THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1671, 11 February 1913, Page 5

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

HOMELESS PARISIANS. DRAWBACK OF CITY PROGRESS. Paris, January 25. The question of finding accommodation for tho 120,000 people who will bo evicted from their dwellings owing to the salo of tlio fortifications ol Paris 10 the municipal authorities by tho French Government, is now occupying Ihe attention of tho city corporation. There are 21 miles of wall encircling tho capital, and it is the intention of the municipality to convert this space into public parKs and recreation grounds. In tho course of timo thousands of ramshackle houses, mostly occupied by tho poorest of tho i forking classes, havo.been put -up on tho ramparts. These noiv have to come down, and .where to put tho peoplo is'tho problem. The same difficulty, occurred-when tho remodelling of other partsof-Paris was being'carried out by Napoleon 111, and Baroji Hausstnann 51) years ago. ■ AUSTRALIAN MUTTON IN GERMANY Berlin, January 27. The proprietors of., one of the Berlin papers, the "Tageblatt," arranged a dinner at the Hotel Adlon, at which it was intended that the. guests should have an opportunity of, comparing Australian mutton with,, tho German article. Included among the company were Professor. Bougert, of the Veterinary Acadomy, Herr Goltz, director of. tho Abattoirs, two or threo prominent authors, and a lending member of tho theatrical profession. When tho'joints were reached mutton was tho only fare, and in order that the djners should not know, beforehand the particular brand with which they were being served, theyivore'given plates containing mixed portions of the meat of both countries. The giicsts' afterwards unanimously declared .that there was no difference in either taste 'or appearance between the newly-slaughtered German mutton and the frozen article from Australia. MORMONS MOBBED. • London, January 27. Tho hostile feeling that prevails in this country against the Mormons continues to manifest itself; The latest demonstration against the sect is reported from Ipswich,in Suffolk, where 300 Mormon teachers, who had just'arrived from London, had a lively experience last night. They were holdingja meeting in one of tho local halls, when the building was invaded by . a hostile crowd, and the gathering broken up. Tho chairs and. all the other furniture- were .ruthlessly smashed, and.; the harmonium .also was. wrecked. The missionaries themselves were mobbed, and .it was only by tho aid of police protection that they'finally managed to make their escape.; . , : RADIUM WONDERS. London, January 25. Some interesting facts arc disclosed by the ; R-adium Institute's" report on • the cases with which it has dealt during the last 15 month's; The report, which is published in the" ."British Medical . Journal," states ' that. rident ulcers,'birthmarks, chronic eczema, and psoriasis yield to tho radium treatment., In the casp of. rheumatic gout it is mentioned that striking benefit was obtained from' drinking water containing- radium gases. With regard to cancer patients,'some were cured, others apparently, cured,: and somo showed improvement,^while, in -the case of ■'others who manifested no improvement the treatment'was .'abandoned. The treatment of opitheliomata is said to'have been universally'.disappointing. .

HOCH DER KAISER. London, January 28. The celebration in Berlin of tho Kaistr's birthday was, the occasion for, joyous celebration., In the morning - a 'service was held at the.Eaval Chapel, and.afterwards tlio.Emperor received this congratulation's of.. royalty,'the. Ambassadors, and > diplomats, and the officials. There were popular. demonstrations in- the . and paris;-;. and a*-:gala- ' performance' at ' tho opera.' The list of birthday honours .wis a long or.i,. aiid .included, the appointment of the Crown.Prince ; to a'colonelcy. : THE BE7.IERS MIEACLE. , . • ■ London, January 25. Tho woman whose daughter was,reported, to-have been miraculously • cured of paralysis after; her mother- had touched tier with a handkerchief with which slie had wiped tho statue :ot tho Virgin, in tho cemetery at' Beaievs, France,- has given a denial to the story as published in'the press. :Sho; explains, that she was in' the habit of visiting, thb statue to pray whenever-, iii'trouble; Her daughter, was about td'.undergo all'operation, and in accord--'anco' -.witli her custom she went'to . the cemetery,''and'fpraycd. Tho operation was successful, and, she 'attributed the result solely to her prayers. ; . . .' : - CHINESE PIE ATES.London, janiiary, 25. .Messages from'Amoy, China,; stati that the disorderly elements in .the.-pro,vince of -Fukien have become so formidable ,that'..the : authorities are unable to cope with :.tho trouble. ' In (lie -neighbourhood of; Hiiig-Wa 'all traffic has become unsafe except- /for strong' armed parties, who themselves are compelled to keep'- to the 'principal' reads.' Piracies are' evcry-'day occurrences on the • Dragon River, very largo vessels-' being attacked. One jiinic was.; boarded by. pirates' yesterday, and the captain-.was killed. : ■ ' [NEW AEEIAL. MACHINE." . . .. London, January 25.. The. French .Government, has. accepted plans of a.remarkable aerial machine designed by a Captain of artillery. The invention ..consists; of an immense metal biplane, tho framework.of which is covered with plates of nickel steel, sufficiently thick to permit the ; machine s approach to within IDO yards, of a dirigible, armed with quick-firing suns. -• . ; ST. PAUL'S IN, DANGER; ' . '■ .London, January 27. The "Times," in a leading'article, on'the subsidence' of St. Paul's Cathedral, says that- Sir Christopher-Wren, the architect of the great-building, did not foresee the burrowing propensities of-the future, and therefore did-not safeguard his .masterniece from; the attacks of human moles.' The article'adds that the present work cf strengthening the fabric is not remedying the inherent-weaknesses. . ; I FIRE DRILL IN FACTORIES. London, January 27. An important rider was added to tho verdict of a coroner's jury that investigaed to-day the circumstances of- a recent fire in London. The jury recommended that legislation should be introduced, to make fire drill compulsory at all workshops and factories., , PRIZE FOR RUSSIAN NIHILIST. London, January 25. . The St. Petersburg Academy of Science has bestowed a prize upon an erstwhile Nihilist, Lukaschewitch, for a book on orcanic life. Considerable interest attaches to tho award, as Lukasnhewitcli. was one of the men who were implicated in the assassination of Alexander II in 1881. His bonk ips written during the 20 years' i.mprisonment which ho was condemned.

COUEAGEOUS NUNS. • London, Janunry 25. A sensational fire occurred on Thursday night at the Ursuline Convent in Brentwood, Essex. The nuns, clothed in only their nightdresses, got all the children out of th« building safeiy. and then plncki'y set ntinut nttaeVing the flames, which they finally subdued.

PLEASANT AWAKENING. . London,/ January 25. After having been paralysed from tlia waist downwards for five years. n man in Nottingham suddenly recovered the use of his legs. He awoko the other morning, and something suggested to him that ho should try to walk. ITe made the attempt, and was astounded to find that ho could get about with perfect ease. NORMAN ANGEL AS LECTURER. London, January 2a. Mr. Norman Angoll ,tlie well-known au-thor-journalist and jieace advocate, has been engaged to deliver a series of lectures in Gtrninn universities on the general ' problem of (he relations between the great nations of the world. Tho abova items are taken from the Sydney "Sun's" epcclal cablfl sotvict.