NEWS IN BRIEF.
Canada has more cattle than people. The United States now uses 52 million eggs a day. Edible fish cannot live at a greater depth than GOOt't. The United Kingdom takes about half tlie world’s total production of tea. Surnames were introduced into England by the Normans, and were used by the nobility about 110. Ten Ormskirk railwaymen are building their houses. They pay £54 down and 14 shillings a week for 20 years. A huge timber raft containing 1000 million feet of logs lias just been towed 1000 miles from Oregon to California . Last year 179,757 meals were served in the House of Commons refreshfmenjt rooms, at ,an -average cost of about 4s 2d each. Out of the total tax-revenue of in the United Kingdom £330,000,000 is paid by 2,500,000 people. Five-sixths of the fish harvest of L Britain, valued at £10,000,000 comes from the East Coast.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2908, 11 July 1925, Page 1
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150NEWS IN BRIEF. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2908, 11 July 1925, Page 1
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