THE TALE OF A TUB

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 48, 20 November 1925, Page 3

THE TALE OF A TUB

A LADY DIOGENES IN PARIS. The French police have had to decide the knotty question as to whether it is permissible to ride in a tub in the heart of Paris. They came to the conclusion that, while going down steps was prohibited, it was perfectly legal to circulate on the. flat.

'fhe problem was set them bj' a Canadian s?irl giving l the singular name of Miss Ralphao Bill She had intended to allow herself, encased in a barrel, to be thrown down the steep steps leading from the Sacre Coeur to the streets below, but was stopped by the police, to the great disappointment of a large crowd, just as the lid of the barrel was being nailed down. Nothing daunted, and determined to win the bet she had made that she would accomplish some exploit in the ban el, she had it taken by lorry, to the Place de la Concorde, where she was again shut inside, and the barrel was then drawn all round the vast square behind a lorry. The lady was none the worse for her ride, the damage being limited to a few scratches and bruises.

The Paris papers are still wondering what useful end was achieved by the exploit, even a bet hardly seeming sufficient explanation.