1939-06-22 — Page 3

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June 22, 1939...

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Bank Pays £398 For Ashes Of Woman's Hoard

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EXPERIMENTS BY Bank of England experts with ashes in two cake tins have brought a cheque for £398 to Miss Annie Edwards, of Morchard Bishop, near here, whose life savings and those of her brother were lost in a fire six months ago when four cottages were destroyed. "I am flabbergasted," Miss Edwards said. "I had not the faintest idea how much money was in the tins, and. but for the fire I don't suppose I should have known to-day,"

For years ahe had used the two cake tins as her "bank," putting I notes in one and 10s, notes in the other. The ashes were the remains of the money "roasted" by the heat of the Anmes.

A policeman rescued the tins which, with elaborate precau- tions to ensure that none of the ashes were lost, were dispatched to the Bank of England by a Morchard Bishop bank maniger...

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"I knew that if it could be proved how much money was in the tins the owner could claim," the bank mana- Ker said

a cab to

" carefully packed the ashes, took the station and handed them to the stationmaster will; peciul

Instructions.

"He handed them to the word of the rala, which was met at Waterlos station by a speelal messenger from the Bank of England.

with the

"Experts experimented ashes and then informed my head offee that they were satisfied the tins had contained noles to the value of

£390. Miss Edwards has since re- ceived payment for that amount."

I NEVER COUNTED IT"

Since the fire Mika Edwarda bas Jived in a small collage with her i brothers: Walter and Frederick, both ngrleufioral workers.

Sister Ship For H.M.S. President HM.S. PRESIDENT, rillship of

the London Division of the

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, has an "assistant" in H.M.S. Chrysanthe mum, which was berthed ahead of Embankment the President at the recently.

She has been specially ẞited out at Portsmouth as mi overflow drill ship to deal with the greatly-increased personnel of the London Division, and will be used mainly as a signul school.

Originally the President was the eseort vessel Saxifrage, a sister ship to the Chrysanthemum, both having been built during the last year of

the war.

the

In 1920 the President was con- "The notes, as they were saved, were merely placed haphazard in the verted into a drill ship, but cake tins, which I kept in a large Chrysanthemum served for trunk," she explained. "When Wal-years as target-lowing vessel on the ter wanted some money I let him Mediterranean station.

have it. I never troubled to count the money; I just put it in and toale it out."

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Frederick hud

lepentent "bank," and over £27 in silver which he had put aside from his small wages were recovered from the fire.

many

Now she knows how much money she has Miss Edwards has an idea.

"I think, a small holding where my could settle down brothers and I would be good. Can you help us to And one?"

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Couple Marry As Man Awaits Trial

DETERMINED to stand by the man she loves, pretty Alice Maud Bresnahan, 20, of Watergate-street, Deptford, S.E., recently married Alfred Jeves, 24, of Railway-grove, New Cross, S.E., who later stood his trial at the London Sessions on charges of breaking into a pawnbroker's shop and steal- ing watches and jewellery.

In order to avoid the crowd}

waiting outside the Church of

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street, the couple slipped out through a side door, and walking between the stalls of a market place, went to the bride's home. Then they went into the

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always consisted of Regulars, but When Jeves appeared at Green-now 600 "pay wallahs" are tb form a Wich Police Court earlier be asked

for bail, and told the magistrates; "Territorial branch of the organisa- want to get married this week."

"No." replied Mr. Frank Powell,

tion.

the

magistrate.

"I would advise the

Seven detachments, each compris-

prospective bride to wait and see the ing eight officers and 0 other ranks, result of this case."

Later the bride's father offered to

go ball for Jeves, and Mr. Powell re-

will be established.

They will be based on Warley, considered his decision and granted Hounslow. Barnet, Leith, Preston,

hai in security of £20.

"Ever since I Brst mei Alf three years ago there has never been any- one else, the bride said.

"When I heard that he would have

to go for trial we decider to get married at oner."

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His five-mile walk was Felixstowe's "daily wonder." It took him through the town's main streets, yet he hurd- Volunteer workers set many lawly ever faltered. Felixstowe, motor- volumes in Braille for Mr. Boyce. Ists, when they saw the upright, while his wife, Mrs. Ethel Boyce, with soldierly figure with the white stick, sighted friends, spent hours rending paid special care.

to. him aloud.

But recently, when crossing the Several times each law tenn Mrmain Ipswich road, he ran into the Boyce travelled to Lincoln's Inn 10 path of an Ipswich motorist and was attend the dinners. During his led studies he continued to visil 100 blind people in Chesterfield and district, teaching them to read and write Braille and to practice crafts which help them to earn a livelihood.

At the Inquest the verdict was "Aceldental death."

will Townspeople and children miss Captain Body and his "visiting At the age of 22 he took an arts cards"-peppermints, which he pre- degree at Durham University. Resented whenever he stopped to speak.

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