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Darvall, who is 21 years of age, prepared for the University of Reading at Dover College, where he took part in debating for four years, was an editor of the school magazine. "The Dovorian," and played Rugby football and hockey in addition to swimming on his college team. In 1923 Darvall entered the University College of Reading, and was Secretary of his hall debating club in his first year. Darvall, who is a Liberal, founded a political club, and when in 1925, he became Secretary of the Debating Society, he was nominated for the Imperial Debating Team. At the same...
...English Channel grew smooth. Mr. Temme swallowed chocolate, tea, coffee, lemonade. A "giant" dogfish waggled itself alongside Mr. Temme in friendly fashion. Mr. Temme trudgeoned on, reaching Lydden Spout, under the Dover chalk cliffs, in 14 hr. 29 min.-two minutes less than Miss Ederle had taken; but three hours, 24 minutes longer than George Michel, the plump, record-holding French baker. Thomas W. Burgess, bronzed Nestor of English natation, and second- man to swim the Channel (in 1911), clapped his pupil heartily on a greasy shoulder. Evelyn Pettipiere, Mr. Temme's fiancee, rushed forward for a wet embrace...
...Majesty crossed the Channel from France in a British warship, escorted by five destroyers and five airplanes. Edward of Wales met him at Dover, and they traveled swiftly by special train to Victoria Station, London. There the King-Emperor and Premier Stanley Baldwin waited...
...Famed during the World War as one of the "mystery ships" of the Dover patrol; now flying the flag of Panama...