WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1925.
"RICH UNCLES.”
A GENUINE SPECIMEN,
FOUND.
The rich uncle who has made his pile in America and in his declining years comes home to, do
hi the handsome thing by nephews and nieces is a common character in Thalian constely, and
even more in the diaft law yourts. Sometimes the uncle is a pure "Humbaury." non-existent personage invented for their own dubious purposes by the alleged nephews, sometimes the nephews are the victims and uncle # pure. Impostor: sometimes the uncle is
ART IN THE HOUSE.
NEW FRESCOES TO BE PROVIDED
An interesting set of frescoes. a nows agency, are to be add fendi to the integund decorukjema.
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CAPACITY.
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boob laid between the Areas and America the speed of transmission Bus Been muised from 800 letters
INCREASE IN SPEED AND minute for the old type of cuble to 1,800 letters a minute. In the cou- struction of this cable new alloys') Were weed
New tonded cuble me to be furd next year in the Pacific Ocena
which will work at more than twice"Mother; turn the hose on me," th, speel of the Klante Cable over said Uttle Willie as his mamma was dressing him in the morning. The three paneis at present in thrice the distance. To gain the "Willie, what do you mean? Stephen Halt me, it is nude-full benefit of this development inrried, his armed and loving { "You've put toy stockings on 'd, hortly be be removed up the service, the Atlantie gestem, iurent,
the wrong side out," he said, shain, and eight new frescor dry a. being urged in Anslandia, must be unißeill zelene wil find a place onmisk more efficient. For otherwise! they are will be delayed in the) the walls
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The view in taken in Australia, a real uncle, but he vaunted private donors are making them- und 1 was supported by a high.
Just oven-elves no-ponsible. dellers use fiction.
panthority in London, that the Blue selection all Elle historent Purific Cable Bour'd should make the sionally both the uncleship, and the! fortune are genuine.
abjets for the new pinebe is nexty rangements with the The other day a youth of six-doe the confrch of Sie blenty oxisting compraties.
Jerom the leen was arrested in a train at Newhult, while the wad of munity-stusteg point of view, this food. Telgavartio Turin on a charge of inteiled Eg the iradient or themes will thority pointed out. the British Below were fentia etorrin burghery, « A timid lady, scaled in frontman to Sir Hug Y. Jinverinens aheady own two of the his compriment su tried de
I style of cables across the This probists who will execute the Mlantic, and they can always
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signs upon her purse and prorecd- ed to seream. The police arrived. stuffed with banknotes and a fessor Wiliam Rotheustoin, Siros vakimble picer of jewellery lyingWilline Orpie. B., Mr. George: among them, marched him off to the police station. Asked where this wealth came from. the boy answered that his uncle., juse home from America, had given is him
Where was: Pond nughter). the umele? At Polenza. (Londer Bughter: Potenza isto: Tiurin, as || Wunior, ** the Isle of Skye to London). |
and filing the boy's pockets 1inting include, it is understood}}, 'well, in rewave for simfegis: par- 10 Halow avachow
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du special wire wound round n copper conductor, the carrying apacity and speel of the loaded ype of cably have been greatlyn Buriall the Unknownincessed. At the present time, in- "hub, phofo, is greater capacity to Fight Bike drive Moms go out of the lended cables luar t of the insimaments that work
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- Blowever, the police dutifully telers all gruphed to their colleagues a 'libhas scenes ing. Silte Houss of Comhem. There is no doubt that this: Potenza or make inquiries, in reous when Speaker Finch was und other problems with which we sponse to which, to their pazeteibly kept in the 'bein.. e at the moment confronted will ment, there appeared shortly' in Their will probadilly be taken to "sobverk, and no one world think Turin a prosperous gentleman. who www the boy's uncle. had come
Jo laving a long euble to-day other In is understood bland Mr. Frankhon koded cable. T Baster bark from America and had
any his been commissioned Extension Company ave contract
exude the decoration of thead for a Fablu about 1,700 knots Boyut stallers, which was being om focus be used part of dertaken though the munificence hair through oute from Europe to [oll Lord Breugh, who offered £20,000 Australia, which will give them.
for the purpoQ*.
My hope, it very greatly increasedt Crying capacity."
given hing besitles large sum of money, tiepin worth about £250, which he kept lose in his not very elegant coat pocket! The boy was released: with almost abjeet apologies.
TILE PROFESSIONAL RELATIVE, No such happy ending is ex pected to the ease of Adamo Taverning a professional "anele" who has just been arrested at Mestre This aged scoundrelhad, for the better part of a half- rentury exercised the profession of mear rebitive just home from Anrich well, stocked with this wordell's goods, ranging it only with an occasional, lour, in sacerdotu costume, to enjoy for a while the repose and good cheer of the hospitable personages of The Alpine districts, As the dollar- lade elative his rureer was long
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ja pend a gruelling halfrout of cables of this developinent, jia was remusked that if a loaded Teuble will warty two hundred or Doing what?
ilmer hundred per cent, more than Peeding the children. ''
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radial arent in the table of Jindred and affinity from son Dr nephew. to husband. brother, uncle, and finally grandfather, though niele remained always his preferred role. His belt well stuffed with small change and pro- fesplug himself in immediat expectation of heavy luggage and Substantial bank draft, he would xain, acceptance in one village after another as a long-lost mem- ber of some prosperous family, His skin in making a display of familiarity with the tribal his- tony was only equalled by his ability to extricate himself from different conversations with the help of assumed opileptic fits. The supreme moment of his career was aurely experienced in 1920 when happy township welcomed him
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ACTOR GETS THE BIRDS.
Joe Coyne, the comedian (who toured Australia in 1921), was surprised and clated to receive, at the Palace Theatre, 1,000 cigar, ettes, 12. brace of game, and a bottle of hair lotion. It reminded tim of the good old days when un- known admirers showered gifts upon him.
He distributed the cigarettes, grouse, and partridges among Binnie Hal Vera Pearce. George Grossmith, other stars, and the elage hands, and presented the hair lotion to an elderly bald
critic.
While seated in his dressing- room he was astounded to receive a telegram from Lord Dudley, with whom he was to spend the week-end at Le Touquet, reading: "Please bring over all my parcels, Addressed to you at the theatre," Mr. Coyne coolly despatched mes- sengers to replace Lord Dudley's purchases,
Judge:Witness,
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Witness: The accused was shouting at the top of his voice 'You idiots! you aimes: “
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