Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-14
THE KALEIDOSCOPE


 Herrings are nine pence each in Vienna, and no one may buy more than two a day.
 A Petrograd telegram announces the
 reopening of. the Russo Swedish iron | tier last Thursday.
 A subsea magnet, invented in Japan,
 promises to be of great assistance in locating sunken vessels. | In the first nine months of it's
 existence the British minister of mu-
 nitions spent 22,S0O,OOO pounds.
 Won Buelow could give piano re- cital every day for a month and re-
 peat no number, and all from memory. James Sullivan, who has reached
 his tooth birthday at Gorlestop, says he is Eng1ands oldest snowman. It is said bv scientists that Meso- potamia may, by the application of modern agriculture, be made into an- other Garden of Eden. Since 1891 3o,Ooo miles of fencing has been rected in the state of South l Australia for the purpose of controll-
 ing the rabbit pest. l With one dissentient vote the Brit
 ish Columbia legislature has decided | that the bill prohibiting the liquor 1 traffic should take effect on October 1, According to the Berlin Lokalanzei- ger Herr von Bethmann Hollweg, the ex- Chancellor, w:ll shortly proceed to Munich to go through a course of art study.
 A Buenos Aires telegram dated re- gently, says:-"The Minister of Public Works has ordered the management of the railways to settle the strike within A hours"
 Meriden.-At a meeting of the Li- brary club held at the home of Mrs. E. B. Smith 1t. was voted to give to the emergency cot equipment
 Prince Ypsilanti, the kings master of the horse, who is charged with the attempted murder of M. Benakis, the mayor of Athens. has been committed for trial by court martial.
 The eagles go to sleep just about the time their neighbors in the owl cage are waking up. while the bears during the winter months apparently sleep all day and night. too.
 South African farmers are planting larger areas in sisal than they have done in the past recognizing that the cost of operation decreases as the size of the plantation is enlarged.
 MT. Hannah. the Canadian food con- troller, has arranged for the direct transport of fresh haddock and cod fish from the Atlantic to points as far west as Toronto. to retail at 10 cents pound.
 Over 100000 pounds of wool has been sold comparatively by Ontario farmers under the auspices of the On- tario Sheep Breeders Association. The prices averaged well over three shill- ings a pound. This is believed to be
 An agreement between Canada and the United States provides that Ca nadian vessels may engage in the coastal trade of the United States and the vessels of United States registry may engage in Canadian coastal trade.
 To the end of June Italy's expendi- lure on war has been S3l, 100000 pounds. Pianos and billiard tables have been subjected to yearly tax of 16 shillings. and taxes on servants, shops and carriages have been dou- bled.
 According to the Canadian Trade at Birmingham, England. the present scarcity in England of both sugar and syrup offers a favor able opportunity to introduce maple syrup, which Is not well known in that district.
 Neutral countries have been pour ing in orders for American aeroplanes at such a rate that in order to pre- serve the supply for itself and the Al lies the United States government aas been obliged to prohibit the ex- port of aircraft except by license.
 A census of the Canal Zone taken oy the police and fire division as of June 30 1917, shows a total civilian population of 23 295, a gain of 495, as with a year ago. Of the to- al population 7,447 are Americans, of whom 3,494 are men 1890 women and ,.063 children. Of the population of III other nationalities (15 SSS). there lre 9,310 men, 3,005 wonderland 3,533 children.