News by the Mail.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6788, 3 September 1900, Page 4

News by the Mail.

(London Daily Mail.) SOLD] BBS ABET RIOTERS, During the recent riots at Crousot the military were called out to quell a disturbance, but when the eoldiera were ordered to charge the crowd they refused to do so. The regiment was sent back to Nevei'B. Another detachment (the 16th Chasseurs) waj brought to Orensot by special train to take the place of the recalcitrant troops, but as they entered the town they threw out to the inhabitants alODg the line slips of paper on which were written the words, " You need not be afraid of us. Wo are on your side." STRANGE RETRIBUTION. There diod at Somerton, Somerset, on July 10, "William Nutt, a much-respected ijarmee of kindly disposition. Samuel 'Davey, a mason, between whom and the dead man a feud had for a long time existed, proceeded to show his feelings by hoisting a flag on top of his premises, Some of the inhabitants remonstrated with Davey for bis heartless conduct one woman telling him ha deserved to break his neck. In the afternoon, D.wey, after visiiing several public-houses, returned home with the avowed intention of hoisting the n»g still higher. After climb ng the ladder to the chimney, and while reaching to grasp the pola, he fell with great force astride an open door, injnriag himself to such an extent that ho hud to be conveyed to Taunton Hospital, where he now lies in a critical condition. FASHION'S NEW SHADES. Paris has issued ils fiat in regard to the colours that will be fashionable duriDg the autumn. Ihe shads-s aio deeper i:i torn1, les? prominence being given to pastel colours. Two now heliotropes called " Chaffips Elysee" and " 1900 " will be miicb in fayour., Of late deep yellows have been vrry popular, and two novel shades are to ba greatly worn during the next few monlhs. One is entitled " Oleopatre," a rich, dee? yellow, and the other f> Eldorado,'' a brownish yellow. Many ladies find yollow too trying to be worn with success, and with them the metallic blues which are coming in will find favour. la preference to poppy reds and scarlet for early autumn a deep, rich tint of peony red, which might almost be called red currant, is to be donned by the lorers of brighter hues. Greys, greens, and browns are also to bo wora, 60 that the fashionably inclined will have plenty of tone 3to choose from. A MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN. A remarkable story of self-inflicted tor',ure was told at the further inquiry held by the Battersea coroner with reference to the deajh of Miss Alice Blagrovo, who was found running about naked and injured on Olayham common on the morning of June 10th. Miss Blagrove was a music teacher, aged 29, and had a great objection to assooiatiug with her futnily, froia whom she lived apart. Shs was a religious enthusiast or fanatic. During Lent Ehe refused food for four days. She never missed a church service, however o-iily. In June she commenced to cut ha- handd and feet as penance for somo spiritual sin of which she imagined she had been guilty. Aud finally she set fire to her clothing, running out on the common after tearing off the burning garmeuts. Throe bloodstained table knives were found in her room afterwards. " I hive beea studying my Bible too deeply," she said to a bospial nufse, " and thought ihu by torturing my body I should, purify my soul," adding that she had no intention to commit sircicU; A DESCENDANT OF DRAKE. The last Hying descendant of Sir Francis Drake has bean discovered in New Zealand. She is Mrs John Angelo (nee Drake), and is the wife of a settler. Her attorneys have applied to Chancery for certain moneys alleged to be due to her as the last liviDg heir of the great naval commander, and she has cent to the Queen a long letter giving particulars of her auceatry. "WILD PLAY IN THE STREETS OF PITTSBURG. One of the most remarkable golf matches on record took place in (he streets cf Pittsburg on July 21. Several wealthy members of the Alleghany Club wagered four thousand dollars that a golf ball could be driven over four and a hfrlf miles of thecitystreets in ISOstrokes. "William Pafcien, a crack player, was selected to maka the test. He started at 5 a.m., and twenty-five golfers iv full costume accompauied hhu. The cour-o was from the Alleghany Club to the Pittsburgh clubhouse. The first mile w--s ttie hardest to cover, fifty strokes beiuf* required. Patten finally sent a ball through the bedroom window of a prominent oitizen and caused a g: eat disturbance. Another wont through the window of a tramway c=r and created a panic among tho passenger?. Tbs entire four and a half miles were finally cove- ed in 119 strokes. Patten finished by landing r, ball through the window of the Pittsburg clubhouse, ond still hnd thirtyone strokes to spare. Three bulls were lost, three clubs were broken, aud about worth of damage was done, but his backers won their bets. MR VANDERBILT FINED FOR FURIOUS DRIVING. Mr William K. Vauderbi-t, jun , the young millionaire, wpa arrested at New York on July 21 for driving his automobile at a furious speed through Mihon, a suburb of Boston, and was fitiod ISdols. at the local police court. Mr VaurierbiH, who owns a new French automobile capable of covering nearly sixty miles a'i hour, made a flying trip fr.~>ru j>'owport to Boston, a distauec of sovenfcy-oye miies. Tho trip was made in two hours forly-sevea minutes, thus hearing all previous American records. Mr Vunderbilt's speed averaged thirty miies an hour, cscopt in and near Boston, where he slightly exceeded the legal limits. His arrest was in:vde while he was returning to Newport, and created a great sensation. EXCITING FINISH AT LORD'S. The Eton and Harrow match, liks several oilier fixed events, has fallen off in fasbionnbln popularity in the last few years. This year's match, he'd at Lord* on July 15, was, howeycr, of exceptional interest. It wa3 the first played out inoc 1893, and resulted a 1-iw minutes after seven o'clock, in a victory for Harrow by just one ma. Tho keenness of thn contest caused a scrimmage between tho msmbers of ths rival schools, The excitement began by each school trying to tear down thefl/gof the other Tho boys struck afc each other's hn.ts wi h cane*, Mid ihe hits nt once became footballs. The police let tho contest go on for a tima, and then interposed and stopxied it. DIRECTOR} RETURN £52,000. HT!;a shareholders' investigation oommitiee of the Fish Oil and Guano Con:p.my his issued its report Befsr,?r.co3 avo made to what are described as irregulnr dealings with shares by some of the directors. The committee believe thsre was nothing fraudulent in iliese dealings, but tho direcor.i have ugreed to pay the company any profifa they &aye made in this way. Lord Lurgnn, chairman of the company, and Mr Jameson will pay Sir Htanlev i'lo,ooo, and Mr Harding, solicit),- to the company, £14,500—iv all, £52 000. PARIS EXHIBITION FAILURE 3.

Has anybody any idea of ib.3 money that has been sunk in private pnterprkrs for the exhibition ? Certified capUal runs to just on -£2,500,000, nml this does not inclue a dozen or insro instances of private enterprise. The rolling platform got its uv.in-y on the assumption that 40 per cent, of the visitors would use it. Their Bhares are far from being at par to-day. Grand Boue shares are to be had for a son? ; the Hippodrome is not a financial success; Columbia is closed; the exhibition of " Paris in 1400 " his yielded up the ghost, and in varioni directions fifty-one bankruptcies have been declared. Never in the world's history of exhibitions has there been such a magnificent show; but for some reason or another it will not boom.—Beforcs. PEINCESS BADZIWILL MUST PAY.

The dispute over the bill for baby linen supplied to Princess Blucner at the birth of her eldest ohM was decided

on July 23 in the Queen's Bench. Princess Catherine Radsdwill, mother of the Princess Blucher, was found by the jury to be responsible fjr the amount, •5207 5s lid, which was duo to Messrs Oupper, Son and Company, linen drapers,, tho plaintiffs. The case before ths- court represented that Princess Radzvwill authorised her daughter to buy the linen as a present from herself for tho baby. Mr Justice Kennedy reserved bis decision as to the payment of tho cost 3of Prince and Princess Blncher, who were also defendants in the suit CURIOUS HYGIJiNIO FAD. Platon Drahoufes, formerly an Oxford University tutor in Greek, and new a resident of thaWbi eway Socialist colony between Cheltc-nham nnd Stroud, was summoned on July 27th at Stroud for appearing in public in a state of nudity. When seen from the highway and quea tioned by a constable Drehoufes said he suffered from nervous derangement which mada it necessary for him to expose his whole body to the waaihei. Ho took " sun and rain baths " but on'y, according to a witness called for the defence, in secretive spots. Ho was fined five shillings, the bench considering the exposure was accidental. FRENCH PRACTISE BOER TACTICS. Close to the frontiers of Italy the French Alpine regiments were, in July, put through a course of now rnanosuvrea, which are considered to be so important that tho officers of the Military Academy have been summoned post haste to coma and attend them, and great precaations havo been lafcen to prevent tho presence of spies. Tho whole importance and gist of these new manceuvre.s is that they include experiments in Baer tuctics, which the French staff think far superior to Engli.-h tactics.