INTERESTING ITEMS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 344, 11 March 1911, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS.

The guillotine ordered in France by tht Chinese Government has reached its destination, and has been installed in the new prison which has just been built at Pekin. Nothing is seen in the pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight (it is said) to destroy the illusion that Johnson is along lost brother, so closely does Jeffries cling to him. A week or two ago (says the "Gentlewoman") a bold thief walked into the War Office, stole a typewriter, and walked off with it under his arm, no man saying him nay ! The Great Wesetrn Railway Company has decided after the end of September to transfer the headquarters of its steamship service to Nantes from Plymouth to Weymouth. A Blenheim orange apple grown in the garden of Mr T. Gaze, Picardy Hill, Belvedere, England, weighed 13oz. and twelvs apples on one branch on the same tree topped the scale at 91b. Charles Targett, aged 25, of Longhedge Street, Battersea, committed suicide by putting his head in a gas oven and turning the tap on. He had been unable to work owing to illness. Proceedings are to be taken by the Dover Rural District Council against the owner of a bull, whose bellowings, it is alleged, prevent the villagers of Kingstown sleeping, and drive visitors away. The City of London School has received over 200 applications for the position of junior form master, nearly 150 for the writing mastership, and 50 for the post of assistant gymnastic instructor. Shaking hands is a relic of barbarism. It became the custom in the days when everyone carried a dagger in his belt, and when one friend, meeting another, thought it necessary to attest the peacefulnes3 of his attentions by extending an open palm. Then the other man could do no less than make a similarly reassuring demonstration, and the grasp of these two extended hands naturally followed. Subsequently, by a logical process of evolution, the handshake grew to be the conventional form of greeting, and the refusal of a proffered hand was regarded as one of those insults whose dishonour can only be wiped out with blood.

Prince Fushimi, of Japan, who is to represent the Emperor at the forthcoming Coronation of King George, will in all probability occupy the same quarters as in 1907, when he came to England to return the visit which was paid by Prince Arthur of Connaught, the head of the Garter Mission which had visited the Japanese capital in the previous winter. As an officer of the Imperial Army, Prince Fushimi took a notable part in the war with Russia, devoting his attention in the main the to question of transport and commissariat, and he also greatly distinguished himself in the war with China. When last in the country Prince Fushimi was provided with acommodation at York House, St. James' Palace, which was the temporary residence of President Loubert during his visit in London some years ago. York House was, of course, the town mansion of the King and Queen when Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.

For a greasy skin try rubbing the face (after washing and drying) with a paste made of oatmeal moistened with rosewater. Rub this well over with the tips of the fingers, and continue with gentle action until the oatmeal paste falls off the skin in a powder, leaving the face dry. Do this once a day, and if during that time the face looks at all shiny, pass a piece of chamois leather over it; the leather quite removes the greasy look for the time being. I sometimes wonder why women who are very careful of their appearance—as all women should be —do not make more use of chamois leather; it is most useful to remove traces of powder, also shininess of the skin, and the gentle friction used gives a smoothness to its surface that besides improving the looks i 3 excellent for the skin. Choose a very soft leather, and be sure to change it so soon as it gets clogged with face cream or powder and the natural exudation of the skin. A new leather can be bought for a few pence and one lately in use if washed, can be employed for many household purposes; to polish jewellery, silver, etc. To cleanse the leather make a good lather with soap and hot water, squeeze the leather in and out of it, then rinse it vn-H ~n!;e and hang to dry. W" - : -t d'.-'in;/ r :ii' >; out i: different dh Aom very frequent! y : otherwise leather W'l! '•Hrdyn.