BREVITIES.

Evening Star, Issue 14965, 27 August 1912, Page 8

BREVITIES.

Sir Rowland Hill (father of the penny post) died: August 27, 1879. _ The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Wellington on August 27, 1870. Dean Hole died August 27, 1904, and Jaihes Thomson (author of ' The Seasons ') on August 27, 1748. "Sawyers Bay School has been closed for a fortnight owing to the epidemic of, measles. . . Algiers was bombarded by the British Olf August 27, 1816, and Zanzibar on August 27, 1867. T 'Jul children affected with whooping cough in Washington will in future wear a label denoting the nature of their complaint. A statement was made in Parliament in the year 1610 that the coal mines at Newcastle (England) would not be productive for more than 21 years. Primary and secondary education in the United Kingdom, so far as the expense comes out of rates and taxes, costs annually £29,000,000. Fatal accidents on railways in the United Kingdom must by law be reported to the Board of Trade within 24 hours of their occurrence. In nine months the receipts from Sunday cinematograph entertainments in the London County Council area amounted to nearly £IOO,OOO. Plymouth breakwater was built from over three and a-half million tons of granite; the cost of construction was a million and a-half sterling. British regular soldiers in the Indian Army are maintained by the Indian taxpayer, though they are under control of the War Office in London. Tudor House, originally the Anglican vicarage, was destroyed by fire at Wanganui last night. The building was insured for £4OO in the London and Lancashire Office, and the furniture for £2OO in the Northern Office. The house was occupied by Mrs Brooks. Mr George H. Bradbury, a member of the Ottawa Legislature, will introduce a Bill in the forthcoming session to prohibit the Union Jack from being displayed or lithographed for any advertising purpose. . An Englishman who was looking for a barber's shop at Peking came across three with English inscriptions over them. One had "Razor shop," another "Chin knives," and a third "Headcutter to the English." The Students' Association thave apologised to the Auckland College Council for the disturbances during the recent capping ceremony. The council accepted the expression of regret, and recommended the association to approach the Professorial Board', tendering a full apology for the disorder and offering to provide a sufficient guarantee against a repetition of the unseemly conduct on future occasions. Thirty-five Chinese and two Europeans appeared before the) Court at Greymouth yesterday. Qiiong Bung was fined £25 for keeping a common gaming-house. Notice of (pppeal was given. Yip Dauk was coifvicted of a similar offence and fined £4O. The cases against one European and four Chinese were dismissed, and the remainder were fined £2 eachj.