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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1937.
FREEDOM FOR GIRL ALHAMBRA
SPLITS CITY Men Are Objecting
Coventry, April 15.
For the first time in Coventry's ancient history, a woman—twenty-three-year-old Miss Lily Stevenson --has been made a freeman of the city Men are attacking her election, women defending it.
BICYCLE RACE MURDER
MYSTERY FRENCH PIED PIPER
Biarritz, France, Apr. 15, A cross-country bicycle race that led threo contestants to al sudden death by drowning has become one of the most intense mysteries this town has ever experienced,
a
Involved in the dispute is pro- perty worth half a million pounds by ancient law owned by the freemen of Coventry, under trustrees.
Leading the attack are the other freemen-there are 3,075 besides Miss Stevenson-who, at a mass meeting Just Thursday, décided to bring a case to test the legality of further women being admitted freemen,
A SEVEN TON HOOK. This Every apprentice who has satis crane-hook which was moulded at factorily served five years at a trade the famous Krupp Works in Ger- and applies to become a freeman many, weighs 7,000 kilos, or over must be enrolled and becomes joint seven tons. It la regarded as F heir to the freemen's land, Income technical marvel. from the property is distributed ne- cording to the seniority of the free-
men
The forty oldest freemen receive
week; and forty widows of freemen
week each; forty receive 45. a
also have 48. weekly.
PRECEDENT
The crisis began when Miss Lily Omcials had planned the course Stevenson, who assists her chemist father, topk her M.P.S. (Member of of plenty carefully, introducing variety to add excitement to this the Pharmaceutical Society) degree favourite French sport which calls and was admitted as a freeman of for good wild pedalling and good climbing the city Inst month."
slung over the con- testant's back. It was decided that route, when at a certain point of the the
contestants should be strung out they would have to climb down to the beach, race along the hard sunds for a bit, and then reclimb to the road with their
their bleycles.
Heads down, feet pumping fast, eyes glued on the back of the man! In front, the 20 racers got off swiftly, cheered by the crowd. After tho first kilometre they were strung out. Suddenly the leading man swerved to the alde, leaped off his bike and. ran and climbed down the cliffs to the beach. The rest followed, ul. though the crowd shouted that they had made a mistake..
So has dark-eyed, brunette Lily Stevenson divided a city. She said 10-day:-
cannot take the freedom from me.
DUKE'S 100 FAN LETTERS
A DAY
Vienna, Apr. 15.
the visit of Sir
"I am already enrolled, so they ONE of the reasons for But I cannot see how, in any case. Godfrey Thomas to the having made the precedent, they Duke of
the freedom can refuse other girl who qualldes.
to
any
Godiva there would probably have
at
is,
I
Windsor Castle Enzesfeld "Why, if it hadn't been for Lady understand, to devise been no freemen of Coventry at means of dealing with the 100 daily "fan" letters, [Legend says that Lady Godiva which are proving an rode naked through the streets to free the people of Coventry from embarrassment to the Duke, obnoxious taxes.]
all.'
RACE WITH DEATH J Once on the beaten vands the racers put their heads down and
A pumped wildly once more, thoughts copy of the King's College
race. Sudden Magazine for March has been receiv concentrate on the fy, under the cliffs, water whipped ed, and it reflects the high standard
warning
that attained by some of the scholars up from the tires, the tide Way in. Swift glances the English language. Several very showed roaring whitecaps sweeping well written essays on local and other in. The race had become a race toples, school notes, news of old boys, sports, photography, and so with death.
that cume was forth, serve to All a most interesting The first WVDVC small, it rose halfway up the spin-issue, ning wheels of the cyclists. The first group of four slowed up as if caught In mud, broke loose and into silence as they watched the rushed out to hard sands again-and sports favourites racing with the sea. safety.
When the tragedy. was over they
lien
More than 100,000 letters have been received since the Duke, came here three months ngo.
For the first two weeks of the Duke's stay his mail was be- tween 5,000 and 6,000 letters a day.
Thirty-five per cent come from England and the Dominions, 20 per cent. from America and the rest from other parts of the world.
ᏗᎿ
These letters are not only from sympathisers. Many are political.
It is stated here that the Duke has been
"disturbed, perplexed, and
by certain parts of this
Envelopes are
the burned in
A group of seven followed some climbed down and helped recover the hundreds of yards behind. The bodies. first wave didn't touch them, but the "next one-came-swiftly-thundering Those who were watching the race skittles atley and greenhouse at the point where the cyclists de- Enzesfeld,-since-it-was-discovered from
11 souvenir traffic in them against the high cliffs like battering scended the cliff, declare that an un- that
The seven men and the seven known motorcyclist had led them for existed. They were rom. bleycles were like matchsticks in
short distance
nee and then indicated shillings each. the swirling water.
Four of Un! they were to
ere to turn. He then dis- One envelope postmarked Cannes Krabbed the rocky cliff as the wave appeared,
Many persons charge that was sold for £10. threw them up and clung there as he had deliberately put them off their their three companions were washed course, knowing the danger they were away and drowned. The crowds facing. Anger against the mysteri- who ind watched the race from the ous pled piper who led their sports- cliff-tops above and had tried to men to death. is strong in Biarritz.- warn the racers by shbuting, froze United Press.
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