A boulder of jade, or. nephrite, has recently been placed on exhibition at tho Now York Museum of NaturaT History. It is- tho largest block of jado over found; it woighs 47101b., is 7ft. long, 2ft. wide, and Ift. thick. It is large onou«h. to bavo furnished material for all the prehistoric objects of nephrite- that havo boon found in Europe. •As this hugo block was dug from a quarry in Germany, thcro is no need to oupposo, as has been done, that prehistoric man got his jado from China or Burma. Signer Cabriole d'Aununzio, the poetnovelist airman and cavalry major, _ has been decorated with tho British Military Cross by tho Brigsdicr-Genoral commanding the liov.il Flying Corps. Signor d'\nnunzio has already ono bronze and two silver Italian medals for valour. . . The ' Zeppelin is tho only engine of war that is •peculiarly nnd exclusively German by invention and conlrivanw, it is a failn".
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 198, 10 May 1918, Page 5
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152Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 198, 10 May 1918, Page 5
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