HERE AND THERE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19809, 28 November 1919, Page 6

HERE AND THERE.

- A story of the buried treasure on Vimy Ridge is under investigation hy the Canadian Militia. Department. The treasure, a. sum of money in gold, is said to have been buried on La Folic Farm on the top of Vimy Hid go. Subsequently, it is claimed, the money was found by Canadian soldiers while digging in a gun and banded over by them 'to their superior o-iucatt* The log-book of the Victory, containing the narrative of the battle of Trafalgar, and of the death of Nelson, was recently purchased at auction by Mr James Buchanan for £SOOO, and has been presented by him to the British Museum. It is now exhibited in the Manuscript Baloon, in close proxnnity to Nelson's Trafalgar Alemornn(lum, which was bought in 1905 hy the ate Mr B. M. Woollnn for £3600, and bequeathed to the Museum. It is near the Admiral’s last letter to Ladv Hamilton, which was found open on his desk after the battle. The formation of a, circuit of theatres exclusively for negroes has been announced. A syndicate has already leased one playhouse in New lork, and is building one in Philadelphia. It intends to operate theatres m Chicago, Washington, Pittsburg, Richmond, and all the larger cities throughout the Northern and Southern States. It is also planned to organise a school of dramatic art in New York lor young coloured men and women, as well as n, booking office to supply the syndicate s theatres with, the necessary plays.

Tom Corley, an ox-convict, who has charge of tho State park at Jefferson City, U.S.A., is worrying tho prison hoard. Under the merit rules, his term of imprisonment, expired two weeks ago, hut he has no home to go to, and does not want to leave the park and his pets there. He has been -allowed to stay at the park and draw his rations from the prison.. He says ho never had such a good time in Ids life -as since he camo to the penitentiary for a minor felony, and that, ff ho is farced to leave, it is probable that he will commit a smalt theft, for tho purpose of being seii.ti back. He is a groat favourite with tho children, who swarm in the park, and! it is expected that the governor will bn askod to adopt suck steps as will permit him to remain. Tho plea that w» can’t do it in Australia because our wages are too high is badly bumped hy a manifesto issued by the Employers’ Association at tho start of tho great steel workers’ strike in IJ.S.A, (says tho Sydney “Bulletin”). It showed that the majority of workers employed did better than 25s a day, though tho average was slightly under that but above. £l. The average earnings of sheet rollers for an eighthour day were; Heaters £4 4s, Toughers £2 7s, catchers £2 7s, steel-pourors £2 Us 3d, vessel men £2 18s Gd, engineers and ’ manipulators £2 4s t)d. These were tho dnilv wages taking the £1 sterling at 4.85 dollars. Semi-skill-ed labour got £1 to £2 a day, while common labour was paid Is 9d to 2s an hour, or £25 to £23 a month. It isn’t what you pay but wbat you get for wliat you pay that matters. • Ono of the most interesting rooms at Balmoral, soys the “ Alan about Town ” in tho London “ Evening News,” is the gunroom, which is decorated with tho heads of stags brought down hy various members of the Royal family. The room was formed by Queen Victoria, and has as its central feature a magnificent “ Royal” that was brought down hy the Prince Consort. Under each head is a small brass plate, setting out tho name of the shot and the date. Among the heads are those that fell to the present King, the Duke of Connaught, the Prince of AVales, and Prince Albert. Interspersed with these are a series of rare sporting prints put up by the late King Edward, whe greatly enjoyed a cigar and a chat here after the day’s sport was over. Medical opinion on the case of a Manchester woman worker who died from softening of the brain caused by the heat of the rubber factory room in which she worked was expressed by a London physician recently. “ Softening of the brain caused by heat is very rare,” bp said, “but such a thing can, be brought about, as it was no doubt in this ease, hy the weakening of some' of the blood vessels, which may cause a hemorrhage, ami result in brain softening. AVhon people arc exposed tc excessive beat, detitli is sometimes, caused by exhaustion' and sometime.' hy a paralysis "of the nerve centres. It is an interesting fact that however great a heat tho body is exposed to a person’s temperature does not rise more than ono or half a. degree. Experiments have proved this over and over again. Dry heat is far more injurious to the health than damp heat.” It was the late Ferdinand Kayseri a energy, foresight and brains that 'made the Bisehoff co.’s big mine what it was (writes a Sydney “Bulletin” correspondent). Ruder his control ibis Uaratah (Tas.) show was the world’s biggest single producer of tin concentrates. Bisehoff was formed in 1873, and Ivayser was put in charge in 1875, and remained boss for thirty-one years. Trained to the practice of large German shows, then the most advanced in the world, he soon decided that to develop the proposition as it should Iklie would require considerable plant. His fights with bis board and shareholders would have broken the heart of many another man. Eventually lie got his own way, and not only tilted the dressing-sheds with all tho best appli- ] ances then m use in tin-ore concentration, but invented, among other things. Lan orc-dresscr which probably has I never been beaten for economical workj ing and cleanness in concentrating. I Tin co. spent £]oo.ooo in the Jive years j before t ho first, dividend was declared, and then they camo thick and fast, (wo a month for some time. Shareholder*--pocketed dividends without a, gap until 'he outbreak of war. and then fifteen months were skipped. AATien Knyser gave up control of the mine over two millions, or £175 5 S per share, had j boon banded to shareholders.