London, Mar. 8.
The team which defeated both Wales and Ireland has been retained, with one exception, by the Scottish selectors for the Calcutta Cup match against England at Twickenham on March 19. The not seem amiss that the letters B.BS. be added, indicating that he has served with distinction in the Battered Brigade of Shanghailanders What the War Office would say we can leave to conjecture.
This topic cannot be dismissed at this season, with the "National" to be run on March 25, without reference to the gallant passing of the jate Mr, Hugh Lloyd Thomas, onetime H.B.M. Minister to France, and late owner of "Royal Mail", the winner of last year's Grand National at Aintree. Having returned to England only recently for the purpose of riding his own horse- in this year's "National", he broke his neck in a preparatory steeplechase and so brought to an end his career as far s this world is concerned in a manner he might even have wished, had he been given a choice.
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