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Show oo "Titanic" as Baby's Name. A baker, on registering the birth of his daughter at Arnd. In Hungary, In- 1 formed tho registrar that he intended to have her christened Titanic, as she was born on tho day the White Star liner sank The official, however, refused re-fused to accept this name, as It Is not to be found In the calendar of Roman Ro-man Fathollc saints' days, and the baker had to eontent himself with the less topical name of Koeslla. In this case Hie rule of the church, which is ' up.ld by the state, saved the child from hearing through lite an appellation appella-tion which Is not only unsuitable, to say the least of It. for a little girl, but would also recall for many years one i of the most tragle disasters of mod-1 mod-1 rn times Sometimes, however the rul operate, rather hardly, as when recently a Viennese was not allowed to have h)S chilli ehristencd Daisy, after her mother. wLo is an KnijUaa woman |