BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 14164, 14 September 1909, Page 8

BREVITIES.

Duke of Wellington died September 14, 1802.

Thp Jewish New Year (5670) to -morrow evening. ° A start has been made at Vancouver yjth the enrolment of naval volunteers lio having been enrolled. ’ Mr H. Gh-dstone (Home Secretary) proposes to introduce legislation dealing with indecent publications and advertisements. Persons /born in spring are generally supposed to have a more robust constitution than those who are horn at other seasons of the year. The wedding-ring is worn on the left hand because, while the right hand is supposed to represent authority, the left band represents obedience. Lava retains its heat longer than anv other known substance. It has been known to remain at boiling-point a foot below its surface for fifty-three rears. hix hundred cases of onion's, from Japan, brought to Auckland hr the Alokoia from Sydney, were condemned on account of the Japanese onion

Clothes will be rendered fireproof if / , sol l ltl , on of Phosphate of ammonia (ahout four ounces to every quart of water) he added to the water they are Washed in.

The crown worn by the Austrian Emperor, which is regarded as one of the finest works of European goldsmiths conta.ns ever £IOO,OOO worth of mild and jewels.

Compared with the corresponding penod of last year the income received by the Dunedin Athenaeum Committee ®° | vear shows an increase of nearly £OO.

A train travelling at sixty miles an be I i’!: oI1Rh , t 1 . to a stn nd.still in 400 \ards. If travelling at fifty, in 270 SlnooV.r£ v mile ' '■* u <™ fcl hv'Vl'm lf are + ’? S r? m^ rtted for trial [he fe.M at Auckland yesterday on a charge ot having sent letters to T Y‘ tiark containing threats with intent to extort monev.

I.he charge against the New Zealand Dairy Association of exporting from the Dominion butter containing more than 10 per cent, of water came on for hearing again at Auckland yesterdav, but was further adjourned. ni/flfo oi i dl I lvinK several tunnels on the incline leading to near the State coa mine at Point Elizabeth is hednimdertaken bv the Government, fhi" 2 t or . k wdl en the output from the State mines to he doubled.