NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1706, 22 December 1919, Page 12

NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.

JIHSII'COUNCFS'JO&Ei }\ m The Ncnagh, Comity Tipperary, Council have accepted ,the, War OBicc ,ofler of Uvo German l:cld guns, on condition that they are in good order and that a supply ol shells is included. '.

IMIG'S TITLE.., ; Field-.\larshal .Dpuglas decided ki toko.tho title.oLEarl Haiff or Bemersyde: liamlet near Melrose, where the head branch of the great soldier s: family h»a bee resident', !<om , , time immemorial, Bemer.X« the M WM &rf inhabited "as a-"dwelling; . ?%fWf,W half siiorighold, and smce it was, built, always'sheltered a HaJ£.., .

1 FIELD-MARSHAL! Few. men. oonf n FieWMavrfial, as early %M W* has just entered;bis WMWW even younger ffia was Sir P°«gf who. became Field Marshal *|g; of '55 and six • months. JjMCtt wis &fflt bereceivod #»&fj year bolero, the war, 59, and/Lord Wgffi sfe { ° U > when ho attained.supreme rank. . ■ eigwiW^i^m?^i^4^fe^ul whom the doyen is Sir Evelyn Wood, now in his ; eighty-second year.

IMAGINARY VAST: DEBTS. The case of a man who wrongly imagined he owed xasfc.'sums.came up at Scarboroughwhen the Deputy-Official. Receiver applied tor Lament of*tl,e bankruptcy, of J%*J Huntly, clerk, of Hull, on grounds of lU ln°S*ptember, 1917. he wasadjudicated bankrupt, representing his liabilities at '£2oo and Sets £2B, His, H»tyft %»M were found to amount to only £4 7s. and £2OO of assets wore recovered. Jlo was removed to Beverley.Asylum,, whero he now IS "Oiu'o Jlo,made out. a. .bajance-shefet showing that he owned £1,000,000, and he went, round the banks trying to borrow thjf amount as an overdraft.

CHILD :EATENkBY. EAGLES. Three months ago. a child aged four, disappeared from a village in the Pyrenees. lii a erevice in.tfie,n\ountam .rocks recently the- bones and clothes of an infant were found. .Near-it-was discovered an eagles tit' is assumed that the child, while playing in the fields., was carried oft and devoured by.eagles. ODD JOBS. Tho ex-captain who has been appointed by the Bedfordshire County ¥auncd :«8 organiser of .rat. catchers,; and thf ex-major who is reported as being in the. modest position of. pigtkeeper. are notitOong in > choosing peculiar .callings - for their . postsavs the Daily- a,ron.ce Others are working as slubbers in tne k®s #m %i *&Bw s&ss& lifters in a blast furnace, as wiperfl-ofl «jfli wipers out: in'the same buiidmg r ra ß: ,Germon silversmiths, ,and one ha? accepted a job as'ii-'bulldog-burner.

PAPER BETTER THAN LEAD. Pertinax,-one of. the most important of German substitutes for metal, is a comDressed paper, material which has been used in place.of lead and copper for pipes for gas, oil and .other purposes It appear! ,that these pipes can three or-four times as great a while-their weight is only ft#h« grcat„.and they 'are water-tight, W#«g and unaffected about 200 deg, C. The tensile he mkterial is- 14,0001b,.. per m&£ss nearly equalling that of, the best Austra ian wood/ It can. bo turned, stamped KoS and drilled, and as anolectno insulator approaches porcelain in ettectiveness.. . ..--..

GENERAL AND COLONEL KILLED. In a lecture in Jx>ndon, Captain 0 Sumner told .the story of .an, old "&»s<s aumo who got into. unite™ ami..fqught. bj the-sido/of; his grandsons --untiU they.; were ||l>f their ;clipibea^in}oi a colonel."'' •* ' , -V, i' f u 'r^\l,„l •■•;"-JMworthdJi old • ini&!s£bsy} fell ; MtH ground -md-Ued he Sitwo ?m* i Thb»first msmm M> jlie-Lionel? and ] the ;* seconds killed ■'• the, general." .... ■';£; '' \ :] ,/.-.■ . /

! ".-'■ BRITISH liners.. •; r "^; iFoul&ilth^^S&M struotion for the. Glen Line, which,.j« oftio of the pioneers in-the use-of internal com-, buptiorj engines-for largo,: vessels. The [gW ships will each;de-veloi>.64op, h.p., by means of two oil engines of-3200 h.p. v ...

■;\'//.-/>»■ Y*M..C.Ar MEDALS, ..;;/..'".'./ •■ A sharp issue' of -the-British vmctmedaL.to'XMjCiA,.,. work-; era.has beon-made vicar of South Acton,, an .^arrny,:chaplain. . "This'decorrttion.^niu.st:bo/.kej)tjfor. ■ members of.;TLMv Fprws,-and?must;npt/be'.'al-" lowed; to/-include i mdrjjh's;,ih''Fi-a^ ifyfeeifktftfye-.-.. ~'''.. ~ £,'•#.,_ '--' „ fpVcml* v m&Hl#fo^ in Wt;'tmy *iii'st j 'not;; i lipYs'aid»li> e - , i' ut on I '-thfl*s"aTric r footiiig f aß men who fought in tho trenches. "The war; modal will.become the laughing stock of the wQild if. this sort of thing iS permitted," ho.declared.

' , SKYSCRAPER STRIKE.;. • Owing to the stokers of the boilers which furnish tlte powpr..'to.;TOrltjthe^Ji{,ts.4ns-the Metropofitln'Life Building, m Madison Avenue, New York, carrying out a lightning striko at noon on "September 5, the 10.000 persons employed, in this skyscraper had to Ehlrhig the aft'einoongalhtrit spiritshaving; busiii'essi iri ; the.building faced>the 'clirrtb.Sto;. the"- tipper storeys, but ibeion* lopg-.the stairs were;. Jittered rwitjh peop^in-varipUS; stages n " '.'" Building, 7eoff higli- ni the tallest' in' tho'United."States.] ■■

AMERICAN SHIPS COSTING MORE,

In spite of the eagerness .of Americans to capture our carrying trddo, the-United States:: Shipping Board have not sold'a very largo number of vessels, which: they, built with..such feverish. haste,, says., the-fkily Chronicle.', t \[ ' _ *j According to the last returns," made up. to ilia, micldlfb pf sold 185 of its vessels, .totalling. 712,727 tons. TJbb price , taken all round 'was. about(2ll dollars alton.. . .... This, now; tonnage- has cost,.tho American shipowners nearly double what the 'British Gdvornment's standard iioats hare'cost tho British, owner. This should make all the difference when' any rate-cutting takosi pJeiceWtoi''Oil. ; .'."''„' ', ,"'";'' *

'I DISGRACING THE CLOTH. I Convicted at the Old Bailey of gross im- ; propriety; Frederick Charles Oliver (33), a ['•Presbyterian minister, was sentenced to six months' liuprisoiiuioiitt

A FORGIVING HUSBAND. A verdict of wilful murder was returned it Exeter against Charlotte. Low, wife of 4. soldier, in respect of her infant child. ;JIW husband, who is not the father, said Hie was one of the best of wives— truthful, ifoyihg, and honest. He forgave her freely, laud; was willing to stick to her.

', i, AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST -MINT. i The value of the output of the Broken iHill Proprietary Company's mine, from the ! inception of operations to the end of 1918, Suited to V £47,477,669. The amount paid in dividends and bonuses covering tne lame period totalled £11,554,640.

PJ THE PRINCE'S BREAKFAST. ' Just before the visit of the Prince of Wales to Vancouver, the management _ 0 1 the Hotel Vancouver telegraphed. to una out what .dishes he, liked for breakfast. The answer was: "Tea and toast!

>'. id. A WEEK COMPENSATION. Judge Shand, at Liverpool Counts' Court, reduced to Id a week the compematmn to an injured Cuna.rcJ .workman who refused to undergo an operation for the xurc.-o -dia placement of the cartilage of the knee. TdSr stated thathe;had performed this operation on many patients, .including footballers, who resumed play in a lew ftibhths.

' MOUTLI-BREATUING BRITISH. . The nose, has an enormous influence hi -the building up of « healthy body, mid IJr. Octavia Lewin, ■ speaking -recently in .Lipn-. If neglected? the noso was capable of developing terrible, destructive, powers, lhe nose was tlifi proper channel for respiration. 'Breathing through ..dm nioutlr ;be a product of civilisation, and the Briton was known abroad as.a member of the. mouth-breathing : rmtion, DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS. Swiss jewellers state that the demand for diamonds from America and the Centra countries is ten times greater than, the suiwlv Trices continue to soar, much to the advantage of British profiteering componies, which hold 90 per cent of. the world's output. Swiss dealers ; say the situation is a result of the war and the passion of thenowtf-rich for "show." At a recent ball EvianaJes B.'.int, a noted French society beauty, dtmwd with shoes glittering with diamonds.

ROUNDUP OF LAZY HUSBANDS;

A,round-up of "lazy husbands is threat ionA at Yakima, Wash., by local officials. Washington State has a law which pus jazy liuabandfc ab work and gives tho ftwuly of' such men their earnings. Officials say the country is so plagued with, men liable for prosecution ander tho law that a roundup will soon start. One case cited was a husband who'rode around tho reservation in an automobile, while the wife drove a hayrick for a labourer's wage.

CHAMPION MEAN MAN. Another "meanest man in the world" was exposed recently in 'Frisco by his wife. Mrs Evelyn Dob'-cfty iivsubstnntiatmg, her complaint that her husband. George Dobreff was mean and cruel, testified that he frequently brought home a bag of candy and consumed it all in tho presence of her five-year-old boy, without offering a: taste to "the youngster, who looked hungrily on. Slio was given a divorce by Judge Shortall.

JAZZED FOUR MILES. There was a Marathon Jazz in Now York the other evening, the winners being, the pair.who were the freshest after one hour's continuous dancing. Eleven couples .started in good heart, and at the.end of 56 minutes onlv two were left. Sove'ral ladies .had/faiiirod,;; from fatigue..- The .winning '|oupl.e,Jjazzed .61; times-"round; the>room—a ; four-•miles., jA thousftiidAsp.ejs m&mm w^wwiw^ which toolc:;])Jn(:i' S '■Eiglitfcoiii'ijos rpolled* by>-*''exhau9tion, 4 -;' and> at mjddayfon Monday two couples were"-still '.staggering rpund{tlio : ro6m.''. '" •,""".: , ". ..>' .''", '•The ,wilir\ers.kept it up -forupwards of 14 hour's.- r.'-:/,.'..; ■ ■-,"' : .• ."■ . -.' ■-,.

" : .:. LONER'SJIE^GER.^:;''^;JJv( : ■ A young man applied at Willesden for a summons against his former sweetheart, with a view to recover the presents ho had given her during a .thr.eo .y.ear.s',courtship. jJ Asked what the presents w-er.e,-.ho.>pull.ed put a book, aud road^out "Two rings; one.>ldcket';;witli.,'ph;vii^Toiie : iWHtpli, one;- costume*.;. three': pairs-vof • shoes/ "one;dresßj^'6no•ilat;■!fl< f 6'hlb,uses; :, six.-pair.s;':of .J;—.'.'The Magistrate:, Stop !'. ? Why',, yqu .ha'ye practically;clothed' thegirl.vV' And iwhttfcia 'w'ohdorful.'systom.ofHioolckeepinprVyog- mjtst have..' What do:-ybu<vaii!ie;'all; : ,at? V:'' ''' ""''* -' { '"'' ;•*''"''•'•'■•■; *& *'■/' :r " r : . Applyieant • (consulting las ledger):'; £25 6s v 3cl. ~--I jiinayisay. :I, h.u.vo/offer-ed2tb sfoXf. 'giv6^her>'ahd^u^e|hetv':U"iapk,-"lmtain : 'm'y; r/oiit 1 . alternative jnust ho i-i£ffi««Miigi-UVato ■ * Von.'.ire; ticalf ; .to^the s clothing." I regard such'articlPs as perish; able gifts. ' . . ~','*

A PENALTY FOR BACHELORS. There is a stem cull for steeper taxation on bachelors, says, a correspondent of a London -newspaper. We hjwro nearly two'million surplus women, and the traffic, fact confronts -us-that: 400 .marriageable men in every .thousand remain.unmarried. My own view, considering house shortage and-high prices,': is that these .figures are really good and a credit-to British pluck. . 'However;'since marriago; is held,a- duty to the State, by all means be brought to|bcar':ontherecalcitraut t baehe. ; . lors :"Lifo.v-of he great bwrmakor of Sparta* he records tIM "marks 'of«nf.amy ! ,were<. set , 'irpun'd^theSaiiarkeU tision composed against themselves. 'I suggest that if some such prance were inflicted on our refractory young men, it up scratch.

BOMB IN POLICE'OFFICE. An extraordinary affair occurred at Leicester City Police Station recently. Ixu a man in connection with maintenance arrears, and weic taking him into the charge room when to Wd explosion occurred in the man s overcoat pocket. It was accompanied by . mirst of flames and gunpowder fumes IJ transpired that the man had discharged , i mm into a home made bomb concealed i» his pocket. Tho bomb was filled with una! pieces of iron, but happily, was not heayil.' charged with powder, and save torn lev scratches neither the prisoner nor the con liable* were injurod.