THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 6, 1989
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ROYAL TREASURES FOR EXHIBITION
Visitors to an exhibition of historic treasures, to be opened at 145, Piccadilly by Princess Alice, will see the pen with which Sir Austen Chamber- lain signed the treaty of Locarno; a jewel worn by Napoleon on his way to St. Helena; a walking stick given to Fred Archer by King Edward VII; one of Lord Baldwin's pipes, and the manuscript of Bar- rie's "Peter Pan.”
sex.
The exhibition, which will last three months, is in aid of the Heritage Craft Schools, Chailey, Sus- Pieces of furniture which were at 145, Picca- dilly during the residence there of the King and Queen (as Duke and Duchess of York) will be seen again in their old places.
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BACKING FOR A PLAICE
SAVING THE FLAG IN THE IRISH SWEEP
The Union Jack may be flown over Nova Scotian schools only on royal birthdays and statutory holí- days, it-is-laid down by the school commissioners sitting in Halifax.
One school principal applied for permission to fly the flag over the school every day. The application was refused on the ground that the flag would be worn out too soon because of wear and tear by wind and changing weather.
Nova Scotia-New Scotland!
NEW YOUTH PARTY IN EIRE
HE RUNS AN EMPTY SHOP-The strangest shopkeeper ever known is Mr. Richard George Wild, a 54 year old bachelor who con- ̈ scientiously runs his EMPTY grocery and general shop in Richmond Road, Twickenham. He opens the shop every morning at 8 o'clock and answers curious passers-by to the effect that he has not yet made up his mind when he intends to start trade. for sentimental reasons as he did not wish it to pass it out of the He Is keeping it open family. Mr. Wild's only stock is a pile of visiting cards and cata- logues from travellers and firms who are still wondering why he is keeper of an empty shop. The shop has been run like this for the past three years. Photo shows Mr. Wild outside his empty-shop.
An Irish sweepstake ticketTM “for the 1938 Cesarewitch was found stuck to the back of a plaice which was trawled in the Channel Rye Bay by a Folkestone fishing MARRIAGE boat.
near
IN COURT
ear-
GIRL FARMER WINS KING'S PRIZE
A catch had been hauled aboard From London police courts: and was being removed when AI- Wife at Tottenham: I suggested bert Baker, one of the crew of the to my husband that he was Dorothy Margaret, picked out the ning £3 a week, and he said: "Yes,
Christine Aburrow, girl farmer, plaice.
of Midhurst Sussex, with a Short- The printing and writing that's right." on the ticket were still perfectly le- be more.
.so I know it must horn heifer she had reared won the gible.
King's championship prize for the Her husband: When I think of classes at the Royal Counties Agri- best exhibit in the young farmers' all I have done for my wife I can cultural Show at Southsea. hardly forgive myself,
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器 PORT NAMED AFTER
A new Republican organisation DUCES DAUGHTER
has sprung up in Eire. It is known
as the Irish Republican Youth Move- ment. Its declared object is establish a Republic constitutionally,
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CUPID'S MOST DEADLY SPOT IN EMPIRE
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Another husband:. I was in a
very awkward position. My wife
The (ex-Albanian) port of Santi was waiting on the doorstep and my NEW ITEMS
names to Edda, having been named gate. to Quaranta has officially changed its neighbour's Alsatian was outside the
after Mussolini's daughter of the good Count Ciano.
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wife
JOBS—AS THEY KNOW THEM
police courts.
Jobs raised the jokes in London's
Funny place the British Empire. Take statistics. They show that of every thousand eligible persons in the Union of South Africa, twenty- load this lorry? You take a couple Driver at Stratford: How do you two are likely to be married this of steps backwards and then run year. In Britain and Australia the straight into it. figure would be seventeen.
The German air service from Ber-"
Wife at Wimbledon: I first got lin to south-east Europe has been suspicious of my husband when he extended to: Istanbul. ́suggested sending my mother greetings telegram on her birthday.
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LORD HORDER WOULD JUDGE THEM BY THEIR TIES
Lord Horder described his ideal school, when addressing parents at
Man at Bow-street: I am not re- Petersfield:- Among foreigners the figures sponsible for loading this would be United States twenty-one, My job is to see that nothing is left given the essential foundation
vehicle.
France thirteen, Germany nine, behind,
Japan fifteen, Denmark eighteen.
Other figures show that a South
African's average expectation of life is nearly fifty-eight years, com- pared with an Australian's sixty- three and a half, a Briton's sixty, and an Egyptian's thirty-one. The Australian is the loneliest, paring population with the area of the country while the South African comes next with
an average of
com-
eleven people to the square mile. In Britain the figure is 467
be in Australia
RETURNS GIFT TO
QUEEN MARY
Oh, to
A gift made by Queen Mary is returned to her by a bequest in will of Miss Gertrude Charlotte- Eleanor Ricketts, of Clumber, 1 side, Hindhead, Surrey, daughter the late Admiral Sir Ricketts.
"If Queen graciously accept them, ed; I leave to her as s respect and affection. china inkstand
given to my mother and a Dresden china orn
VILLAGE BELLE Africa the Indi
Even
love:
"I would want the child to be
It is feared that six children may die as a result of a gas explosion in the school at Barberton, Ohio.
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A trade treaty between Italy and negotiations lasting several months. Argentina was signed in Rome after
It is reported from Aleppo, Syria, of that 200 Arabs have been killed and self-discipline, good manners, clean- 14 villages razed to the ground dur- liness and punctuality. I would not ing a tribal attack. bother so much about academic training-nobody bothered a about
mine. but I should bother about doned their homes following severe Many thousands of people aban- health, food and rest, both of body earth tremors in the Peloponnesus, and mind."
in Southern Greece,
He would like to "check-over" the staff, and be suspicious of orange ties, of hair too long, and tweeds too... Sir Walford Selby, British... · Am- furry
FOUR MORE TRAWLERS
JOIN NAVY
bassador in Lisbon, and Lady Selby gave a garden party attended by the Diplomatic Corps and the Cabinet.
The population of Soviet Russia is 170,467,188,
to the com of the census)
The Admiralty has acquired four plete return more Hull, trawlers for haval pur- taken earlier t poses. They have been, renamed Jennet, Pannet. Cunnnet, Kennet.
POLICE CLIMB 150FT, MAST
men appeared London Police -
a scene 150 television, mast a
dashed there in Young
ever
Clerken follow
Gen. Carmona, President of Por- tugal, will visit the island of Sao Thoms off the west coast of Africa. and the colony- Angola In the courte ofthis African tour this sum- mery
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