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An unusual incident

A most unusual incident took place recently at the Times
House grand hall. It was on the occasion of our thirty-
fourth anniversary and we had invited a guest speaker
from the Times House advisory committee to present to
speech.

It was 2.30 p.m. and the huge crowd was already waiting
at the huge, old and yet reputable hall. Outside, it was
drizzling and this caused some uneasiness among the
organizers as they have planned to have the reception out
in the front lawn.

The speaker arrived on stage at 2.45 p.m. He began his
speech promptly. The rain got heavier and dark, a damp
patch appeared on the ceiling directly above the speaker
who was then engrossed in his speech. Tiny drops of
water began to fall from the patch on the ceiling. The
speaker pretended to ignore this but he could not do this
for long as the sudden downpour outside caused water to
really fall down from the ceiling.

The speaker was drenched from head to toe. A few of the
organizers rushed up onto the stage. There was confusion
on the stage as people tried to persuade the speaker to
come down. Before he could do so, the ceiling collapsed
directly above him. The unfortunate speaker was hurt very

badly and was given first aid treatment on the spot. Panic
in the hall continued as the speaker was taken away.

While the commotion was continuing, a voice announced
over the public address system that the meeting which
was scheduled after the reception was to be cancelled.

The relevant authorities are now still in the midst of their
investigations of this seemingly deliberate “accident”.
Police are still waiting for more information.