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Evening Star, Issue 20685, 7 January 1931, Page 10

“Conductor,” "demanded the im-perious-looking woman, as she paused on the platform of a crowded tramcar, “1 thought I told you .1 wanted to get off at Hasput avenue?” “ But ,” began illo conductor. “ Don't make excuses; I know about your car being lull and about your not being able to remember where everybody wants to get off. I’ve heard all that before!” “ flut ■” “ You may be sure,” interrupted the woman, “ 1 shall report you for your carelessness.” The car stopped, and slie alighted. Then the coiuluctor touched bis cap, and, as the cur started, called after the woman who was being left behind: “Very sorry, uuulame, but llaspui avenue is half a mile farther on I” Wigan claims to posses the oldest cat in England, ft is a .Alanx specimen, aged twenty-seven and a-half years, owned by Miss G. Keen, and it is still willing to fight any dog that comes along.