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...time being will be the Household Cavalry, without whose gleaming breastplates and nodding plumes the King &; Queen on state occasions would appear to their devoted subjects strange and forlorn indeed. The very first British cavalry to be mechanized is the brigade now in Egypt. Wrathful natives who today hurl paving stones from a safe distance at these horsed heroes will soon find them riding in British buses equipped with windows of shatterproof glass...
Because they are convinced that the Soviet Government, the Munitions Trust and other mysterious agglomerations pretty much dictate what is printed in Paris' larger papers, many Frenchmen buy daily for a copper or two thrilling Rightist sheetlets which hurl political dirt, libel and "inside dope" with such abandon that their passionate editors give at least the impression of sincerity. Yelped one such editor last week: "Shoot down like dogs the 160 Senators who want to suppress the Fascist Leagues!" Screamed another: "I take the responsibility for killing Leon Blum [Socialist Party Leader...
Even for Paris excitement had mounted high on a Communist-Socialist tide of alarms that Fascist youngsters were going to attempt a coup d'état and hurl white-whiskered statesmen of the French Republic into the icy waters of the Seine (TIME, Dec. 9). Not at all anxious for such a ducking is bewhiskered old Radical Socialist Deputy Henri Guernut, considered a great specialist in French political dirt because he was Chairman of the Chamber's Stavisky Committee. Accusingly last week Old Guernut shouted across the Chamber at Premier Pierre Laval: "The plotting of the Fascist Leagues...
Since General Doihara and his Japanese Army crowd had openly threatened to hurl in their troops at any such "Chinese provocation" and since they did not hurl them last week, Chinese enjoyed briefly a feeling of exhilaration. Then Ambassador Ariyoshi bustled around, hinting to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek that the discomfited Japanese Army clique is so powerful that Japan's civilian Cabinet members have to be careful. After much haggling the Ambassador emerged to whisper to Japanese correspondents that Generalissimo Chiang, while opposing secession of the five provinces in the strongest terms, had promised a "compromise...
With 106 men ready to hurl into the fray, many of them veterans from last year's undefeated victory aggregation, prospects look bright today for Coach Anderson, who is reputed to have built up a powerful offensive attack in the last week. Despite the temporary set-back caused by lack of funds, contributions from friendly alumni have enabled Anderson to field a complete squad, and Harvard hopes run high for a victory over the Bengals today