NEWS IN BRIEF.
At the corner of a Berlin street the policeman controlling the traffic stands on an “island” about 18 inches high. The Royal Barge, which was built by King William for his Queen in 1689, is probably the oldest boat in England. In a field adjoining Hampstead golf course in Hampstead Lane, a hen was recently found trying to hatch a golf ball. At Nantwich, Cheshire, a pike weighing 121 b, was taken by a man fishing in the town mill race from his back garden wall. Tourists climbing in the Tyrolese Alps found in the neighbourhood of the Ulm but a valuable gold watch and chain. The owner proved to be Count Zeppelin, a relative of the airship constructor, who lost it 12 years ago when on a ski-ing tour.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2946, 8 October 1925, Page 4
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133NEWS IN BRIEF. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2946, 8 October 1925, Page 4
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