MISCELLANEOUS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2446, 27 April 1915, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS

RECONSTITUTE OP BELGIUM. (Rec. April 26, 5.40 p.m.) 11 ; > London, April 25. The Pope has promised the Belgian Minister that tho Vatican will use its influence to obtain the integral reconstitution of Belgium.—("Times", and Sy'dney "Sun" Services.)

.WOOL HELD UP IN LONDON. (Ren. April 26, 5.40 p.m.)

London, April 25. Nearly four millions' worth of wool is held up by the congestion at the London docks, and the wool sales have been postponed.

Every effort was made to discharge the Australasian meat, but apparently, it was not thought urgent to discharge the wool, despite the clamour of the khaki manufacturers.—("Times" trnd Sydney, "Sun" Services.)

About three-fifths of the tobacco ftapoited into the United Kingdom comeß from the United States of America.

There are more than 2,500,000 foreignborn Germans iu the United States of Ariierican, but not 1,000,000; fo.reiguborn Englishmen. \"

Germany numbers among her;population 39,000,000 Protestants, 23j000,000 Roman Catholics, and 283,000 Christians of other denominations.

Russia's rifle is of 3in. calibre, and IB •similar in pattern to tho Mauser.'

Thero are 140 islands in tho Scilly group, .St. Mary's'being the largest. i

In the County of London a penny rate is estimated, to produce nearly £20,000. In ths human being "the left, lung is rather smaller than that ou the right lids. - -