BREVITIES

Evening Star, Issue 14513, 3 November 1910, Page 8

BREVITIES

In 1361 apples in Germany were worth 4s a thousand. Spelt is a favorite grain in Sonti Germany and Switzerland. An excellent quality of illuminating gas has been made from peat. Red is the color that can be clistin guished at the greatest distance. ’ In the East Indies are some spider; so large that they devour small birds. Vegetarians claim that hair grow, less luxuriantly on the heads of meat eaters.

The Manawatu and Ashburton A and P. Associations are holding thei. spring shows. The Mikado of Japan was fifty-eigln to-day. Mutsuhito was born on No vember 3, 1852. Fifty-one metals are now known 1< exist; four houndred years ago onl, seven were known.

A large residence in Mason’s Gar dens, Wellington, known as Taita, ha; been destroyed by fire. The judge at the North Island bras: band contest in February will be M E. Short, King’s trumpeter. The Great Eastern, the forename: of the big steamers of to-day, was launched on November 3, 1857. A reception is to be given to tb Wanganui Band on their arrival iu Auckland from Sydney on Sunday.

The mail despatched from Duncclii via Vancouver on September 26 arrival in London on tho afternoon of tho 31m October. A new shoe salesman’s stool is provided with small mirrors on each side of tin foot-rest to enable a customer to get rirb views of a shoe ho is trying on, and also to afford a degree of privacy.

Hancq, loaded with handcuffs, chains, and leg irons, dived into tho liarboi from the bridge of the Waikana at Portobello yesterday. He reached the top of the water free from his impedimenta, _ and appeared none tin wore© for. his immersion.