THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 20, 1989
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MAKES SPRING CLEANING A JOY
Britain has invented a machine that makes spring-cleaning a joy.
He re-
At least the Earl of Dudley thinks so. ferred to it, at the British Industries Fair luncheon in Birmingham.
"Consider this machine,” he said.
un U.S. ual "It can be used for polishing the
floor, scrubbing it, picking up the dirty water, cleaning the carpet and shampooing it!
"This last process, it seems, avoids the necessity of taking the carpet out into the garden, one of the most melancholy rites in that sadistic domestic festival called
spring cleaning."
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IMPORTS CUT IS BLOW
TO N.Z.
Reduction of United Kingdom imports of frozen mutton and lamb from New Zealand and Australia is announced in the House of Com- mons. New Zealand may ship 334,- - 000 fewer carcases to Britain than in the last season, but killings have increased by 141,000 up to the end of January.
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SHRIMPS INVADE
THE BROADS
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GIGANTIC A.R.P. RECRUITING DEMONSTRATIONS IN LONDON.-1,500 members of the London Auxiliary Fire Service and Volunteer Ambulance Service held a gigantic recruiting demonstra- tion in London on Sunday on March 5. Three processions, marched to County Hall where they were addressed by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Leader of the L.C.C. Photo shows Mr. Morrison addressing the huge assembly from the roof of an Auxiliary Fire Fighting wagon.
VICAR PLEADS FOR.
LONGER "PUB” HOURS
The Rev. Cecil Clark, vicar of St. Gabriel's, Aldersbrook, Wanstead, E., thinks that "time". (gentlemen, please) marches on too rapidly.
a
Criticising too early closing as lowing the break in the sea wall "perverse and irritating," he appeals last year, according to Lord Des to licensing magistrates for borough, president of the Salmon "sympathetic. and commonsense con- and Trout Association. He told the
sideration" of applications they will association's annual meeting at Fishmongers' Hall, London, that soon be hearing for "summer exten-
now. sions" for inns.
Millions of shrimps have appear- ed on the Norfolk Broads, and "all America is the home of strange the freshwater fish have died fol- happenings... Here are pictures of two of them-a drum fish that lives in a milk bottle, and a man who dislocated his neck by a yawn.
Fish was found by a trawler crew the water is getting better in the bottle in their net. They got Salinity was now 33 per cent. it out, put it in a tank. To make the fish feel at home, the bottle was put in the tank, too. Blow us down if the fish wasn't back in bottle next morning.
Stretching his
arms above his
be
head, Pete Ceputti, of St. Louis,, Missouri, yawned, and had taken to hospital with a dislocated neck. Now he's got to spend, sever- al days in a brace
TURNER NOT 80 POPULAR
Works by -- Turner are, fetching less in the sale room. A tiny (6in. by 41⁄2in.) of Mainz Cathedral brought only 72gna, in London. In 1912 the drawing purchased for 150gns.
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PRESENTED FROM COURT
ROYAL VISIT QUERY REBUFF
The question of a visit by the King and Queen to the Union of South Africa . "as soon 15 it ["might"be" found convenient for
them" was raised in the House of Assembly in Cape Town. The Prime Minister, General Hertzog, replied: "This is not the appro- priate time to raise such a mat- ter." The reply has been regard- ed as a rebuff, but is due to the internal state of S.A. politics.
Though his is a parish, without a "pub," Mr. Clark says that he is in- PLAY IN AID OF terested in the propagation of "good ABBEY TOWER drinking" habits.
Gloccestershire Dramatic Society Heard in London police courts:
"When there is a very early close will cooperate this summer in-pro- Husband at Willesden: Married- life is all right up to a point, but I ing time, it leads to "gulping,' which ducing a play at Tewkesbury at an miss that old feeling of being able is bad drinking," he explained on annual performance given to raise to do as I pleased.
funds for the preservation of the old. Norman tower for which the local Motorist at Wood Green: I didn't "I don't think an extra halfhour Abbey is famed.
Scenes will be know the police constable -wanted.
Saturday,
me to stop. I saw him frown, but a here or there is worth quibbling acted by various societies, while married man is used to that,
Defendant at Wimbledon: Do T
over; he said.
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"Legislation does not stop drink want to ask this witness any ques- Ing. It rather tends to drive people tions? No.. side.
I'll see him out-
to bad drinking.'.
professionals will take the leading parts. The play, "The Tower," has been specially written for the festi- val by Mr. Martin Brown, producer
of "Murder in the Cathedral."
"I would prefer to educate those PEAS BY AIR FROM NILE who want to drink into 'good drink- Fresh green peas from the Nile ing-drinking as a sound, whole were on sale at Covent Garden. Two some, leisurely, social enjoyment.” - hundred-weight were brought A new dance with an umbrella as
Mr. Clark pleads for an extension by Imperial Airways to demonstrate from its most important feature and call of drinking hours, mainly for su- that fresh garden produce
CHAMBERLAIN DANCE NOW
ed "La Chamberlaine" is all the burbs and country districts, in a the Empire is available in winter rage in Normandy. Couples take letter to the Press.
the floor to a one-step; a young man- with an umbrella on his arm wan- ders among them. When he has
found the girl he wants, he hooks THEY GET 18. RISE the arm of her partner with the
umbrella handle and dances off Male farmworkers in Kent, 24,000 with her, leaving the other man all told,
ave, a shilling in- with the umbrella and the chance crease in their weekly, wagos fak of getting himself another partner. Ing 878.
to British housewives.
Freedom of Chatham (Kent) is to bo offered to Admiral Sir Edwait! Evans (Evans of the Broke), by the Town Council, Sir Edward– te- cently relinquished the position of Note, At Chât-
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