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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11405, 5 January 1931, Page 4

A snake found its wav into the dwelling -of Mr! p. -Northeroft, a. painter, of 'Nathalie. Victoria, early one morning recently. In his atto kill the * creature. Mr. Northcrofi knocked p. burning oil lamp from the table on to the Sour. An explosion followed, resulting in the destruction by fire of the house*, an attached shop, and stock and furniture. The loss was partly covered by insurance. Considerable investing interest centres round the half-yearly interim dividends to be declared this month hv the Australian Bank of Commerce, the Commercial Bank of Sydney, and the Union Bank of Australia* The Autralian Bank of Commerce last dividend was at the rate of • 7-per cent, per annum; the Commercial of Sydney's. 10 per cent. : and the Union Ennk, 12J per cent. For some time electricallv-driven iugga.ee -trucks have been used on New Zealand railwav stations, superseding the hand-pushed trucks of the past. They are managed hv one man. whereas a heavy truck of'the pushed variety sometimes took three. The trucks are fitted, with an alarm signal. which warns passengers using the platform to get out of the way. They, handle luggage much more expeditiously than under the old method. Six more of these trucks, which are a feature of railway termini the world over, have been'delivered to the railways. for use at the Lambton and Thorndon termini. Thev are of British make. Superintendent Francis Cariin ' a member of the original *‘Big Five” ar. Scotland Yard, who was engaged- in the Mahon. Vaqueior, Field, and Grey and other murder cases, died recently. A button missing from a soldier's overcoat once led nim to suspect a discharged soldier, David Greeenwood for the murder of Nellie Trew, on Elthani Common, in 1918. A trilbv hat and the movements of a rat which revealed a bag of stolen cash helped Mr Carlin to trace the four men who were sentenced for the Berkelev Hotel robbery in 1913. “Most criminals are blondes with b I U ? . ey . es > J '. Superintendent Carlin stuted in his book or reminiscences which he published after his retirement three years ago. ‘ -With the-coming of the spring anc summer months,- amateur photo graphors, and their number is legion become involved in the old problen as to whether it is worth while t< develop their own films.' The fas cmatmn of .securing snaps of hom< life, holidays, friends etc., has ai attraction, for young and old. Bui after the snap 1S taken, the fiH must be developed, which entail: patience, and money. Happih now this problem*; has been;solvedhj M r - ■ D * Bramwell, who has hi ns Pharmacy, the latest and mosi d s? developing plant .know! m the Old World. Scores of film: a.! de T©loped at the one *tiine and there is, no risk as.do whethei they will bo. printed satisfactorily study of this branch, of the service and providing . Y the film is • correct there is no failure in developing This up to date plant gives a/ofu day service, that is, -films broughi m before 10 a ; .m.;willYba develop and printed by 5 p.m.-. the same' ray bums must be developed," so // whj not' nave the‘ best seridee’;. espciallj when the‘ cost is apt-more ? 1 Gbnntrj orders ymay. be addressed-'to Ivan' D Barnwell’s -'Pharmacy, cPostfk' Office