NEWS BY MAIL
PERFECT REPLICA OF WATCH
An odd phenomenon wus seen at Barton Malpas, Cheshire, England, on the farm of William France. It was an. egg-shell marked with a perfect- replica of a watch. The Roman numerals are complete, and even the minute divisions are perfectly plain. Mr France lias been offered large sums of money for the egg. There L is no explanation uf '.the freak, but it is certain tliat the egg has. /not been tampered with.
LEGS BROKEN 20 TIMES
HALF/ LIFE SPENT IN HOSPITAL
Arthur Brown, of Weymouth, ■ England, is again in the’hospital with a broken leg. It is the : 20th. time he has suffered fractured limbs - and he has spent half of his 18 years in hospitals while waiting for the bones to knit. His first fracture was when he was two and. a-lialf, and tlie longest time lie has been without one was 14 months. His last fracture was on the doctor’s doorstep. Many doctors have visited him and they say it is a case of- brittle bones.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11842, 25 January 1933, Page 5
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175NEWS BY MAIL Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11842, 25 January 1933, Page 5
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