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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 5, 1939,

Largest Plane

WHO OWNS GRETNA ANVIL?

Rival Blacksmith-Priests Fight for

the Title-and Cash

EDINBURGH.

RIVALS IN THE "over-the-anvil” marriage trade at Gretna faced each other here recently when the Court of Session was asked to decide which may rightfully describe his premises as the "Blacksmith's Shop."

Burly Mr. Richard Rennison, "blacksmith-priest" for many years, portly yet dignified, with a constant suggestion of a twinkle in his eyes, claims that his is the real Olde Original Blacksmith's Shop.

His rival aller, businesslike Gretna Hull come into prominence bowler-halted Mr. David Macintosi, in 1825, when it was converted from: thlake he also is entitled to use the an Inn into turm.

"marriage place de luxe." Records showed the Earl of Westmorland was married there in 1782.

Something of the romance that clings to Gretna Green entered the court.

Stretching aerous one of the walls he disagreed with the report of the Cross-examined, Mr. Mcintyre said was a banner bravely saying "To the Morison Committee on the Marriage old marriage house and Gretna Hall Laws of Scotland, produced two years blacksmith's shop."

Ancient maps showing the routes expressing doubt that Greina blacksmith or even in a blacksmith marriages were celebrated by shop.

taken by runaway lovers of long ago, photographs of the Inter eras in the village history of romance, old his- tory books, mul plans littered the lawyers' desks.

Forty witnesses are to be called in the action, which is expected to last several days, and which has been brought by the proprietors of the Blacksmith Shop and Gretna Museum (Mrs. Mary Mackie, Gretna House: Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Preston- bull, Annan: Mr. George Mackie, Floshend, Gretna, Melrose, Johnnnes burgh).

They seek to prevent Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mochtosh, of Gretna Ha, Gretna Green, from using the words "Bincksmith Shop.

Mr. and Mrs. Macintosh deny that

Whipsnade's Baby Camel

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camel born at Whipsnade can now be A baby bactrian or two-humped) een in the partdock with her mother. Nick-named Equinox, the JA quaint infant with long ungainly Itgs, a comparatively small body with two little curves in the back where the humps should be, and a woolly curly coat.

the petitioners have any right or title over her legs, she walks with a stag- As she has not yet got full control

to the exclusive use of the descrip-gering gait. Her brother, Hallelujah,

tion.

"LIKE SMALL-POX"

Scene at Baltimore Municipal Airport as the Yankee Clipper, largest plane in started its hop toward Europe. Twenty persons were aboard the plane, whose destination was the the world, Azores, 2,080 miles away, with Lisbon, Portugal, at end of trip.

Sailor Sues Girl He Loved

EMPIRE NEWS

TWO

WO former sweethearts, whose parents were lifelong FLAX PROSPECTS IN Essex, County Court recently.

friends, were on opposing sides in a case at Grays,

born at Easter Bree years ago, is about to come to the London Zoo!

It was a "tragic sequel to as

visitors. I has been in

un architect, and the feat witness. training for several weeks. which showed the numerous notice-{ boards, 23 in all, directing visitors to!

case of smallpox,"

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NAIROBI. Lort Russel described a map pro-ta carn his Hving by giving rides to love affair," counsel said.

After a lapse of 20 years con- BECAME FRIENDLY When the boy's ship was at Grays of fox growing in Kenys. Mr. W. sideration is being given to revival duced by Mr. Alexander McLennan, young!

Tudney became friendly with Miss J. Megaw, Flax Inspector in Leslie Pudney, aged 21, of Hamit- Barreli.

Ministry of Agriculture, Northern On July 4, 1937, the girl gave Ireland, has reported favourably, Haby wailables have begun to make on-road, Great Yarmouth, male of birth to a son. She refused Pudney's recommending that the crops should the rival blacksmith shops as like "a their appearance at the Zoo. Easter the motor vessel Haleyen, sued Miss offer of marriage, but agreed to ac-be grown at altitudes above 6,000ft. Is always the time for these attractive Quecule May Barrell, aged 10, and cept £150 in full settlement. The and amusing Zoo infants, and other father, Henry, Burrell, leensee child was ill from birth and was in suitable innd. In view of the cheap He declares there is plenty of though at present all that can be seen of the Theobald Arms Hotel, Grays,

hospital. of them is their heads slicking out for the return of £150, which he

On August 25 the Barrells were to iden of using automatic machines for labour supply he discourages the of the maternal pouches, they will alleged was obtained by fraud and sign an agreement, snon be scrambling out and trying to false pretences,

but earlier on harvesting that day the child died. The girl's

and scutching. walk.

mother was told of this but did not considera flax should do well, and At the present market price he Their

There was unsteady

a counter claim for tell her husband or her daughter, remarks that as Kenya seed lips walk most £150 Os. Gd. comic. if alarmed they rush backi

who signed the agreement and col-always been held in high regard in Mr. Mcintyre said he believed the to-their mothers and often get into

lected £150. old smithy belonging to the petitioners the pouches head

Mr. Kerr Lindsay, for the Barrels, Miss Barrell could no longer help of expanding the market. Ireland, there should be

ben possibility was the original

Art their said the counter claim was to be her father in the business and was

heard frat.

still ill. The father claimed that he experimentally by the Government in THE

Finx was first grown in the Colony was entitled to damages for loss of 1008 and was a most profitable crop her services.

during the war, when the prices of some Kenya flax reached £500 a

Mr. William Meltyre, 69- years old president of the Archaeology

Council of West- norland, said that in past years clandestine marriages had been performed at various places in Gretna and outside by persons who were blacksiniths,

marriage house.' anxiety to be safe.

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In the witness box, Miss Barrell ton. said Pudney was jealous when he

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BarSirasa Mr. Lindsay: It was like the judg- Justice of Trinidad, has settled in former Chief ment of Paris?

Judge Davies: Not quite, in that practise

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were

one beautiful goddess choosing be

tween two men.

The hearing was adjourned.

Parts (in Greek mythology) was called to decide who should have a

in Uganda. After serving in Nyasa

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golden apple awarded "to tie PROJECT FOR PETROL fairest." The goddesses Héra, Aphrodite and Athena were the claimants and Paris Kave the apple to Aphrodite.

"Lover's Lane"

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STORAGE

SYDNEY.

As a defence measure serious attention has been glven to the necessity for accumulating In Australia large stores of petrol and other liquid fuel.

to

An expert committee has reported the Federal Government that to lay down a year's supply would en- tail an outlay of between £5,000,000

The "Lovers Lane" of Norwalk, and £10,000,000 of "dead capital." which had been converted into an un- The successful rabbit-breeding

major oil companies, who ground normally maintain six months' supply by the state, will be returned to Its In Australia, (original status

have i residents

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It into a state park.

Flying In Delaware

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Interest in aviation has increased In Delaware during the

past year.

There were 20 more licensed pilots

lay by the Commonwealth Govern- ment.

INDIA

BUDDHA RELICS DISCOVERED

CALCUTTA. Relics of bygone days, centuries

and 18 more airplanes in the state, old, including what are traditionally on Jan. 1 than on the same date of believed to be the teeth of the great 1930.

The totals gave 64 pilots and ashes of Buddha, have lately been Buddhist sage, Nagarjuna, and the 60 airplanes.

discovered,

AFTER FEVER

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The excavations were carried out! by the Archaeological Survey of India in the Gunter District, Madras, at Nagarjunakonja, on the right bank of the Krishna river. The place bear the name of the sage whose re- lies it is supposed to enshrine. The discoveries throw a flood of light on ancient practices.

Alfret

Planter

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