Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
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LONDON, October 2-(AP)-Any
person who desires to buy a perfectly
good circular fortress, more than a
century old and beautifully situated
on the English channel, can purchase
it of the British war office for a
suitable consideration. 1t is one of
the string of Martello towers which
dot the coast in the southeastern
corner of England, erected when the
islanders grew panicky over the re-
puted purpose of Napoleon Bonaparte
to cross from France and pay them
a visit. 1t has walls six feet thick,
a gun emplacement on top and a
magazine underneath. Inner and outer
moats surround the property.
Representatives of the genus 'hobo"
have found this particular tower a
good place of residence. These no.
mads are now occupying it in con-
siderable numbers from night to night.
The war office apparently thinks it
is time Napoleon's unconscious con-
tribution toward relieving the present
housing congestion should be more
profitably realized upon. At any rate,
it wants to get rid of the property
and it is to be sold at auction
shortly.
Senorita Lii de Alvarez, the Span.
ish tennis player who did we'll this
year at Wimbledon and later played
in the Cromer courts tournament, is
regarded as a star who eventually
may become as famous as Suzanne
Lenglen was in the nom professional
field Senorita de Alvarez was not
in the best of health at Wimbledon.
but she has passed most of her sum-
mer resting at LIE Touquet, France.
She has been training with good
results and is now in excellent form.
The Spanish girl probably is tht-
greatest beauty among famous women
tennis players. She is less than 20,
slender and graceful and has much
vivacity and good nature. She re-
ceived her education in various parts
of Europe and is extremely cultivatee
and versatile.
American radio fans probably will
have an opportunity of hearing Liver
pool cathedrars organ, which has just
been completed at a cost of abou!
S175, 900. The builders have received
many requests from the United States
that recitaIs be broadcast and these
may be sent out from Daventry.
The instrument has five rows of
keys, 222 draw knobs, 16S stops anG
O,934 pipes. 1t is pumped by electro
pneumatic action, the mechanism be-
ing driven by motors with total
of S5 horsepower. The size of the
organ is such that there are II
telephones from various parts Of the
nunicate with the assistant at tho
keys during tuning.
The Cardiff, Wales, rugby football
team has useful reserve full back
in Trevor Lee, who created what Y"
claimed to be two worlds rugby
records in game against Cardltf
and District He kicked 1S goals
out of IA attempts and scored 27
points. Several of the goals were
made from difficult angles.
king Nararkad, head Of the oldest
known black race in the world, which
lives in the northernmost corner OF
Australia, admits that King George
Of Great Britain is great king.
He points out, however, that he also
is some monarch.
mi III lii hoc sent a message
to buckingham palace by Jack Nc
Laren, an Australian author, whom
he received in front of his bark nut
surrounded by his strongest warriors.
"They tell me you go to the great
land of white men, said King Narar-
kad. "I hear that the king of the
white men is a great. king, wise ana
kind. I, too, am a great king Say
to the king of the great land OF wn1ts
men-my greetings. Say I hope ne
will keep the love of his people as
I hope to keep the love of mine"
King Nararkad is said to be de-
scended from line of kings longer
than that of any western monarch
and. in accordance with tradition
If many thousand years, he holds
office not only by virtue of being
of royal blood but by excellence In
feats of arms. If he should ever snow
himself a weakling, the tribe woulo
name the next person in rightful sue
cession as monarch.
The Duke of York, who is going to
obtain some first hand knowledge OF
Australia through his visit there with
the duchess this winter, quite evl-
IDENTIFY does not intend to set ou'
on his trip without priming himsell
+boroughlv on the subject through
course of reading. When he went III
north to Glamis castle early this
month on a holiday trip big parce
Of books dealing with Australian ll1e
from all angles accompanied MIN
These were chosen at his request OS
Sir Joseph Cook, the Australian higf
commissioner.
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