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May 5, 1939.
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O 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 Okle Original Blacksmith's Shop
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His rival slimmer, businesslike; Gretna Hall come into prominence bowler-hatted Mr. David Macintosh, in 1825, when it was convorted. fron thinks he also is entitled to use the an ina into a "marriage place de term.
luxe." Records showed the Earl of Westmorland was married there in 1782.
Something of the romance, that elings to Grefn Green entered the
court.
Stretching across one of the walls
ha disagreed with the report of the Cross-examined, Mr. Melnlyre sold was a banner bravely saying "To the Morison Committee on the Marringe old marriage house and Gretna Hall Laws of Scotland, produced two years: blacksmith's slop."
Anelent maps showing the routes, expressing doubt that Gretna blacksmith or even in a blacksmith marriages were celebrated by # shop.
taken by tmaway lovers of long ago photographs of the later cras In the village history bf romance, old his tory books, and plans litered the lawyers' desks.
of the
Forty witnesses are to be called in the action, which is expected to last several days, and which has been brought by the proprietors Blackslui Shop and Gretna Museum (Mrs. Mary Mackie, Gretna House: Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Preston- hall, Annan: Mr. George Mackie,
Fioshend, Gretna, Melrose, Johannes- burgh),
They seek to prevent Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Macintosh, of Gretna Hall, Greta Green, from using the words "Blacksmith Shop."
Mr. and Mrs. Macintosh deny that] the petitioners have any right or title to the exclusive, tise of the descrip-
tion.
"LIKE SMALL-POX"
Lord Russel described a map pro- duced by Mr. Alexander McLennan, an architect, und We first witness, which thowed the numerous notice- boards, 23 in all, directlag visilers to! the rival blocksruth shops an like case of smallpox."
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Mr. William McIntyre, J'erry - okl president of
the Archaeology Council of West- merland, said that in past years clandestine marrlages had been performed aut various places in Gretna and outside by persons who were blacksmiths.
Mr. Meintyre sald he believed the old smithy belonging to the petitioners was the origlael
marriage house.
Whipsnade's Baby
Camel
the
A baby bactrian or two-hamped: camel born at Whipsnade can now be seen in the paddock with her mother. Nick-named Equinox,
In " quint Infant with long ungulaly Wgs, a comparatively small with two little curves in the back where the humps should be, and a woolly curly cost.
body
As she has not yet gut full control over her legs, she walks with a stag- fering guit, Her brother, Hallelujah,
Scene at Baltimore Municipal Airport as the Yankee Clipper, largest plane in the world, started its hop toward Europe. Twenty persons were aboard the plane, whose destination was the
• Azores, 2,800 miles away, with Lisbon, Portugal, at end of telp.
Sailor Sues Girl He Loved
EMPIRE NEWS
KENYA
TWO former sweethearts, whose parents were lifelong FLAX PROSPECTS IN TWO
friends, were on opposing sides in a case at Grays, Essex, County Court recently. born at Easter three years ago, is to earn his living by giving rides to love affair," counsel said. about to come to the London Zoo! It was a "tragic sequel to al young training for several weeks.
visitors. He
has been
in
NAIROBI, BECAME FRIENDLY
After a lapse of 20 years con- sideration is being given to revival When the boy's ship was at Grays, of finx growing in Kenya. Mr. W. Pudney became friendly with Miss J. Megaw, Flax Inspector In Lesile Putney, aged 21, of Hamli- Borrell, Baby wallabies have begun to raaketon-road, Great Yarmouth, mate of birth to a son. She refused Pudney's recommending that the crops should the their appearance at the Zoo. Easter the motor vessel Haleyon, sued Miss offer of marriage, but agreed to ac-be grown at allitudes above 0,000ft.
On July 4, 1937, the gel gave Ireland,
Ministry of Agriculture, Northern hus reported favourably, is always the time for these attractive Queenie May Barrell, aged 19, and cept £150 in full settlement. The and amusing Zoo infants, and other father, Henry Barrell, licensee child was ill from birth and was in suitable land. In view of the cheap though at present all that can be seen of the Theobald Arms Hotel, Grays,
Ho declares there is plenty of of them is their heads sticking out for the return of £150, which he
hospital. of the maternal pouches, they will alleged was obtained by fraud and sign an agreement, but earlier on harvesting and sculching,
On August 25 the Borrells were to idea of using automatic machines for Jabour supply he discourages the soon be scrambling out and trying to false pretences, walk.
that day the child, died. The girl's Their
mother was told of this but did not considers flax should do well, and There was
At the present market price be unsteady walk ju mest 150 s. ed.
a counter claim for tell her husband or her daughter, remarks comic. It alarmed they rush back
who signed the agreement and col- always been held in high regard in their mothers and often get into the pouches head first
that as Kenya seed has Mr. Kerr Lindsay, for the Barrels,
lected the £150. anxiety to be safe.
in their said the counter
Miss Darrell could no longer help of expanding the market.
Ireland, there should be a possibility claim heard Brst.
was to be her father in the business and was Flax was first grown in the Colony
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still ill. The father claimed that he experimentally by the Government in THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
was entitled to damages for loss of 1908 and, was a most profitable crop her services.
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WAS JEALOUS
In the wilness box, Miss Barrell said Pudney was jealous when he
during the war, when the prices of some Kenya fox reached £500 a ton.
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Head Office & Works 57032 Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 31270. met her because.she had been going of ex-officers was based on flax, but
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Tel. 58525. donc. She close Pudney, and the was never pulled
Hotel visitors are accommodated at all Icading Hotels. other man was so upset that he went awny to sea,
Mr. Lindsay: It was like the judge Justice of Trinidad, has settled in ment of Paris?
Judge Davies: Not quite, in that practise
Kenya and has been admitted to case there were three beautiful Charles was born in Australia and at the Kenya Bar. Sir ladies, but In this case threre was began his Colonial service in 1918 one beautiful goddess choosing be-in Uganda. After serving in Nynsa- tween two men.
land, Zanzibar, Cyprus and Trinidad,
The hearing was adjourned.
Bar-Sir former Chief
Ex-Judge at Kenya Charles F. Belcher,
he retired in 1930.
Paris (in Greek mythology) wAS AUSTRALIA
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Aphrodite and Athena were the claimants and Parls gave the apple to Aphrodite.
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INDIA
BUDDHA RELICS DISCOVERED
CALCUTTA.
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Interest in aviation has increased in Delaware during the past year. There were 30 more licensed pilots oid, including what are traditionally and 18 more airplanes in the siale believed to be the teeth of the great Reiles of bygone days, centuries on Jan. 1 than on the same date of Buddhist sage, Nagarjuna, and the 1938. The totals gave 04 pilots and ashes of Buddha, have lately been 50 airplanes.
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The excavations were carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India in the Gunter District, Madras, at Nagarjunakonda, on the right bank of the Krishna river. The place bear the name of the sage whose re- lles it is supposed to enshrine. The discoveries throw a flood of light on ancient practices.
Planter Murdered-Mr. Alfred Christopher Colton, who was shot dead while asleep in his bunglow en the Shonayar Tea Estate, Anamals, In South India, was experience. He was a former chair- planter of wide man of the United Planters' Associo- tion of South India. The murderer escaped after robbing a safe.
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STEPS TO DEAL WITH MEAT SURPLUS
AUCKLAND Restrictions placed on the Importa tion of Dominion mutton and lamb Into. the United Kingdom have been discussed by the Minister of Matkat. Ing, Mr. Nash, with the New Zealand Meat Producers'-Bourd,
As an outcome no restrictions will
be placed on the killing of stock in exceed the quota Sxed by the British the Dominion, but should the quantity. authorities the New Zealand Govern ment and the board will.. fake steps to deal with the surplus.
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