To-morrow a man in the North of England is to celebrate his hundredth birthday. He will be the youngest centenarian in the country.
At Ealing it appears that a rabid dog dashed into a pork butcher's shop and snapped at a sausage. The sausage was immediately shot.
The War Office, says a contemporary, is to have another storey built. In order that the work shall not cause any sleepless days it is to be undertaken by night.
It is reported that a burglar who has been drawing unemployment pay has decided to return to work.
The New Zealand Government has decided to check the introduction of influenza, and every passenger arriving there is to be examined. All germs not declared are liable to be confiscated by the Customs.