One of a party of boys who were guests of Sir Rowland Blades when he was Lord Mayor of London asked his host what the mayoral jewel he saw him wealing was worth. Sir Rowland made the boys guess what it was insured for. The right answer given after several shots was i£12,000. Sir Rowland'told the boys that the jewel was of great historical interest as well as monetary value. It was made in the first year of. Edward Vi’s . reign, which was the beginning .of the time of enlightenment in Britain. The chain from which it hung, embodying the Tudor rose, was older still. The shortest month on the calendar is February, and the shortest week is the one between the December 25 celebration and the January 1 bills.—Detroit News.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3861, 13 March 1928, Page 15
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