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A burglar broke into a barrister's chambers in the Temple last week. We
understand that he got away without having any money taken off him.

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A woman who said she had had six husbands asked a London magistrate to
grant her a separation. It is supposed that she is breaking up her
collection.

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Owing to the thick fog experienced in London, last week several daylight
hold-ups were unavoidably postponed.

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With the present fashion in ladies' wear many owners of beautiful brooches
are in the unhappy position of having nothing to attach them to.

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In order to raise funds for the building of a new church-porch in a
Birmingham parish a member of the committee suggested the sale of small
flags in the street. Struck by the originality of this novel idea the
chairman agreed to go into the matter in order to see if it was
practicable.