A REMARKABLE CAREER.
Brigadier-General Sir W. H. Manning, the new-governor -of Jamaica, 'has had a remarkable career' (says the Daily Sketch), There Is'l>ro^ v no one alive who has seen mor© fightingmtiopioftl Africa than he. .'Sir William is a short man, spare of figure, and with light grey-blue eyes. Hs is in appearance—as he has proved "to be in ideal commander oi native troops. Before he was mmried—an event which occurred in 1910 —Sir Wi|liam upon one oooasrtMV, when questioned why he remained a bachelor, gave as his reason that he could never find a lady who could bring herself to like his town house. "Whv, what is the matter with it?.asked his questioner. "Nothing whatever, T assure you," he replied, "only, you see, it happens to be situated in the heart of Africa.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 22 March 1913, Page 4
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134A REMARKABLE CAREER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 22 March 1913, Page 4
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