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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21932, 19 April 1933, Page 3

“ Huia '■ is the one butter that’s delivered to your grocer fresh daily from the churn.—Advt. The Ashburnham London County Council School in West Chelsea has a bell for cap badge, and there is an interesting and ancient story attached to its origin. In 1679, on a cold winter’s night, William Ashburnham, who was cofferer to Charles the Second, fell into the Thames. In those days the embank-’ ments were unguarded and were unsafe because they were also dark, so that Mr Ashburnham would have been drowned had not the clock of Old Chelsea Church struck nine just in time. The sound of the clock guided him to the embankment. In gratitude for his delivery he gave a bell to Old Chelsea Church, and this can still be seen hanging in the porch of the church with his name upon it. His wish on presenting it was that at 9 every evening the bell should bo rung, and this was done for over 140 years.