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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
8
Transvaal Provincial Council plans to spend £1404 to add 100 beds for natives at Johannesburg Hospital. A separate ward for mine injury patients would cost between £15,000 and £20,000, raising total capacity and expanding services amid praise for the hospital's long record of public aid and dedication.
A London correspondent reports on night blindness, describing how the visually impaired possess daytime sight but develop a heightened sense at dusk. The article explains how sound and air movements help locate objects within six feet, with limitations for moving targets and reliance on keen hearing.
An Indian report describes white ants chewing through cable sheaths and a beetle with powerful jaws that could drill through hard material. The find raises concerns for protecting lead covered cables in tropical regions from insect attacks.
Customs introduces mandatory permits for importing birds into Australia. The steamer Tanda was among the first to land birds under this rule, ending prior smuggling practices and the trading of plumage and fish at the airport. Hulkins, a short lived England animal, is also noted.
A mixed batch of notes reports long life spans for gorillas and wartime curiosities, London weather, city population projections, and social trends. It notes Londoners in 1900s terms, including bank holidays at Crystal Palace, and domestic industry shifts, with statistics on divorce, housing schemes, and multilingual bus inspectors.
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