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Inangahua Times, 9 December 1929, Page 3

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(Aim. Prera Ana. an* Baa OaMa.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Asia Interior Kelly Roosevelt Expedition j Report i Fantastic Stories Reed 9 45 a m I t, u _ Chicago, Dec 8 '*-^ erb t, rt S,evens . leader of ihe Ke'ly Roosevelt expedition into , la * Drought back a marvellous stor v of barking hi.ds and tigers that are comparatively harmless ; a sto-y ol grinning grizzlies never before seer, by the eve of civilised man ; ol I hibetan monks who never wash but train cooties in their hair to perlorm neat circus tricks; of natives of a forgotten land, who eat bats and white mice dipped in syrup, holding the pmk rodents by the tails and slipping them down their throats raw as we wonld eat oysters. Stevens travelled a total of 1.700 miles, I.COO on foot and 700 miles on bamboo rafts, tumbling down yellow rivers. “ I couldn’t ante relish white mice, he said, even after they wer t dipped in syrup, but bamboo lats were not so bad.”

A PRINCESS HOUSEMAID

OFFER OF MARRIAGE. PASSIONATELY PHRASED PROPOSAL 1 'THE PRINCESS REPLIES i VIENNA, Dec ember 7. Princess Ida Sulkowsky,’ daughter of ono of the prorudest and wealthiest families <of olr Imperial Austria, is now farced to work as a housemaid for five shillings a week. She fyas just received a romantic, passionately phrased proposal of marriage from a Londoner, who recently iread of her plight. He had not seen her and . «;id not know until he received her reply most gracefully enlightening him that she was 48 years of age. The Princess was touched by the chivalry of the offer of an unknowr fniter and .replied that she felt bound to <ay a young, beautiful girl of his dreams no longer existed. The Teply was brief, but with a hint of happiness to come, “ You seek in me a maiden still young. Disappointment rwaits you. A woehan of fortyoigh' •rpeaks, but the door of further liappi r.ess remains open. I will grant you an interview any time. Sincere regards Ida Sulkows*ki # ’ * Unhappiness Tips indeed aged and sodd med the beautiful face o-f the Princess. Her life has been similar in some respects to that of the unfortunate Princess Victoria Youbkoff. She divorced her first husband after the mysterious death of their only child. Her second romance Was equally unhappy The third, to a Polish, aristocrat, led to a life of cruelty, but great kindness -still gleams out of the tired eyes, which retain the light of unquenchable courage. The princess remains a housemaid and the housemaid remains a princess.

PANDEMONIUM

IN POLISH PARLIAMENT. GOVERNMENT DEFEATED OVER FUED WITH SPEAKER WARSAW, December 7. Pandemonium reigned in Parliament laie last night after the carrying of a no-confidence motion in the Government by 246 to 120. This is the culmination of Pilsudski fuod with the Speaker. Though all day armed, gas-masked guards were outside Parliament House, there was no disorder till the Government was defeated, when Communists whose earlier no confidence motion was rejected, catcalled on the announcement of the adverse vote and sang the Com munist Anthem, and waved the International red banner. The Speaker was powerless and left the chair. All filed out without noise, except Ministerialists, who remained and cheer ed Pilsudski. It is surmised; -that the latter has no course but to reconstruct the Ministry. New Cabins* Formed Reed 9 15 a m Prague, Dec 8 A new Cabinet has been formed with M. Udrzal as Prime Minister.