GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1971, 1 May 1919, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

ADMIRAL WINS HURDLE RACE. At (ho Cape limit Club's meeting recently. Admiral Fitzherberl. naval eouimandey-in-ehief at I lie Cape, won the h/irdle rare, Ids mount just getting Ivdme by a neck after a must, sensational linish.

DEMOBIEJ SAT lON TEA I-M'IC. Interesting’ figures as to the number of troops dealt with at various ports in the United Kingdom, from tiie armistice up to February 22nd, are available. These include men arriving in England and members of the colonial forces embarked for home. During the week .February 15th to 22nd, the following numbers were dealt with: Ollieers, 0,305; other ranks, 1(50,238; miscellaneous, 013; total for week, 170,200, making a grand total from November 12th to February 22nd of over 132,570 ollieers, 2,102,Ki0 other ranks, 15,7-11 miscellaneous; a grand total in all of 2,310,171. In addition to this, 11,059 remounts were disembarked.

SUPER-FLYING BOAT. The hying buut being' built by the United Slates Navy Department is described as more than one-third larger than any now in existence. The new craft lias a wing span of 250 feet, with a length over all of 80 feet, and carries live Liberty, engines generating 2,000 horse-power. It will carry enough fuel for a trip of 2,000 miles, and will be able to carry 73 passengers.

COAL FAMINE IX SCHOOLS. Headmasters and mistresses are authorised, in the London County Council Gazette, to close a school in cold weather where the supply of coal on hand is insullicient to warm the building, and in one or two instances this course has already been sanctioned on application. The London Education Authority has already considered the question of restricting school hours owing to the coal shortage.