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AFTER 4,000

MR. HENDERSON'S

YEARS

EGYPTIAN TOMB

UNEARTHED

'Cairo, May 23.

A large and very fino Mastoba

(Pharaonic tomb) belonging to the

PEACE PRIZE

CARNEGIE AWARD

SURPRISE

Genova.

Mr., Arthur Henderson, who has

by

THE

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BOSINA PEASANTS" TREASURE TROVE

Belgrade. Peasants digging up the roots of ancient oak trees Near Mashitcha,

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1938.

WARDROBE SCENE "IN LOCAL COURT.

JUDGE INSPECTS FIT OF JACKETS

in that time? Not at all. My weight is the game.

The Judge: Your figure has not altered at all in seven years? You are lucky! (Laughter).

Mr. Prontis later said: Your black suit appears to fit you well. The Supromo Court presented sqmewhat the aspect of a tallor-|; The Judge: You think so? I ing establishment yesterday after. do'n't. noon when, in the course of a

Mr. Prentis roferred to the ad- Judgo and two solicitors spent a

as male attiro,

shiny.

Chief Priest of Plah at Memphis, been awarded a Carnegie prize, Bosnia, found an earthen pot filled dry-cleaning dispute, the Puisno vantages of a pure wool suit as with the burial walls of the cham-value £2,200, for "promoting peace" with gold and silvor coins. The pot considerable time in feeling, smel. against a mixture of wool and cot-

wolghed twenty pounds.

The peasants took it to the ing, and poring over portions of ton, in that it would not become police and claimed one-third treasure trove. The pot was found The proceedings were further His Lordship? I don't think 1 coins of great value. to contain old Roman and Greek enlivened by the spectacle of the can ever have had a wool sult. plaintiff-donning--a-number-of

(Laughtor), When the police went to in- vestigate the scene of the and they jackets for inspection of the fit discovered that 150 peasants had by the judicial eye.

ber covered with no fewer than 200 was recently, interviewed columns of hieroglyphic texts, has Router's correspondent. He said been discovered by an expedition that the Intimation that, the board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of directors of the of New York at Light in Upper Foundation had been good enough Carnegie Egypt. This is the alto of the Pyramids of the first two Kings of to award him the prize, came as a the Twelfth Dynasty (2,000 B.C.). complete surprise,

Mr. Frentis: Would you be pre-

pared to have your other palm beach suft cleaned to see if it

The name of the owner of this "Naturally it gives me and un-assembled and wore digging aa Mr. W. G. Fischer, of Router, turns out the same? magnificent tomb is Senwosret-doubtedly will give my family great hard as they could around the spot Broeckelmann, and Co., well- Plaintiff: I would not send any

where the coins had been found." Ankh. There is an unusually large gratification that my work for

known as a local amateur Jockey, more suits to the International Many further discoveries wore was the plaintiff, and he claimed Dry Cleaning Co. ined in Himcetons and painted in peace, and efforts as president of made, including ancient marble 3414.70 from the International chapel. The hieroglyphic texts are

Mr. Prentis: Well would you the Disarmament Conference should slabs, some bearing inscriptions. Dry Cleaning Co., in respect of have it done by the same dry- blue.

and one palm cleaning process? Meanwhile, at Giza, the Tombs or have been recognised in this way," the foundations of several houses four trend susta

declared Mr. Henderson.

and other buildings, several vases. beach suit, which he alleged they Mr. Armstrong (for plaintiff): the Sovon Sona of Chephren, the

weapons, implements and other ob had ruined. In his statement of Yes, if my friend is prepared to builder of the Second Pyramid, who The award was made In recogni-jects, proving that a large and married the daughter of Cheops, tion of Mr. Henderson's work for prosperous Roman settlement had claim Mr. Fischer alleged that pay the proper charge.

defendants had not dry-cleaned Mr. Armstrong. said he had have been diaovered by Professor the cause of peace and disarmament occupied the alte at one time. Selim Hassan, excavating on behalf and for the "energy, talent and Exports from Banja

the garments, but had negligent-brought Mr. W. W. Hirst, of the of the Egyptian University. He impartiality" which ho hes dis-muscum havo rushed to the spot ly washed them in soap and water, Steam Laundry Co., to give expert has also discovered the tomb intact played since becoming President of and excavations are being continu with the result that they had lost evidence

Mr. Frentis replied that he had of a high dignitary of the Fifth the Disarmament Conference.ed by the peasants under the control their shape and texture, and the

had such short notice that he had Dynasty, about 2,500 B.C.

colours had been spollt. of the gendarmes.-Reuter.

been unable so far to secure an expert for the defence, but ho WHERE 1,375,000 CAN

hoped to be able to do so if the PLAY ON GRASS

case were adjourned.

OPEN SPACES SAVED FOR THE CHILDREN

Reuter.

Five Kings?

SOLD

King Georgs

Old Sex

when the fifth is "KING GEORGE IV.”

Luka

Mr. W. J. Armstrong, of Messrs. Deacons, represented plaintiff, and Mr. J. B. Prentis, of Hastings and Co., appeared for defendants.

A "Cut" Price.

The Greater Hardship.. The Judge: I think it becomes Plaintiff, in evidence, said one more and more clear, Mr. Arm- The Duke of Gloucester is short-of the suits cost him 450 marks in strong, that if your client intends ly to open for the use of working- Berlin, which was equivalent to to proceed with. his claim; the class boys a 12-acre, playing field £18 or 19. He added, "I paid for clothes must remain at the court. hitherto used by the boys of the the cut." Merchant Taylors' School.

Sir Thoms Inskip made the an- nouncement at the annual confer- ence of the National Playing Fields Association, at which he gave some interesting figures Illustrating the work of the Association since 1927. These Included:

The Judge (Mr. R. E. Lindsell): You would not pay as much na that in London,

Mr. Armstrong: I don't

about my Lord. What Row?

Mr. Armstrong: We can leave some, but I cannot allow my client to go for his holidays in blankets. (Laughter),

to-

The Judge: It is not fair to the know defence to let the clothes go out Savijo of court. It may be a hardship for the plaintiff but it would be n greater hardship on the defence. 655 schemes assisted.

Plaintiff said the sult was Mr. Hirst gave evidence Grants made totalling £187,162 very good condition

and before he said there was no doubt, in his 5,000 acres set aside for play-sent it to be dry-cleaned. At the opinion, that the garments had ing fields.

Provision made for 1,375,000 request of Mr. Armstrong he took been washed with chemical soap. children to play on green grass.

off his jacket and put on the jacket The cross-examination of this Sir Lawrence Chubb, the General of the suit under discussion, ex-witness was reserved until Secretary, urging the use of complaining where the garment fall-morrow, the case being adjourned mon land for playing fields, salded to attain the perfect fit which to that day.

Mr. Armstrong Intimated that that there were something like it had before. Another suit which 1,600,000 acres of common land was similarly spoilt was made in his client might be compelled to In the country. Far too

value of abandon his claim on some of the often Paris, and the present used as rubbish the clothes was really fictitious clothes in order to take them commons were dumps, and were a nuisance rather because he could only wear them away. He asked that they be left than a joy.

until they could be replaced. As with the Clerk of the Court so as Lord Derby, who presided at the he was going on his holidays in a to be accessible. annual meeting which followed the week, this placed him in a very conference, said that, in a very awkward position. difficult year, 132 playing fields had |been added for the use of the youth of the country, which brought them to a total of 1,090 secured sinco the issue of the Duke of York's uppeal in 1927.

A Stable Figure. Mr. Prentls: When were you measured for these auita?.

Witness: About seven years ago, And has your figure not altered

The Judge: I don't know whe- ther the Clork has any place suf- ficiently, warm and dry.

It was decided that Mr. Arm- strong should retain the clothes until Mr. Fisher, with the aid of his wife, should decide which to take and which to leave.

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