MAIL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 562, 4 November 1902, Page 3

MAIL NEWS.

11 Ho has been drinking methylated spirits for tho last five years,” said the wife of Alfred Moreland, a clerk, aged 35, who was charged (.at Luuibeth with attempting to commit suicide. About 200 young women at Warommo, in Belgium, have formed a club known ns “Tho Swallows.” Each member has given her word of honor never to marry a man addicted to drink.

Nottingham has mado a decided doparturo in street-sweeping and watering machines. Tho new vehicle runs on the tram-linos, and derives its power from the over-heud eloott'ic trolley wires. William James Whitehouso, 19, a Birmingham steel polisher, wus running an 80 yards’ ruco when ho fell dead. At the inquest death was attributed to heart failure, following ovor exertion. Nowspapors aro making great headway in China. They aro read now by nearly all the i. oro intelligent classes. Even highly-placed otlicials are showing a taste lur tho daily or weekly journals.

Trie loss on tho steamship service run by tho Russian Government in conjunction with tho Chinese Eastern Railway is officially estimated at £264,000, since tho starting of tho scheme about two years

ago. A two-yoar old child, Thomas Cocannon, of Cowper-street, Leigh, was found doad by his mother hanging by his pinafore from a barbed wire fen jo. He had apparently fullcn, and the pfnaforo got fast round his neck. Tho Lancet assuros its readers that the vast network of tubo railways soon to be crossing and recrossing each othor in tho clay below Loudon will not subject tho public heulth to tho strain that has been suggested. Of tho 12,000 million letters annually distributed by tho post offices of the world 8000 millions are in English, 1200 millions in German, 1000 millions in French. All the other languages bavo less than 2000 millions between thorn. A Dutch forco has taken two fortresses from the Gajoos tribe in Achin, killing 8o of tho defenders and capturing 58 rifles Tho Dutch lost one lioutenunt and four meu killed, and ono lieutenant, one sergeant, and six men wouuded. “ I have been stealing from shows for the last two or threo years. I can’t holp it,” said a defoudant who was soutoneed at Preston to two months' hard labour for tho theft of a prize hen valued at from tho lloyal Lancashire Show. Tho airship to bo constructed by Dr Barton, of Beckenham, for the Government is to be built in the grounds of tho Alexandra Palace. A specially-constructed shed is in course of erection, and tho work will proceed under tho supervision of War Office officials. Using oil as fuel, satisfactory results havo now been achioved, aftor throe years’ trials, by the British destroyer Surly, during a five hours’ run at sea. After 44 years' residence in Norwich Workhouse, a woman has declined to leave tho institution, although she has boon offered a comfortable homo by relatives. Cinematograph exhibitions aro now being given daily, at the 1.15 p.iu. service at 8t Mary-at-Hill Church, Enstchcnp, London (E.C.i. Men going down in new submarines for the first two or three times bocomo almost stupefied by tho strong fumes of tho gasolino used in propelling tho vessols. A Parsea lady sued a woalthy tirnbor merchant in tho High Court at Bombay for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant, as au oxcuso for breaking off tho engagement, pleaded that the lady had concealed from him the fact that her teeth woro stopped. Ho had to pay Tl5O damages. Prof. E. Wright, of tho Army Medical School at Netley, publishes tho results obtained by auti-typhoid inoculation. He was anxious to buvo inoculation introduced into tho Army, but Lord Wolseloy, then Commandor-in Chief, refused to cousont uutitl Lord Lister urged it upon him. It is demonstrated that a marked advantage was achioved by tho inoculation. Fewer cases occurred among those inoculated, and fewor deaths among tho inoculated who woro attacked by the disease. As a result of tho diminished mortality, superadded to tho diminution of incidence of tho fever, it is shown that the reduction of mortality from typhoid has, on tho wholo body of statistics, amounted to a fourtold | reduction. . . A new apartment hotel in New lorlt is to bo completely fitted with a system of heating by oil. A tank for oil is placed in tho cellar, and tho pipes run throughout tho apartments. Cooking will bo done entirely on stoves with oil for fuel, and tho heating will bo either by hot air or steam heating furnace, which will burn oil. The cost of crudo oil will soon be about 13s a barrel. Three and one-half barrels givo ns much heat as one ton of coal. The oil boom in this and other parts of tho country is expected to reduce the price considerably.

Tho ruby hue at last been forced to yield its proud position as the favorite jewel. Tho new monarch is the emerald, and it is to bo seen in rings, brooches, bracelets, combs, watches ; in fact, emeralds will everywhere throw a greon, mysterious lifht over the functions of smart society in tho autumn. Already their reign has begun, but not to tho exclusion of pearls, for pearls hold a placo far above the fluctuations of fashion, and the woman with pretty ears, neck, or hands should know that they Bbow beauty to tbs greatest advantage,