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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 27, 1936

Page

4

Hidden riches and secrets in safe deposit vaults

A London judge writes of queer safe-deposit clients who keep secret treasures. Notable depositors include a world famous author with precious notebooks and a celebrated art collector with canvases, plus a widow who cried over love letters, and others who store maps, documents, and heirlooms awaiting fate.

Britain Peter Davia London Mafe Yarnby Anwily Abe Fabs Ube Tke

Next winter the coldest in a century warned

A French predictor named Joseph Cassiopee claims the forthcoming Northern Hemisphere winter will be the coldest in a century. He bases his forecast on a study of celestial influence and moon cycles, asserting weather cycles recur every 312 years after reviewing 372 years of past data.

Joseph Cassiopee Tia Macon

YWCA Notes And Upcoming Events At The Club

The Community Dummer tonight in the Lady Hopetoun Room at 10 pm features speaker Tityard and the subject The Next Hundred Years. The Girls Council meeting is postponed to Thursday September 3. Tea will be served for council members before the Teeling, and a bridge afternoon with both contract and regular bridge is planned for Monday September 7 at 2 20 pm in the Lady Hopetoun Room. The Ainslie Bobcot Children’s Fancy Dress Hall date moves to Thursday September 1 at 7 pm with a programme, plus wood-aben flower classes and other activities. Members are urged to donate wool for the projects. World Fellowship, Dance, and Social Committee meetings are scheduled for August 28 38 and September 1 respectively.

Lady Hopetoun Tityard Y.W.C.A Sptember 10 Jane’ Wiven Mises Marjorie Hicks Dees “Inowies Dinah Davia Crete LWA Tuesay

Child taste buds triple joy of foods, study finds

A report cites Professor Leslie V. Arcy from North Western University Chicago counting 600 eagle buds among age groups to explain why children enjoy foods like ice cream and vegetables more than adults. It notes children have about 328 taste buds versus 100 in older adults, affecting perceptions of bitterness and pleasure.

Edende Leslie V. Arcy North-Western University Chicago Ee Rena

Road Fatalities Survey Blames Drivers At Intersections

A Travelers Insurance Company study examined 882720 automobile accidents in 1905 26 271000 vehicles involved and 368000 total accidents. It finds most crashes stem from driver errors at intersections with right of way violations mis signaling and cutting in. Pedestrian crossings and human factors dominate fatalities despite improvements in car safety features.

Traffe Statiaticas Travellers ‘Insurance Company UBA U.B.A Nome AML Travellers’ Insurance Company Aguren Trrong Cartain USA Bean U.S.A Amariens Road

Liquefied Gas as Motor Fuel Trials in the United States

Experiments in the United States evaluate liquefied gas as a fuel for commercial motors. Tests on large petrol engines show a 44 percent power boost and higher peak pressures when using liquefied gas with a 10 to 1 compression ratio. Germany and Opel-Bits report similar efficiency gains, with trucks and engines claiming improved performance and reduced carbon buildup.

United States United States Society of Automotive Engineers Fuil America Germany

Cathedral Threads Preserve Winchester History in Wool

Two hundred women completed a five year project at Winchester Cathedral refurnishing the choir with cushions and embroidery. They created designs and stitched daily, producing woollen medallions and a diocese coin motif. The work includes kneelers cushions and decorative borders reflecting major events.

Winchester Bouthampton

Imaginary Garden Fete at Hampton-in-Arden

The vicar and Church Council of Hampton in Arden Warwickshire staged an Imaginary Garden Fete to raise church funds. Parishioners were invited to imagine saving time money and effort rather than attend a real fete, calculating monetary economy while noting potential moral and intellectual effects.

Church Council Hampton-in-Arden Warwickshire Pariahionera

Odds Against Stardom in Early Film Prophecy

A scattered feature cites Raot Welsh predicting dire odds for a girl pursuing Hollywood fame. It cites dramatic ratios like 1,000,000 to 1 and 2,500 to 1, arguing most actresses never obtain work, while a few reach stardom, with figures reflecting the public’s persistent belief in unlikely success.

Susie Ip Uckel Bollywood Raot Welsh Mae West Paramount Hollywood Walsh Xii SF

Cricketers Die in Car Crash Near London

Two North Hampshire cricketers were involved in a car crash near Lancaster this morning. Northway was killed and Bakewall, the other driver, died later. The players were opening batsmen for North Thele as their car overturned at a bend.

London Tusetay

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