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1 In his New Year 's message to the Albanian people on Jan. 1 Ramiz Alia , the head of state and first secretary of the ruling Party of Labour ( APL ) , suggested that the upheavals in Eastern Europe had inspired Albania 's enemies to renew a " campaign of slanders " .
2 Mary Kingsley : Imperial Adventures by Dea Birkett Macmillan , £25 IN January 1892 Mary Kingsley , approaching 30 , was her mother 's nurse in Cambridge .
3 An unusual pair of William IV satinwood side cabinets sold for £5,000 ( $8,655 ) , estimate £6–8,000 .
4 B510 BCK ) contained , amongst other things , a Status Series 4000 bass serial no. 015 , a black Westone Thunder fretless , a Fender Stage 185 amp with the Channel 1 midrange pot snapped off , an Orange 4x12 cab , a Peavey MkIV bass amp , a new-style Fender 4x12 cab , a Rhodes electric piano , a Hammond X5 organ , a Solton combined Leslie cabinet and amplifier , various Sonor drums , a pair of Bose 402 PA speakers and a custom-built effects board containing an old Tube Screamer , a CE2 , a Cry Baby , an Ibanez Phaser , an orange ‘ mute ’ box and a Korg chromatic tuner .
5 Highlights included an Ayra carpet ( estimate £18–25,000 ) sold for £38,000 ( $66,880 ) to a London carpet dealer ; a pair of George II walnut side tables , circa 1745 ( estimate £20–30,000 ) bought by a private buyer for £30,000 ( $52,800 ) ; a William and Mary walnut and marquetry cabinet on stand , circa 1695 , estimate £15–20,000 , bought by a private buyer for £22,000 ( $38,720 ) .
6 A pair of George III wine coolers made in 1811 by Paul Storr are estimated at $50–60,000 ( £30–35,000 ) , while a George III honey pot cover and stand , made in 1799 by John Robins , is expected to make $8–10,000 ( £4,500–5,500 ) .
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