A Russian scientist declares that he can measure a ten-thousandth part of an inch. His idea seems to be to make car-park attendants green with envy.
The ancient school slate, now considered obsolete, is now being revived in Germany to save paper. The education office has decreed that children during their first two years ’at school must use slates instead of exercise books. Germanys’ difficulty in paying for imports remains serious, and as wood or wood pulp for paper-making has to be imported, she has to cut down the use of paper as much as possible.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 April 1938, Page 4
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