KITCHENER AND THE COBRAS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1752, 17 May 1913, Page 10

KITCHENER AND THE COBRAS.

1 INCIDENT AT CAIRO RACES. London, May 5. Lord Kitchener lwcl nil exciting expert- ! enco at tho Cairo races yesterday, wuen lie found himself among a nest ot cobras. Tho Consul-Gencral occupied a special i box iu the grandstand. A movement under tho flooring caught his attention, and when a servant inauo a search ho louna a cobra 1- feet long. A snako-charmcr was brought, and no started to whistlo on a reed to induco the snake to como into tho open. To the astonishment and alarm of Lord lutchener's attendants tivo deadly cobras, which had been lying within a few feet of him came forth, swaying gently to llw music. , .. , Tho charm was broken by an excited attendant, who rushed forward to slay tho snakos. The charmer, jmnj«d for safetv, nnd the snakes moved oft into jn« crowd. A minute of the wildest mont followed. Each mi alto was folio * ert I).Y a shrieking crowd of l'RJ'P tl i ? I^ s ' , was overtaken and killed, the fi*o CO wore caught. Tho true cobra belongs to India and China, but an allied and larger species, tho Nnia Hajo, is found in Lgypt.- tsyoney Sun." The Women's Branch of the Schools League will meet at St. Johns Schoolroom, Dixon Street, nt 3 o clock, Oil Alondav afternoon. A public meeting will be held 3.30 p.m. Milsom desires to bring under tho notico of ladies and gentlemen the very latest methods and preparations for hair and face treatments. Guaranteed euro for Alopecia, Areata (or bald spots). Genuine treatment of the scalp for oily, dry perished, ,:roy and falling hair, Positive' cure for Dandruff and Irritation. Write for Miss Milsom's book (free), containing full instructions for home treatment. Every client taught homo treatment. Scientific Faco Massage, ac-touuding results after one course, with thorough lesion. .51 I s ' Shampooing—Electrolysia (permment and painless), Hair-vrork,' every description, latest Natural Hair l'.'uls. Switches, etc. Hair-dressing tnueht. Manicuring. Personal attention. Strictly confidential. Miss Milsom, King's Chambers. Wellington. Telephone 814* Slum bays make tho best sort of Scouts, General fiaden-Fowoll stated in a lecture. Hooligans were reoiiy boys of character, which needed direction, and the simplest way was to place tho hooligan in cliargo of half a dozen boys and .give him responsibility.