The Archive · 1930

On the Frontier

Ma. Winston Churchill's refer-fence to the Afridis and the frontier situation call to mind tke fact that in his carly days Mr. Churchill had an intimate acquaintance with that part of the world, While it the 10th Hussars he was attached to the Sist Punjab Infantry during the frontier expeditions of 3807 and 1898, and his versatility was indicated even at that earl ed people on the sea front recently' by picking up his foxtervier and biting it. 'The dog gave a startled yelp, ran after his master, tit him—then followed docilely' at his heels, "The dog is continually snapping, at people, but I do not think it will bite anyone else for a time," the man' said afterwards. have tried all kinds of things to break the dog of the habit, but everything has failed up till now, do not wont to get rid of the dog, so something had to be done it quiet."

Lament for Largesse Why should 1 throw coupers to jergary on the ship decks. who Caper tocnmuse the folk Salling on a farewell Joke, Here'l sit and geind out words Like the organ hurely-curds With morat single Genetactor For the laught 4 manufacture eer by his con itary duties with the Force as Special Correspondent of the "Pione Before the end of the campaign, which developed into an expedition into the Tirah, the Afridi country, he was orderly officer to Sir Wil: jam Lockhart, wko had just been prointed to succeed Sir Georne as Commander-in-Chief but deferred taking up the appointment in order to settle affairs on the frontier. Although Mr. Churchill has had this experience, his views on the frontier situation to-day are not necessarily ssp students studying the military academies in various foreign countries have asked the Central Government, to send them in gold instead of silver now on, on account of the

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