ENGLAND: QUIRKY : LOWESTOFT: Lord Mayor of London lays coins for hospital charity (1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Lord Mayor of London at Lowestoft to open fete in aid of Hospital: Full Description: CAPTION - CHANGE HERE FOR LOWESTOFT WHERE LONDON’S LORD MAYOR STARTS TRAIL OF PENNIES FOR HOSPITAL AND OPENS FETE Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Lord Mayor of London ( accompanied by lady mayoress wearing stylish dress ) laying line of pennies CAPTION MORE COPPERS Police man adding to line of coins CAPTION - BYNG - BYNG -BYNG More coins being laid / good scene of crowd sitting in deckchairs / Lord Mayor making speech / child dressed in Japanese costume being greeted by Lady Mayoress CAPTION - AN “UGLY FACE “ CONTEST - THEY AWARDED THE PRIZE TO OUR CAMERAMAN Men in “ ugly face “ contest with faces looking through wooden screen / women poking their faces through screen and making faces Lord Mayor and lady Mayoress with children dressed in fancy dress / child dancing / L
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