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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 81, 1 May 1909, Page 3

Asosan, in Southern Japan, lias the largest volcanic crater in the world. Tt measures fourteen miles across one way, and more than ten miles the other. Carrier pigeons am supplied to aK cavalry regiments in tin- Italian Army,' JUKI are used for the transmission of in-1 formal ion during all military man- j oeuvres. ' Tlio first train in Canada Waft operated on what is now a part of the Grand Trunk Hallway. The "International, Limited," tlie premh'r train of the Grand Trunk system, is also the finest and fastest train in Canada, and 07ie of the fastest long-distance trains in the world. In Japan the annual mine of fish and other marine products taken from the sea is £10,416.000. The world's population is estimated to ho 1,5:20,150,000. An African pigmy weighs u:ider 001b. Printed musical notes were first used in 147: i. Automohilists have to pay an extra premium for life insurance. Wool yields one-fourth of the heat of coal; charcoal about the same heat as coal. Everything thai comes into Paris is taxed, oven to the market-women with produce. The fastest, racehorse travels at the rate of forty miles an hour. Pontage-stamps in Kngland use »jp 4.ooo.otrVgallons of gum per annum. In the world's oceans then- are 7,000.000 cubic miles of salt. After riding a. lady's boudoir and annexing some jewels, the burglar left a note—brief but gallant, and gratifying to a degree—before taking his departure. A thousand regrets," so the note ran. • "for not haviutr found in fhis chamber J by far its most lovely jewel,"