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Evening Star, Issue 18259, 26 April 1923, Page 9

A vat containing 1,000 gallons of hot wash hurst on the premises of tho Distillers’ Company, Limited, at Glasgow. Tho hot lipuid, rushing in all directions, flooded a shop and three dwelling-houses. A young man had jus feet scalded, and a young woman had to bo medically attended for shock. , . , „ ... A lifelike portrait of the quaint Gain bring* carrier, Thomas Hobson, to whom we owe indirectly tic phrase “ Hobson’s choice,” 1m boon acquired by Hie National Portrait Ga! lory. On the canvas appears the date 10 —two years before the death of Hobson »: tte a"0 of eightr-four. Tho painter is ur known, but he evidently belonged to a school with greater regard for fidelity than technique. 0 How the famous saying arose i* known- Hobson’s stables we.ro well stocked, but his horses had to be takes by customers in strict rotation. “This or none* was Hobson's rule. The portrait shows a strong face with aquiline nose, firm mouth, -%nd kindly but courageous eyes.