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which led Bernard Sha {anel to suggest the hi place of the people, irish folk as they celebrate St Patrick's Day today know t history a vianisms a jin the four national celebrations held ex ven theirs is one of the proud honoured. As a matter of amd mo more certain historically of their own patron [saint than the Engl e of St. George, wh a number of different origins, most of the: utterly foreign, but it e fact, it is the spirit of the thing that ce: d's contribution eat Britain a sh Empire has immense although nes it has been ju am unfavourable light. In celebrating congratulations of of the Empire will a the Mers o: although Eire is the more mode rear pact of the beautiful green island renowned in sone 1n Shanghai today, members of St Patrick's Society will observe the tional fa: rj dead also th experts were taking no chances, nought of explosions, and froze poke, then a jolly good soak With a high-pressure hose. came the old British workman Whose lunch in the package was there And. to exert delight, something went off all right—Me went up in the air By F G, H. Salusbury in the "Daily Herald"
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