NEWS IN BRIEF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2735, 20 May 1924, Page 1

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tlie strangest street name m London is XX Flare, Globe road, E. 1.

There are said to be between HHH) and 1500 millionaires in the United States.

Air raids on Great Britain during the war resulted in 1413 deaths and 3407 injured. London’s elementary school children decreased from 803,845 in 1014 to 707,878 lost year. Pupils of the London elementary schools have the use of a travelling library of ‘2,000,000 boohs. About 80 per cent, of the motorcars sold in America are bought on the “hire-purchase” system. Apple puddings and marmalade, tarts, two typically British dishes, are becoming popular in France. London’s hotels and boarding houses will accommodate only abi.nt 100,000 visitors, it is estimated. Public-houses in London now number 5514. a reduction of 22 per emit, since the 1004 Licensing Ad. Thieves recently! stole several hundred tablets of soap and many bottles of scent from Bristol premises. Newspapers numbering 21(10 are published in (treat Britain and Ireland: of these 421 appear in London. The largest crocodile in the London Zoo is about fourteen feet in length; lie is approaching ninety \ - of age. 't'v.o believed to lie birds’ eggs, lad 25.0011. no 1 ! and 00,00(10(10 years old. have b<"“; found Sooth Dr: lad a Second- L'ciil enunls m the army start with a -alar-, of 'm’O.imdml iter emolument :l '•ingle, and '-34 I if married. SimliglO will |ifodru I e .dear wuI: t,, a depth ol’ 1.500 feet. MY, re I ban 200.(100 houses have i, },,|i!i in (treat Britain -mcc 1010. ,\ barge towed along the Regent’< Canal recently was titled with an aerial. Brick la vers in Britt) in to-day number 53.000; in 1001 there were I 00.000. The Bull, the oldest inn at Fenny Stratford (Bucks), was built in 1012. '|'hc of maintaining Britain’s main trunk roads varies from £7OO (.. COBO per mile. Sycamore is an exceedingly durable wood, and a statue composed of it in mii Knsloni mnsunm, is said to be quite sound although nearlv 0.000 years old.

Of all tile money spent, by the British Ministry of Pensions to date amounting to £400.000.000, all but 5 per cent, lias gone directly to benefit the pensioners. Among the queer ,trades for women mentioned in the new London acv-sweep. cycle-maker, locksmith, Directory are beer-ca.n maker, chirnsaddler, and wheelwright.