All The Worlb Over.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 August 1911, Page 4

All The Worlb Over.

Germany proposes to put os tax on cuts. The Fatherland's tux on ilngs is now up to CI. 31ystorio11 s disco I<lllriii-gs form i na, exact- replicas of the cast end of Erith (Woolwich) Parish Clmrcli aro appearing on tombstones in the churchyard. T'lic Hov. 11. iv. Hudson, vicar of Herdon, Kssex, lias founded a. lire brigade for his parish, nets as chief officer, and is building a new engine for horse draught. Thomas K.arre!, who had reached the age of 10!) and never had a day's illness during his long life. died during a week-end at- S.'iltmills, Co. Wexford.. "Wo have even had to kiur.'k up the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Milnor at' 2 a.m.." d the ehiirman of the District Messenger Company, in London recently. A world's record for motor-cars, was created fit- the Yorkshire Automobile* Club trials at Salt-burn-by-tho-Kea when P. I'ordino. an Italian driver, covered 11ti.3 miles in an hour. "When a young man named Hall, of Fulmodosit-one, Norfolk", accidentally siliot himself while- out rabbiting, this favourite dog guarded bis •body and refused to allow any of tire search party to approach except Hall's 'i.rotiier. At tho mooting of the .Metropolitan Asylums Hoard, at London, it was decided, subject to tho sanction of the Local Government Board, to inc,roiise the mum be r of women clerks at the head oflioo eight to ton by tho appointment of two additional women clerks to replace two men clerks in the accountant's department. A submarine endurance test was recently earned out on the Danish submarine Dykkercr (diver). The crew cumbered 11. and 2o cubic, metres (225)5 cub. ft.) of air were available. The submarine remained under water for 12 hours, when it became necessary to ascend owing to tho discomfort experienced. An improved combination for smokers, just patented, consists of a small cylindrical match box, fitted: with a spring clip to fasten on the stem of the pipe. Its pur-nose is to prevent a minor carrying looko matches in his pocket, as many underground workers aro compelled to leave their pipes at the top of the mine. The matches, being contained in the receptacle attached to the pipe, aro thus left behind. A Louis XV.T. oval gold snuffbox, chased with laurel foliage, tho property of the Karl of Lauderdale, realised £800 -at Christie's recently. At another special mooting of the Dublin Corporation recently the corporation, by 33 votes to 2G, again refused to increase tho Lord Mayor's" salary by £2000. Nobody need both or to send in any more paragraphs wherein it ispointed out that Drake, the Yorkshire cricketer, lias an aversion from "ducks," says "M.A.P." Chelmsford (Essex) guardians refused to pass a resolution that members of hoards of guardians should bo paid at least '£150 per year, ono of the speakers remarked that such payment "would degrade guardians to the level of M.P.'s." A man of seventy-five, who sued a. woman tof sixty-two, at Swaffham, Norfolk, for the -return of £5 and • some furniture, said that after ho had entrusted the money and things to her, with tho idea of -getting married, she jilted him and married another, , g iwpi»n 1 U