Photograph taken at the recent farewell "At Homo“ given by the Church Guest House to Dr. Alex and Dr. Mary Watson, of the Church i
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 29, 1939.
In Search Of A Water-Miller
N 18th century water-mill, complete with maltings, granaries, outbuildings and the miller's house, has |been acquired by the National Trust, but it needs-1
miller.
The property is at Burnham Overy Staith, on the Norfolk coast, and includes 39 acres of arable land and marsh grazing,
British Racing
Driver Killed
Brussels.
Misionary Society, Kunming. They left for England last week-Ming RICHARD SEAMAN, the only
A
A Waterspout, Whirlwind
And Thunderbolt
British competitor in the Belgian Grand Prix, died recent- ly from injuries he received when his car crashed during the
race.
His wife was at his bedside. They were married six months ago.
Rain made the WATERSPOUT between six and seven bundrod feet high was
seen by hollday-makers ut Blackpool recently coming towards
the bench at great spéul from about two miles out at sen.
It was fannel-shaped, with the funnel ending in a low cloud, and was higher than the famous Tower (520fi.). A thunder- storm was at its height at the time.
When it reached the bench It The upstairs rooms were envered knocked over two ställs and some with debris from the roof and con- seats on the promenade. Then it dis- tents of rooms on the ground floor appessed without injuring anyone, were thrown about. though many were drenched.
About the same, time a whirlwind the beach at More- swept neruss cambe, some 20 miles to the north, also during a thunderstorm.
HIT FAIRGROUND
It lies on the Hunstanton-Wells rond, and is alnost opposite the Trust's Nature reserve at Scolt Head Island.
The Trusi Is seeking a miller ten- ant, because it wants to keep the old miti going.
Pleturesque red brick buildings are grouped round the mill stremn.
The mill, with its adjoining malt- [Ings, forms the nucleus of a selling which is completed by a row of col tages and out-bulidings, all of the (same material, and finally the sub- Įstantial mill house, with its garden.
Purchase was made possible by part of a legney to the Trust, and by the aid of the Hon. Alexandrina [Peckover.
Seamon. In his Mercedes, had covered
about 210 miles.
Then, 22 seconds ahead of the other drivers, he reached a bend. His car skidded, overturned, hit a free, and caught fire. His arm was braken and he was severely burned. The race was won by the German, 1erman Lang, also driving a Mer- 13
slippery.cedes. course
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WHITEAWAY'S GREAT MIDSUMMER
Boys Learn To Cook Clearance
Their Homework
Jouk after themselves.
about
MR. F. H. LAWRENCE, head- "I'm not asking them to do some HOW THEY ARISE
master of Wimbledon Park College, thing I couldn't do myself," says the An Air Ministry meteorological belleves that boys should be able to headmaster. "Owing to my camping experience I am as goot a cook as expert said: "Waterspouts und whirlwinds are, both caused in the He thinks most schoolboys to-day any of them." same way, usually in a thunderstorm, are too dependient on, the mothers.
AND So he organises weekly competi-
now, having read The thunder squalls set up violent upward a currents which in the tins in darning, sewing and enokery schoolboys who perform grown-ups" It struck fairground on the sea-care of waterspouts draw up surface among his scholars.
tasles, read about some grown-upa front, stripped roofs from stalls, lore water in a spiral.
They do these tasks as a form of who are going to learn to play with
is considered dolls. canvas from frames and scattered the "The uptrawn water joins a low homework but it
An English school of puppetry is hanging cloud mass, and is the cloud strictly bad form to ask Mother's all. A thunderbolt hit the house of is being blown before the wind the The best cookery competition was to be hell during August at the Alderman Ackworth E. Ager, former-waterspout is dragged along. The won by a boy who turned out coco- village of Gulting Power, Gloucester- ly lender of the Labour Group in the spout disperses when no more sur-inut ice, fudge, and some tempting shire, by Miss Olive Binckham and Binningham City Counell, of Clem-|face water is available.
nm and trenele foris,
Mr. Georite Speaight,
Students will learn how to make ents Road, Yardley, Birmingham, The whirlwind is caused by simi- Stor cook of the school, however, and ripped the roof off.
lur up-droughts during under- in young 1. A. Shah, who, by watch puppets and produce puppet plays; The house stands on a corner, und storms. The Blackpool waterspout is ing his Scots mother cooking, and ne-and how to use puppets as an edu-; was struck during a heavy thunder-not unusual. The height of a spout quiring her method, has managed to eational medium,
The village hall is to be converted storm. Mrs. Ager was there alone,depends usually on the height above carry off the prize pretty regularly. and received a severe shock, but was sea of the cloud with which
The boys' ages_gange from five to Into a workroom and theatre, and the
students will stay at the village inn.: fourteen. not injured.
goods on show.
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