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THE CHINA MAIL; JANUARY 17, 1939,
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At the Empire Pool, Wembley recently there were two excited Manchester youngsters, Miss "Bobby" Nash and her partner, Master Harry Hatton, both fifteen years old. These challenged the best skat- ers in England for the British pairs skating championship. It is be- lieved they are the youngest counle ever to enter for the "pairs." Photo shows Harry Hatton, and "Bobby" Nash at practice at the Man- chester Ice Palace.
NORWEGIAN CHARGED. WITH VAGRANCY
Nor-
A 24-year-old unemployed wegian, Alv Allekson, was sen- tenced to the House of Detention by
HE TRAINED OWN “ARMY"
"Old Chelsea”—London's
Violet Seller
One of London's most prominent
a rose and violet seller.
Mr. R. Edwards at. the Central figures to-day is "Old Chelsea." Magistracy this morning, when he was charged with being a vagrant in the Colony.
He
is Mr. Reginald Grant,
of
Detective-Sergeant Loughlin said Hazelbury-road, Fulham, who cele- that defendant was offered cm-brated his 52nd birthday on Boxing ployment by a friend, but he re-day. He is unmarried and has no fused to work.
Defendant said that he had had Hong no intention of staying in Kong, but he missed the ship.
YUGO-SLAV
PARLIAMENT MEETS
Belgrade, To-day.
parents.
"Old Chelsea" goes every morn- ing early to Covent Garden to buy his violets, which he has done for the past 15 years, On three occa- sions he sold flowers in the West End to the Duke of Windsor when Prince of Wales.
"Old Chelsea" was born near Aldershot, and was brought up in Chelsea Barracks where he got his Both houses of Parliament met nickname, as at the age of nine he yesterday for the first time since was the mascot of the Grenadier the recent elections.
Guards.
led
-
In the Chamber all 294 members of the Government Party were pre- In 1912 he got up an "army" of sent but only 17 out of 67 members his own in Fulham, 100 strong, He of the opposition groups
by drilled
the them every night on Dr. Matschek attended.
Common, watched by hundreds of "men" In the Senate the former Minis- people, and many of his ter of Interior, Father Anton went to the war when it broke out Koroshetz, was elected President. in 1914.
In a short speech expressing his
thanks to the assembly Father
During the war "Old Chelsea" Koroshetz stressed the need of na- served in the Grenadier Guards and tional unity in view of the difficult was gassed' and wounded in 1916- political times through which Yugo- and sent home. Slavia and Europe are now pass- ing.-Trans-Ocean.
NEW SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER
Paris, To-day. The new Minister of the South African Union to Paris, Mr. Sidney Frank Waterson, yesterday
A large oil painting of. "Old Chelsea" hangs in the Fulham Li- brary. It was painted by a well- known French artist and presented to the borough over a year ago.
sented his, letters of credence to President Lebrun..
After presenting his letters of credence the Minister remained for a short time in conversation with pre-President Lebrun.--Trans-Ocean.