_l*irge crowds were drawn to Fun. City in London lately by the annoincewent that Miss Carrie Baker, a Fullianii barmaid, would attempt to win ? sum of Col) offered to any woman who would' dance in costume for five minutes i-i the den of Brutus, a ferocious African lion. Miss Baker. 22 years of age. was the selected of 457 who had offered themselves. Ti»e performance took place l»etween (1 and 7 o'clock. Miss Baker being a little nervous, but encouraged by the trailer, "Macao, she danced a Highland din},'for five minutes. Brutus took hut a languid, interest in the dance, beyond occasionally pricking up his ears. Tndo-China's aftnuST production of raw silk is 2.400.0001b. Francis .Tosrnh of Austria pars his cVof cook £2OOO a year. Probably the longest will on record was proved the other day. It consisted of 21000 words. London'*; ashbin refuse is compressed, reduced to a material resembling garden ■mould, and then soM as a fertiliser. t
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 64, 10 April 1909, Page 3
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160Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 64, 10 April 1909, Page 3
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