The Archive · 1941

Scotsmen in Wales

In his response the President of St, David's Society, Mr. J. A. Bonny-man, aid that mo' doubt' many who had visited South Wales wondered how so many Scotsmen could make 8 living there Uecause there were a great many of them there.

"It Ig most appropriate that we should have the representative of Merrie England here today. Locally. we have heard a lot in recent weeks debout the Merrie England of the time of Queen Elizabeth. And today. although we cannot refer to it as Merrie England, it fs the same stalwart freedom loving England, with another Queen Elizabeth. And although she carney from North of the Tweed I do not think that any Englishman will deny she is proving. herself as great a Queen in the hour of stress as her great predecessor. can' tell you briefly that this was due largely to the foresight of a Scottish famlly—the Butes. Where you have coal," Mr. Bonnyman continued, "you must have ships "and Soe ae hee a And If Scotland has given a great Queen, England has given a. great cader' in Mr. Churchill who will down in history as one of the great. est figures in the history of a Great Country.

And now T have pleasure in me traducing Mr. Bonnyman, a brother Scot, who comes here disguised as President of St. David's Society. I Wondered what claim Mr. Bonnymen had to be President of a" Welsh Society, but in learning that his "parents were born North. of Tweed Bomb Thrown in News Agency. Office Shanghai, Apr. 2.

Political terrorism again broke out last night in the offices of the Ta Chung News Agency at House No. 25. Lane 1414 Avenue Edward VII where 'a hand grenade was tossed through window. Tt exploded causing some damage to property and seriously in-Juring an employee of the Chinese news off. Chinese press circles be-Meved that the incident might be of political significance in view of the fact that the news agency has been Issuing reports.in sympathy with Chungking.

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