GENERAL NEWS

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10478, 14 October 1912, Page 2

GENERAL NEWS

ONE-PIECE 1 DRESS. The New York women crusaders against “the mad tyranny ottiaslinon and the unhygienic character of ti «f-vles’’ in woman t> areas, have at'laVt found a .proselyte in Ms Nina Wilcox Putman, a maga™ wiriter of note and wife - hrave lisher of that name, who is biave inmiffhto act in accordance with her beliefs instead of merely giving ■who is twenty-three years of ago, designed® dress in harmony with the ideas “Ster to X Sa Taxhell^ describing the social martyrman “/am covered from head to foot’without the use of tI J e M t ®“ *2 twenty hideous, uncomfortable, and unnecessary garments, and without vulgarising the shapes of modern fashfons It is an extremely becoming dress, yet, because it does no™ 1 conform with the prevailing •unhealthy and restricting styles, I am stared at and jeered at wherever 1 “At the opera, where X am surely the most fully covered e a <3fmt neonle gaze at me as if i am a SSaUnd the with remarks such as How ■neouliar, ’ and ‘How shocking.’ Several dear, prim old laides have cut my acquaintance beeause they find my dress indecent. My gentlemenlriWs have taireni me severely to task for being eccentric, Hiough they know that my dress is beneficial to health. Everywhere I am made to feel like a pariah, and am regarded as a curiosity.

HEIR TO MEXICAN RANCH. Mr Price Goowdin Beaven, of Llanigon near Hay, Breconshire, recently learned nnder romantic circumstances that he was heir to a huge estate in Mexico. It appears that Mr Beavan’s father, ' who had not been heard of for many years, had prospered exceedingly in Central America, and the news came to hand that he had died in Mexico, leaving his son the heir ; to an enormous estate. Without loss ot time Mr Beavan visited Central America, being accompanied thither by Mr Percy W. James, solicitor, to Elandrindod Wells, as his business adviser. When they reached Mexico they found Mr Beavan’s title to the estate was indisputable. It ls -sheep ranch, consisting ot 132,000 acres, the sheep on the land numbering 35,000. There are also some horses and cattle. Mr Beavan s wife and children are still domiciled in Breconshire, and he himselt has not determined his future course of action. He may decide to sell ms ranch for a big sum and return to Wales, or he may continue to live in the happy position of master ot all he surveys. The Mexican climate is.not quite like the English. On the day that Mr Percy James lett thereat the end of May it was 107 deg. in the shade, and he was told that the summer had not then commenced 1 Besdes, Mexico is pretty well in a crhonic state ot -revolution. One day rebels raided the ranch, demanding the owner, whom they proposed holding for ransom. The owner and Mr James being away in the town tor the night, the rebels contented themselves with sacking the supply house of £IOO worth of goods.

UNIVERSAL TRAINING-. London, October 3. Major-General Bethune, DirectorGeneral of the Territorial Forces, is at present conducting a campaign to urge the necessity for universal military service. Public opinion, lie says, should make the “slackers” i do something for their country. A MILITANT- SUFFRAGETTE. Toronto, October 4. Miss Barbara Wylie, the militant suffragette, who is now in Canada, and who has been talking about taking desperate means in connection with her campaign to secure votes for women, has been getting some hard knocks from her own sex in Toronto. Nearly all the local bodies refuse to acknowledge the local branch of the Women’s Social and Political • Union formed by Miss Wylie, and are idignant at the latter’s unauthorised use of their names. A DEADLY GUN. London, October 4. Five first-class European Powers have adopted a new automatic riflecalibre gun, which is being turned ■out at Messrs Vickers, Sons, and Maxim’s works. The weapon weighs 271 b, and will fire 2700 rounds in 15 minutes. Altogether 1000 of these guns have been ordered. DECREASE IN MEDICAL STUDENTS. London, October 4. Dr. W. Hunter, Dean of Charing Cross Medical School, has pointed out that the cost of medical reducation is rising, while the number of students entering the profession is steadily decreasing. He declares that the small number of 4 young men now embracing medicine as a profession reflects the feeling of instability created among the medical fraternity by recent legislation.