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Interesting News Stories From

'THE CHINA MAIL, ✨ SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1987.

Part Of The World

THE PAPER THAT'S DIFFERENT

WOMEN CAN WEAR THE PANTS TOO

Bonti.

The West German Bun destag (Lower House) de- | cided that German women

can wear the pants in the family as well as the men.

Il voted to revoke a section of the civil code that gave the husband the deciding say in all

questions as far as the law was

concerned,

The lady members of Parlia-

Exclusive To Prisoners & Ex-Convicts

Freiburg, West Germany,

Die Brucke, the "most exclusive newspaper in West Germany," as it describes itself, publishes no reports of crimes or court cases.

It circulates only among the inhabitants of West Germany's prisons, together with a few “old boys" who still subscribe.

is

Die Brucke The Bridge) published in the prison here and has 4,000 or zo subscribers. is now in its eighth

It

year of

ment did most of the debating. Frau Hertha Ika sald that the old law giving the last word to the men brought many couples to the divorce courts,

Frau Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt publication and turnes out once said that marriage can't be re-a fortnight. Subscribers, mostly gularied by legislature.

priscnets whose average earn- But Helene Weber sided withings amount only to between (two to the old system. She spld thou-ten and 15 pfennigs

T three pence) gands of women" agree with her

day, pay 15 that the man should run things. pfennigs (three pence) a copy

for it.

United Press,

LIVE

IN A GERMAN CASTLE FOR

A DOLLAR A DAY

Frankfurt.

You can live in a castle in Germany for a dollar a day.

The price doesn't include armour, serf service, or other princely privileges. But it does provide a good night's sleep in surroundings where everything but the plumbing and the innerspring mattresses are medieval.

About 30 of the dozens of castles and palaces throughout Germany now take in tourists Most of the others are used as museums or government offlees. Only Jew of the castles dwelling castles can still afford to heat 40 or 50 rooms and pay the wages of a coups of servanjs. PROBLEMS SOLVED

H

Putting up tourists solved the linancial problems for many of the old families. They continue to live in their castles, in a

FARMER SOLVES MYSTERY

Exeter..

Iris, a cow with lar-

small apartment of a dozen or

tucked away in so rooms remote wing, and rent out the

rest.

on

the

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A few people keep up their they have subscriptions after served their sentences, but one official explained, "Most of those who leave such establish-

this profer to forget mente as it and sever their connections." The twelve-page newspaper Is printed on a 1907-vintage press which turns out 1,200 sheets an hour. A special 20-page Christ- mas edition,

of which 20,000 coples were printed, took six weeks to produce. The anti- quated 1980 plate prese

which

was used for Die Brucke until about a year ago would have taken about three months to 30j the job..

Three prison officials are the whale reporting, editorial, print- ing and sales staff of Die Arucke. Last year's Christmas edition TWILS their biggest triumph. It contained many photographs and drawings, Olympic Games supplement, and woman's supplement Christmas Prize Competition.

Die Brucke is financially self- supporting, though

€77

+

"

BEGAN FIRES THE BIKINI

TO GET

OVERTIME

London. Part-time firemen Harry Wilson and Bernard Wort 1014

court they de- Überstely started fres in Nottinghamshire Village of Landoid so the fire brigado would be called out every day and they would be bald for working overtime.

They were Üned £35 cach for "causing manligions damage”,---United Press.

Marriage Degrees Now?

London.

VENUS' IS

SO SECRET

Rome.

EHIND. locked doors in

Ba building in the eatin

city of Pompeii fa a 30in.: statuette called "The Bildni Venus," which one man is keeping from the eyes of the rest of the world.

I 15 0 scantily clad, bejewelled young woman with rems for eyes and a two-piece outāt picked out in gold paint,

"The Bikini Venus" Aug up in the city which Vegaylus smothered in ash in A.D. 79. But no one 13 even 4

allowed to

photograph of her,

уда

The man who is preserving her secrets is Professor Amedeo Maluri, 71-year-old Superin- tendent of Antiquities.

Now is the time for some Ho so Thủ Eikini Venus' entergrising university tols the work of somo Helleric pioneer a course leading to artist,

It is important bendro

a bachelor's degree in mar- it discloses secrets of thu ringo and family life, a con-underwear of a fashionable lady ference was told.

of the first century, A.D. education

Golden Suspenders

Mr Alan Ingleby,

sceretary, told 200 members of

the National Marriage Guld- ance Council that there was no doubt the general idea of mar- riage preparation had "caught

on.

Youth organisations were begin- week-end ping to include

"Her golden bra is perforated with embroidery so as to form

a network.

"It-in fastened with golden muspenders to a narrow belt, Above the belt is a creat golden star." One

of the treasures of

courses for courting and en- gaged couples, and evening #

centres had home-making Pompell which the professON courses for those about to be will allow visitors to see is a married, it contains

discovered recently

fresco advertisements, Most of the Clergy and ministers were begin-named "Floating Venus." contributions are "borrowed" ning to do more to prepare from daily newspapers. In the couples for marringe.

Marriage preparation must be- come a rich experience and not merely a mine of information or a set of aules, he added,

regular issues, there is always a leading article commenting on

the world situation or o po-

ical topic of the moment. Political News

APPEAL

The nude Algure of the Goddess of Love floats in a seashell, drawn and pushed by two cupids,

Maluri saya the two amoreitos have "the most malicious eyes that over

against conspired wretched lovers,"

werd

Both these treasures found in the city's former

T'esort, "Baths Venus,"

Nothing Like Home

There is a whole pago of po- | My George Chaney, 40-year-old and father of two daughters, ap- lifeal news from home

pealed for more nearly always a abroad, and

communica-pleasure tion between adults and young detailed blography of some po- titical, or otherwise significant people who live in homes

whore nmong personality. Articles on a variety

television dominates one wall," J of topics, such as science, naturo study or history, all moet of the "The parents," he said, "scarcely speak, At work, the youngs-

Wolverton. remaining pages.

ters have probably pulled a

Sooty the cat didn't approve lever all day and scarcely ex- of his new home when changed one word,

Mra They are owners,

and not to be blamed if they do Henthorn, moved from here to

miles 6414 not know how to speak grace- Newbury, fully any more."

Sooty disappeared from New- bury one day and was beloved lost until he was found, red and bedraggled, at his oki Wolverton, home-United Preza.

The biggest bargain the mosted hatcle is Kropsburg, 750-year old castle war the French border in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. A room Dle Brucice also runs a corint with full board there costs $1.78, story and a section dealing with In the Dollar-a-Night cate-edvortion, often with such sub- gory for rooms only are Falken-Jects as how to speak and write burg, near the Czech border 100 correct German Thore is usual- miles northeas of Munich, Zell. ly a crossword puzzle.

Inmates of West Germany's Moselle River, and Schnellenburg, near Dortmund. prisons are allowed newspaporn Berlersch and Trendelburg from outside if they have some- Castles, about 70 miles northy of one who pays for them. But Frankfurt, one among the old-these must first pas the prison est of the lot. Bertepsch was censorship, which usually means built in 1369 and Trendelburg that reports of crimes and count in the 13th Century. In those proceedings are out out, daya no one had even heard of! Bavaria is the only one of the the new world, let alone the nine West Gereon`riates which hordes of tourists that leave it refuses to allow Die Brucke into each year for Europe.

Its prisons. The authorities there

It was important to be able to understand the language of the young. He gave thego defni. tions:

away.'

"Drop dead" means merely “Ge It is not necessarily meant to be rudo, "gee you later, alligator can be an expression of affection, even of endearment.

Kromberg Castle, in a moun-state that the godinary day LOOK 'ERE

fain village near Frankfurt, is newspapers are more help to the brand new by castle standards. convict in preparing him for this It was built in 1889 by a return to normal China daughter of Britain's Queen Mail Special.

Victoria who married a German

Kronberg became a US Army officers' club and was the secno

ceny in mind, was in the After World War Two doghouse today and farmer, Bill Vanstone, put her on a diet of grass and water. It was quite a comedown, -

of the million-dollar jewel rob- bery committed by an

colonel and a WIAC captain.

GOLF COURSE

כודלית

Keeping In Trim

Johannesburg.

A magistrato fined Alcoholics Anonymous loader E. J. Selby £80 for drunken driving

The magistrate told Selby " hope your friends will help you es much As you have helped them."

Vanstone, who owns a dairy hord at Meavy, Devon, couldn't Kronberg is surrounded by a understand why in these days of golf course on the outside and warm sun, rain and lush grass has giant replaces, damusk some of his cuttle weren't giving hangings, and deep carpoting on mile He also couldn't figure the inside. Rasom begin at $4 a why, Isla never seemed to day. bothes when the other cowa Some of the castles have Solby, who has founded five plodded down to a stream to built-in legends, but ghete ane | A. A. groupe here," said “I havo drink. She never appeared rare. Hagalhausen, overlooking been addicted to alcohol for 80

thirsty.

Bor the farmer

MITE

London,

A swan caused a traffic jam on one of London's busiest bridges,

The Gwan waddled out of the River Thames onto Hammersmith Bridge and ambled slowly into the middło of the road. It ignored the blard of autombile harna and shouts of motorista.

Finally, it moved along to the end of the bridge and eat there, until three policemen arrived and shooed it back into the river United Press.

The Neckar River south of years, but at umes have been THE MAIL MUST turned Heidelberg, was the home of the successful In overcoming my

16th Century knight with the addiction-Unilos PrOKS, Iron Hand Goetz von Berli-

selective and solved the case of the empty udders,

Iris was spotted siding up to

the other cows and helping her- self to their milk.

chingta. Castle guests can watch

Goethes drama about KILLED BY A BALL

knight onacted in the

Cont

yard during the summer.

Ghosts of Rhine River gen-

London.

She now wairs a muzzle on her 110. The muzzle studded, and when Iris tries to men are supposed to haunt the Stuart Scanor, 22, playing for help herself to the ather cows' | towns along the river, but they in bakery cricket tenni at milk the studs

tickle their have not been reparted in the Bradford, was hit in the chest tuanies. That annoye them and castles on the illa nove down and knocked down by the first they won't co-operate.

Tourista coq Dod out for ball he received. A soon Iris is pured of themselves at Schonbury castio He got up, said "Carry on," thieving the muzzle will be at Oberwasel coyth of Bound and squared up for the next removed.—United Froes,

ball-then dropped dead.

for $3 a night.

اره ای

GO THROUGH!

Brest

had nor "Neither rain, “Don beat nor gloom of night stayed Trance's portal, system from delivering a letter to Brigpogin only 43 years after it had been mailed from Jersey,

The letter, bearing a British one penny stamp was post- marked Joy, July 13, 1014.-

United Press.

BED SHEETS GUIDE AIR AMBULANCE

-London. DED shoots were laid on

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Beround near

Essex hospital last week to guide down a hellcop- tor in a desperate attempt! to save the life of a young

Helicopter In Dash To Save Woman

London to Humersmith, "and" | scuabo kidney complaină APSK 17 minutes later-gizisled by: lating to diet baby, a fow more shoote on the ground day landed mar Hammo Howplied

woman patient where an ambulance rimbed the

Bix minutes after landing the plade took off again with the woman-hewan unconscious mand two (octors aboard. * It Solowna kan: Thames ! napKI.

wornats, Meg Gindys Rear: 37, to, a wardmand in the chly equipment in the London aras that could were bur May - Robert of BMlettrorough

Howd, Hamdond, developed

"Oldchurch, Hospital, gomford,

Hammersmith whort they have spoolpl equipment, **The fɛakty by road would have been too uncomfortablo and it would have taken, too long

for I. - phonod, für 4. belleopter

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Southampton.

Welter Kyriacos Mitiadou wis fined £10 atier pleading guilty to charges of knocking down, kicking, Jumping on and spilting at a diner who refused to give him a tip-United Prem..

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