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Sofia,

REDISCOVERING THE THAMES

RIVER VOGUE TO COME BACK?

A 50 PER CENT INCREASE

Gunmen of the two opposing groups of Macedonlan revolution- aries, between whom there has long been a political vendetta, have agreed to divide Soda between them.

London, June 8. These opposing groups are com-'

Yesterday I went on a brief Ivan posed of the followers Mihaloff, often called the "Uncrown-Journey of discovery, or, perhaps, rediscovery: the discovery of Lon ed King of Macedonia,"

don River, Old Father Thames, followers of M. Protoguoroff.

It was a lovely affair, writes n Newa-Chronicle Special corren pondent.

of

and the

They have reached this new agreement in order that each sido may havo a zone in which to walk without constant danger of meeting men of the other side for if mem- bers of the opposing factions meet, shooting is inevitable.

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Tons of thousands have been making the same journey these past few days of Juno.

Not for seven or eight years has the river been so visited. Water- men from Richmond to Maidenhead told me that,

But they told me other things also; more melancholy. Both at Richmond and Old Windsor they said:

The most recent shooting affray in the streets took place one even- ing earlier this month in the densely crowded main street of the capital. Hundreds of people fled terrified or threw themselves on their faces while a hall of bullets were fired at

"The river is really dead; and random by anybody who was carry-It'll never live again in your time Because young Inig arms,

or mine. Why? men are too lazy now--they won't row a boat and they won't punt a got something boat. 'Have you with an engine on?" they ask.

The police, by mistake, riddled a car in which the director of the Italian Bank was trying to escape from the scene with his daughter and a woman friend. Only the chauffeur was wounded.

"They rush about in motor-cars and on motor-bikes, and they want to rush about on the river. Row

They want Although it is now illegal to ing's no good to them. carry firearms, hundreds of people to go to Oxford and back in a day parade the streets dally with loaded-90 miles. And they're too lazy revolvers in their pockets-Reuter, even to twang ukeleles; it's all

wireless or gramophones on river now."

DEAFNESS CAUSES DULLNESS

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Washington, Discovery of a kind of deafness in children that explains why some of them are slow in learning to talk or seem below normal in intelligence has been reported to the American Neurological Society,

The defect was described as "regional deafness." Childron

with this kind of deafness apparent- ly have normal hearing, but actually cannot hear some of the sounds used in ordinary conversation,

This deafness, it was reported, may slow up their progresa in school and arouse ungrounded fears in parents that their child is men- tally subnormal.

People with this defect most often are deaf to sounds of higher frequencies used in conversation, such as the sounds of "S" "p" and "Th". In pronouncing words with these sounds they either pass over them altogether or substitute some- thing else. Sometimes they may learn to produce the sounds, which they do not hear themselves. by imitating the movements of the lips -of-others.--

Possibility that a child may have this kind of deafness, should be considered if the child is slow in learning to talk. This type of deafness differs from ordinary deafness in that people suffer from it may hear some sounds better than normal-Reuter.

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ENVOYS NOT SEEKING CHEN MIN-SHU

Nanking, June 27. Mr. Wang Ching-wei to-day denied that the Nanking Govern. ment, through the two envoys whe recently passed through Hong- obtain the kong, had sought to consent of Mr. Chen. Min-shu to

But Ned Andrewa, of Maiden- head, the oldest waterman on that part of the river, the man, I believe, who taught Lord Desborough how was champion to punt and who punter himself over 50 years ago, was more cheerful.

"It'll come back," he said. "Thoresume the chairmanship of the

Kwangtung Government. river'll come back. I'd like to see

Mr. Wang declared that the en- the punting again there fifty years ago: I'd like to see it."voys, Mayor Shin Ying of Nanking And Ned, who is 87, stood up and Mr. Huang Shao-helang, had from his chair by the riverside and actually been despatched to go to Canton, there to explain the poll- lifted his arms aloft and smoothlytical situation as it existed in the rhythmically, drow, down an North to the Southwest lenders.

Reuter. aginary punt pole in a fashion that was beautiful to see.

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"They used to walk, the punts in those days," said his son standing by. "They were big and broad."

"It was Lord Desborough," said Ned, "who introduced the narrow punt-16 inches wide.".

ing suits and scantiness in clothes that the vicinity of water properly inspires.

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By the river, here and there, were pretty women wearing those We talked on, among the swagger ridiculously attractive hats of in- electric canoes (four guiness for finitesimal dimension that Sunday and two guineas for week-might have expected Mr. Grock to days the large ones cost to hire), wear. and there was pointed out a big family launch that King Edward sailed in. It seems Royalty don't come on London river now, or but rarely; that for the main part, the river is plebolan.

"If only the King would go to Henley, or the Prince of Wales had his motor-launch on the river, as he has his neroplanes and his horses and his golf!" they said. "Ah, the river would live again then. We

Sunshine is life to the watermen. should have the quality back." and for years, they say, rain hos drowned them out: 1930 was bad, 1981 was worse, and 1982 deepened the loss.

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Last year, for five weeks, floods made it impossible to let out boat. But this year is livelier- 50 per cent. better so far.

Yesterday London river Was beautiful. It Was grand and

strenuous majestic and

in its dirty bronze above Westminster among the coal hulks and the red and brown Halled, barges; and it was limpid and lovely in its olive green at Runnymede.

Red and blue bathing caps, like fshing floats, bobbed in the water; two youths drifted up under a lug anil, a couple of boys sculled by in whites, and two men came sweeping up with long strokes-bodies shin- Ing like painted yellow wood.

Up and down ploughed the smali steamers, "swishing the water into the banks.

On the banks and on the river! one observed that regard for bath-

But the river was quieter than it ought to be remembering its cool- ness, Its loveliness, its freedom from dust and traffic jams. Long stretches wore not only silent but deserted.

As I stood watching it roll by at Old Windsor a garden-keeper aud- denly yelled, in that burat of friendliness these occasions bring on: "Hi! The King and Queen have just gone by in a motor car and the King was wearing a straw- hat." [The King's hat was white panama.)

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