NEWS IN BRIEF

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2950, 17 October 1925, Page 1

NEWS IN BRIEF

Governors of Ihe Bethleni Hospital have given the London County Conned live acres of the site of the hospital in Lambeth for an open space.

Crimes known to the London police as having been committed in 1923 numbered more than 110,000. This is the highest figure recorded for 07 years.

Peppermint is the unusual crop grown on part of the farm belonging to the Reign I c Corporation, Surrey. Last year the crop realised £25 per acre.

When a British judge is first elevated to the Befieli lie has to provide himteelf with seven sets of robes at a cost which may run into £4OO.

Ball pythons, found in parts of South Africa, are timid, in spite of their evil appearance. When alarmed they curl up into a ball, tucking their heads for safety in the centre.

Queen Alexander’s prize for the most public-spirited girl at the West Norfolk and Lynn High School has been awarded to Alice Curson, daughter of a Lynn tailor. More provincial savings certificates were sold in Alberta, Canada, in the first six months of this year than in any full year previously. Since the beginning of the current year up to the end of June, the total sales amounted to 1,041,600 dollars. There are now close to 7,000,000 dollars outstanding in savings certificates.