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Carnival 1909

POSTCARD W GAYS SERIES - Tableau representing "Lloyds Weekly News" outside Tapleys Dartmouth Inn. Carnival 1909 - 75% profits to Cottage Hospital Fund and 25% to Totnes Football Club. TT reports - A most effective tableau representing "Lloyds News" in which characters were portrayed by Messrs C.Phillips (Army), J.Brown (Cricketer), W.Tapper (association football), E.Syms (rowing) H.Potter (angling), Mitchell (boxing), A.Phillips (royal navy), S.Mitchell (lawn tennis), H.Syms (rugby football), W.Cole (merchant service) with John Brown in centre reading of their exploits in life and sporting field. Mr C.Arscott, driver, and a crowd of youngsters representing the vendors of the news. Tableau awarded first prize