NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15604, 6 November 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

The following items are taken from the latc.it files of the Sydney Sun London, October 25. The Italian Minister i>( i'luauoo states that the cost of the Tripoli war to Italy was 1 he auuuuL buUiacc sheet of the WeUh Eisialdtod festival shows a surplus of iiXUOJ, which is the largest on record, it is expected that a strong eltort will be made to establish a chair of music. • .Speaking to-day at a meeting of the Imii.ni Uiurcli .lid Association, Bishop .Montgomery said tluit as a. result of, tho lioyai Visit last year the lieart of India was turning to England us it had never previously done, tic hoped that in the mlure tney should see a united episcopate in tho divided pvovinces, and that the consecration of the first native priest to tlie episcopate would open a new eraOctober 27. A committee has already been appointed in Stockholm to arrange lor the representation of Sweden at the OJynip'.c Games to lie held in Merlin in 19t6. -Money to the amount of £12,(X0 is to be provided to aesi.st Swedish athletes taking pari in tho competitions.

An authoritative "Life of the late General Booth•' has been written by Commissioner lUilton. who was one of the deceased leader's stall. 'Hie work will be published shortly, Au aerial exhibition now being held in Paris includes som.: remarkable inventions, amongst which are winged bicycles. The machines are provided with wings like those of a butterfly, and tlie rider propels them by means of ]iedals. An exciting incident occurred yesterday during a consecration ceremony in Kentish Town, at which was present Princess Mario of Schleswig-ltoLstein. The Suffragan Bishop of Willesden had just taken his scat at the altar, when three men rushed down the aisles to the sanctuary. and Iwgan addressing the bishop. The interrupters, who were discovered to fie followers of the late Mr Kensit, the famous ' anti-ritualist, were promptly ejected by the choristers, assisted by others.

Sir James Crichton-Browne, an authority on brain diseases, has read a pa|>er on " Brain Rest." He maintains that children of ages from 4 to 17 years should have 12 hours' sleep in the 24, persons between 17 and 21 sliould sloop for 91 hours, between 21 and 27»for 9 hours, and above that age for 8 hours. The sleep of the rising generation, declared the doctor, was being detrimentally disturbed, and a rich crop of neurasthenia would lie tlie result.

Mr Alfred Sutro, the well-known author of plays, discussing stage fashions, says that the most deadly sin of the playwright is dulncss. Clergymen, ho adds, are the only persons who have a right to lie <lnll, with statesmen as a good second, and leader-writers third. "If Shakespeare were alive to-day," remarks Mr Sutro, "he would still give us his characters, bill. Desdemona would play hockey, besides taking her university degree, and Ophelia would induce Hamlet'* mother to send him fur a rest cure " October 28. The Italian Foreign Minister is visiting Berlin on Saturday. The Italian newspapers claim that having proved her lighting capacity, Italy is entitled to greater recognition in the European Concert. The Arabs in Tri|>oli are slowly submitting to Italian rule, and the oases are recovering their : population. Many have emigrated to British countries.

The police ill Philadelphia (U.S.) have arrested a man who has been committing bigamy on a wholesale scale. It is reported that this man has no fewer than 10 wives and four affinities. The children representing the issue of these marriages were numerous enough to fill the courtroom in which their lather made his appearance to-day. The prisoner, who is 6Q years of age, was only 18 when he started his ]»lypiinotis career. The consumption of tea is increasing throughout the world to such an extent that it is estimated that an additional 20,(W0 acres will be required annually for the cultivation of the tea-plant. Some figures that have just been published disclose that Australia is now taking less tea from Ceylon, slightly more from Iml in, and much more from Java. Inquiries made by the L'uicet prove that the highest-priced tea is the most economical, and that there is little demand for low-grade qualities

At a conference called at the London Guildhall to discuss the question of the health of llic business man the consensus of medical opinion was that the workaday man eats too much animal food, hurrios too much, and worries too much. 'file habit of rushing for the early morning train was condemned ns deleterious, while the practice of eating a heavy midday meal was also deprecated. The doctors agreed that a mentally or bodily tired man ought not to further exert himself after ho had finished his day's work. The harmfulnoss of drinking between meals was also commented nj>on.

In a leading article in its South American supplement to-day The Times mentions that between 1870 and 1910, ten million Chinese found new homes overseas. "The Antjlo-Saxon race," procced6 the article, " impelled by sure instincts of self-preservation and. by recognition of the economic yellow peril, has closed it 6 doors to this class of immigration, which was consequently being diverted on a rapidly-increasing scale to the.Lutin Republics and the undeveloped territories of South America. The experience of (iuinna has demonstrated the superiority of Chinese tropical colonisation in places where whites lie come derelicts and negroes a burden." The first female jockey in Vienna made her appearance at Sunday's race meeting, but she was not a success. She was well enough mounted, her horse, in fact, being the favourite for the race in which she was riding, but notwithstanding this advantage she did not distinguish herself. At iho outset of the race the young woman succeeded in beating the flag. She was, of course, promptly brought back, and when the next start took place she was left standing. She soon got going, however, but never got anywhere near the leading horses, and finished last.

In tho House of Commons to-day Mr L. G. Chiozm-Money directed the Prime Minister's attention to the unprecedented emigration from Britain that had been brought about by the organised schemes of the oversea dominions. Mr Asquith replied that the total emigration for the last 12 months did not exceed 27.000, while the excess of births over deaths during that period was 462,000. The Pritno Minister pointed out that a study of tho records showed that emigration decreased during periods of trade depression, and increased in the years of prosperity. "As tho efforts of the dominions," added Mr Asquith, " have so far resulted in directing a larger proportion of emigration to countries under the British flag, I don't think that the effect can be said to be unsatisfactory. The whols subject, however, deserves receiving consideration." Paris, October 27. To win no bigger wager than a box of cigars, a workman, William lJcrgcr, living at Montargis, undertook the other day to swallow a fork. The foolhardy fellow won the wager, but he nearly lost his life as a consequence. A surgeon, however, who was promptly summoned, succeeded in removing the fork, and liergcr is reported to he recovering from tho ill-clTecU of his reckless act. New York, October 27.

A negress. Clementine Boynabet, of Lafayette, ljouisiann, who in a period of nine months murdered no fewer than 29 negroes while they slopt, was yesterday convicted of hoi crimes, and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Such was lite terror created by this -woman's butchery of her victims tliat for months tlie negroes in the districts in which the murderess moved wore afraid to go to sleep at night. The police at Kellogg, a mining town in Idaho, had a desperate encounter yesterday with banc Peterson, a miner, whom they sought to arrest for having threatened to kill his wife and children. Peterson was pursued for some time by the police and the sheriff's posse, and it was not until after a pitched battle in the centre of the town that he was captured. Constable M. CVivanaugh was fatally wounded during tho fighting. October 23. Becker, the police lieutenant who is nowawaiting sentence tor the murder of Iler-

man Rosenthal, has been very quiet sinco tho conclusion of tlio trial. Tliu guard in charge »f the cell occupied.by liim at Uie Tom lis prison questioned him yesterday as to whether he was sorry at the result of the trial. IJecker replied: "1 am the victim of a judicial murder." " Gyp tho Blood," " Wliitey" Ijewis, " I/eftv l»uio/' and 44 Dago Frank," four of tho muii alleged i<o h;vvc been implicated in the murder, were in a state of panic when they heard of the verdict against Becker. They all fear t.hc revengo of the New York under-world for tlio evidence tJiey nave at the trial. Encouraged by the result of the trial, William Shapiro, owner of the motor car in which Rosenthal's assassins drovo to and from the scene of the murder, has, it is s:iM, completed the confession that ho made Miortly after his arrest, and has named the men by whom the actual shooting was done. San Francisco, October 27. Apparently inline through brooding over a fancied wrong done him.by his wife, Martin Bocarde, aged 57, made a desperate attempt yesterday to murder his better half. Mrs Bocarde was awakened by tho entrance of Iver husband into the room in which she was sleeping, and catching sight of the maniacal gleam in bis eyes, called out " What's |,he matter?" The old man replied, " 1 am going to get you," and whipping out a dirk, made a lunge at bis wife. I hen followed a terrific struggle between the couple, furniture and everything else being overturned as they fought with each other from one end of the room to the other. Finally Rocardc slashed hi? wife's neck, ami with blood streaming from tho gaping wound the woman rushed out into tile street shrieking at the top of her voice. A policeman, who hastened into the house, found Bocarde with bis own throat gashed from ear to ear.

Chicago, October 25. It is reported that the Standard Oil Co. intends to discontinue the sa'o of oil-fuel after Dccom'bor 1, because it has found that- it will l)o more profitable to refmo it. If is expected tJi.it this action will havo the effect of boosting prices in many important manufacturing linos. Among tihe witnesses called to testify before the grand jury that is'investigating the charge of abduction against Jafck Johnson, was Mrs David Terry, mother of the negro's wife, who committed suicide in the early part of last month. In tho course of her evidence Mrs Terry said" No one will ever know how cruel Johnson was to Etta. He beat her so badly onco that sho was forced to go into a hospital. The girl was mortally afraid of hint, and she ran awav once and hid in a hotel. I have seen Etta s eyes black and her faco bruised. Before she went to Europe with her husband she told me that sho would rather die than go. At the time of Etta's funeral I went to Chicago with my daughter Arline, as I wanted to take charge of the body. Johnson refused to give it up. Ho forced his company on us, and had a photo taken, making it apj>ear that he was leaning on my arm. After wo entered tho motor car that was taking us to tho cemetery Johnson climbed in. Arline pulled down tho shades, but Johnson nut them up again so that the crowd could see us."