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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 55, 29 November 1926, Page 6

The progress of the Gisborne harbour works has rendered useless a large section of (lie berthage on the town side of the river. This loss, however, is more than compensated for by tlio additional berthage provided on the Kniti side (says the loenl "Herald”). '[’lie new berthage is now equipped with shed accommodation, and the port facilities in this connection are even better than previously. There has been quite an epidemic of nose bleeding amongst, grown-ups. as well as children, during the recent abnormal weather (states the Auckland "Star”). Recently in one of the suburban schools in Auckland the head master and several children had severe nose-bleeding, which could not be accounted for. There was also the severe attack of nose bleeding which overtook a well-known public man at Northcoto when -lie judges and officials of the Royal Show were visiting the North Shore. Women, too. when going about their housework, have had sudden attacks of nose bleeding, and quite lately each member of one large family has some time within seven days had o.uite a severe attack of bleeding. Speaking on the subject, a medical man said there was nothing to be alarmed about, and it was just as well when the bleeding started to let it run its course, unless it was unusually severe, and then proper attention should be given to it. As soon as people could indulge more freely in the pastimes they were accustomed to at this season of the year so soon would the symptoms pass away. The weather this season Ims been more trying than usual, and the human system was tho first to suffer Sea bathing, sun bathing, and flic outdoor life were the things to put matters right. Near Chequers Inn. five miles from Osmotherly. North Yorkshire, where peat is being cut to meet the fuel shortage, is wbnf is claimed to be the oldest pent fire in the country. Mrs. Thompson, mother of the landlord o r the inn snv" that ’be fire has not been out for 70 venri fo her knowledge, and when «tm was a lifile cirl people told her that Ilion tho fire bad already been alight for 100 years.