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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 3

An unusually bright meteor was observed at Auckland falling through the northern sky at half-past ten on Sunday evening. A resident of Oneliunga, who was walking down his drive when the meteor fell, stated that his shadow was thrown distinctly on the white shell of the drive, although a street lamp was shining from the opposite direction. He turned round quickly and saw the meteor reach a height" about 30de<r. above the horizon, where it exploded l and vanished. Argentina and Australia are the largest meat-eating countries, with a yearly average per inhabitant of 2501b and "2201b respectively. Britain consumes 1201b of meat per inhabitant a year, while the figures for Germany and France are respectively 1021b and 981b. Before the war Italy consumed only 301b of meat for each inhabitant. Her consumption is now about 401b per inhabitant.