BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 14787, 31 January 1912, Page 10

BREVITIES.

C. H. Spurgeon died January 31, 1892. Guy Fawkcs executed January 31. 1606. Sixth Xew Zealand Contingent sailed for South Africa January 51, 1901. Caj-narvon Caetle, s.s., burned at sea January 31, 1907. Xo Englishman alive has lived in more than six roigns. From 25 to 47 gallons of water are used by a fast train every mile. "Fourteen thousand emigrants a month went to Canada during 1911. The length of the 'lay Bridge is 10,612 feet, and it consists of 85 epans. Auckland retains the Wednesday for the half-holiday. A fish mart at Timaru was opened yesterday. The proprietor is Mr E. Cannon. In "Corca a serviceable umbrella cc-Ms about sixpence. The covering is of oiled paper. JJuring the past, three months the value of aeroplanes exported and imported into New York exceeded £15.000. I Twin brothers, aged 28, committed suicide at Naples the other day on discoverI ing that they both loved tho same girl. The tender of John Chambers and Sen I has been accepted for supplying pipes, and I fittings for the Waikouaiti water scheme. 1 A large number of summonses have )>e<':i i.'surd in Chriftchurch against Youths who ! failod to take, tho oath of ajiegiar.ee under the Defence Act. The cases are to be hoard . on February 9. j Some young mon wero yesterday fined ss> I each for" takfng l>eer into a Xo-lteonse <!is '• strict (Geraldine) without signing for it I where they got it (Winchester). The barI man who Supplied it said he did not kno.j that it was necessary. ! Glove-making uses up a largo quant it of ce;g,s. one Loudon house alone roquirin : 2.0C0 yolks a week in ono pixjccns in pre paring kid. Thero are 2,566 men under 18, 6.9 c? under 19, rind 10,506 under 20 servimwith the Guard of lino battalions of infantrv.