Mr. Amery, the Secretary of State for tho Dominions, must be one of tho most romarkablo language-learners alive. Ho went, out to Serbia during the war, and was sent, up to tho colonel in charge of the British troops. "Well," suid the colonel, "since you can't know much of soldiering make yourself useful as an interpreter. Hero is a handbook' on Serbia just issued by the War Office. '' Take it. away, como back in fix weeks, and hi. inn sit what .yon know Dion.'' "('ertainly." sniil Mr; Amery, ''T flm Ihc nul'hor of tho h.indliool;. and T (liitik T ou^hl. In master l( '" "eckri -, a it took uiu ouJy three ive«l£B to wuto, '■
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 52, 29 August 1925, Page 9
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113Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 52, 29 August 1925, Page 9
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