THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1989
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LUCKIEST
SCHOOLBOYS GET PRIZES IN CASH
Luckiest school children in England are those at the Cliffe endowed school near Stamford, Lines. Every year cash prizes instead of books are awarded to boys and girls with the best examination results.
Prize money this year amounted to £30, and twenty-
one children received "bonuses.'
-MAGICIAN- AGED 107
Fano Fortunate, world's oldest magician, is 107. And his assig tant is his daughter, who is a mere eighty. They are still touring Italy, earning a few lire by card tricks at inns.
But their best bit of “magic” is their own activity.
TAKING SADNESS FROM FUNERALS
ex-
This scheme was instituted in '1889, when it was stipulated that cash prizes should be awarded.
Between $30 and £40 is generally awarded, while a further £10 goes to the assistance of pupils who have gained secondary school scholar- ships.
Among other. lucky schoolchildren this year were twenty-five whom the French Government invited to the Revolution in Paris, July 10-16. All the children chosen lad a know- ledge of the French language.
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DRESS REFORM FOR REPTON American undertakers are
Dress reform for Repton school- perimenting with colour as a pay boys was announced by Headmaster chological factor in funerals. John H. G. M. Clarke, at Speech Day: He Eberle, vice-president of the Na- said the governors had agreed to tional Funeral Directors' Associa- the abolition of the black tailcoat and tion,
contends that black em- striped trousers. phasises the emotional depression veloping" of boys for visits outside The furtive "eh-" that normally cloaks burials. Light în mackintoshes, even on the hottest greys and pastel colours are being days, had confirmed his opinion that used in some services to find out the dress was neither popular. nor if they relieve instead of aggravate suitable. this emotional strain,
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WOMEN EMPLOYED TO TRAP BUTCHERS
DRIVING LICENCES
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Instruction in physical training, swimming and community sing- ing are given free to children at the Swanscombe Swimming Bath in Kent. Mr. J. T. Cahalane, Hon. Instructor of the Royal Life Sav- ing Society and ex-Naval Physical Training, Boxing and Swimming Instructor, teaches the youngsters. Photo shows Mr. Cahalane lead- ing the kiddies.
FARWELL TO BISHOP
OF LONDON
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A great farewell to the Bishop of London on his retirement after fifty years' service to London the last thirty-eight of them as Bishop will take place in the Albert Hall. Sir Cooper Rawson (Con., Brigh The Archbishop of Canterbury will ton), will ask the Chancellor of the
preside. Exchequer in the House if he will Women agents are being employ- consider doubling the motor driving ed to trap butchers who offend the licence fee and utilise the revenue law.
towards a reduction of the horse- power tax.
That came out-when Sydney Boaler, butcher, was
summoned
for selling meat with no indication
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SMUGGLING
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that it was foreign at Whitton-road, DEATH-FOR MONEY Hounslow. He pleaded not guilty, and the Bench dismissed the case on the ground that there was an element of doubt.
A law is being drafted in Rome. Mrs. S. J. Pugh, prosecuting for to refer money smuggling cases to the Middlesex County Council, call the Special Tribunal for the Defen- ed evidence that Boaler sold Argen- ce of the State, with the death pen- tine steak to two women who were alty for the guilty in the most seri- acting as agents for the Council, ous cases,
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FILM PRICÈS DOWN AGAIN
SALMON DEAL OFF
No Government action will be 000 tinned salmon deal with Britain. needed in Japan's proposed £1,750,-
have decided that there is practically The Japanese agents in London no possibility of this surplus being shipped here now, it is stated.....
"Food Industries Weekly", com- menting on the deal, says:
"We would also point out to his Majes ty's Government that into Britain To-day prices for films for or- ned pilchards, while in Cornwall the every year come 71,000 cwts, of cap- dinary camera - use back to pilchard fisheries are starved what they were before Budget Day lack of a market." The decision was taken by leading.. manufacturers following the Chan-
are
cellor of the Exchequer's announ- STEEL OUTPUT JUMPS. cement in the Commons that the tax on photographic to be dropped.
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for
materials is
The big developments which oc curred in the various departments of the iron and steel trades be- tween 1935 and 1987 are shown in
1985
of the Confessional section of the inquiry. Aggregate totals were:
Pastor Martin Niemoeller, head a report of an Import Duties Act German Evangelical Church, who
1937 £28 is in a concentration may Berlin, has had his salary stopped Net output £168,516,000 £116,508,000 camp near Gross output £420,574,000 £280,585,000 by the church authorities and is to Average men Germany receive a pension equal to half his
former. income.
They had asked for English steak. Italy recently reduced from Mrs. Emma Chubb, one of the to $11 the amount Italians women, cross-examined by Mr. D. take with them when they are visit A. Scott-Cairns, defending, said ing other countries that the Council paid her five shil- has similar laws. lings for a morning's work once a week. She might make as many as twelve calls during the morning and she was paid an extra ·· five shilllings for attending the police court when there was a prosecu- tion.
Mr. F. H. Reeman, M. C. C. in- spector, cross-examined, said that the object of the Council was to make the women agents appear as much like typical English house- wives na possible.
NO APPEAL TO LOSER
French
urged to
winning
tary aeroplane.
named, “Ace, of
Maidenly grace Illustrated
the schoolgirl
th London school.
employed 685,651 : 539,270;
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PREMIER'S GAMP CREATES
BOOM
Mr. Chamberlain's much-publi❤ cised umbrella has had an encour- aging effect on the Bombay um- brella market. The rush for um- brellas which yearly accompanies the breaking of the monsoon rains has this year been larger than usual. A dealer said the increased business is partially due to Mr. Chamberlin's umbrella, people had acquired sense,” he added,
rom it