Show HAD NOT EXPECTED TO SPEAK but luckily gen couig had speech ready in H s pocket gen S B M young tl e first chief of the new army staff was wa at a d uner the other evening and was nas called upon to speak the guests expected tt tl at he would content himself with a few fey stereotyped phrases but the general rose to the occasion gentlemen he eaid cald I 1 beg ou will pardon my ex 1 of surprise I 1 have been taught aught in a cul de sac I 1 had not ex pecked to speak on this on but gentlemen if I 1 had expected to anything I 1 should have spoken some what as follows and at this june ture one arm of the veteran plunge I 1 into the labyrinths of his coat and produced a carefully prepared speech which he proceeded to read the apology for his and the evidence of the painstaking way in which he dressed his remarks in advance ere too much for the ban bueters and he was as forced to suspend his lemarl s until the uproar was over |