From: acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
      
   On 2018-10-08 08:05:53 +0000, Graeme Wall said:   
      
   > On 08/10/2018 08:05, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:   
   >> On 2018-10-07 17:02:29 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
   >>   
   >>> In message ,   
   >>> gary.dawn@googlemail.com writes:   
   >>>> Albert Edwards son of Bessie Edwards born in Plymouth was drowned in   
   >>>> 1925 in the dockyard at Chatham Kent.   
   >>>   
   >>> Almost certainly a followup to a long-dead post, but anyway (-::   
   >>>   
   >>> "was drowned" rather than "drowned" implies murder?   
   >>   
   >> Not to me.   
   >   
   > The only implication to me is that Albert was probably in the navy.   
      
   Rather a strong implication! What else is there that connects Plymouth   
   with Chatham?   
      
   Harold Wilson asked in an election speech "Why do I stress the   
   importance of the Navy?". This was intended to be rhetorical, but a   
   quick-thinking heckler shouted a reply, "Because you're in Chatham."   
      
      
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