NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

Auckland Star, 2 September 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)

NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

DIFFICULT EXAM. PAPERS. Sir Thomas Inskip, the British AttorneyGeneral, told an audience of schoolboys at Trent College that he was appalled at present-day examination papers. Xhe proficiency demanded both in teaching and learning was extraordinary, but he was sometimes afraid it tended to lead to a loss of individuality. Unless headmasters were continually on the watch, they would find schools tending to become places where boys were prepared only for examinations, while some of the instincts, instead of developing along lines which were natural to a boy, were likely to be suppressed. M.P. BEATEN BY PIGEONS. Mr. Linton T. Thorp, M.P. for Nelson and Colne, was beaten in his pigeons owned by members of the Nelson and District Homing Society from London to Nelson. Two hundred birds -were liberated by Mr. Thorp at Westminster at 10 a m. Mr. Thorp took a taxi to Eustou, where he caught the 10.30 train to Manchester, completing the remainder or the journey to Nelson by car. Mr. Thorp arrived at the rendezvous and found that he had been beaten by 20 pigeons. Messrs. Nutter and Rhodes, of Nelson, the owners of the winning bird, received a cup presented by Mr. Thorp. INNOCENT MAN'S LAWYER PAYS. Because he was wrongly convicted of murder, Mr. Henry Olson has obtained £6000 damages from the lawyer who defended him at his trial. Six years ago Olson was found guilty of a hold-up, in which a man was killed, and was sentenced for life. He managed to escape, and went into hiding in New Orleans. Then he came into the open and produced witnesses to prove that his lawyer knew at the time of his trial that the real murderers were two youths now serving long sentences for the murder. He brought an action against his lawyer, and the jury found in his favour. A SHEIK'S FURY. A display of fury by her sheik lover so alarmed a middle-aged and wealthy American woman visitor to Bagdad, that ehc left the city by air. The two met casually in a Bagdad hotel, and "Momma" wrote him love letters in English. Preparations were made for a marriage according to Moslem rites, and a few days before the ceremony a picnic was arranged. Trouble becauce the sheik was late led to "Momma" leaving her hotel. The sheik followed, and for some reason knocked the new hotel-keeper down, his display of fury scaring hie "fiancee" out of her matrimonial ideas.

WELSH HOME FOR THE PRINCE. "The Prince of Wales should have an official residence in Wales." This is what a group of prominent Welshmen declare, and there is a likelihood of the Prince being ottered a country mansion in the Snowdonian district. Some months ago a member of the Carnarvon Town Council publicly stated that Welsh people, particularly those in the north, felt that they did not see enough of their Prince. Since then a group of Welshmen have considered launching a scheme by which the people of Wales would offer the Prince the gift of a home in their midst. _ It is now understood that a certain mansion in Snowdonia will be offered for sale in the near future, and it is thought that it would make a desirable residence for the Prince. So far the matter has not passed the stage of private discussions, and before the scheme is brought officially before the people of Wales, ther Prince will be approached privately and his approval sought. AN ALL-GLASS GOWN. An evening gown made entirely of glass was shown in London last month. It was worn by Gloria, one of London's loveliest mannequins, at Selfridge's. She looked as if she were clothed in shimmering silver tissue flecked with pinpoint diamonds. But, unlike tissue, the fabric was transparent—crystal clear, in fact. It was made from thousands of short hair-like threads of spun glass pressed together in three _ layers, not woven. "It is a. little ticklish to wear," said Gloria, "but is about the weight of a. normal silk frock. I have not yet sat down in it, but I think it would be quite safe." The material is supple and falls in easy folds. It can be •cut with ordinary scissors, but must be stitched by hand. The model shown, simple in style, occupied three seamstresses f6r a clay. It was made on a white net foundation. The edges of the ruffle which hemmed the skirt were left raw, for threads formed a 'natural fringe. Such a frock will appeal to the woman who likes to create a sensation, but glass fabric is hardly a practical proposition for normal wear. HEAVY FINE FOR SMUGGLING. Eugene Messenger, a Paris merchant, was fined £192 9/G at Lewes Police Court for conecajiug goods from the Customs. On his arrival at Newhaven from Dieppe, it was stated, he said he had nothing to declare, ibut concealed in the legs of trousers and the sleeves of coats in , his luggage were several embroidered handbag shapes and hand-bag frames. It was noticed that his chest was rather bulky, and he was found to be wearing a linen sack tied around his body and suspended from hid nock by a tape. Inside the sack were 42 silk-embroidered hand-bag shapes. It was stated that the value of the goods wag £48. .. The chairman, Mr. J. I. Glencoe, <?aid that this was the most flagrant case which had ever come before him, and he saw no reason for not imposing the full penalty. Ella C. Bleigh, a partner in a firm of antique dealers in Berncrs Street, London, was fined £15 for the fraudulent importation of 24 china and metal trinket boxes and one glass lamp.

ANNOYED AT RUMOUR OF, ROMANCE. "Ah'll maybe think about taking & second wife when ah can forget the first," Sir Harry Lauder, the comedian, made this decisive yet pathetic denial of the report that he was about to become engaged to the widow of a former Lord Provost of Glasgow. "Tell me, Sir Harry, is there any truth in the report that you are about to became engaged to the widow of a former Lord Provost of Glasgow?" he was asked. His eyes Hashed. "I have been asked that question by hundreds of people in the past month. 1 can now authorise you to make a complete and unequivocal denial of this annoying rumour." GUARDSMAN THREW DOWN HAT ON PARADE. Guardsman Morris Winder, Ist Irish Guards, made an unusual defence to a charge of disobeying a lawful command when he was court-martialled at Aldershot. Lance-Sergeant Nye said that while on drill parade Winder removed his hat and threw it on the ground. Pie was twice ordered to pick it up, but failed to do so. Winder told the Court that he returned from a route march about 12.30, and at 3.30 went on drill parade with a severe headache. Suddenly he became dizzy, and everything went black. He snatched his hat off and did not know where to put it. He heard someone roaring at him, but did not know who it was. He did not realise that anything was wrong till he saw the escort standing beside him. Sentence was not passed. GRIEF MADE HER A FORTUNE. One of Portugal's most prosperous industries has been founded on a mother's grief—the carpet industry, built up by a, broken-hearted woman who sought to forget her life's tragedy in work. Four yeare ago, at the little village of Beiriz in the province of the Douro, the wife of a well-to-do farmer lost her only child, a little boy. To divert her mind from' her loss she took up carpet-making, and so proficient did she become, and so popular were the brightly coloured rugs and carpets she made, that before long she had six apprentices. To-day that little home workshop has grown to a great factory employing 300 women. workers besides scores of others employed in minor jobs and in transport. The wool cornea from the flocks of sheep which graze on the slopes of the Estrella Mountains, and the Beiriz carpets now find their way all over the world.

THEY THROW THEIR WEIGHT ABOUT. ' Quoits is the latest pastime taken up by women. In the Durham village of Lanehcad a women's team has been organised. The women have already become adepts, and hope soon to meet a team of men. When it was pointed out to one of the players that the throwing of the Clb irons was a strenuous job, eha stated that the game was as much a woman's as a man's. READ BIBLE 58 TIMES. Three him died people in Lambeth, London, read the Bible through every year, but none can beat the record of Mr. Frank Januaway, of Stockwell Park Road, who has read it from cover to cover 58 times. Mr. Jannawa'y started his selfimposed animal task when he was 15 years old, and has since evolved a system by which he reads a specified number of chapters every day. "I have carried the Bible all over the world with me on my travels," says Mr. Jannaway, who hopes to read it 26 more times before ho dies. STAMPS WILL BE CRIMSON. The British postage stamp will be printed in a deeper shade of red next yeai\ In place of the present pink, a rich crimson will be used, making the King's head stand out more clearly. The new stamps will be on sale about the middle of January. There will be no change in design. More than a thousand million penny stamps are used every year. The halfpenny and three-halfpenny stamps will retain their present colours. It is also proposed to introduce a new method of printing. Experiments are being made with the photogravure process.