Travellers are familiar, of course, with the necessity for altering watches and clocks when going long distances. The King and Queen, during the 46 days they will be out of England on. the Canadian tour, will have to adjust their watches no fewer than sixteen times.
The first change will be necessary on the Atlantic crossing, when all time-pieces on the Repulse will be put back five hours. In Canada their Majesties will cross and recross the various time zones, of which there are five, on their way from Quebec to Vancouver. Between these two towns there is a difference of three hours.
On several nights King George and Queen Elizabeth will lose an hour's sleep, while their longest day will be on May 23, when they change from Eastern into Central time in the afternoon on the motor trip from Port Arthur to Fort William.
"Explosive" from Ireland rhe attempt of some irresponsible Irishmen to create terror in England continues to produce amusing incidents. When P. J. Mahon, the Irish professional golf champion, arrived in England to compete in a tournament he was challenged at the Customs with the now familiar "Any ammunition?" His answer surprised the questioner. "Yes," he said "Ive got a blaster.
Not being a golfer, the Customs [official was suspicious. Carefully he searched the visitors bag for weapons. At the end of the examination, when nothing in the nature of a firearm had been discovered, Mahon explained that a "blaster" was merely a golf club used for "blasting" a way out of bunker.
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