The Archive · 1938

Ancient Baron Who Was a Robber

Legend Verified of Man Who Stole Friends Jewels It is interesting to note the localities from which the Navy is recruited. Of the 11,508 recruits entered in the year ended March 31 last, 9,601 came from England, 1,123 from Scotland, 318 from Wales, 254 from Northern Ireland, and the remaining 212 from the Dominions and Colonies or their dependencies. in the English counties, there was a variation from three from Rutland to 1,074 from Hampshire. It was to be expected that Hampshire would head the list. It contains the premier naval port, Portsmouth, in the vicinity of which probably a greater number of exmoval men settle down than in any other area. The lower deck has its

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