1939-04-13 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1939.

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ONE STOP TO

7,000 MILES

For every 20,000 miles by London Transport buses

only three stops are caused by tyre troubles.

This is revealed by statistics just published. Record mileage from a bus tyre before retreading is 150,000 miles, and 80,000 miles is common. Average life of a tyre is given as 60,000 miles.

PRESENTED FROM COURT

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From London police courts: Motorist at Highgate: I don't think I knocked the cyclist down, I just gave him a bit of a shove and he fell over to gain sympathy, Man at Ealing: I'd been very ill and thought I'd get a job as m sort of tonic.

Man at Wimbledon: “When two women quarrel it's like a record being played over and over again and never running down.

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Woman at Ealing: I downstairs before my husband and I found four letters on the mat. I opened three and was just opening the fourth when I found it was addressed to me.

TWO FIGHTING

MANCHESTERS MEET

All tyres now are twice re-pat- terned while in service, and those with covers still in good condition are retreaded, starting a new life equal on an average to haff its ori- ginal service. London Transport vehicles use 55,000' tyres of five different `makes a year.

Outside

“LICENCES” FOR SCHOOLBOY CYCLISTS. — Bicycle riding licences are being issued to boys at the Roihampton Parochial Boys' School, and if any boy is caught riding carelessly kis licence is en- dorsed. A club has been formed among the boys to reduce risk of accidents by the encouragement of careful and considèrate riding.” A committee of boys put the cyclists through tests and see that the -machines are roadworthy. There is also a schoolroom court where' offenders are tried by jury. Photo shows Committee members put- ting a cyclist through his road frat.

GIFT TO PRINCESS

A beautiful set of Georgian sil- ver, wedding present from the Queen to Princess Fawzieh, who contractors maintain was married to the Crown Prince these tyres, and they find wear is of Iran at Cairo, is to be presented far more intenso in the winter to the Princess by Lady Lampson, months due to small flints in ma- wife of Sir Miles Lampson, British terial thrown on the roads to pre- Ambassador to Egypt. vent skidding in time of frost and snow.

TRADE BOOM BRINGS RISE

IN MARRIAGE RATE

Better trade is given as the rea- son for a big increase in marriages in Northern Ireland where the rate H.M.S. Manchester hàs arrived in is 6.7 for every thousand of the po- Singapore. Thus a meeting has pulation. become possible for the first time

This is claimed to be the highest between the officers and men of the warship with the officers and men rate since 1928, and is substantial- of the 1st Manchester Regiment, ly above Eire's, which is only 4.5

ROAD THAT CARS WILL LIGHT

CHILLY

When Sir Philip Sassoon, First Commissioner of Works, stated in Parliament that fo fix heating in Westminster Hall for the visit of the French President, it was necessary to close the hall, Mr. R. Sorensen (Soc.), asked why three weeks were needed.

Sir Philip: I'am trying in three weeks to counteract the chill "of nine centuries.

A new road material which re- flects the light from motorists head- lamps and thus lights up the high- COST OF LIVING DROPS way, is being produced by a Danish chemical factory. During the day,

Britain's cost of living on March

it is claimed, the road remains dark 1, according to the "Ministry of and there is no reflection from sun- shine. Road near Copenhagen is Labour Gazette,” was about 53 per being paved with the new material cent. above July, 1914, but two as an experiment.

points down on February and three

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on March 1, 1938. Food showed

which is in garrison in Singapore, per thousand. Mounting trade and INQUEST ON TREASURE TROVE biggest decline.

SMASH AND GRAB

IN MUSEUM

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dustry, and are able to save.

prosperity have been primarily res-

A "treasure trove" inquest was ponsible for the "speed up" in Cu- held at Sutton (Surrey) on sixty- pid's activities because young Ul- one silver and bronze coins found

EYE HOSPITAL'S WAR ROLE stermen are being absorbed into in- at Sutton Common-road, Sutton.

-The find included a silver coin be- Lord Mersey, presiding at the an-

lieved to be 1,000 years old, another

The nual meeting of the Governors of During the depression the mar- of the Robert the Bruce era. Two men smashed a glass case in riage rate for the whole country jury awarded them to the British the Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Rotherhithe Library Museum (Lon- fell. It rose again as good times Musecum. don), and dashed out with a small returned. "allyer filigree casket. The casket, from North India, is worth only a few pounds.

EINSTEIN'S (PEACE) THEORY

Professor Albert Einstein, long an advocate of peace, has abandon- ed passive pacifism and now be lieves war against "war-making brigands” might be justified.

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The professor is sixty He is a former victim of the war bri- gands.” Just a matter of relativity but it may account for his change of mind?

PRESENTED FROM. COURT

From London police courta

Willesden: The

trouble Hef

Highgate

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light

By English law the Coroner (or Hospital, said that in the event of Crowner as he was originally call war the hospital would cease. to ed, for his is the oldest office in the "exist as an eye hospital and would land) looks after the interests of

be taken over by the Borough of the King in his district, while a magistrate watches the interests of Holborn as a first-aid post for air "local" justice. That is why coron- raid casualties, ers are concerned with treasure, the sudden death of one of the King's subjects, and so on. Theoretically they have great powers.

SPOONS CAUSE, AUCTION. STIR

NEW AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ

Mr. Basil Newton, Britain's Min- ister at Prague, has been appointed Ambassador at Bagdad. He re Fifty-two old English spoons places Sir Maurice Peterson, aps were auctioned for £1,519 in Lon pointed Ambassador to Franco don. The total included £82: for a

Spain. Henry IV spoon with tapered he xagonal stem (1400) and £140 for Henry VI diamond point spoon (1450).

THE DRAIN,

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FOREIGN LOVE ·

·STORIES BANNED

CAT OF 24 IS "ELK"

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