NEWS IN BRIEF.
Parliamentary blue books were first issued in 1681, but were not sold until the year 1836.
Scotsmen average sft in height; Irishmen sft. Bin.; Englishmen,, sft. 7din.; and Welshmen, sft. 6£in. ‘ To coal a liner the size of the Olympic occupies 500 men five days. It can be refuelled with oil by 12 men in 12 hours.
Dartmoor Prison - was recently described by Sir William JoynsonHicks, the Home Secretary, as “the cesspool of English humanity.”
Westminster Abbey and St; George’s Church, Windsor, are both outside the control of the bishops in whose dioceses they are built. By using oil to lay the dust in London schools, instead of having the floors scrubbed regularly, it is hoped to save £12,000 a year. In connection with the promised grant made by the Bruce Estate to the Tnngimoana Improvement Society for tree planting, fencing, etc., the society applied at Wednesday’s meeting of the Mannwatu County Council for approval of the account for work which totalled £99 17s Bd. The Council decided to make official application to the grant of £SO.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3756, 18 February 1928, Page 1
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180NEWS IN BRIEF. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3756, 18 February 1928, Page 1
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