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THE CHINA MAIL,
QUEER INCIDENT
THE LIFEGUARDSMAN WHO DROPPED
SLEEPING CHARGER
This is the true story of the Life- guardsman who dropped, and it happened in Whitehall in mail week. He was one of the two sentries on guard at the entrance to the Horse Guards Parade. His helmet and cuirass shone in the sun; the gleam on the coat of his jet black charger set off the snowy whiteness ohia gauntlets.
He was one of the Sights of Lon- don-and he knew it.
A battalion of fact guards swung hrough the gates: the sentry sat
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?”
"DEATH". DODGERS' HAVE MANY DODGES
UNPOPULAR "DEATH"
Possessors of the "Death" regard it with favour. A butcher at Victoria, SW., has just changed his name from Death to De Ath.
name
dis-
"We found that people were making fun of us," Mr. De Ath explained.
"Being butchers,
such a name caused comment, so we altered it to De Ath."
Many people who have been superstitious or embarrassed by the name have changed it. There are any number of De Aths, de Aths, d'Eaths, but very few Deaths.
was
One of the most famous the late Mr. Jolly. Death, a Putney inquiry agent. He was the victim of so many telephone. jokes that he had to keep a check on his calls and trace offenders.
"Death"
Some people got over the dif- ficulty by spelling the name "Death" bul pronouncing it ."Death."
It is understandable that a phy- sician or surgeon should change such an ominous name,
There are many instances of the association of morbid names. Years ago a refreshment house in Summer Lane, Birmingham,
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ON 350 METRES
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Gov- crament Broadcast Station Z.B.W. on 350 metres.
5.30-6.80 p.m. Programme of Chinese music.
7.48 p.m.-.Evening weather report.
8 p.m. - Evening programme of Chinese music relayed from the Sincere Co., Ltd.
10.30 p.m.-Close down.
MINISTERS TO CHINA
Nanking, Yesterday. All the Ministers who attended Dr. Sun Yat-sen's obsequies have now left with the exception of the British and German envoys.
Sir Miles Lampson is reported to have decided to go to Hankow and Mr. von Borch is staying a few days longer-Reuter.
bore the sign "Death's Eating House."
Guests at a dinner party have: been known to bear the names of Death, Coffin, Graves, and Tombs. |
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929,
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but nur readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbie, plou, and altho.)
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daughter
Chichibu of Japan.
rigidly at attention his sword at the "carry." Crash!
What happened no one will ever All that the horrified spee- know. tators saw was that the immaculat charger, apparently asleep, had 'col- lapsed, finging his rider to the pavement.
The shining helmet with its white plume rolled away; dust duled the cuirass; horse and rider scrambled
The sentry, more scarlet than his scarlet tunic, acrambled back into the saddle.
The foot guards shuddered but marched on.
The corporal major of the Life- guards and the foot guards' regi mental sergeant-major are both do ing as well as can be expected, thank you.
Demonstrations planned by the National Socialists and Communists at Wiesbaden have been prohibited Dr. the police by
president, Froitzheim.
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37-Feinale sheep
$1-Pronoun
42-Roda
11-Baking contrivance 44-Frehoh clty
12-A metal
18-Man's nickname
14-Made smaller
16-Tableland
17-Benches
18-Agreements
19-Thum
21-Horse alride
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32-Remain
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neither 38-Before
46-Emmets 147-Equalized
49-Fish egg
150-Bovine animal ¡51-A fuel · 52-Eternal 53.Less
ALEVERTICAL,
A-Annoys
2-Biblical female
S-Minus
Attack
5-Top (pl.)
12-Proposition
15-Heed:
16-Diafigure
18-Surpass
20-Lubricates
24-Protected legally
26-Part of a boar 20-Weeds
29-Orbs 31-One who packs
down
33-Part of a flower
(pl.)
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7-Indefinite article
B-Act of choosing
9-Recuparation {1D-Crush
{45–Flat-bottom boat {47-Public conveyance
48-Plese cut
50-Exist
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably seve These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered equates and running either horizontally or vertically or both.
(The solution of the above crossword puzzle will appear in to-morrow': issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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