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MUSSOLINI'S FAILURE.

DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1929.

TREASURE HUNT FIASCO.

CALIGULA'S LAST JOKE.

HADRIAN'S WALL.

RECENT DISCOVERIES:

CORPORATIONS VOTE FREE

LABOUR.

Much success has lately attended Netti (near Rome).-Mussolini

the excavations which are being has paid the highest price on record carried on in the neighbourhood of for a few pieces of mouldy wood, Newcastle and Wallsend with a writes a Daily Express special cor- view to uncovering the east end of respondent. Galigula, one-time Em-Hadrian's Wall. peror of Rome, has done Italy's Dictator in the eye.

Mussolini, in the face of advice and opposition from archeologists, was persuaded that at the bottom "of Lake Nemi. in the Roman Hills, the galleys of the famous and in- famous Caligula lay laden with gold, precious stones, and jewels, awaiting the man bold enough and imaginative enough to bring the galleys to the surface.

The east end of the great Wall joined the Tyne estuary at Wall send. It passed to the westward to the river, through the heart of the modern city of Newcastle and it finally left, the industrial area of the north-east col feld pear

Hedden-on-the-Wall. Scarcely

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"PLEA FOR DINNESS.

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NEW HAT..

COUPLE OF 64 AND 13

REUNITED.

It is a pity two such young people cannot live happily toge ther," said Mr. E. H. Fairburn, a solicitor, when a wife, nged sixty- London night club life, as far as four, and husband, aged seventy-

monial case at Tottenham Police

The husband said that he wus

public eye can gather, is a "Heigh-five, were the parties in a matti ho, wake up because somebody Court on Saturday. might-come "affair writés a Kansas girl to a London newspaper. I don't mean that it is dull, but the strain of keeping one's eyes on the door to avoid missing the en- trance of a recent divorcee or titled lady whooping it up," with a

willing to live with his wife, and the wife said that she was willing if her husband gave her some of the "back money he owed her.

He has a thousand pounds," she added." and he will not give me sufficient to buy a new hot.”

trace of Hadrian's great barrier young M.P. or prince in exile-re elderly women like to wear the

exists in this length of 11 miles.

ally, that strain is much too terrible for pleasure.

As the new County History of

When saine such couple does fall Northumberland," Vol. XIII., is to cover this district, it was felt that

into the trap you are sure to over- some effort should be made to re-hear most personal history discussed cover the details of the Roman and priceless secreats divulged, Legend of Orielty...

period in the area, including the Somebody is sure to know that So- Let the lake disclose again the course of the Wall through New-and-So's hobby is collecting fish eye- glorious vestiges of our imperial castle, and data relating to the im brows or star-shaped horseradish greatness, declared the Dictator. portant Wall forts at Wallsend,

tops, so deep is the personal in- And the lake disclosed a few pieces Newcastle, and Benwell. The North

terest. of mouldy woed-all that remained of England Excavation Committee of those vestiges of the imperial were therefore requested by the greatness of Imperial Rome. County History Committee to un-

For almost two thousand years

dertake investigations. The Cor the galleys had rested there. Caliporations of Newcastle and Wall- guli, who loved orgies and depraved send voted contributions of free fife, had built them so that he could labour; the County Council of retire to them with his guests, far Northumberland and the University from the madding crowd and more of Durham have also lent their inquisitive persons.

There he presided over feasts of luxury and vice which lasted all night and ended at times with cruel murders and barbarities.

Covered with gold, silver, bronze, and copper, ornamented with the rich carpets of the East and with the scented wood and the wonderful silks of Greece, filled with the best works of art which Athens and Rome could produce, these two gafleys were known to the Romans as the essence of luxury and wealth,

Beautiful Slaves.

Here Caligula entertained Rome's golden youth of 1,900 years ago here dozens of beautiful slaves danced on beds of flowers, and wines ware served in golden cups of exotic preciousness.

Then, one night, o goes the legend, Caligula became tired of the galleons, tired of orgies, tired even of life itself, when it belonged to

others.

The lust for blood #hich had given him the name of Murderer Emperor of the Romans, incited in him a desire to watch a perform- ance as barbarous as it was original. He wished to see the spectacle of thousands of men and beautiful women sinking to the bottom of the lake in the midst of an orgy. "He invited hundreds of Eis best friends, chosen from the flower of the Roman nobility, then, when all was merry and wits were dulled with the fumes of wine and passion, he commanded that the bottoms of the two galleons should be broken through and the ships scuttled.

That infamous act accomplished, he rowed to the shore and calmly watched the awful sight, the cries of his victims ringing in his ears long after the galleoni had disap- peared.

So goes the legend.

Draining the Lake. Throughout the centuries attempts have been made to raise the galleys. They all ended in failure.

Then came Mussolini. He looked, he saw, he failed to conquer!

support.

At the end of last April an attack was made on the difficult problems of the position of two forts and the, line of the great Wall (with the mysterious Vallum) in Newcastle and Wallsend. At Wallsend the committee have been very success ful A length of the greas Wall foundation was discovered on the west of the fort in a garden of the Wallsend United Methodist Church, the junction of the for with the great Wall was proved on the south side of the west gateway, and the approximate position of the west north side of this gate.

ampart was also located on the

The committe then turned their attention to north side of the fort, and the north gateway with its double entrance and guard cham- bers was discovered. below the street surface of Leslie Gardens. junction of the fort with the branch wall to the Tyne was also located, and investigations are being con- tinued this month at Wallsend.

Finds in Newcastle,

The

In Newcastle, the great Wall has been paciently traced through the western portion of the modern city for a distance of over 1,000 yards into the heart of the ancient town. of Newcastle and across Pandon to the new roadway to the great Tyne Bridge at the west end of Silver- street. The line is below houses, streets, schools, churches, and busi ness premises, and, although the foundations of the Wall have beer located at various points in this length, the filled-up ditch of the Wall has been the main guide for the excavators..

Constant Blaze.

The very existence of people who attract such attention probably ac counts for the constant blaze of lights in London's night clubs. For files be silhouetted before a brazen, what other reason would sharp pro- uncovered electric light bulb? I can't. be convinced that so much light is really necessary-not in London, where dark, dreary days are the rule, and could quite easily be followed by dimly-lighted nights. Bright lights are anch LD in- justice. They give no opportunity for the baze of cigarette smoke to show misty blue; sharp elbows and protruding shoulder blades haven't a chance in a place like this. There isn't an iota of mystic allure in the flutter of chifons or rhythmic sway of dancing couples as they struggle to hold their footing on wee patches of dance floor or the soft glow of a cigarette against a white shirt front

My ever-ready "why" popped itself again, only to have itself counterwhyed. Why not have the They lights 1" was the answer, are there to burn, and nobody ever thought of turning part of them out.'

Compensation.

So if London lacks Zippy dancing teams, dazzling ballets, and boracy- looking night club hostesses which characterise most of New York's aight clubs, at least it can see what it's doing-and what its neighbours are doing.

Little ghosts of Breadway' tunes trip over piano keys and ooze out the proper end of wind instruments. I expected it. But I never antici- pated finding American comedians in such places. How can they get by with it, their fuauy stories and musty wisecracks, when the humour of English comedians is so far superiori

I deem it proper that nothing be said about the scarcity of London night clubs. To me it simply means that those who can afford such mass

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It would now seem certain, from gaiety have homes which are more

then recent finds made in the vicinity by room, in-a-door bed and bath, where

bachelor apartments, the committee, that the line of the they may entertain at case when Wall will lead the investigators to they do not choose to use their che Roman fort in central Newcastle clubs on the medieval site of the Castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. west of Newcastle the course of the In the

of the committee, and it would seem Vallum is engaging the attention

probable that this great earthwork

Mr. Fairburn: I find that even

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The 'magistrate said that he was husband he would let her have all sure if the wife returned to her,

she wanted. The husband smiled, and the wife conseated to give him another trial.

The case was adjourned sine dig, and the wife, acting on the magi strate's suggestion, took her hus- band's arm and walked out of court with him.

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not be brought up to the Romans,

He decided that if the ships could turned southwards to the Tyne, be. GIRL'S FATHER OBJECTS TO then the Romans must go down to the ships. The lake would have to be drained.

fore reaching the top of Westgate Hill. No trace of the ditch can be found in the Summerhill Grove district.

To the west of Newcastle'a num-

The Italian papers, enthused by their Dictator's genius, published the following message:" By order ber of turrets nad mile castles were of Mussolini, the golden galleys of iccated by the committe in the Caligula will be retrieved,

autuma of 1925, and opposite the Since ordinary salvage methods Elizabethan mansion of East Den have proved useless, continued to Hall an interesting turret un the message, we shall try new

the Wall was excavated by the com methods, Fascist methods. We shall quitter in May last by Mr. E. B. not endeavour to lift the ships up Birley, B.A., of Oxford, acting for from the lake, but we shall dry the lake itself."

the committee.

This excavation has produced valuable results. The committee

FAKE DECLARATION.

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A case in which a bride's father was stated to have thrashed her bridegroom was heard at Cam- bridge Police Court recently, when Percival Douglas Reeves, aged thirty-eight, a cinema manager, of Duke's Farm, Ashley, was fined £20, with 1 costs, for making a false declaration under the Act relating to marriage registration..

It was stated that Reeves told a clerk in the office of the diocesan now beginning operations on a site May Mercer, aged eighteen, daugh of a mile castle located in 1928 at

ter of a Newmarket trainer, was

Walbottle Colliery village Chapelhouse Farm, sa the east of twenty-one, and he swore the de-

claration before a (the Cambridge.

surrogate at Blucher Pit. As this site has an A Joke That is Too Good...

interior building (the only one

Father's Orders. After many months the galleys known in a mile castle on the Wall) Mr. Sidney Mercer; the girl's could be seen. A flag was fastened the excavations should reveal vala-father, said that he did not know to the beams, and the news was able evidence and add considerably anything about the marriage until flashed throughout the world-the to knowledge of the mile castle it had taken place. He took bie galleons had come to life.

interior arrangements. Visitors daughter from her employment with Disillusionment has followed fast. were welcome after June 18, and a Reaves at the cinema, and forbade upon the first triumph, however. small charge is made during work her to speak to Reeves. He told all that is left of the galleons are ing hours.

Reeves the next day not to com- The costs of the various excava municate with her.

He thrashed Reeves after the

The work was colossal, worthy of Mr. E. B. Birley in charge) are registrar that. the girl, Miss Edna

Nero or Caligula in the extravag ance of its conception. Fortunes gineering methods adopted, and were spent in perfecting the en gradually the lake receded.

a few rotting beams and planks.tions outside the municipal areas There no treasure, no gold, no. silver, no statues, no precious stones are being borne by private sub-marriage and told his daughter to or bronzes.

scription. Any donation should be go home, hut she refused. He had The works of art of Greece and sent to the honorary treasurer of idolised his daughter and lived for Reme are conspicuous by their ab- the committee, Mr. A. W. Price. 23 her.

Grey-street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Sub Mrs. Mercer said that Reeves told scribers will receive the printed her that his directors wished him report of the committee.

to marry. She asked, "Who is the person and he answered, "Your daughter, Miss Mercer:

sence...

Caligula has played the most stupendous joke in history, and he has played it upon the world's boger man-Mussolini.

The world laughs, appreciative of a good joke. But Mussolini, faced by the expenses of his great and futile project, is not likely to smile. The joke is just little bit too good-And-what-is-painful is ther fact that it 16 Aot Fossible to juftish its perpetrator, Caligula. "Or was it Mussolini 1

lation is this woman to you? Man: Willesden magistrate: What re- My son's former intended."

School attendance case evidence Torahim":"The child has fide eight attendances out of a possible zeven attendances.

She asked him, "Do you think you are taking out a dog licence 11 She said that the consent would he refused, and she warned Reeves that her daughter was just over eighteen years of age. She tried to me der Haugine them ever house after the marriage. Reever amacked her face..........

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