THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST. 9. 1989.
Crank Who Played Ghost Objects To Being Fired At
Paris, To-day. A strange visitor made his appearance at a police station in Versailles yesterday. He was an unemployed workman named Marcel Bernard, who complained that someone had shot at him during the night.
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When, however, a good-natured, easy-going and dignified police sergeant proceeded to take down in writing an exact account of what Ber- nard said had happened, his features register- ed greater and greater astonishment.
Bernard said that during the day he moved about much the same. as everybody else, but that at night, shrouded in a white sheet, he be- came a "ghost," haunting Versailles. and scaring all belated passers-by.
Bernard confessed that he had doing, this for some weeks past.
It transpired that one man had been scared by Bernard several times in succession and determined to, rid the neighbourhood of this nuisance.
-RESENTED SHOTS
UTILISATION
OF LEISURE
IN GERMANY
Berlin, To-day. Germany will soon have her "Reich School for the Utilisation of Leisure Time," declared Dr. Robert Next time he saw Bernard he fired several shots at the "appari-Ley, leader of the German Labour tion," but did not hit the "ghost," Front, at Bayreuth yesterday, in a possibly because his hand trembled speech before "Strength through too violently.
Marcel Bernard, however, resent- Joy" stewards and recreation ex- ed this treatment and reported to perts from all parts of Germany.
the police this interference
his nightly diversions.
with
By "utilisation of leisure time" The police, however, took a seri-is meant communal functions of ous view of the matter and arrest-the "Strength through Joy" move- toment organised for workers after ed Bernard, turning him over
the custodians of the public health, the day's work is done.
his
Bernard will be kept under observa- tion pending a decision as to sanity.Trans-Ocean. :
SPEED BOAT RECORD CLAIMED
Bremen, To-day.
Such recreations include singing, music, sport, art, science, dancing, etc.
The new school will be built in Fallersleben, near Brunswick, which is now growing up around
vast new automobile
works where the "People's Car" is to be manufactured.
a
.
Dr. Ley also spoke about the creation of a great association from the amalgamation of over
A new world record was set by a German motorboat at Rechmn-100 clubs. fleeth, on the River Weser below Bremen.
A sea-going patrol boat, 27 metres long, equipped with three Daimler-Benz diesel motors, type BAF 9, attained a velocity of 86.79 sea-miles 68.18 kilometres
over the flying mile.
The "Strength through Joy" movement, he emphasised, will in particular cultivate chorus singing.
Trans-Ocean.
This new world record has been DUKE AND DUCHESS
submitted for recognition with the Union Internationale de Yachting Automobile.-Trans-Ocean,'.
TEN YEARS FOR I.R.A. TERRORIST
London, To-day.
An Irishman who was with ~ participation - in a outrage was sentenced years hard lab
Assizek in
Court
OF KENT
London, To-day. According to an Athens pres report, the Duke and Duchess of
Kent are expected at Salonika, to-
day from Belgrade.
They will embark for a cruise in
the Royal Lugo-Blavakian Yacht, with Princess Olga, sister of the Duchess. British Wireless:
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