Oddments

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 April 1948, Page 4

Oddments

There was a startled expression on the face of a porter at King’s Cross Station, London. He had just carried a heavy suitcase for a prosperouslooking gentleman from the North Country and been rewarded with a smile and “Thank you, comrade.” $ # $ * V . A 16-year-old girl who was partly scalped when her hair caught in a textile spinning machine was awarded £3OOO damages by a British High Court jury. During the trial a surgeon testified her .appearance with a wig “might” prove repulsive to a young man. “But love is a curious thing,” the surgeon added. “I think the jury will know more about that than I do.” ***** The Japan Broadcasting Corporation, seeking 20 announcers, decided to eliminate some of the 600 applicants through examinations on general information and current affairs. Some of the answers: Renaissance. —A famous French poet. Lockout.—The final blow in a boxing match. Cold Avar. —A strong, cold wave. Community chest —Policy of the Communist Party. ComynsCarr (British prosecutor in the Tojo trial) —Relief train in the United States. Professor Eueen Varga (Soviet economist recently dropped from favour in the Kremlin)—Tutor of Crown Prince Akihito.—Associated Press correspondent. —The Seeker