An experimental race was recently made between a skilful typist and an expert penman, the test being the number of times a phrase ot eight words could be reproduced in five minutes. The typist scored-37 and the penman 23. A bamboo organ has been built for the Jesuits' church at Shanghai, and is said to surpass organs made of mefc al. ' As bamboo can be obtained of all dimensions, from • the thickness of a pen to pieces of a foot miJSSSf 1 raaterial costs
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6091, 31 January 1898, Page 3
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