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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 7 February 1914, Page 5

In any competition that may take place for the honor of being the oldest white resident in the group, account must be taken of the Rev. Father Leberre, of the Catholic Mission of Kadavu (says the Fiji Times). Born on July 27 in the revolutionary .year of 1830, Father Leberre arrived in' Fiji in 1859. and has remained there ever since, his 84 years and his 55 'years' residence in a climate which, it is often said, is "not fit for a wwhite man," Father Leberre is as well and hearty as a novice, and looks into the future with the calm eye and undiminished confidence of untroubled, youth.

Melbourne's first motor watering van, with patented sweeping, scrubbing and washing machine, is the finest vehicle of its type, and the first machine of its kind seen in Australia, in fact this side of the "line:" The watering tank is adapted to hold 1100 gallons of water. Moreover, the machine can be filled by hydrant, or is selffilling from any water supply such as a river, lake, sea, etc. v The machine may also bo used as a (Ire engine, lifting water from a depth of 23ft, mid throwing to a height of .v.-trly 50f r: j furthermore, the fire hose • .n be it-■!•<; for flushing gutters and pin----: of tbo ; road which are particul.-ir'v I ;;T:Je t:>| become unclean. SimiLnl;. . flnodeJ i places can be pumped iliy Woo;], i blocked roads or n^phaltr ' •■.r-crs (•:■!:! l>e swept, -crubbed' and w.i-:io,;, t] u . ' final operation being by roxa.v i-o/r-ezo