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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 21, 1900
Page
1
A Edinburgh doctor tested shy applicants for a surgical aide by using a ventriloquy trick with a grinning skeleton. Lads faced the skull, fed it hot gruel, and yelled at the skeleton as the doctor sought a brave helper until a small boy finally volunteered.
An article describes a Chinese bride in red during wedding rituals. She shaves temples, wears red garments and a veil, rides in a red sedan chair, and is escorted by lantern bearers, a red umbrella, a band, and crackers. The procession features red-decorated carriers paid with cash in red paper.
The article recalls Lieutenant-General Sir James Hille-Johnes of Dolan Cathy Carmarthenshire as Lord Roberts’ long trusted comrade. They were schoolmates at Addincombe cadet college and both endured the Indian Mutiny siege of Delhi and relief efforts at Lucknow. Both were wounded at Delhi, both saved by miraculous recoveries, and both earned the Victoria Cross before the mutiny’s end. They later joined the Abyssinian Campaign and served in Cabul, earning the thanks of Parliament in 1881.
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