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Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1926, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

RAGGED ROBE. LONDON. December 3. When Mrs Catherine Alderton. Colchester’s first woman mayor, complained to the Town Council yesterday of the sliabhiuess of the mayoral rolie. Councillor Cock burn suggested that the Museum Committee should make an offer for the old robe. Mrs Alderton declared that when she attended functions in other towns she always felt she was the most shabbily dressed woman in the room. She did not bring the matter forward during her mayoralty, thinking it might he ottrbuted to a woman’s love of finery. Her successor. Dame Catherine Hunt, had if repaired. The only rags she wore during her mayoralty were on the mayoral robe, which was thirty years old. Atlhougli the present mayor was a man, she thought a more worthy robe should he provided. Tt was decided to refer the question to a committee.

FOOTBALL FORTUNE. NEW YORK. Dec. 8. The hero of the hour in the United States is “Red Grange,” its most spe<>

tacular football player. For four years lie has been an undergraduate at Illinois University. He earned his tuition fess bv delivery of ice and coal. On. Thanksgiving Day he played for the last time as an amateur in the University team. Next day he left the University and signed a contract to play as a professional. Since then he has suddenly become a millionaire. All America is flocking to see him play, and he is paid colossal fees amounting to as much as £7,001) for his share of the receipts of one game. In 11 days he has earned £10,001) in football fees.

But fees are only a small part ot his income. He is besieged by manufacturers who offer him fabulous sums for the right to use liis name for their products. For posing before photographers in a new football jersey he received a cheque of ,£‘2,sC'). This morning “Bed Orange” signed a contract guaranteeing him £00,00!) to appear in a kincma drama as a football hero. CUSTOMS SEIZE (HITS. LONDON, Dee. 15. After taking three members of the crew of the Norwegian barque Alonso, with provisions from the Sussex shore hack to their ship—which anchored oil Shoreham alter being blown 000 miles out of her course from Liverpool to Norway—each member of the crew of the Shoreham llarliour tug Stella was given a 3-oz plug of tobacco by the Norwegian mate. When the tug returned to harbour the Customs officials imposed a penalty of £1 3s 3d on each of the men and seized the tobae.-o, which was worth loss than Cs, on the ground that the Customs regulations had been abused. The tug was also seized, and was only released after three days on payment of £lO by the Harbour Trustees. Great indignation has been aroused in the, district.

CRIME AND COMMUNISM. LONDON, Dec. 15. Mr Justice Avory, in charging the grand jury at. the Sussex Assizes at Lewes yesterday, said: “Judging b.v the calendar here and my recent, experiences both at Maiclsone and Guildford, there appears to be a recrudescence of crime in the country. Whether this is due to the growth of Communism or whether it is due, as sometimes appears, to the fact that imprisonment has not now the same terror for evildoers that it used to have l will not stop to conjecture. There are 31 eases to come before you.’’ RUSSIAN BOOT VOGUE. LONDON. Dec. 15. England shows .signs of becoming more noted for the manufacture of Russian hoots than ever Russia has been. From many parts of the world orders for Russian hoots for women’s wear made in Eugand have been pouring in, and big eonsignments have already been despatched to America. South Africa, and Australia. Inquiries arc to hand from several other countries. The fashion is proving a tremendous help to the British Ixmt and shoo industry. Some manufacturers are handicapped by a shortage of certain leathers. due to the big demand.