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Evening Star, Issue 19698, 27 October 1927, Page 9

'Reference was made by the Prime Minister yesterday to.the institution of preliminary inquiries into the trnns- . port systems of the country. He stated that a small departmental sub-commit-tee had been investigating the information at present available, hut more detail as to the actual position to-day was required before the question could bo reviewed as a whole. Ho was accordingly arranging for the compilation of the necossarv facts and figures by the Public Worlts, Post and Telegraph, Railway, and Marine Departments (the principal departments of the State concerned in transport), and also the Government Statistician. When the information is available the Prune Minister hopes to ■ arrange for its consideration from every aspect in order to enable the Government to consider the question of transport from a national aspect. Ho said he did not wish it to be understood that the Go-vernment-had' any definite intentions in this connection at present. All that •was at present decided was to analyse the position to the fullest possible extent, and then, after the most careful consideration, to take what steps were considered desirable in the interests of the country as a whole. Tiny electric light bulbs are mounted on the shafts of the newest surgeon’s instruments. ■ While the surgeon is performing _ an _ operation the lamp directs a tiny circle of light into the wound. A loud speaker lias been used successfully as a scarecrow in South Germany, where a fruitgrower suffered gevore losses from feathered thieves,