BRIDE CHANGES HER MIND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10963, 4 May 1907, Page 3 (Supplement)

BRIDE CHANGES HER MIND.

li I Expecting his fiancee from England, a ■ young missionary m China travelled down / from the interior to Shanghai, where the , wedding was to take place at the catheI dral. Guests were invited, clergy and ' organist engaged, the carpet laid, and all ', i was m readiness for the ceremony. , j A few minutes before the hour fixed, , however, says the North China Herald; came a message that the' bride, having errived at Shanghai, had changed her mind ' and decided to return to England. Tie 1 parties had not seen, each other for. Tne years. BRAVE SURGEON'S DEATH. > An act of rare devotion to duty is *ecalledrby the. death of" Dr "XoWeofy.pl Hull, which took place last ttionth m ¥ London nursing home." . -T ...T.; Whilei practising m Huddersfield,' T)r LoW-bfr. who was one of the most skilful surgeons- in the country, was' cal lei upon to perform the operation of tracheotomy for diphtheria. While this wa. m progress the tube became choked with false membrane and blood; and without thought for himself, Dr Lo w son sucked the wound and saved the patientsVlHe*. Within a few days' he was himself "rtricli.* en with the disease, aria'owirig to complications he was incapacitated for a year. He received the ' Albert medal for ii* noble act. EQUALITY OF THE SEXES. "IThe- youth of France," say?* a. Paris papei*, /"applauds .the French"/lawmakers because' of the Bill which vwaa. receritly passed wiping out a venerable? clause m the Code Napoleon." ,'^he ■hem law provides - that a; " riiarriage contract may be entered .into between a man and woman,, each being twentyone years old," without the consent of the parents of either. ."(this," says the French writer, "is a long step towards the equality of man with, woman. The woman, according to the ; old law f was fully competent to make a marriage agreeinerit- at twenty-one, but -the man, although *of age' m all other respects at thai time of his life, was compelled to wait four years if at twenty-one his parents refused to' consent to his marriage." ■:• £.RACE SUICIDE IN AMERICA.., ., •Writing ori v Concerhiriig Race Suicide" m; the Nortb:Atoericari jteview,, f Christine Terhune Herriok, the well-known writer on household affairs, concludes her article thus*.— "I have not assumed tbe role of a Cassandra, nor do I prophesy With; Hett y; Green-that there.. is fcoming a revolution against existing: financial- ponditiona^wbeiv the streets*.w-ir ru^with bipod* .T My foresight is not keen. "But from tbe depths of an unscientific .and •cßild:l6ving^hea-t I prayi^at^ose Whoeoildelnn race siiicide,--a_Mi- cry anome upon American small families, would set their tbig^bramff to work to .^jheck^r.jcefT. ; duce the' increased cost of living and make * pbfesible lKe"lafge"fa_M_fer'oKthe ' earlier dajr_ oi the ' Reptiblie. ,r ' '' ' " "" '*' ' THE IRONY OF NATURE. There is a tomb m the cemetery at Hanover which is a striking illustration of. the irony of Nature. Upon it are the graven words, "This tomb must never be opened, ' ' , dictated by. the person whose body _it contains. As.; if to i mock at the futility of "kuman desires. ' a maple tree-has grown up between the stones of the tomb, its stem ( and roots . pushing them ever further apdC further apart, until now the tomb is wide Open. Strangely enough, on a neighboring tomb are engraved the ; follqwing prophetic wprds _-^'Thif^ preative/fofce^of Nature mocks the blindriess of "human will, which would •iabsQth deatto m eternity. Its preaches' Clearly how powerful a new life bursts the chains of death, and how that- dying and 'disappearing are only a, transition state for a more brilliant*resurrection."-;;.;; < FIFTY VILLAGERS THREATENED. -A Wide region around Potenza, -fn ■ Italy, Is threatened with disaster on a scale rare equalled, even m the annals < of Alpine avalanches. A huge mass of ; frozen snow, rocks, and earth has be- . come loose on Monte Murro^and threat- : ens the country^ below/- s The" mass is S estimated as being about two miles and ' three-qukrters long by about l(kw yards i broadband if 1 it falls no less than 60 _ villages, with, their lands, crops, and Jive . stock will be devastated, and some entirely destroyed. Some detached frag-" 1 ments have, already, broken off, and a I number of buildings have been swept | away, according to a correspondent of < the Pall Mall Gazette. The population i is m a state of almost frantic despair, i and though the weather is severe they 1 are oamping gut all night by hundreds _ m the open fields for fear of being over- ' whelmed m their houses while they i sleep. Itis felt that no preventive ' mea- I sures are possible;" The only course is 1 to wait upon events, and to hope that i the calamity may npt tako place* ; • ARAB ETHICS OF WARFARE: i An entertaining description was given < recently m London by Mr Mark Sykes, . m a lecture before the Royal Geographi- i ,cal>Society. on his jounieys m North ( Mesopotamia; of Arab ethics of warf are ] The pure Arab, said Mr Sykes, was a i veiy strange being indeed. His mind was i complex and cultured. Work he loathed . and abhorred." but he had no scruples ori \ the subject of obtaining money. He had i an intense dislike of bloodshed and say- j agery. The rules of war were as strictly and decently observed among Arabs as .by the white and red knights m i "Alice m Wonderland." To*kill an enemy m battle was discreditable and say- ! ags; to Wound slightly was.what. was aimed at,' aria to "wound a man slightly "* with <L%mbop lance 20ft long was he ! small, feat, of Wi To surrender Whs not. discreditable; flight was aS justifi- i able to {attack; to carry on warfare at nightTwbiild be scandafoMahlfi^M t rul, or, productive of inconvenient ie-Erj-als^^inps were practically out of , ourids for a similar r.eason. »■■■: FASHION IN"T?HE DOCK. ] . - Several minutes wereUwasted^jn; th_ > Quarter Sessions at Sydney last wees. \ says the "Morning Herald, through a . yourig.woman charged with burglary fail, j ing to appear when called to answer her , bail. As the police had no reason to , suspect that she had wilfully absented j herself, the. Court, was kept waiting^ the ( Judge,, barristers, officials and police ail _ remaining seated m their placed sjlehtly.< ] At last, there' was a sound^of bustling, i at the door, arid the accused hastened ( m flushed and breathless, murmuring a j courteous "Thank you" to the warder, who Opened the grill of the dock. When the girl had recovered her,. breath, she explained with a smile, that the delay had. been, unavoidable..; The costume; m which; she had elected tb.be presented at Covut bad proved, ill-fitting, and she had waited until her co^tumiere had effected '* the „ necessary t iUteratkps. The case Twas then ptoceededTJw&h, and a verdict of not guilty bein^Sicbrded, the young, woman shook her^skrrts into the approved condition, arid Mpped out of the dock. BLANKETS OF PAPER. . The newest effort to relieve the misery of shivering humanity m the cold days is the paper blanket. Messrs Spicer and Sons, the pa ocr makers of Upper Thames Street, /ate' placing on the market a hygienic paper blanket— the real thing— which bears the name of the "Perfick" blanket. ,Made of rough surfaced, stout paper, the color of ordinary woollen blankets, the new blanket, it is claimed, allows a free and healthy circulation of air, pnd affords the maximum of warmth. "Brown paper blankets were sold to a morning Leader representative last month, but they were not a iyiccess. Being impervious to air, they were unhealthy, and there was also a " distinct odor of the paper perceptible wherever they were used. 'The new blanket, however, is iight, odorless and warm— yet well ventilated. Sandwich one between one woollen, blanket and your counterpane ai d your bed will be as warm as if you had three ordinary woollen blankets; with an eiderdown - quilt ou top?'*- London Leader. EXPLORATION OF NEW GUINEA. «.Two expeditions will shortly start wofk- m. New Griinea, one m German territory, and, the other m the Dutch possession. V. k W«.rSchiechter, who is known for his;, investigations into the possibilities of rubber; planting hr West Africa (the Geographical Journal state*) will lead the expedition to German NewGuinea under the auspices of the Kolonialwirtschaftliche Komitee, with the object of examining the rubber resources of the territory, and of furthering rubber cultivation m the country. The starting point on the coast will be Bongu, on Constantine Haven, and the expedition will endeavor to follow the inner side of Finisterre Range, thence pushing into the Ramu Valley, and possibly extending its investigations to the Bismarck Range. The Dutch expedition into Southern New Guinea will be led by Mr H. Lorentz. It will choose as a route into the interior the Utumbuwe river, discovered m 1905. This has lately been visited by a Dutch war vessel, the river being ascended m a launch to 4deg 52min S., 138deg 44min E. The Snowy Range was still some eighty miles distant from that point, and the hearings taken, seem to show that it lies further east than has been supposed.

INGENIOUS BATH TUBS. The Philadelphian was staying at a hotel m a Georgia towri. He rang for an attendant, whom he asked if bathtubs were provided. got .some nice tubs," arid he presently returned bearing on his shoulders a coffin with silver plated handles and lid —I complete. ♦k '^ ha i d<> ou , UJ ~ n h y bringing me thatr demanded the traveller. •Dats the bathtub, suh." "The bathtub?" a /MCTICAL PATRIOTISM. A Belgrade correspondent Writes : The members Of the Montenegrin Parliament had received, on itis recent inauguration, the right to a ealary of £500 each. They iave nbw decided that the amount IS ;beyond their necessities, and that it is also an tax on the cotihtrys so they have redu6.d it b^ one-half. Thin Sf p :J?4 WB -t h ? t - Ul * d^ceridante of thb BlacK Mountain; Warriors, who so freely la } d J°y n theif lives for the preservattori of the ?|aoe, are as Worthily ini'pired m their m^rch onward to constitutionalism and civilization.

a shower of fish; «Ah?2iSJ? 6f Ortona, on the shores It « v C U 2 _ ' blin g»ng' With it a shower oi . nah .M ditterent sorts and sizes. Tha principal square ahd, the neighbouring streetß Were literally alive with fish, am* whence rain ceased the inhabita.ts ' rushed hlong the streets with baskets und jugs to feather them up. It is presiimei a-iu X. aterß i^ ufc Pawed f^jm tho «a " and discharged itself over the towh, but the pedple interpret the curious occtirrence M a special irtterveriiion ol >rovi.dence ori behalf of the poor. ' ~ T THE^ENTLEMA I NA.B. M Mr JariiesConnolly, the ttbpplar Writer of ' B . ea st ? I | c8 > !«ho enlisted as a yeoman m the American >S Sa y thtee hionths ago, m order to "Kiplirigize" it, ha. reslgnM™ ostensibly because his shipmates became aware that he was aboard the battleship Alabama for other burposes than thai ot earning f a livelihoocL " V It is Stated that they declined to fraternise jwith hirif, Jind ih-ts rendered it |)ractic4Uy;;mpo.Bible for him to obtain a suihciently intimate vieW of the service for satilfactory 'stories. 'Some naval officers believe that Mr Connolly's retire-' ?j nt lL dl J c «.^ a Y%; td -«a fact that he did notifind hib bertha bed of roses, and alsp to ihe circumstance that the/bluejackets 'ragged" him unriiercifuliy. It is announced that Mr Connolly's resignation 0^ honorable discharge, mORT OF PROVISIONS. Captain __aak-, master Of the German four-imistei* barque Lisfceth. which ar-nV-dAx^CMtle **$* Table Bay, teported that he fell H with the¥u_ian, barque iOrion pff Cape HoWe, flying tiedistress. The Russian yeesd wa* ,^^th.J,ime fl9 diiys^ont ,from Iquique, abound Port Phillip Heads for or' ders. - ;' .- z'. ; '■ '

Wheri the 6rion v s distress signals wer* observed ihe Lisbeth noye to, and wait! Ed fotja boat's crew from the Russian ship td come' alongside, The message 5°S T? Huswan captain the master of the Llsbeth read, "We are very short At provisions. Can you help usf" The Lisbeth accordingly gave the distressed Russians b Stippry of, bread arid flour, and both vessels resuihed their respecUye voyages/ r J ABEi{ BALFOUR'S TfiMPTAttTON. t v h t .'&°*» "Mf. Prison, Life," Mr Jabez Balfour relates how, during hi* imprisbriment m the :Y Argentine, many wJd schemes were eVblVe*d by%aSi Xl i f< ? r hls esa lPf- 0^ of these plans deserves special mention, if Is described as follows .-"On a certain 3i#_.*l partlcuk r •""?">**■ » notorious malefactor, waa to be posted on seritry duty. I was to be provided by my ad-visei-with a revolver, with which I waS to snoot the unfortunate wretch. , ; . 1-was tobft tried for killing him, and even-t^ be convicted. . . .1 wm to remain comfoi-tably m prison until ,he matter had quietened down m England, ;When I should be released, and could yeX e .l otdi »**y .We inabsolute safety, xne author naturally expressed horror at this ,nnkgaat»_mx to the surprise and cisffi'rfe&vS* ■negotiating offlci .lA HUNDRED MILES 0 F PAUPERS. me |ver growing ai-my of ' the unemployed knd the .swelling of the ranks ot tlie parioejanv, this, country (remarks the Otarrq Haily Times' Edinburgh correspondent) iri spite of. the trade being for the most part m a, moie than usually flourishi^ condition,, are W bj..: 6 of perpetual remart.: Nevertheless,, it is startling to read l ttat .the secretary of the Natlbnal .thrift Society, m an address delivered m Wasgo^jr. stated that the paupers m the v t J d i& n S d i ),^, afc the P>'e«ent time numbered; 800,000, .and if these were plaoed f ouu- a-breast. they would form, an army 100 mi^s m length.;. He added that such an army oould only be gradually absolved by the exercise, of thrift, temperance, and industry by the up-growing generation. Unfortunately these are just tile qualities m whicli the nation, is now most w ng l* p easure-seeking and self-indul-gence Of all kinds are rapidly ruining tho moral Stamina of the nation, so that other countries are going ahead of ve in industrial nUattera, and we shall soon retain pre-eminence m one thing only— the manufacture of paupers*. ■ 7 A TERRIBLE ALTERNATIVE. A sectional story is toid m 'T.P. m His Arie-dotage' m 'T.P.s Weekly concerning; a young Irish doctor named Ogilvy^a friend 0 f Sir William Hamilton who vHSb m practice m Rome. He was called bat %^sfc«itoef'aftd 'driven off Itt his «*ab»g->^Wiiett4tf the c4.rf„&/<&tf& '; was? irifermedHtefat befdtb' "he 'tomA &• ' house; M*<his ■••patie^^fiß'MttW<fe^Wf / /|«' Mw ihw-.^yef! bftAdA'rtli. v .o_ilWß r '.Ve_ • ed thb ifhouee s'J4_nd«Wh.l_; •>"_«s" h%'iHd" ! reach it, at tlie top of a narrow steiniM:'' conirMlfed:by j&Sfr MWSW " 9ok to ;fctoMo death' tf fady WhA'Bfe WoMUI" dishoribr iupon Att» _ri*i__t '' Mfc c,, Itaffie_ and Voter^refusali Whlfe'W Mlimi ,£s'' her lif^i'Mll^obtb'^Mt WfiAtfL'^ dft&' ' some nibmente'b^aiJbnlWtitf l totati6k^ th. ; doctor consented to "btj'"tHß W_f_ "__i__k:' tionerT ,Axwma&->.*WMt 'jAntei'-fc'-' opened; her veingl*w»th -'i lttndet 1 . 1 'rind bled '"' her to death witk the 'oelftrity of~kiiaticV: H. was then offered 'a'ba'tfWgdld f<k"tf&' v murder, whicn, "according' & fito'oivn n a. '' count,'" writes Mr Escott tri _d_.bclety m the Country Houae,' he ref tis^fl." " ' : • ' "YOU'D BETTER^ ROLL' ibW f .. HOOP." ' '' : ■•".' Slarig statisticians m New York 1 W "TCS "handing a lemon," 'and Bkiddoo, and similar slang expres-, *#"&*_"&. al f, ead y « u t of d4e. Instead of -Skiddoo" or "Tweuty-th.ee" the Manhttttanite who wishee to send a companion on his way now says, "You'd betterroU your hoop, bo," or, if taking his-^own departure, I must rofi my hbop, pallie." Aii iron man is a dollar. Two iron men is two dollars, and so on. "Beat to a whisper" and "beat to a frazzle," or "a hard-boiled frazzle," to. day ye like last year's birds' neststhere s nothing m them. The proper phrase is "put away'^got 'em all put away." • r ...r^? y? u convey a Warning, you don't tip him oft, ' or"wise hhu up," or "out him wiee," You "give him the office." Yon donl tell a bore now to "cut l\ « U fc mJ^ Ba y> " 0h ' can that stuffy That is the "very hity latest" m thi electric village's latest slang. When you entertain m style you do not "open wine any more, as the antediluvianß still say m Chicago. You "cut into the grape, or "lick.up. the, wealthy water," or *the sassy suds." But "open wine" on Broadway, New York] Never J . ' one^mealTd^. One meal a day is enough for a woman. This is what Miss Williumina Burnett and Miss Ginevra Kalkenburg assert, and having practised this self-deny-ing ordinance for something over a ae|?3.i th . e y have a. right to an opinion. Williamina is 40, Genevra is 43, but neither is said to look a day over 25, and the two, though not relatea, have lived together like sjsters for twenty years, These singular persons walk five miles to work every morning, work eightf houi-8 at some manual labor m the tiity of Pasadena, and then walk five hull's tack, to dine on whole grains, fruits, raw vegetables (skine and all), and nuts. Bread they consider a curse to. humanity. Eggs they look on with acute suspicion. Potatoes are dropsical, diseased growths. Meat is a crime, bait, pepper, sugar, and spices? Neve.* ! lhere are no plates or dishes or glasses on their table. The fruits, nuts, and grams, which are all they have to eat anyway are served m baskets, and eaten (probably) with the fingers, while not even water is drunk, except between the ™_Tw*ir Th ? repast Ginevra and Williwnma go to bed at once, for they regard exercise after a hearty meal _£__ !■♦""?• rT/Yl P r * cti <*, and from dark to daylight they s eep on cots near open windows. In their quest after nature these 'girls" haye 4 discarded many superfluities of feminine apparel, ?n n ,?i aYe ■ I,UI L t for themselves a ?havming one-ioom bungalow at a cost of £70 P^laugh nt^^t they laugii liatnina and pa ve the Aeet of itr-m spite of their names.