There were 1206 women to every 1000 men in the Isle of Alan, according to the 1921 census figures, published recently compared with 1173 ten years earlier. The population of the island fell from 52,026 to 49,270. The motor liner Rio Panuoo arrived the other day at Plymouth, England, from Alexioo, with 13 tons of diied flies among its cargo. These flies contain a brightly coloured pigment, and are used in the manufacture of paint.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10349, 12 March 1925, Page 8
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