NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2662, 22 November 1923, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Hospital surgeons who operated on Mr. Jerry Wyant for cancer in Salem, Oregon, discovered that a suspected malignant internal growth was a surgeons rubber glove, left inside him at an operation in San Francisco two years previously. Denmark has more telephones in proportion to population than any other country in Europe, the ratio at the end of 1922 beng one telephone to every 12 inhabitants. Sweden came next with one to .16, and Norway third with one to 21. The soya, bean, originally a native of Manchuria, has now been acclimatised in America. From it can be manufactured milk, bread oil, glycei'ine, paint, varnish, cake, sauce, soap, ink, linoleum, knife-hand-les, beds, billiard balls, and horse fodder.

New Zealand’s population is steadily increasing. At June 30, 1923, it numbered 1,272,999, exclusive of Maoris, and increased by 4117 in the ensuing three months. The estimated Maori population on September 30, 1923, was 53,700 — 28,340 males and 25,360 females. Inclusive of Maoris and the population of Cook Islands and Nine, and the mandated territory of Wesern Samoa, the population on September 30, 1923, was 1,382,366. During the nine months ended September 30th the number of arrivals in New Zealand totalled 23,843, and the departures 23,204. A Wanganui resident who has just returned from Melbourne, in conversation with a “Herald” reporter, stated that while in \ ietoria he had made inquiries regarding the results of the, Hickson Mission. While he had not come into contact with any persons who had been healed, he had spoken to reverend gentlemen who assured him of genuine cures that had come under their notice. He was also informed that the work started before Mr. Hickson visited Australia had not been allowed to drop. Meetings of preparation were still. being held, and the laying-on of hands was still being continued by a section of the clergy. Arrangements were made to bring persons long distances who desired to attend these sacraments.

A lad nine years of age had an unusual experience in Wairoa recently (relates a correspondent of the Naper Telegraph). He was some distance from home and was given a lift on a motor lorry. In spite of the rough going, the little chap went to sleep, and the driver forgot him until he had passed through Wairoa and had reached Opotiki, 13 miles away from the boy’s home. The little fellow then set out to tramp back again, and duly arrived. When he got home he found that search parties were out looking for him. British Princesses keep their marriage veils for there is an old superstition in the Royal family that it is unlucky for a member of it to lose her bridal veil. Queen Mary’s veil is carefully preserved at York Cottage. Queen Alexandra has hers at Sandringham, and Princess Mary takes good care of hers at Chesterheld House. The same superstition prevailed in the now vanished Ger man origin. A curious story appeared in a Berlin paper during the war to the effect that the late German when travelling from Potsdam to visit the ex-Kaiser at liis headquarters, had lost the box in which she kept her wedding veil, and that all efforts to ffnd it huff failed. It was stated that the Princess was in great distress at the loss. A little more than a year later, the Hohenzollern dynasty had fallen, and the ex-Kaiser and his late wife had become exiles.