AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12750, 22 April 1909, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

BOY'S REMARKABLE DEATH.

Sydney Reynolds, the nine-year-old eon of the stationmaster at West Footscray (Victoria) was killed in a remarkable manner last week. He had a rope tied round his waist, and another boy was driving him. Reynold's companion let go the rope when a train came in. Reynolds went to the edge of the platform, and dangled the rope over the kerb of the platform as the train was moving out. The rope was caught by the last carriage, and the boy was dragged 300 yards along the track. His skull was fractured, and he died within a few hours.

The latest addition to the Telephore Exchange is No. 571, Messrs W. M. Luxford and Co., Aramoho.

Though there was a considerable drop generally in the glass this morning, and one conditions atmospherical had changed greatly for the worse, the rain was confined to the west coast of this island, between Raglan and Wellington. The conditions elsewhere were threatening, except on the east coast, from Tanranga to N"apier, where bright weather obtained. The glass was at 29.94 at Auckland, Gisborne 29.83, Wanganui 29.78, Wellington 29.74, Christchurch 29.70, Dunedin 29.62, Bluff 29.58. The best 9 a.m. temperature was 69deg at Gisborne, Cape Maria 68j Auckland 67, Tauranga and Napier 66, New Plymouth 64, Wanganui 65, Wellington 61, Nelson 63, Greymouth 56, Christchurch 63, Dunedin 56, and Invercargill 47.

In a paper read before the recent road congress «, Paris H. P. Maybury stated that re xablc- roads si ited to modern traffic would b<- secured by building them as strongly as possible; reducing the camlvi to a ■iniform. 1 in JO. coating the siuface with the lest obtainable hard material paging not less thin 2 nor more than 21 inches, and thoroughly rolled ; using only clean, har! gravel and clippings as the binding agent; thm cleaning the surfaces and applvug a dressing of a heated tar compound, and finally covering the *urfacos thus treated 'vith hard, clean gravel or granite drippings and thoroughly roll ing with a steam /oiler. His experience Das prop-] that su-h a surface is cheap, almost dustjess, an.l provides good travelling for fraction engines and commercial motors an«i a good footing for horses

The great singers and artistes— the prominent women who often owe aim .st «vb •fcnch to personal appearance aa Ur •&*- sonal genius and charm— i?n«.jnouslv praiß3 acd wear P.D. Corsets. Why? The P.D Corset is perfectly modelled, it supports and ennobles the figure. It retards no natural motion, checks no natural development. Perhaps you are wearing some ether corset. Why?