NEWS IN BRIEF
It is estimated that the United Stales holds 45 per cent of the world’s total of gold money. Of the remainder, the British Empire holds about 12A per cent; France 11 per cent., Japan (i per cent.; Spain •> per cent., and Germany and Holland about 2A per cent. each. Shepherds say that the wool of the sheep furnishes an excellent indication of weather changes. When it is crisp, there will he no rain. When it is limp, and feels very soft to the touch, a storm is imminent. A saving of coal without loss of heat, may be easily effected in those neighbourhoods where chalk is plentiful, by filliug up the back of u large grate with lumps of chalk. The chalk will become reel hot, and give out a good heat. About 500 species of plants are carnivorous. Through modified leaves they imprison their prey, which is subsequently digested and absorbed. Sundew, flytraps, pitch-er-plants, bladderworts, and butorworts are among the chief ani-mal-eating plants.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2682, 12 January 1924, Page 1
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167NEWS IN BRIEF Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2682, 12 January 1924, Page 1
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