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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1745, 25 October 1917, Page 4

bridge with the longest arch in the world is the Hell Gate Bridge. The American naval authorities have models of the- hulls of their battleships constructed, but these are much more elaborate, being formed of white.pine, and fitted with rudders, false keels,, propeller shafts, and all other necessary parts. - ' , Bridal and other gowns, some of which have been packed in antimoth preservatives since 1760, were worn by society folk recently at an “old-fashioned reception” given at Long Island, U.S.A., to raise funds for the Belgian sufferers. To replace old coins called in and worn out paper money, the Bank of Ireland, Dublin, has just received £25,000 in silver pieces from sixpences to crowns from the Mint. When the sun is pouring down its rays upon the ocean at noonday, none of them penetrate to a depth of over 200 ft. Could a diver descend to that depth, he would find himself shrouded in darkness as profound as though he were immersed in a sea of ink. China shows signs of reviving the manufacture of porcelain. Japan does not view the movement with favour. That country has been trying to forestall the world demand for this form of art and to capture a larger degree of the trade. Ch ; na may become a powerful competitor, owing to the cheapness of labour. Prom the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg no fewer than 10 per cent, of the males of military age are fighting in one or other of the allied armies. There are 2,600 of them in the French Army, and about 500 in the Belgian Army; and they are also represented in the Canadian contingent, in the army of the United States, and among the Italian Alpini. The amount expended by the various belligerent Governments on the war has been estimated to have reached about £15,000,000,000 sterling, a sum which all the Governments in the world combined would not have dreamed of paying out for any constructive work, no matter how beneficial it might have been for mankind. By the Admiralty’s orders perfect models are made in paraffin wax of every new battleship before it is built, and these models are tested in a tank at Harlar. The models are from 12ft. to 24ft. long, and the tank is 400 ft. long and 20ft. wide. The models are made of wax, because it is a material which does not absorb water or change its weight, so alterations can easily be made.