NEWS IN BRIEF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1944, 25 February 1919, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A world’s record in (lie killing of grizzly bears was established in the Canadian Rockies last year, when ’ two hunters shot four good sized ■ bears in 30 seconds.

A return shows that 12,523 miles of khaki cloth, flannel, etc., was issued for Australian troops. The number of horses sent for military purposes was 135,000.

With the exception of one or two of the Balkan Stales, Russia is Iho most illiterate country in Europe, over 60 per cent, of the inhabitants being unable to read or write. Calf-rearing experiments in England have shown that by using linseed cake, made in gruel with water, it is possible to bring up calves without the use of milk. There Avert' 152 fatalities in aeroplane training in the United Slates during the year ended last June 30th, or an average of one dealii (o 2,684 hours, and 201,000 miles lioAvn.

Since August sth. 1914, there were shipped from Folkstone 8,612,323 passengers, 36,690 motor ('Andes, .14,050,461. hags of Government stores, and 84,010 lons of Red Cross stores.

The Indian Government is considering making a systematic survey of waterpower resources for the generation of elec)rival energy, with (he ohjeel of rapid industrial development after (lie Avar. The largest of all munition factories built by the Slate in Britain is said to bo the Gretna factory,

which cost nine million pounds to build. During the Avar, 12,000 Avorkers were employed, principally girls'. For short distances (he .salmon is (he swiftest of lish. Its speed at high pressure is from 20 to 25 miles an hour. Sharks are capable of keeping up a speed of from 17 to 20 miles an hour for a considerable time.

German and Turkish statistics are stated by the Armenian patriot Khan Zadian to show that in 1916 (lie number of Armenians who had been deported amounted to .1,306,350, of whom 1,056,550 Avere massa ered.

£12,800,000 in gold, received by Germany from Russia in virtue of (lie Treaty of Brest-Lit ovsk, has been banded over to the Allies under the armistice, and is now deposited in the collars of the Bank of France.