NEWS OF THE WORLD

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7103, 11 March 1933, Page 5

NEWS OF THE WORLD

ALWAYS IN BED

MAN WHO REFUSED TO GET UP

A man of 29 who spent all his time in bed was sent to prison for a month at Liverpool. England, recently for neglecting to maintain his family. Air G. Clark, prosecuting, said that the man (Joseph Grandy, of Gonlct Street) would not get up to draw the “dole” or relief. Officials from the relief offices had pleaded with him to go to the offices to sign declarations, but he refused to budge. They always found him m bed. At length the police had to make him get up.

memorial to war animals

RECENTLY DEDICATED

As a memorial “to the countless thousands of God’s humble creatures who suffered and perished in the Great War,” a dispensary for sick animals for those who cannot afford to pay veterinary surgeons was recently dedicated in Kilburn, England. It was dedicated bv Frances, Countess of Warwick. One tablet records “the death by enemy action, disease or accident of 48-1,14:! horses, mules, camels and bullocks, and of many hundreds of dogs, carrier pigeons and other creatures on the Various fronts during the Great War.” It also records the fact that in France alone 725,216 sick and wounded animals were treated in the veterinary hospitals provided by the R.S.P.C.A.

STRANGE WEDDING GUEST

GOAT JOINS PROCESSION

Billv. the mascot goat presented by King'‘George to the Welsh Regiment, was a guest at the ,wedding of Miss Brenda, daughter of Sir John Jarvis, Mid F. J. W. Williams, at St. Peters, Hascoinbc, England, recently. Ibe Bishop of Guildford performed the ceicmony. Billy, with whiskers and Morns showing great preparation, marched with the regimental band as it passed under an arch erected for the occasion, and on to church, where be behaved as decorously as any other guest.

FIRST TECHNOCRAT MONEY

CHEQUE IN COLLECTION PLATE

‘'■’ 'The first .Technocrat money to enter circulation appeared recently in the collection plate at Dr Charles Potters Humanist-Church in New York. It was a cheque from a woman college student donating 20 kilowatts of her energy to the use of the church. Dr Potter, who had preached a sermon on Technocracy’s electric dollar, said he would redeem the note by inviting the girl to perform office work for the church equivalent to 20 kilowatts of power. The Technocrats are seeking to sweep away all existing currency and replace it with power money, promising'that universal prosperity will follow ’this change.

A MARRIAGE MIX-UP

UNUSUAL RELATIONSHIPS

By a marriage which was solemnised recently in the Irish Free State, a father-in-law became his daughter’s brother-in-law, a sister-in-law became a stepmother and a sister became her brother’s stepmother-in-law. The marri- . age, which was between Major A. H. WatAr-anq Miss Peggy Rohan, is the second romance of the hunting field between the two families. Major Watt is a joint master of the United Hunt Club. Miss Peggy Rohan is one of the finest horsewomen in the country. She has won in the show ring and at point-to-point meetings. Twelve months ago Major Watt’s daughter married Miss Rohan’s brother Eamon, and that is_ the reason why the second marriage brings about such unusual relationships.

PIRATES CAPTURED

OPERATED ON THE DANUBE

Pirates who have been terrorising watermen'on the Danube River have been captured, according to word from Budapest, Czechoslovakia., The gang had plundered 52 barges and river police seemed powerless. Finally. Captain Stratilescu fitted out a Czech barge with two machine-guns and a light trench-gun, and hid 50 gendarmes on hdard. The old craft pottered slowly along with only three: grubby-looking men visible on her, and not a. gun showing. Suddenly two long pirate boats put out from the shore and raced up to the barge. The 20 pirates, including their captain, Michael Osip, surrendered at once. In their quarters was found a large stock of cocaine. They were smugglers as well as pirates.

CUBA’S CLEVER DOGS

GUIDE CATTLE ASHORE

Sheep dogs arc world-famous for their devotion and intelligence, but 'have -'you ever heard of Cuba’s “cattle dogs”? Visitors to Cuba arc amazed at the cleverness of these dogs of the island.,

In some of the ports animals that are brought from the American Continent cannot be landed directly on to the quay. The steamer is taken as near shore as possible and the cattle must swim to land. To show the animals the most direct route, specially trained dogs arc employed. Beside each animal two of these dogs swim, pushing the creatures with their noses just behind its cars. As 1 soon as the beast’s feet touch the bottom and the dogs feel that their charge is safe, they at once return to the slip to bring in another one. This the clever dogs will do again and again without receiving any orders from their masters.

THRILLS FOR RAILWAYMEN

PREVENTING ACCIDENTS

Railwayman have their share of thrills. Sometimes only a second stands between disaster and preventing an accident. Not long ago on a railway line not far from Leeds (England) a heavy traction-engine stopped in the centre of a, level-crossing. .The signals were off for a fast freight express, and three men, the driver and two rail trackmen, had. a frantic and terrifying minute and a-lialf before the reluctant road roller could be coaxed clear of the metals. Had the express hit such a solid mass disaster would certainly have occurred. On another occasion, when a train struck a motor-vanload of films near Harrogate, the train rushed on, carrying with it several miles of celluloid ribbons which caught alight from the bursting of the petrol tank of the van. In a few seconds sheets of flame shot lip all arouiid the startled passengers in the train, but the. express was brought safely to a stop and the fires extinguished without loss of life. Another thrill which occurs in the railway world happens at times in the handling of high explosives, and the transport of inflammable materials, such as petrol and spirits.

ENGLAND’S BEAUTIFUL WOMEN

NOT FOUND IN LONDON

Ail artist, who asserted that lie saw more really henulifu! women within the length of Prince’s Street, Edinburgh, than lie ever noticed in Regent Street and Rond Street combined, should, it seems, go to the cities <>l Nottingham and Leicester to see still more really beautiful women. One man who returned to London from the Midlands affirms that both Nottingham and Leicester have an astonishing number of beauties. “I saw so many while driving through Leicester,” he said, “that I nearly drove over a traffic policeman through turning to look at them.’ A striking fact is that t lie women folk keep their beauty until comparatively late in life.

140-YEAR-OLD MEN

WILL RETAIN ALL THEIR

FACULTIES

It will soon he possible for men to live and retain all their facilities until they reach the age of 140. This is the considered opinion of the Dr Serge Voronolf, of “monkey gland” fame, says a Belgrade message. Although Dr Voronolf lias almost entirely given up work on the rejuvenation of men by tlie grafting of glands ■ind has now devoted himself to llie study of cancer, lie claims to he in touch with thousands of bis pupils. These medical men are rejuvenating people according to his system in all parts of the world. He cites many wonderful examples of the success of his system, which is neither dangerous nor painful. Within a short time, lie claims, every civilised land will have ils monkey parks for raising tlie necessary, animals to supply cheaply the great demand which will arise for glands.

SCHOOL STOPS HOMEWORK

GOOD RESULTS FOLLOW

For many years doctors and enlightened educationalists have been urging the desirability of removing that bugbear of all school children, homework.

One large girls’ school —St. Mary’s College, Hampton Hill, Middlesex—has recently taken this step, and beneficial results are already being observed. Aliss N. Hanson, ihc principal, says that she abolished homework because she became convinced that it would he better for the girls if they left their lessons behind them when school hours were over. They now do four hours’ extra work at school, spread over the week.

Miss Hanson mentioned that she had noticed that the girls seemed much brighter and happier since they had no lessons to do at home. “I believe,” she added, “that the new' arrangement lias pleased most parents, and I know that the girls themselves are delighted with it, and are working better because of it.”

SCOTTISH FARMERS PRAISED

“ENVY OF THE WORLD”

That farmers of Scotland will be “the envy of the world,” is the prediction of Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Scotland, in submitting the annual budget estimate. He declared that there are few industries which could show so small a proportion of failures during recent years as the small landholders of Scotland. There is an unsatisfied demand for land all over Scotland. To restore the balance between town and country must be one of the primary aims in a constructive policy for the countryside. Land settlement must play the chief role. Turning to the question of agricultural research and education, he said research into the improvement of temporary pastures had been calculated to have resulted in an increased return to the Aberdeenshire fanners alone of £50,000 a year.

PRISONER’S INGENUITY

ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FAILS

An ingenious attempt to escape from prison was made by a notorious burglar named Francis Balough, who is serving a long sentence in prison. For many months he had secreted portions of his daily bread ration. Ihe night before his attempt to escape he kneaded the bread into a fairly recognisable bust of himself and placed it in his bed to deceive the warders. The round iron stove from the cell he so arranged beneath the blankets as to suggest the rest, of his body. After filing through the bars of his cell he let himself down from the window with a rope made of strips of blanket tied together. The rope proved too short and he had to let himself drop several feet. 'ln doing so he sprained his ankle, and the warders, aroused by the noise of the fall, were easily able to overtake and recapture him.

DOG KILLS BABY

HAD BEEN PLAYMATES

A dog’s treachery—the killing of a baby boy who had played with it every day—was disclosed at a Bristol (England) inquest recently. The child—Reginald Victor Heath—whose parents live in St. Lawrence Street, Newfoundland Road, Bristol, died from bites. The owner of the dog, Elizabeth Spozitto, a neighbour, said the animal, which was about 12 months old, played with children every day. It had never shown had temper. It had now been destroyed. She had looked after the baby ever , since, he had been able to crawl, and lie was with her when she left the room to put some money in the gas meter. “While I was doing this I heard the '•hild scream,” she said. “I found him lying on the floor with my dog standin" over him harking. I took the child back to his father and then noticed a wound at the back of his head ”

IN THREE WRECKS

AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE

Forty-eight French seamen were in three wrecks on one voyage, accoiding to the story they told when they arrived recently at Liverpool, England, on the liner Rcdsea. On the liner were three crews which had been in one or more of the wrecks. Ihe Frenchmen were fishermen. First they lost then own craft, a small fishing schooner, and were picked up hy another fishing boat. That in turn foundered in the storm and the two crews were taken on board the French schooner Essor, which a few hours later became water-logged and sank. The Rcdsea rescued the men at midnight with great difficulty. Captain Turner, of the Rcdsea, said that his vessel was on a voyage from Montreal to Queenstown when she sighted the schooner burning Hares 700 miles oil the coast of Ireland. The crew had been working at Die pumps day and night, for four days.