Word: durban
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fence he went, twice a day for as long as he could keep it up, in the morning and at night. The Kaffirs who had been allowed too near stared at the thin, sweating man running clumsily in his farm clothes under the glaring sun. He sent to Durban for shoes and shorts. In two years his fame had gone beyond the district and his running had improved. Nobody laughed when he asked for timekeepers in an attempt to break a world's record. Starting one hot July morning in 1923 from the Agricultural Show Grounds in Durban he broke...
...capital commenced to celebrate its Tercentenary. Through Boston Common to the blare of bands marched the biggest military parade since the War. Flags napped everywhere under a sultry summer sun. In the harbor lay a replica of the Arbella and not far away the great modern British warship Durban, guest of State. Great crowds stared and sweated...
...hippopotamus who had waddled 1,000 miles from Zululand, irritated a town councilor by following him into the town hall. Previously, the hippopotamus had waddled about the business district of St. John's on two occasions and had once strolled from his home in the Umzipulu River to Durban, where he entered the lobby of a hotel. Friendly, the hippopotamus is reported to have lost his temper only once, when natives threw stones at him, causing him to charge them, injuring...
...holiday is ever a complete holiday for a member of the House of Windsor. At the Colonial Office last week reporters learned that, when he lands at Cape Town, H. R. H. is expected to visit Durban, scene of recent Zulu riots, in an attempt to calm Zulus before going north to kill lions...