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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 14, 1902

Page

4

Lions Cage Ping Pong Exhibition Stirs Brighton

Two players identified as Barcard and Taird faced off in a cage with a dozen lions in Brighton. The match, set at twenty up for fifty pounds a side, drew about two thousand spectators as the lions watched mutely. Barnard won the best of five after a tense start. Authorities faced sharp criticism for permitting the risky display.

Brighton Barcard Taird Barnard

Miss Stone’s Capture and Journey Through Bulgarian Bands

Reports derived from Miss Stone and accomplices trace her captivity with Madame Tasilka as brigands moved from Bausko to Gultepe and Gedjana. The band shifted quarters to Kilo after Sofia authorities surfaced, while captives were kept hidden and misled about location.

Miss Stone Uhie Sofia Madame Tasilka Bausko Gultepe Ellidrs Bulgaria Theie Gedjana Kamenica Dickinson Kilo Misa Stone Dabni's Bagate ElNhere

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