n THE Herald reported: ''To the multitude of citizens who curiously view the construction of the new bridge over the river Clyde at Oswald Street in fugitive peeps from the river steamers or the neighbouring bridges the confusing array of incomplete piles of steel, concrete, and granite and the clutter of wooden stagings over the river upon which rest the towering cranes, conveys the impression of the continuous progress of work. Even the most favoured vista of the works from the down-river wharfage discloses few facts to the untrained eye concerning the recent activities of the contractors.''

n THE Herald recorded: ''The duty of parents in the administration of corporal punishment to children is specially mentioned in the annual report of the Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. In items referring to the Glasgow branch, it was pointed out that while in 1922, the number of cases of ill-treatment and assault was under 1%, last year the figure had risen to 4%. 'The line between deserved chastisement of a child by its parent and a too severe thrashing,' stated the report, 'is a narrow one.' In the general report, it was stated that the trouble of child neglect seemed to have its foundation in slackness on the part of the parents. An interesting reference was made to the ''tinker community''. Tinkers had to a large extent settled down and acquired houses. This particularly applied to Orkney and Caithness.''