THE WORLD’S NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144070, 15 April 1913, Page 3

THE WORLD’S NEWS.

The following cablegrams have appeared in the Sydney Sun: — LONDON, April 4. Dancing in the dark is the latest fashionable diversion of the exclusive circles of Washington. The dancers carry red electric flash-lamps, which they turn on now and then, and the gaiety usually lasts till daylight, when a breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausages is served. LONDON, April 5. The German airship which descended at Luncvillo, in French territory, has been allowed to go back. Before a start was made the framework of the ship had to be washed clean. It was covered with hundreds of inscriptions, chalked on it by the crowd,'such as, “A has I’Allemagne” (down with Germany!, and, '‘Bon jour, Guillaume” (Good day, William)/ The influenza epidemic in London is assuming alarming proportions, the death-rate from the malady having trebled during March.' The Health Office is offering to disinfect, in a scientific way, the rooms occupied by patients. An extraordinary incident was witnessed during one of tho series of concerts that Paderewski is now giving iu Poland. Tho famous pianist is in his native land, and bis countrymen have been manifesting the most intense enthusiasm over his performances. In ■Warsaw yesterday evening -Paderewski met with a tremendous reception. Several of the audience brought bouquets and wreaths of red and white flowers, decorated with amaranth streamers, but as these are the Polish colours the Russian police seized the floral tributes and cue off the streamers before allowing the flowers to be handed up to the platform.