NEWS IN BRIEF.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4521, 23 October 1930, Page 4

NEWS IN BRIEF.

An .ancient artesian well lias been discovered at Pompeii. A Nottingham man recently registered the 'birth of his thirtieth child, 15 of whom are still living.

The art of clipping trees into ornamental shapes was introduced into England by the Romans. Children between the ages of nine and thirteen, says an English coroner, make some of the best witnesses.

'The British Government has bought the Dulk'c of Montrose’s estate, which includes Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond. Official statistics show that the general cost of living in South Africa to-day is 38 per cent, more ■than it was in 1914. The sea coast of Great Britain measures 2755 miles. This exceeds the coastline of Italy by about 300 miles.

Less beer, wine and spirits are being drunk and moiie tea being consumed in London than was the practice .10 years ago. Its millionth badge has just been issued by the Automobile Association, which has uoav hq.cn in exis-

tence in England for 25 years. During 1929 over 100,000 people -jaid for admission to Shakespeare’s birthplace, and over 80,100 visited Anne Hathaway’s cottage. A shock of 50 volts has been

known to kill an elderly person, whilst a boy who received a shock of 10,000 volts has recovered. Amplifiers have been installed in Cologne Cathedral to carry the voice of the preacher to every cor-

lcr of the vast building. 'The area of the earth is estimaed to be 196,550,000 square miles, if which 55,500,000 are land and

41,050,000 square miles are wa-

ter. 'The Court of Aldermen at Guildhall have adopted draft regulations for oneway traffic in 19 of the city of London’s narrowest streets. Oil fuel can be pumped into liners at the rate of 5000 tons in nine or ten hours at the great oil relfineiry on Southampton TVjater, England. Speeds of 200, 250 and 300 words a minute in shorthand were attained by a demonstrator at a (onference of shorthand teachers at Bath recently. Chicago, flic second largest city in the United States, has a population of 3,374,000. This is an increase of 25 <per cent, in the last 10 years. Great Britain spends £17,000,000 a vear on imported eggs. Of this sum £13,000,000 went directly to the foreign poultry farmers and

dealers. There are now about 40,000 factories in London and the Home Countries, more than 5000 having sprung up round London during the past six years. Sank, one of the Channel Islands, has many curious local taxes, one being paid in fowls by each house according to the number of chimneys it possess'es. “Doctoring” dolls is the curious hobby adopted by a Survey clergyman. He limits bis services in repairing dolls to .those who “live” in his parish.