Bewley's (be) an old Irish tea house chain. The history of the famous Bewley's Oriental Cafés (begin) in 1835 when Charles Bewley (import) over 2000 chests of tea directly from the Chinese province of Canton to Dublin.
It (not / look) like a great deal today, but back then it (be) a coup: no man before (dare) to import tea directly into Ireland.
Bewley's initiative (put) an end to the East India Trading Company's tea monopoly which before 1835 (force) the Irish to import their tea from London.
Samuel Bewley's son Joshua also (become) a tea merchant.
Like his father, he (import) tea into Ireland.
The Irish (like) the idea of not having to import old tea from London.
A tea expert (notice) that even the poorest Irish people (buy) only the finest tea.
By the end of the 19th century a tea culture (develop) in Ireland.
In 1894, Joshua's son Ernest Bewley (want) to stimulate the market for a product that (be) rather unknown that far: coffee.
In the back of his shop in Dublin's George's Street, he (begin) to run coffee making demonstrations.
His wife (bake) scones to go with the coffee, and the couple soon (find out) that their idea (be) extremely popular among customers.
That (mark) the beginning of the first Bewley's Oriental Café.
In Dublin's Grafton Street, Ernest Bewley (open) another Bewley's Oriental Café in 1927, on which he (spend) nearly 60,000 Pound.
Still now the interior furnishings and wonderful stain glass (provide) a very special oriental flair.
During World War II, Bewley's (must restrict) the supply of tea to an ounce per head, and many customers (switch) to coffee.
Today, Bewley's (be) Ireland's leading supplier of quality coffees and teas.
It (create) a catering service for larger customers such as Trinity College and it (open) cafés in book stores and Dublin Airport.
Bewley's Clipper Gold Tea and Espresso Prima (win) Gold Awards in the London Great Taste Awards.
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1. It's been months since is last rained so the crops are failing.
2. Bolts of lightning lit up the sky throughout the night.
3. Strong circling winds travelled over the land destroying everything in their path.
4. Temperatures reached over 40 degrees for days on end.
5. As the snow fell strong winds blew it around the town.
6. Strong winds blew loose sand and dirt across the area.
7. The river overflowed and water covered the town`s streets.
8. After winds formed over the sea, they hit regions along the coast.
The Unfortunate Tandem
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.
At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.
She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.
People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.
Be careful on the roads!