THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1989.
News Snack Bar
11,464,704. TUFTS
IN GIANT CARPET
The mammoth carpet for the courtroom of the Bank of England has been completed at Wil- ton, Salisbury.
Made at a cost of over £1,000, it has occupied the time of twelve girls-working continuously for eight months.
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TRANSPORT AND FASHION IN PONDOLAND.—This¬unusual picture from Pondoland, in the Саре Province, South Africa, clearly shows that milady has no thought for fashion in these parts. Here, with baby held across the back, she carries most of, her goods on the head. A contrast to the everyday shopping scene at home. Photo shows: With a bottle balanced on the top of her head, mother and child set off on a shop- ping expedition.
DEGREE FÖR AUTHOR
Into the area of 42ft. 7in. by 27ft. have been woven 11,464,704 tufts of wool. The carpet is hand- woven Axminster, and is probably the largest and finest carpet ever woven in one piece. The design is of the Adam brothers period in keeping with the plaster work of the roof of the court-room.
Into the design are worked grif- fins which are part of the City of London coat of arms. There are
no fewer than 150 different shades of colour.
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CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION
FOR NAVY
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and the Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie applaud the Dragon Boat Festival boats.
PRETTY BLONDE
IS SHIP'S CAPTAIN
INSPIRATION TO
FUTURE SAILORS
Miss Molly Kool, pretty and A compass from the old Royal Daffodil (one of the Liverpool blonde, has just become a fully- ferry-boats immortalised in the raid An extension of the objects of fledged ship's captain. She is be- on Zeebrugge, and which has now the Catholic Soldiers' Association lieved to be the second woman in been broken up) has been present- to include all his Majesty's Forces the world to qualify for her "ticket" ed to the cadet ship, H.M.S. Wor- was approved by Mr. Justice Cross- as a master "in coastal waters." cester, lying off Greenhithe. man in the Chancery Division, Miss-Captain Kool now plans to The main purpose of enlarging take over her father's schooner and the association's operations, it was give him a rest. stated, was to include Roman Catholics in the Navy. The name was to be altered to United Ser- vices' Catholic Association.
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of..
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of FOR SCOTTISH VISIT
A few years ago the mel Canadian Atlantic coast schooners -the famous "blue noses"-were among the toughest in the world.
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Without dislodging an inch plaster an entire church, complete CAUGHT HER BREAKFAST with spire, has been moved seven
miles from one village to another ALIVE near Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada). The church had fallen, Bathing in the sea at Deal (Kent) into disuse at Allison. A congre- before breakfast Miss Maud Weath- Mr. P. G. Wodehouse, the author gation at Wilson, seven miles away, erill, of Bedford-hill. Balham, -of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster had no place, of worship. So the London, caught an angler fish weigh fame has received the degree of church was jacked up on skids and ing about 6lb., and returned triump- Doctor of Letters at the Encaenia moved along the highway, the job hantly with her "breakfast." She at Oxford,
taking ten days.
brought it ashore at the second grab.
badge worn by Girl Guide, while
Washington,
Five French warships will be at Rosyth naval dockyard while on a visit to Scottish waters. They will be the battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg and the cruisers Georges Leygues, Gloire and -Mont- calm.
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·PRESENTED FROM COURT
From London police courts: Man at Highgate: He was very upright... like a policeman who has not been long in the Force.
Witness at East Ham: Both cars: were heading straight`at each other, and I was inclined to await further developments...
The car that he was passing was overtak ing him,
Are you
Solicitor at Highgate: sure the car struck you?
Motorist witness: Well, that's how it struck me.
Woman at Marylebone: I think it was a very old house; the elec tricity was showing signs of wear.
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HE HAS HARNESSED
A BULL, INTO HIS CART
Mr. Norman Adams, of Minting (Lincs) has taken bulls down 80 many pegs that he even uses one to. draw his cart, around the village.
Motorists, seeing it, give a wide berth, but the bull, which is be- lieved to be the only one in the country regularly harnessed for use as an ordinary beast of burden, is quite placid. Mr. Adams said that when a bull was harnessed he was not so likely to get nasty. The bull has a bit in his mouth, and wears harness normally used for farm horses, with only small adap- tations.
Lord Bathurst uses bullocks re- gularly for draught purposes Cirencester Parke, but the idea putting a bull between the shaf is new
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