'weft frequently ·em -' ~·· Physical T.-airiing ployed iii 6ther -parts of 'the" ~ Empire, d sol!liers r~tUrniag from -foreip. service Bg Captain. C. R. Col/In•, Supervl•cr. of Pllilaict~l . Trtllnlng, Au•lralian Millla'JI forcu . . · ' : • ' ' ; ' 0 • • r,._, t , : ' ~ • L' • • \ br ht back-to•Britain those habits ofJuxu- riou s they acqwrid ·whi!~. se~ a~d . 0 . ! • . Then, too,'there Was an ever present example ,, ·. ': .•. ·chapter VI. over mountains and the woods, an·d· accus~ in the lives of those Romans. who adtninis toni· thimselves to bear frost and hunger tered the government of Britain. · Conse THE 'DARK AGEs. and thirst from their very cradles. ·. ·. • · . quently, in· the latter part of their h!~ory, "There is not a person in the whole the- Ancient Biit9.1!S degenera(ed ~~ " a nation who cannot remain on his horse slothful and effenunate race of; meu.~·totalJy BarbariaDI...... J.' Th~ day and night. On horseback they buy divestql of that IIW!ti!ll dispo~itior( ll(hich : The ·barbarian onslaughts, beipre which and sell they take their meat and drink, was so strongly the Character of the!r !Pro the debilitated .fabric of the Roman Em and th~re they recline on the" narrow genitors ; and their· amusements, no; dc)ubt, pire finally crumbled, can1e from two neck of their steed, and yield to sleep 'so partook of the same weakness and puerility." quarters, th~ north and t.he east. In either deep as to indulge in every variety· _of (Strutt). · . • case tit~ fQllowing. sequence may be ·£ great size and ous, active, and warlike, and tenacious of " Dad " Fanning low legged, so that you might fancy them their native liberty. Their early education ~ . La~e 46th Batt. & Dingup Sub-Branch j two-legged beasts, or the stout 'figures inured them to hardship and fatigue and took which are hewn out in a rude manner the form of training in hunting, leaping, haa purchaeecl a with an axe on the posts at the end of swimming, chariot-driving, <~_nd wrestling, in : l' bridges. . ·. . ' short, in all the activities arid amusements· FrUit Barrow ; "They are certainly in the s_hape of most suited. to the 'prolession of the soldier.· l . ~en, ltOwe~r . -. uJlcouth, and are ~o hardy It is noteworthy that the natives of Corn stationed in f~ont ~ of Coiamoawealth : ' t~at they neither require .fire nor well \valf and' Devon, of Cumberland and West . BaDkin FO~TPLACE, Perth flavoured food, but live on the i99ts of moreland, t_hos parts-of England where the stich herbs ·as they get in the fi'l:!ltls, or Celtic strain long predominated retain to the . where he sell11 the BEST OP Pat~IT at ! od th~ haif-raw· flesh · of any animal, present day a- skill in hurling ~d wrestling, THE LoWHST P.RICU ivhich they merely warm rapidly by plac which,· according to Joseph Strutt (in Sports ing it between their own thighs and the and Pastimes of the People of England), backs of their horses. · _ "may properly be considered a vestige of "They never shelter themselves under British activity." roofed houses, but avoid them, as .people Under _Rqman rule the necessity for de avoid sepulchres, as· things not fit for... fence di,sappeared, .apd there was a corn:s OXFORD HOTEL common use. Nor is there even to be pondi.ng decrease in virility. It was the t • • • found among them a cabin thatched with practice of .Rome to ~nrol troops locally in reeds; but tliey wander about, roaming the more d1stant provmces. A modern ana- OXFORD STREET, LEEDERVJU.E GROSVENOR ' HOTEL E. / . Holl~. Proprietor 33~ Hay S_treet, Perth I , Moderate T ariS Guqe Tel. A-4620 V. J;-i. PlTTMAN, PROPRIETRESS Telephone A1569 ' 16th December. 1927. THE LISTENING, POST 19 Blue Bell Ice Cream :~ ; · Company · -· ~ ~ 11 SPECIAUSTS IN VANILLA ICES I• AND ICE CREAM I ~ 'Picnic 'Porli~• Cot~r~J For 1 Depot for Harvey Co-op. Milk Supply I• Prompt Delivery. Tel. A2980 8 CAMERAN ST., E. PERTH . ' ' Alhainbra Bars Ba~ement Royal Arcade Cr. Hay & Barrack Streets PERTH All Beer Direct from the Wood M. De PEDRO, Proprietor H. M. (Tony) WOLFSON ( Late 32nJ :&ztU Sella :}yality Fruit at Cheaput Pricu at hi~ Fruit Barrow WILLIAM STREET, PERTII 0PI>OIII• Wea/<11 c • arclt LEE.DERVILLE HOTEL Corner Carr and Oxford Streets LeedeTllille Trams No. 12, 14, 15, or 16 BeJt of Liquor~ Sioc~eJ Excellent Accomodatlon, Moderate TariH. Phone A4502 \ L I •' .:. 20 THE LISTENING POST 16th December, 1927. heart of the empire, the Britoaa, too eufeeb- ·· led to defend· tbemlelves, raorted to the claDgeroas expedialt of hiring the Germanic: ENTERPruSE BAKERY· COMP Ra-raider• to defCDd them against the Celts Winner• o/ Flr.t 'Prla 'R.o114l Sltow, 1927 • of the north. Angles, Saxons and Jutes All Bread made with Lacto-Malt S~etililed Milk came into the country as mercenaries, and Pho~~e A~ remained as conquerors and oppressors. The FACI'ORY: 9 GUILDFORD ROAD, MT. LAWLEY unfortunate Britons met the fate that history j. W. H. PeaD (16th Batt.) Prop. has shown will always be the (ate of a people too nerveless to undertake its own defence. 1Dose who were · not destroyed of them up, while he held the thir~ in The English do not seem to have taken were reduced to a slavery as abject and one of his hands;- he was ambidextrous kindly to archery. Until after the Nor humiliating as it was brutal and merciless. and could cast two darts at once; he ex man Conquest the normal tactical forma celled aU men of his time in shooting tion was the shield wall. The spear was S. Tlae Tea~Dic RacM. the bow; and he had no equal in swim used for throwing, the axe or long sword . The various Teutonic races who ham ming. for close combat. The Englishman was mered down the frontiers and finally over The feats described were not all mere essentially a foot soldier. When he rode ran portions of the Roman Empire-the tests of strength. Skill and co-ordination he used the horse as a means of loco Goths, the Germans who were described entered into such matters as walking on motion · only, and not as cavalry ride in with such a wealth of detail by Tacitus, the oars of the rowers and juggling w!:h war. Behind the shield wall he w.as in the Angles, Saxons, and J utes who came the darts. Juggling, indeed, formed part vincible at close· quarters. The No.rmans into Britain as military mercenarie~ and of the repertoire of the Anglo-Saxo11 did not win Hastings by the shock tactics remained as conqueror.s, the Norsemen gleemen who, in addition to being of their cavalry, but by the judicious em were similar, not only in physical appear musicians, were acrobats and experts in ployment of their bowmen. The Normans ance but also as regards ideals and social the sphere of legerdemain. One of these themselves an offshoot of the Norse race' institutions. A hardy vigorous race, they gleemen w as able to surpass the feat of learned equestrianism and archery fro~ were noted for physical beauty and de Olaf Tryggeson. He could juggle with contact with ttJe Romanised peoples of · velopment. T hey approximated more three balls as well as the three daggers. France. It was only after the Norman nearly to the Hellenes than any peoples At Hastings the Norman mistrel Taillefer Conquest that the Englishman achieved before or since. With them military ser cast his lance into the air three times, that sup~emacy with the long-bow which vice was the main ideal. In fact it was catching it by the head so dexterously made h1m the terror of continental elevated almost to the status of a religion. that the simP.le-minded English deemed chivalry. Their chiei god- Odin, Woden, or Wotan, that enchantment had made possible the Saxon and Early 'Norman England was as he is variously called-was the God feat, the England of a transition period of the of War. Only proved warriors could Skating and rowing appear as new period when barbarism was being' gradu ascend to Valhalla, the heaven of the exercises during this period. The geo ally brought under the refining influence gods, where the days were spent in hunt graphical and climatic conditions under culture, when the various racial necessitated of Roman ing and fighting, and the nights in revelry. which the Northmen lived eleme~ts were S!ruggling for supremacy Cowards and women spent their future s~me device for proceeding over frozen and grtdually bemg blended into a com existence in the gloomy halls of Hela r1vers and l ~kes. Rowing, with them, posite people. It was a period of chaos where cold feet never had a chance to was an exerc1se for the warrior, the sea 3:nd .turbulence, ·when property and even get warm. farer who worked his ship as well ·as hfe 1tself depended on the possession of Democratic institutions developed early fighting it. Among the Mediterranean a strong right arm and trusty sword. in their history. Their kings, though pe!lples men of the warrior class may have selected from noble families and respected tolled at the oar. There is record of Consequently, it is not surprising "that on account of ths:ir birth, were not so their doing so i n Greek legends like J ason such exercises. as inured the body to much rulers as leadtrs in war. His law and the Golden Fleece, but during the his fatigue and biassed the mind to militan · had to be approved by an assembly of torical periods of both Greece and Rome pursuits should have constituted the chief the free men-the Moot of the Saxons, the work of rowing fighting ships· wa~ part of the young man's education : Ac and the Ting of the Norse. Such assem performed by slaves · and was therefore cord.ingly we _find that hunting, hawking. blies were attended by the warriors, bear beneath the dignity of the fighting man. leapmg; runnmg, wrestling, casting of ing their arms. The right to bear arms The craft of the smith was held in high dart's. ,and other pastimes which necessar was the exclusive privilege of the free esteem by t~e Norse and tlteir kindred ily required great ~ertions of bodily man, and war was looked upon as the races. We learn from eat'ly English his- strength were- taught them in their ado normal condition of li'fe. . tory that both King•Aifred "and Dunstan lescence."-(Strutt). It was only natural, then, that the sports -were cttniling workers in •inetals. •(To 6a continued) and exercises of such nations should be robust, even dangerous, in character. The Moot or Ting was usually held In "He ~hat will not look before him .must-Cfook behincf him " some sauc.er· shaped depression, w hich served as a natural amp'hitheatre, and ~hoddy printing retards your business. Get it better from the after the el!lers· had deliberated, the youths indulgea · in wrestling and other conte_sts. The main exercises w~re wrest IMPERIAL PRINTING CO. LTD. ling, runniag,·s jumping, kating, switnirling, various ball games, and weapon training. .100 per cent. Returned Soldiers Physic;1l efficiency was highly regarded. The sagas and eddas devote as much space 70 King Street, Perth Phone A475(j to the athletic feats of the heroes as to their exploits in battle. The old chronicle of Norway records of King Olaf \ Tryg geson that he was stronger and more nimble than any man of his dominions. He"conld climb the rock Smalserhom and "NU-TRED" TYRES (W.A.) LTD. fiix his shield on top of it ; he could walk roilna the outside of a boat upon the Rehuildm of Old Tyru .bll the Full-Circle Special Proceu oars. while the men -were rowing; he could play with thr~e darts, alt.emately throw 376 MURRAY ST., PERTH Telep.hon~ ~5979 ing them in the air, and always kept two 16th December, 1927. THE LISTENING POST Zl Buy Direct From EZY -ALKI t • FAIR WEAR OR A FREE PAIR. NO MIDDLEMEN'S PROFIT Australia's Greatest MANUFACTURERS AND FOOlWEAR DISTRIBUTORS FACTORY TO FuOT PRICES Only Pet·tlt Address. MOANA CHAMBERS, HAY STREET Onlr Fremantle Address, HIGH STREET Branches at Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Bunbury, Northam, Albany, Narrorin. GeraldtoD, Collie Midland Junction, Subiaco, and throughout South Australia and Victoria 22 16th December. 1927. THEATRE NOTICFS OF 1805.- .Far ~ Ore ard~sts, and _Squatt~rs. The following appeared in ''The Times," are remind~that we sqpply all Agrical~ Recpairemenb, London, of November 7th, 1805, at the ·. time when the nation was plunged into · including:- mourning o~ account of the ne~s C?f Lord SUPERPHOSPHA'rE AND OTHER FERTILISERS Nelson's death. The punctuation 1s as it FARM MACHINERY was·:- CORNSACKS CHAFFBAGS Last night, after the Comedy of "She WOOL PACKS TWINES woUld and She would not," in which Miss OILS GREASES GALVANISED IRON TANKS Smith acted Hypolita with admirable CREAM SEPARATORS spirit, the Proprietors of this Theatre, AND MANY OTHER HIGH QUALITY LINES. ever alive to the national glory, produced a hasty but elegant compliment to the memory of Lord Nelson. W.hen t~e cur 'tain drew up, we were s.urpnsed w1th the -PATERSON· & CO. LIMITED view of a superb naval scene. It con PERTH. sisted of columns in the foreground deco rated with medallions of the Naval Heroes of Britain. In the distance a number of To which ships were see will be added the Quaker. control of the Returned Sailors' and Sol n, and the front of the The Bravo of Venice will be repe picture was filled by Mr. Taylor and the ated diers' Imperial League. This ·agreement every evening till . further notice. To was subsequently altered, ·and not long principal singers of the Theatre. T hey morrow, Wild. Oats. were grouped in an interesting manner, since, the Anzac tweed industry was taken with their eyes turned towards the clouds, over by the me.n themselves, who are now from whence a half length portrait of working it as a co-operative concern: The Lord Nelson descended with the following . prediction that the industry could not words. underwritten: Horatio Nelson, Ob. survive under the competition has not 21st Oct. Mr. Taylor and the other per HOW SOLDIERS REPATRIATED come t"rue. Anzac tweeds are still being formers then sang "Rule Britannia," verse produced by the soldier weaver.s. They and chorus. The following additional THEMSELVES. . have achieved lhtmense popularitv. based verse, written by Mr. Ashley of Bath, v.:as on solid value, apart altogether from the introduced and sung by Mr. Taylor, wtth ANZAC TWEED.' sentimental fact that they are the product the most affecting expression; it was uni of disabled soldiers. These tweeds are in versally encored : a class by themselves. Anzac tweeds rank "Again. the lou.d to~'d trump of fall!e When the work of. repatriation was be with the famous Harris and Oonegal Proclaims BntanDJa rules the llJam, gun by the State War Council in 1915, homespuns of Great Britain. Being all Whilst sorrow whispers Nelson's name, several returned disabled soldiers were wool, they wear better than any other And mourns the gallant Victor slain. ·instructed in the art of hand weaving. tweeds, keep their shape, and the public Rule, brave Britons, rule the main, Looms were built and yarn was procured may purchase them direct from the fac Revenge the God-like Hero slain." from the Commonwealth Woollen Mills, tory without having to pay ahy middle Geelong. In man's charges. The price for Blue or THEATRE a few months the soldiers ROYAL. CO VENT GAR became expert weavers, and the quality of Black is 13/6 a yard, all other varieties DEN, · their work was such that the tweeds pro being 12/6 per yard. This Evening, Venice Preserved. duced by them had a ready sale at good T~ those unable to have the material Jaffier (1st time). Mr. C. Kemble~ Pierre prices. These were the first of the Anzac made up, please ask for a self-measure ~1st time), Mr. Kemble: Belvidera, 1.;{rs. Tweeds, which have since became famous ment form to .be forwarded, the suit cost Siddons. throughout Australia, and ARE NOT ing £6/7/9. The soldiers engaged in the After the Play will be presenteli a Loyal UNKNOWN ABROAD. When the work . industry desire the public to know that Musical Impromptu called NELSON'S of repatriation was taken over by the they have no travellers canvassing from , GLORX. Commonwealth Department of Repatri door to door, The and tweed offered as Anzac priQcipal 'Characters by -:Mr. Fawcett, ation, it was thought that hand weaving Tweed by vendors is not genuine. Pat Mr. SEE .DADDY XMAS IN ~!~~WORKS ·ON XMAS · EV~ / Adults 2s., Children 6d. SPEEDWAY No mcrease m Charge Cheer the Car Race3 and the Champion Speedllen Oa BOXING NIGHT the £1 THE MARSEILLAISE. A SONG OF SONGS. ·I The yea'r 1792 was like the year 1918 in rfEtSON·•' "~Stirling St., Pe one aspect. It was a time when the POULTRY, E~:;: MEAT, aDd DAIRY PRODUCE world was stirred to its very • depths. AUCTIONEERSh,-d EXPOaTERS of EGGS. Every day wrote a page in French history. (Established 19b9.) v PBOME .\1874 The Revolu.tion was agitating the land. w..... A-.liaa Retr-tati-· fw GEO. ·IIRJMIO Lli., C...t Gan1oa NarW, '-"'"' W.C. z, u4 Men ·were inflamed and in the name of SaltlllloW llarbt. lladooetar . Freedom all sorts of wild deeds were became vivid, feelings AUCTION SALES DAILY (Moa.daya -~ Satur4an eaceptecl) done. !houghts of Poultry, Eggs, and Dairy Produce. · became mtense~and action followed swift ly. It was at such a time that Rouget de CARCASE llEAT Every FRIDAY MORNING. Army, then Clients forwarding to us receive the benefits of our loq experience l'Isle, a private in the French In the trade, also of havlnc their consicnments submitted to the larceat at St~asburg, in a moment of inspiration, attendance of buyers. Penoaal Snpeovislon the Keynote ol Succea1. that the world wrote the finest war song CRATES aDd LABELS oil APPI.oiCATION. has ever known. It is a song of Freedom called for by the pitiful sufferings of a people groaning under the burden$ of ted by the German poet,. Herr Ernst Sis OBITUARY. pomp and power, and in a fit of glorious sauer, to urge the German people to vic of frenzy this famous soldier wrote both tory. He wrote the following "Hymn A distinguished Australian cavalry man music in one night. The air Hate," in 1914, which proved immense James Foster' words and cock Brevet-Colonel William he picked out of an old violin. It was ly popular in Germany when the C.M.G., D.S.O., died in Englan'd on 24th first sung by a band of 500 volunteers, sure Prussians seemed to have matters September. all their own way :- who were tramping 600 miles from Mar Born in Queensland he became an seilles to Paris to take part in the Revolu French and Russian they matter not, A blow for a blow and a shot for a shot; officer of the old Administrative and In tion; but soon every street and alley of structional Staff, and shortly before the Paris rang with the echoes of its martial We love them not, we hate them not, · We hold the Weichsel and Vosgesgate; war, spent twelve months in New Zea strains. It is the song of the oppressed, land as an exchange officer. He was with and who knows what comfort it brought We have b.ut one and only hate, We love as one, we hate as one, the Light Horse on Gallipoli and in Pale during the Great War to many an ill-used stine, and had a great deal to do with down-trodden people of We have one foe and one alone, prisoner, to the England I · the compilation of the brief.. history of occupied French territory, and to the steel, the Palestine Campaign, which Army French armies fighting for the liberty of We fight the batHe with bronze and And in time the coming Peace will seal. Meadquarters has issued as 'an examina the land they all love so warmly and so tion text book. In 1926 he went to Tid The French people have a say You we will hate with a lasting hate : bravely. Hate by water and hate by land, worth to take over the command of the ing that when the "Marseillaise" dies, o·f the hand, Second Cavalry Brigade, being the first . By that they mean Hate of the head and hate France wilt die too Hate of the hammer and hate of the Australian to hold such an appointment. that both will live for ever. There is an He was to have gone to the Imperial three crown, English translation of the first millions, choking down. Defence College next year for instruc of the famous war song, which is Hate of seventy verses We have but one and only hate, tional purposes. His untimelv death will v.·ell worth reprinting. We love as one, we hate as one, mean a great loss to the Service, and to The Maraeillaiae. We have one foe and only one alone, the host of friends his attractive person Ye sons of France, awake to glory I England I ality had gained. Hark, hark I what myriads bid you rise. Your children, wives and grandsires hoary: Behold their tears and hear their cries. Shall hateful tyrants, mischief breeding. With hireling hosts, a ruffian band, the land, YOU ~· ~T Affright and desolate BE SURE While peace and liberty lie b leeding? Refrain: To arms, to arms, ye brave I The avenging sword uiisheath, March on, march on, all hearts resolv'd On victory or death I With luxury and pride surrounded. The vile, insatiate despots dare, Their thirst for gold and power un bounded, To mete and vend the light and air I Like beasts of burden would they load us- Like gods would bid their slaves adore But man is man-and who is more? Then shall they longer lash and goad us? Oh, Liberty I can man resign the~ Once having felt thy p;enerous flame? Can dungeons dark and bars confine thee Or whips thy noble soirit tame? Too tong the world has wept bewailing That falsehood's dagger tyrants wield But Freedom is our sword and shield And all their arts are unavailing! HAMS and BACON The Hymn of Hate. In striking contrast is the manner adop- / THE LISTENING POST 16th' December, 1927. SUB-BRANCH REPORTS. MIDLAND JUNCTION. At the last meeting of the Midland Junction Sub-Branch, R.S.L., Mr. ]. A. Tipping presided in the absence: of the Traaaac:ta President (Mr. P. F. Jamieson). There all Clauea of laauraacea ' Cbaa, H. Curlewia, tr1•-••r were present about 40 members of the FOUEST CHAMBERS. ST. CEORCE'S TERRACE. PERTH branch. After the formal business of the · meeting was transacted the evening took the form of a social· function. Repre cause he was one of its first Presidents. he trusted ere long Midland Junction sentatives .from the State Executive, The Executive were pleased to know the would have all Diggers in the district as Messrs. W. H. Logie and G. Shaw, with sub-branch was thriving and he hoped members. of the sub-branch. At the head the State Secretary, Mr. Benson, attended. that progress would continue. Recently of the State Executive we had in the Mr. C. G. Priddle proposed the toast of he had visited Merredin, and on Poppy State. President. <<;ot. Collett) a leading the State Executive and stated the mem Day at that centre the sum of £58/14/ man m Australia m League affairs, a· bers of the ·sub-branch were delighted to was raised by the sub-branch, a wonder as long as he held that position we had have such visitors present at the meeting. ful effort in such a centre. He was sur no fear for the future. The position of a He had hoped for a much better atten prised indeed to hear that poppies had member of the Executive was no light dance of the members, but he assured the been sold before Poppy Day· and at a job, and every member of that body had visitors the branch was in a very flour price below that fixed, and steps would plenty to do, and put in a lot of work ishing condition and not, as certain per certainly be taken to prevent such a in the interests of the League and Diggers sons were trying to make out recently, happening in the future. He stressed the generally. Mr. Shaw gave th06e present that they were a body of about a dozen point of the wonderful comradeship some idea of the operations of the Land individuals forming a political body. The formed whilst on active se'rvice, and em Committee. That Committee acted, as it sub-branch at the present time had a phasised the necessity of the continuance were, as arbitrators between the R.S.L. membership of 63. and ere long further of that comrade$hip in civil life. Much and the Government, and every case was increases in that number were expected. had been done to help the less fortunate thoroughly and carefully investigated be The presence of members of the State of our comrades, and much more will be fore being put forward. Executive at the meetings always meant needed in the future, and the banding Mr. Benson, the State Secretary, con encouragement, besides enabling the together of the Diggers in the ranks of grahilated the sub-branch on its present members to become to a greater extent the League was the means of looking position. and expressed appreciation of acquainted with the activities of the after the interests of all ~oldiers. the work done during the past 12 months. League. The toast was enthusiastically Mr. Shaw also expressed delight at the In referring to matters generally, Mr. lronoured. prosperity of the sub-branch. Ever¥ sub Benson pointed out that the Mitchell "' Mr. W . H. Logie, replying, said he branch, no matter how large or ·small, Government were always sympathetic to needed no introduction to the members made a unit of the League, and they the Digger, and the present Government of the Midland Junction Sub-Branch be- wanted all ex-soldiers to be members. and were not lacking in that respect, and in ANNOUNCING- THE SECOND BIG SECTION OF THE GARDEN· ESTATE is now open to the public for sale A BRICK AREA AND A REAL MASTERPIECE ·IN TOWN PLANNING. . 'BUS AND TRAIN SERVICE TO THE ESTATE. T onsiderin'g the Estate is o~ly 20 minutes from the heart of Perth . by a direct, asphalted road, is elevated, is served with Electnetty and Water, and. development is already taking place, val!JeS must nse, thereby making the Aacot Garden Estate A FIRST CLASS INVESTMENT. FIVE YEARS TO PAY PLANS NOW READY. Post this To-day: ASCOT GARDEN ESTATE, ASCOT GARDEN· ESTATE 804 Hay Street, Perth. Dear Sirs: , 804 HAY STREET, Please send me Plan of ASCOT GARDEN ESTATE No. 2. PERTH. Name...... 'Phone A 5738. Address...... '...... ( 16th December. 1927. THE· LISTENING POST Why not make. i1 a West Au~tralian ChriJtma~ r»IJh PLAISTOWE'S CHOCOLATES AND SWEETS the Premier (Mr. Collier) the Diggers had Diggers are remin'ded that the art union have paid the Supreme Sacrifice. fhe ter a friend. In referring to th e s ale of run by this sub-branch will be drawn on rible destruction on Gallipoli had seemed a poppies before Poppy Day and at a re Friday, 30th December, at Narembeen Waste of precious lives, although it had duced price, the State Secretary pointed Agricultural Hall. Save beitig disappoint thrilled the nation with pride at the out that no sub-branch ,had been granted ed and secure your ticket now. bravery of her sons. It was not a waste permission to do such a ·thing, and he was 31 st December, 1927, ends the financial of life because the occupation r·f that sure action would be taken to prevent any year and all members should renew their land had kept at bay armies who might recurrence. subs. A bumper meeting will be called have bee,n sent elsewhere. We are grate Mr. Benson gave a lengthy review of and the secretary will notjfy all Infmbers ful that their sense of brotherhood was some of the many cases dealt with by the regarding same. · so strong. I am of a firm opinion that League, and how they had succeeded in an Honour Roll will always convey far gaining consideration for n;,. .... ers and de MT. BARKER. .more to our children, perh;rps, than to us. pendents of Diggers, both as regards pen Memorial People said the Australians did not under Colonel Collett Unveib of those sions and assistance. He conveyed to the Tablet. stand discipline. Many statements members of the sub-branch the comoli who knew theqt had been given, such as the New On Saturday, November 19th, in the ments of the season. and hoped of Year would be a prosperous one. new district hall and in the presence . · Mr. F. E. Doig proposed the toast. of a v ery representative gathering of resi , a visitor from the Dalwalhnu dents, the Memorial Tablet erected in Mr. Leaver sted Sub-Branch. The members of the Sub commemoration of those who enli to have a visi~or from this district during the Great War Branch were delighted. (Col. from a country Sub-Briitch present w1th was uhveiled by the State President Collett, C.M.G., D.S.0., V.D.) at the invi them. . -branch. The tablet is MR. Mr. Leaver briefly responded and thank tation of the sub an imposing one and reflects great credit ed the members for their kindness. "?e ster was delighted to have had the opportumty on the designer, Mr. Edward Web B the Road Board), who at all to attend the meeting, and hear the ~d (Secretary of of the Executive times is out to do what he can for the THE OPTICIAN dresses from members local R.S.L. At 3 ·p.m. returned men lined and State Secretary. .... sical items were up outside the hall in charge of Frank During the evening mu intro LTD. given by Messrs. G. A. Kennedy, C. G. Goundry (Lieut. 11th Bat.) and were , W . Gray, and G. H . Hopkins. duced to the Colonel by the Secretary, Priddle P ercy Gillam. On taking their seats in the NAREMBEEN. hall, Mr. Edward Warburton (Chairman The Narembeen R.S.L. Committee re of the Roads Board) .opened the pro ceived good support from the people of ceedings by calling in Padre Penistan (C. of E.) , Mr. Byleveld and Mr. Fellows 2&3 Narembeen on Poppy Day. T. Fitzgibbon and C. Messer accounted for ma!lY (Methodist) to address a few words. poppies and were ably assisted by M1ss Each spoke very s tressfully on the aims N. McKenna. The sum of £.7/71- was and objects of the gathering and on con Murray Street, Perth realised: clusion of the singing of the Doxology, Copies of the second anniversary report Mr. Warburton introduced Colonel Col stating the accomplishments of this sub lett to the large gathering, who said : "I branch will be sent to every member. am greatly honoured by the invitation The entertainment committee are mak extended to me by this sub-branch to un Get good l1alue for your money ing preparation for the reception and en veil this Honour Board erected in memory in tertaining of Col. Collett, Mr. D. M. Ben of those who had given their service in son, and other members of the Sta.te the Great War. It is not a pleasurable Wreaths, Bouquets, etc. Executive. Further explanatory details duty in a way to unveil these memcrials rela tive to this matter will be sent out by to gallant soldiers, as they all have in RING F955 names •.•f somt> who RING F955 the Secretary. scribed on them the ~T3. Chtl3. Sebo WILLS are equally aa ueceaaary to the a.n of amall m-n• aa to the man of wealth. The free booklet, "Willa and Wiadom," tella you why. Write Floral ArtiSte or cal1 and aeeare a con without delay. Eatabliahecl 1892 D Delta Gardens, 17 Lapaley Road THE WEST AUSTRALIAN TRUSTEE Claremont EXECUTOR AND AGENCY COIPINY LIIITED See the DIGGERS' FLORIST about it RDMUND S, BARK8R, Manager . WE . DELIVER Braac:h Ollice 'Proprlelor : W.A. T·RUSTRF. BUILDINGS, cr. aad Mouatt Sta., 135 St. George'e Terrace, Perth HI; ffmaatle Clw. Sebo (Late 11th latt., a.u;) opp. .Poy & Glbaoa , THE LISTENING POST 16th December, 1927. ''Your men are splendid. Their only fault was summoned to that grand abode above is they always want to be fighting." My witlf H im who lives for ever. The other experience was that they only wanted .to example was-In 1917 a unit .was coming know what was to be done and they 8id out of the line. A youth, carrying a n!a it. We tried to do our duty and when DAL6ETY chine gun for which he was personally ~caUed upon to do battle, found the old responsible, reached the road in the last spirit was stiU there and that t he pluck stage of e.xbauttion. He feU ·and lost and heart of our forefathers was beneath touch of the gun for a moment, but the 'khaki coat,' whatever the facings or & reaching for it managed to drag it back weapons we were opposed to. The public COMPANY under his arm, as much as to say, 'I must has ·in its power to make the ex-soldier not lose you; it is my duty to .hold on popular, and when h e finds the civilian at whatever price.' Bofh these instances appreciative, a reciprocal good feeling is LIMITED. ~ill give you some idea of thl! devotion engendered. This has occurred to me in to duty, and thousands of others had the several gatherings I have beert connected HuJ Oi!iu /or W.A. same experience, but possibly were not with, and this functioQ today also con noticed or did not wish it to be recorded vinces me that the Returned Soldier is a 15 WIWAM STREET, PERTH if they were seen. Men were there whose potent element in the eyes and minds of names appear on this H onour Board, and the public. This gathering also teaches I am greatly honoured by being asked to me that residents of Mt. Barker do WOOL BROKERS t take part in this memorable service. For things properly. This memorial will per some time I have been looking forward petuate the memory of those who served . FAT & STORE STOCK SMESMEII to this occasion, and now I have t he and fell. There is not a man in this greatest possible reverence in unveiling room who wore the uniform of the King CRAIII AIID PRODUCE BROKERS this Honour Board for your district." who has not at some time performed a The Last Post was sounded by Mr. Lane deed of worth. We who wore t hat uni SHIPPING ACEIITS form and are here today are jealous (ex Canadian Forces) and after the Re of veille was sounded, wreaths were laid the memory of the fallen; we are jealous INSURANCE AGENTS below the memorial tablet by Mr. T. of their services, which are not forgotten, G. and are equally jealous of the Sounness (President Mt. Barker Sub lesson WHEAT BUYERS Branch R.S.L.) in memory of their fallen which their service should have taught. comrades. Others wreaths were placed by During the four years- of service there GENERAL MERCHANTS were several instances of heroism dis relatives. Mrs. W. Sounness (senr.), Mrs. played and unnoticed,· but 'two which T. Kearsley, Mrs. C. A. Hiclding, Mrs. C. came under my personal notice were : A. Baesjou, Mr. Alick O'Neill, Mr. T. fi rst, concerning a man who before Skinner, Mrs. I. Williams, Mr. H. M. Agents for " Mount Lyell " Spencer, Mrs. G. Thomas, and Padre the war ca111e to this State with nothing and to be grateful for, except a Penistan on behalf of the "Rainbows.'' bare living. " Florida " Superphosphatet On the outbreak of war he enlist ed, who, witb Mrs. Geo. WaJl as organiser, conducted a series of ra~ earned the Military Medal on Gallipoli, Wolseley Petrol Eogioea concerts to and lost the use of one arm. Early in funds for this Honour Board. Shearing Machines and Separators MURRAY. Quibell' 1 Sheep Dips The Murray Sub-Branch of the League held its annual meeting and afterwards BEEF! MUTTON! LAMB! Koeutz Wool Preues a Re-Union . Smoke Social on Saturday, December 3rd, the State Executive being SOib. Corned Beef (not rolled), 25/-; represented by Messrs. Benson and Tyler. Roast Beef, from 8d.; Corned Roll Beef, Dr. Gibb Maitland was again elected as 8d.; Sides of Mutton, 6id.; Forequarter Branclus, Agenciu &> Represent President, with the Hon. Secretaryship Beef, from S~d.; Dripping, by the petrol atives throughout the State going to Mr. Knight. Billy Edwards of tin, Sd.; Pig's Cheek, 6d. each ; Pigs' Perth .gave a couple of items before re f eet, 3d. per lb. turning to the city, and other items be We also stock SMALLGOODS of every tween toasts were well enjoyed. Mr. ·C. 1916 he went back to his battalion, and Tucker, of North Dandalup, and A. Curtis, description, including Lard. in his division's last stunt he received a another neighbour, were there, and their in his division's last stunt he received a presence prompted. the State Secretary to ALL COUNTRY ORDERS FREE ON severe wound ; was carried to the aid remark that, althod.lt.,!1 the League had not post; and when lying on the R AILS, PERTH. stretcher been able to accomPlish what these two recognised an old cobber to whom he Diggers required, he was glad to see that remarked: 'Thank God we were able to they still maintained their adherence, and D. T. Bantock, see it through.' He knew his chance was he promised to see if a visit from the Sublaco ·remote; he had done his deed of duty, Land Committee could be made to the and gradually sank till evening, when he holdings of these soldier settlers. A.aure your Ufe with th.e---- UFE ASSOCIATION ·NatiOnal Mutual OF AUSTRALASIA LTD. A LARGE BONUS-PAYING OFFICE. You will D•v•r b• 79-.-.r than ::rou are JlfOW, and as the ace 4etel'JlliJle• the rate ot"Premi1IDI, you will COD B8QU8Dtl7 JleVer lrri iMuraJl08 oh... pu than JlfOW. Branch Office: ST. GEORGE'S 1TERRACE, RTH. HENRY WRIGHT, Maaager for W.A. 16th December, 1927. -ARMisnC£ -.u:.:tiNioN: ~ .. -~f'~pc;tien~ that it took so loag to get back Nortb.b--GatJMriai. ( • -i ~ . aDJl · when 1tbey bad got back more · impatieoce at the time if toOk to settle down AilJ;~,;: . ~ .,. to normal conditions. Then~ tfiere was the· A~l!t s1 ,Y ~et,urn~ eoldiel'f ·a~q!led the ··reactioii .oae · ~~ _. ~t a~ the war 17 BR NAN'S Anrust1ce Diallt_.re-aruom. smoke~ held. strain ·aad the. ditc:i~ oae bad to comply· at the Avon Brtdge Hotel by the Northam with. !f!iere came disinclination to put the ~ub-branch of ~the ~S,L. , on, Yriday even- same effort and .sacrifice ·u ~ had bceD made ihg, November 11th. '.The .President (Yen. during the war .into -winning tJte · peace. a Archdeacon R. H. ~~re) was in tne clJa!r failure to realis~ · clearly )hat there IIWit be McQUeen ,~ & · and amo~· -those -prtSe!rt was 'Rev. Enc tight times and bard work to nplace. the H . 0. Nye, a vice-president-oi -the W:A. awful, wuteful spenctift« of those · terrible Branch of the League, who represented the years. Public opinion had to be educated Willi~Dis · ·.~ State Executive. The toast list was short, to realise wh'at men who had gone away had and the speeches. were inter'specsed with · lost, not only in health, but also in missed . .. i r musical items. . Apologies for non-attend- opportunities. It had taken· them, he thought, HIGH CLASS TAILORS" i ance were received from the State President nearly' all this time since 1918 to realise that r (Colonel · H. B. Collett) and Mr. H. D. their special job -was to apply to- civil life Hand Work Only Moseley, R.M. those qualities of discipline, service and team . J ·After · th-e loyal t6aSt haii 'been honoured' work which had made the gt'Cllt effort of the chairD:IaJI' proposed "The Day W~ Cele- the war succeed. That morning, as they ALL GARMENTS CUT & FITTED. brate." The eleventh hour of the eleventh kept " the silence," he had thought not only BY A. C. HAZLITT, LATE CUTTER day of the eleventh month, in 1918, he said, of those who never come · bac~ and those PA'~KBR & COY. LTD. brought to everybody at ho!Jle and o~i the who returned shatt~ed in health, b~. also battle-fronts a sense of rehef that s1mply of the need to cultivate the same sptnt of could not be described. After that, amongst sacrifice and service aild pub)ic..apintedness. :J{ole the AJJteSJ: those who. were a_way, there wa~ a feeling in order that what their comrades had done 17 BRENNAN'S ARCADE· PERTH ' . might not have been done in vain. Th~ . R.S.L. was not merely a"society for the d~- fence of their rights and the rights of those 1 less fortunately situated than themselves: rit. · was beginning ~o be recognised as a mould~. of public opinion on the lines of the need · of public spirit in the heart of every clti· ' zen that the fruits of their hard-won victory, namely, the right to develop their country ~ in their own way and for their own kith · and kin, might not be lost. In his presi dential address, Colonel Collett had suggest· · ed they should encourage all those who felt • they had the ability arld leisure, to take part" in legislative and local governing bodies. He ' had gone on to point out why those who had been to the -war · should be fitted- for- · such positions. The fact that they had seen the -world aDd had, passed thr.o~h the 111bn berless experjenc:ial! qf ~e ...r.ir. bad made . them highlf.·educated; ncJt ijo ll()Ok-Jeam)pg, · neeessariJy, but in a hirder 'SehoOI. He· sometimes thought-of the 60,000 .that .never t came back, u a great crowd of barracken, I standing, not so far away, and watching them l and looking to them to play the game in civil i life.: "And so, as they have died for others, I we should live for other's, else they have died i in vain." (Applause.) l The t<>asi: ·of tlie 'Executive of the R.S.L. ' was .coupled· with ,the name of the Rev. ' N'ye, and was propased· by Mr. W. C. Armstrong. Referrin~ to the remarks of the chairman concerning the present position , occupied by the' R.S.L. in W .A., he said he ; believed they coura fairfY 28 16th "becel'Jlber,. 1927. aad the-rault-had been that -whe~Hhe-W&I'_ · , . . · ·.. ·. · :} : ... :ti~1 t... .~?~- ; J. -·..; :;H.i :. broke out' he had been eminently qualified to' l , ._ ' ustRA take command of ~28th. To c:onsalt any1 , THE;~ -~, ._. . UAN lJJ{U'; .....,_ _•...,~ of the " old originaJs was to find that Colo nel CoUett eujoyed their highest admiration' and respect. They _Icnew him as a ~ w~ ·Racing.' · ~ car.nt _ "understood the d1gger." And so It was' understandable that at the last,.confereuce of. ·DERBY 'DAY ·: ;· ,. . SATURDAY, QEciMBER 24' the LeuDe there sbould· bef.a unan~ call! from sab-branehes- for another year of~ office RAILWAY STAKES - MONDAY, DECEMBER-26 from the Colonel. Tliey were further for ·PER'nf.euP • ' - ~TU~AY, D~EMBE£(31" "' tunate in having -as 'vice-presidents two, IMPERIAL HANDICAP - MONDAY, JAMfA~Y· 2. padres. These ;JIIell; ~ ~'had ·a very dif ficult part to play in the war. The padre' (Firat'~ Race Each Day, 1 p.m.) who had not an understanding heart had been . E. T. MARILLIER, inclined to regard some of his men as a very un-Godly crowd, but if he understood human Secre}ary. nature as it was, he soon came to realise ' . the men possessed the fundamental principles d . • h 'ud of th1= Christian ideal. They knew perfect name-.J . stood for good con uct, upng t J g- ly well that during the war difficulties and ment, and unbounded enthuSiasm. . The trials had brought out virtues which had League stood higher to-day than ever .it TOWER HOTE~ been latent in previous years. They had a had done in public prestige. This had been Corner Charles and Aberdeen Streets great list of successful padres in W.A. Arch indicated in many ways and noteably by "the bishop Riley had been a padre in peace times fact that the :Minister for -Repatriation (Sir Sp{eruliJ ~~Jen_tl4l Hotel as· well as in the war and he was still a ' Neville Howse) had recently travelled from Tunu MoJuaJe - padre. Then there were Father Fahey, one Melbourne for the express purpose. of con~ BERTTEACUE , PROP~R of tlie first to reach Gallipoli ; Rabbi Freed suiting with the State Executive upon pen man, their own president, and their guest sion and repati-iation matters: 'And during that night. He thanked Mr. Nye for his his very brief visit to this State Mr. L. S. sence and hoped he would go back and pre Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, shown the public they were out to ·. 16th December. 1927. 29 - coast, nume;~;;;-;~ :--·r~ .-- ~;~, JERRY. r~ ' • ·.1tJ ,. . . . lymg b;etween o Marques- · and , .. ,j acted glorified mes- I ~rst met ham m 1912, at a select pttte . M~aque, they 1 m West Street! Durban: He was just· ser!ltet' · boys to the fl~ i those waters. .. q dub w of 24 all - an avera~e Austrah~n, activ~, healthy, and Wath a s~ of.30 knots, a. c fore pleasant -~ ;· he liked •Iris liqJ~or, told,~i.J!f}WP.men~f?( on~ suc-po~,J.Q__der =•bf'!g41Jble)' and -~~~ in af!d aft, . four ,)4aXim~guaclc.,6rers, "and a a"vete: w~ an sai.,. " thas last ~es . tha(! the: sight xo,r--rus -:roll warelc;ss. set, the.i wer~. as }erry as w!ter. safe as ~. dtu!~ ~ - .. l ,,. ~ ~ .· was ~~~l! -.~9uth to,~ke one's eyes shall At the tame fie held a steady job at the Point At a oertain -snlall -post- -(whlch~we in _call "B ~~ on ~. COil$t was an .~unitioo Coal:Whar:t;-· wtrer~· he" ~orked··an ·· dar •· .•.J J dump . from whach leakag«;s. and bag ones :r· a white ~uat, spendmg has evenings at the &- ·tiMITED · Sgoar~ ganyng at t~~-t, had beet.t occurnng. ·OO. club or m some Bamboo erry, in house. · One ' m'dming, ·· late in '16, J a message that Then came the War. Being small of pyjamas, was decoding .ffead 0.1/ic~: .AIE~DE , . ' Battalion, ·~ SNr~ •: hasf . b~ht_Ju~, • ~hen Snooks sta~ure . I j~ir;ed th_e S~rtsmens · Snooks, whale lie enhsted an an artillery unit and ·entered the cabm: · ·Here you ' are Pertlt Office :-E~EI NOllE, IT." J. Congo and Cameroons. read this," said the senior. "Now that we went off to the a CEORCl'l-·TERRACE . ·• PEIITII, · Our-next meeting was not until 1916 when must take up station at "B" and have France, I ·ran across hiui stab at;stopping these. l~t' you must keep on leave from . son." with a friend in Bute Road, Cardiff. He and out of trouble with the' laaies, my to be the very model of his companion were both attired in the un.i- Snooks promised Nortbam, of naval lieutenants. discretion, but life at "B " soon became Branches: Fremantle, form the "How do, ]oe?" he greeted' me, as caSU- one continuous rourid of gaiety for Kalgoorlie, Beverley, Narrogio, if we had parted the day before. impressionable sub. The gay sloe-eyed sen ally as · charms eraldton ' .. Can you stop one?" I could. In fact we horitas turned the -battery of their Katanning, Buobury, G and I learned· that he and on the pair. Jerry found the attractions stopped ~vera!, and, ·Camarvon his young. friend Snooks, were sailing next of the local casino: ~ore to his taste, " for Simons- as he had an amazmg run of good luck, day on H .M.S. " Challenger en- Agencies tltrougluJt~l /ne State town, South Africa. his well-filled wallet was considerably ...... Our paths did not cross again for some larg~: Sn!>P~s. on the o~er hand; beca.me May, we again fore- a walling ~cbm to the wales of .the ladies. years. Then, last very gathered at a country race meeting in Three or four weeks had pased telegram STOCK Western Australia. Owing to the ravages pleasantly when ] erry received a ,. malaria and rheumatism, he was the from the S.N.O. "M.L. Umpteen Five. of charge wreck of his former self. He had not Proceed to Port 'A.' Senior take WOOL putting . in for a pension, of harbour. Act as D.N.O. until · recalled, bothered about with and, as he .expressed· it, · was "jerking jarrah Sub-LieutenaJlt Snooks remain ' B ' chatted over .old times • armed gUard of six ·men and portable Wire- SKINS HID~S for a crust.".. We ·: and· then jlartedr company, but it was from less." · · , frieod of the old ·Durban days Without Snooks as a target for his caus a . mutual rather MERCHANDISE that I irOt the story of Jerry's naval service. tic wit, Jerry found life at "A" Jerry's young friend Snooks had a pro- dull, so by way of diversion he set himself weakness for the opposite sex. to learn the local language--->~. crude mixture LAND nounced being Family influence had brought about a . trans- · of Spanish and Portuguese-his tutor ·the East Afr-ican coast, where he an old gardener. . He was nothing .if. not fer-- to was able INSURANCE would be clear of feminiqe society for a thorough, and in a few weeks had pro~ 'the' . sister : ' to carry on a a)~~ersation, speaking fluently while. Jerry ooys this new to exercise a senior ofper's Control by guar- and graaimaticaJ,Y d)e..WHile. But SHIPPING feminine wiles, at).d further;- .accomplishment was unsuspected by anyone ding him from and ing his promotion in the service. · · save his tutor, the gardener's daughter They were .posted to: Motor Launch Ump- the Jesuit Padre. . . · · would teen Five-" Marie .Lloyd's Navy? ? 5;" as On Christ:mas Eve he decided he it..:...and wlien not ·en- haye a little diversion.. so _disca~din~ his A re yo• .a S•bs&ri!Jer to they ir:everentl>: c:ll~e Eftici~ncy and Economy are th~ two moat import~nt factora to conaider wh~n b1,1yina a Sep¥&tor. . The "DAHUA" and "SVLVIA" are unrivalled for efficiency, and combined ~th their pr~t ' low coat cannot be beaten; · CASH PRICE UST. .. .. DAHLIA. 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