Brevities
It has beea oaleulated that if all the money in the world were divided among the people, eaoh person would gat about £6.
It is said that an aore of mangolds was sold at Rangiora for over £6O. It was surely an abnormal orop, a tribute to first olass cultivation.
As the Opposition will fight the rsoiprooity measure, Sir Wilfrid Laurier will be unable to attend the Imperial Conference.
In the House of Commons Mr Asquith informed Mr N. Craig that he was unable to undertake to reform the House of Lord before the introduction of the Home Rule Bill,
The Magistrate released M. Chedant, architect at the Frenoh Foreign Offioe, who was arrested for complicity io the recsntly disclosed case of official corruption, cols dering him to have been exonerated.
It is reported from Manila that the Dutch have occupied the Island of Palmas, lowering the American Hag. The United States do not intend to protest, considering the island valueless. The report of the Academy of Seienoes, based on doctors’ investigations, shows that aviators find breathing difficult at an altitude of 5000 ft, and buzzing in the ears at 6000 ft. Rapid descents induce headaches and a strong desire to sleep.
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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5706, 29 April 1911, Page 2
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