14 AUGUST 1982, page 13

In Casterbridge Country

Richard West Dorchester T here are two signs in my room at the Antelope Hotel. One says: 'Please note: Cold tap is hot water. Hot tap is cold water'. The other reads 'The Oak......

One Hundred Years Ago

The Lord Mayor entertained her Ma- jesty's Ministers at the Mansion House on Wednesday. Lord Northbrook and Mr Childers, in returning thanks for the Army and Navy, alluded with......