NEWS TIT-BITS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 245, 13 October 1917, Page 19

NEWS TIT-BITS.

-ho.; with quickly detachable soles - and heels 'n:ive been invented by a L Pr._c!iman for railroad men to enable', them lo escape should their feet be 1 aught in tracks. The estimated national expenditure in Great Britain on education, natural 'deuce, an.i art for the forthcoming year (1917-181 is £21.412,1 T.";. For th. English Board c.f Education the total v-'nieh Parliament is asked to furnish amounts to £15.159.7"0: for public ed.i_at._n in Scotland. £ _... i".7i'. : for public educa-I tion in Ireland. _,'I.sIS.OH. A million I sterling i* allotted in aid of scientific | and industrial rehear -h. Another Dickon- landmark in London ' ii about to he di -tr.>v.- .1. It is an old house, overhang..:: the river in the , Beghbourh 1 of Limehouse Hole, and I yas formerly occupied l.y the Waters family. In order to -••cure the true local colour for hi- ri\er-idi> scenes Hie noTeU-t spent urn.y .l.iv- in the little; *Ww-windovred roiii c.Verlookiiijr the j Thame., " wr'.tiiis awa\ i- if foi dear j Be/ as Mr. Water, v, .'uid -ay. Chnrche? 0 f Mexico I'itv which con-' tain many ol>i< -ts of urt and jewel, of great Talii. r.-.-ntiv have Seen despoiled ty what is believed |.\ the police to b? ■"> organised hand of thieves. They pretend to be vvor.-lii] |.in». Im l when the church cust.. |~,n- are n.u vva-.ehinjj them rtwl art:.!- „i vain.-. The latest tiurch to .utT.-r ft.ni th.-c depredations 'as the ciuip.i of t -~-.. v. iio have taken T °ws. where a ~, liar c f diamonds and Pearls was taken from the neck of an Iffl "_e of the Virgin. Probably no man in the X'nited Kin? I ™m la- ;.,„. letter we rk .it the tn- | WOals than Mr. i). Mad. in. M.1.. so we | Bay take it that he knows what he is j "•king about when he complains that "rtain civ,ha,,.. ~„ ~,.,, ~- into khaki. JSnplrtely 1,,-e i|„.. r |, a Is. sava the | wily Hire ni.1..." Th.- present ' writ--r j corroboration as to one case. & mind went l.i at.tr-1: -tripped, and ! •W taareh.-l with .reader, and oilers "J Wal-he:,ver- all belter men. physi- **}• than iiim-li. int.. the chamber of J*»*on. ,\ ru i. n k! ,. l |. i _ nH a mono< .| c . to recor.l their religious -. iews. ,!? of the men had a preference. UMlrch of En-land?" was the -u_-?es- **. and " Vu-s" t ,c ,-areless answer. fftl" man -, ho did know answered. ,; >0 . s'nconf, r!i:;-t." The monocle fell » the .•;... ~: ,I .. .„„ate llr cabrcur. Whatever „ll.», , i ■ i . i ci..,., in,,... ru or semi-modern &" I " 1 ' t: " l!«-i«n .'.volution fo_ill» " r a f- rn "~ tlcisl » " r anti-religion W .'™ Waii IMt an,, '"X thwn - TV Njjji of Petr.,.r_,l -tuck ~o,clv to their ti -tatio .lavs, when "_ entire _tr.ietim. . • their life -v-i----"■•W-nlv ,i, ■„„ i; , i ... ,„ -, ,-'i i Eerie, „ f , ' '"' ' ' ;1 " "icredible an y_ , '"" "'", ''" " : ""' r " :ls s, "' h ,9,t: it-v:^;;; ! ;; : :: ;i ;;:,,r';i, : ,^;. in ; -Wieation—an Ka-ter that saw the * re Proletariat ami -ddierv of IVtrocrowding into the cathedrals in masses.