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THE WORLD'S PRESS.

■ - - POSTAL BRIDGE. • On'K >of the latest 1 , developments'"or buidge is to conduct the game by means of the post on the same principle as correspond- ( ence chess.-— , . f® .- — S 1 WHEN IT COMES | Nothing but the complete defeat of our enemy and his expulsion from the mainland, together -.with a *complete renunciation of his pretensions, will induce Russia to lend a condescending car to Japan's prayer for peace.—Novoye Vremya, St. Petersburg. a;. f;• PEACE WITHOUT HONOUR. ; 1 The modern highly civilised being dreads " scenes " more than the plague, and is cap' able oi ignoble abasements in. order to secure tranquillity. He must, at ; all price, ..have peace, even if it is without, honour.— Ella Hepwortli Dixon, in the Ladies' Field. • BLIND MASSEURS. - • Massage is oneoorf r the principal professions open to the blind—one of the few where theii loss of sight is almost a gain, as it is more than made up for by the delicacy and accuracy, of their touch. * Several well* known London-doctors constantly recommend a blind masseur or masseuse.—Onlooker. ; \y--y

GROTESQUE SMARTNESS., Englishwomen, as a rule,, are led 'by fashion rather than desirous of leading. French'women and Americans have undoubtedly tin ' instinct; for. . smartness. Often, however, their clothes are so much smarter than themselves that th© effect is grotesque. Out? insular horror ,of ridicule saves • our women .from many a pitfall.-— .Globe. ■; v,V\ ; '

: ANGLO-ITALIAN 1 ALLIANCES. An Englishman ' With - a . wife of Continental extraction is ldoked upon by his countrymen with v a" marked interest, not to say curiosity. One wonders what was the cause that impelled him to choose a wife «o far away from his native hearth. The most successful of international marriages are beyond question the AngloItalian.—Delineator. ~r ; ■

UNFLATTERING CARD-SHARPERS. One •of the most annoying experiences that can come one's way is to have a parcel of greasy loafers in, a London suburban, train attempt to . work the threecard trick on one. It is such an insult to your intelligence, you feel; and you ask yourself: if, after all, you can look the "mug" that {'these cattle would describe you as appearing.—St. James' Gazette.

OBEDIENCE THAT CONTROLS. Woman's duty is to obey, and yet at the same time to control, the very authority which she obeys. Released from man's authority she- becomes perverted, aimless, wayward, a ship without a rudder, a waterlogged vessel; man released from woman's influence becomes , a blind and misdirected force, a mere discharge of firearms into the atmosphere.— of England Pulpit. ,

POOR LITTLE JAPAN.

Japan- has not yet, made acquaintance with the Russian bayonet. She will realise her mistake when she comes to hand-grips with the Russian soldier. The unshaken firmness of the Russian army looks down with contempt upon the forces of Japan. What says the Russian soldier? I' Fight with a Jap? Why, I'll stick him on my bayonet "and send him home in a letter I''— Novy Krai, Port Arthur. ' '<v

TV CIVILISED BARBARISM. Weil mar the Tsar go on his knees before the Almighty God at the thought of the ghastly war that has broken out. A conflict between two such Powers as Russia and Japan is likely " to stagger humanity" in ft more confounding manner than the Boer war did. They talk of the superior civilisation of Europe, !It is' in fact the wo nit form Of barbarism that the World has ever seen.—Amrita Bazar Plltrfka, Calcutta. * vV

-'- TOVS FROM WOOD BLOCKS. •An ingenious use has been found for the discarded wood blocks with which the London streets are paved, Several toy manufacturers how purchase till these blocks Which are not damaged in the process of being torn up for the purpose of making the cheap toys out of them. . Owing to the fact that the raw material is purchased so cheaply, the Home manufacturers are in a position to undersell considerably the foreign competitors.— Tilnes. * 1 .' -

POSTCARDS THAT DECEIVE.

I notice some pretty picture postcards With views of the Bowrington Canal, Hongkong. Tlie views make the place look beautiful indeed—so much so that visitors to the colony should certainly not go away without seeing it. The Bowriflgton Canal itself is in a "shocking condition, being practically useless. The trouble is that it hits not been dredged-for ages, ,so tint really a great part of it is riot a cahtil at fall, but a sandbank.— Hongkong Press. ' )»•

H-: BREAKFAST'S ORDEAL, i*\ • One of the most trying ordeals in social Intercourse is the. family breakfast-table. Every variety of discomfort and disadvantage may be encountered at the matutinal meal, and htimaft ha lure: cah be said to appear at its very worst, Who can tell What tragedies ,of infatuation and disillusion'may take place in those few hours? Those Who desire not to cause a rude awakening do Well to refrain, from putting in art appearance Until the hinder hoi!IS Of the day.—Madame.

. DO WE' LACK COtJ'litESY? It is- high time foir :Ertglishwomeu of rank, the creators of social customs arfd arbiters of English, fashiojis, to set up a standard of real courtesy, true hospitality, arid honest civility. What is to be desired is more kindliness aild less of the quid pit) qUo principle ill SbCihl life—that principle so aptly defined a London hbßt6fes as the cutlet for cUtlel' Svstehl—and ft return to the splendid old motto, " Noblesse bilge." —Lady Onslow, in the Gehtlewomaiii.

THE MAN WITH A COLD. Nowadays . people are so. scared about then' health,' and So apprehensive of infection, that the man with a cold in ay expect to be shirt up in it sbllttif-y Cell. Perhaps the thief grievances of tile flirt with ft cold is' against his clljcthts. : They Will hot tiouble ; themselves about a cold, if they ale sent for they treat it With contempt. The doctor who could but short i). Cold would make & roVal income arid earn the most sincere gratitude.— Weekly,

OVERNIGHTED ROOMS. Nine dohkeys out of ten believe th.it i brilliant llgilt ill. it roofii is the best light So you see paterfamilias, who used to b< content With ft CoUple of sixteeii-eaiidle power gas jets in his room, basking in tin search-light of a shameless incandescent mantle, with every hair on his head throwr into glaring relief, and his flOs® shining like a beacon with reflected rays. The diffusion of light is of evett greater importance than its intrinsic intensity*—Electrical, Investments. • \ WHITEfeAIT MYSTERIES. The whitebait question is one of those mysteries Which have puzzled many generations ttf naturalists, find is Worthy of being ranked With the problem of the reproduction of the eel and the life history of the sardine. It is generally admitted that whitebait art* young cltipeoids, principally young sprats and young hfeffifljiS. lint; Where and When, : were they hatched 1 ? What become." of them when they grow older? flow is the whitebait condition connected with the life history of sprats and heilhigs Hi the Thiunes estuary?— Field.

POLITICS V. CRICKET.

Australians-take keener interest in their cricket than they do in their politics. Seven Australians out of ten would probably have consented cheerfully to see their fatburite in the lute electioiMbedtfen if this would only liftVe ensured tile vlctoH' of the Australian Eleven in the test matches. As to the interest in the test matches, hdWevfet*, England outbnrns , Austtftlia. Longer itports of these nifttrfies Utter, ftt a vast cost, ..through' the cabl§§ to ths gteftt ' ftilgtish dailies than appear in Australian journals themselves.—Life, Melbourne.,

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12570, 11 May 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)

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THE WORLD'S PRESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12570, 11 May 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE WORLD'S PRESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12570, 11 May 1904, Page 3 (Supplement)