NEWS IN BRIEF
The Straits of Dover varies in depth from 36ft. to 174 ft. Every year Britain imports fruit worth more than £48,000,000.
In Quebec Province there are over 3000 miles of motor roads, of which 2700 miles are in excellent order.
The use of the 'wedding ring is first noted in Egypt, where the ring was the emblem of eternitv.
The first sheet of paper is stated to have been made from the bark of a mulberry tree in A.D. 75.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3589, 20 January 1927, Page 4
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83NEWS IN BRIEF Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3589, 20 January 1927, Page 4
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