NEWS IN BRIEF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2824, 16 December 1924, Page 1

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A book containing 61,120 newspaper cuttings about the Prince of Wales’ recent visit to Long Island lias been collected for presentation to him.

.Mrs Emma Whittaker, of Bacup, daughter of the late Sergeant John Gibson, who fought at Waterloo, has celebrated her 90th birthday.

A farm,er at SI. Etienne, France, bought a fowl and when dressing it for dinner found inside it a diamond which has been proved to be of great value.

“Penel doctors” in Britain may have as many as 2500 or even 3000 insured persons on their lists, in addition to any. private practice thev have.

J.I is estimated that medical science should he able to save British industry 140 millions sterling a year, including £60.000,000 through time lost.

During the last ten days at the Empire Exhibition a complete set of all the advertising literature issued by the exhibiton authorities was shown. The advertisements included 10,000,000 poster stamps, 8,000,000 pamphlets and leaflets, and 500,000 posters.

“It might he a strange idea, but I never Jiad u bank book in my life” said a bankrupt at a meeting of his creditors in Auckland. “1 have always kept all my money in my bedroom. I do not believe in keeping old letters and papers showing records of money.” The side wall of three old cottages iti Stockport collapsed recently while the occupants were in bed. An aged woman named Ellen Macdonald awoke to tind half her bed hanging over the street 30ft. below. She and other people in the cottages escaped unhurt. Sixteen years ago Messrs Clare Bros., builders, of Brentwood, Essex, got into difficulties and had to make a composition with their creditors. The head of the firm, Mr Clare, went abroad, prospered in business, returned to England lately and paid all his old creditors in full. The death occurred in October, in England, of Selby’s blind grover and preacher, Mr Wentlock, who died from concussion after falling downstairs just as he had prepared his weekly sermon. He estimated that he had walked 12,000 miles and had preached over 3,000 sermons. , Cleveland ironstone mine owners in England have shown their sympathy with their employees in a practical manner. Under the sliding scale, based on the selling price of pig-iron, the owners were entitled u reduce the wages by 5.2 per cent. ;i response to an appeal' by the men’s representatives however, they decided to forego their claim and the wages remain unaltered. “John Dories,” one of the ixgliest tish known, grow to a length of 2ff. and are so thin that they can almost hide behind a blade of seaweed. A curious mark on their sides is, according to legend, the imprint of St. Peter’s thumb, when he took a piece of money from the lish’s mouth. The incident is mentioned in the Gospels.