THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1989
News
Snack Bar
Life size dolls of really novel design are among the new attrac- tions for children. Here is one in riding kit seen in Hyde Park.
HE'LL EARN THE HONOUR
Tell the age of a hen or a duck at a glance, dress a fowl, clip a sheep, do a bit of ratting, mow with a scythe, kill a pig, do whitewashing on a wet hay-day, be a connoisseur of black pudding and harvest beer.
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These are some of the tests that the "Mayor of Ye Olde Borough" of Higham, near Nelson, Lancs., will be given at his mock election soon. It is one of the oldest customs in Pendle Forest district, once notor- ious for witchcraft.
HIS BLADES LAST 20 YEARS
Here's a man who never faces up to that problem of what to do with old razor-blades. Reason is:
He has used the one packet of five blades for twenty-four years!
But he's going to bay some new ones now. He says the old ones are worn out.
On advice he is buying some' new blades.
This year it is expected that a business man, a farmer, and a mill SAVED HER FAMILY OF 9 worker will be "mayoralty" candi- dates.
CRIPPLED GIRL RUNS
3 BANDS