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Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1914, Page 3

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(Sydney Sun.) Kb'SSIAN DANCEft IDOLIiSED. London, March 10. While tke license in women's fashions;'-. exciting very little protest here ?v.>\v, a strong feeling is being *hov-&over the present craze for nioie dadoing, us evidenced by the worship; Site famous Kussian dancer ft ij:■•■-■ >C%?--. One nowspi' .^'-^■ r >ldly asks whether male diMi;''.'-, ■■'. should not be manly, denoun.v- wlmi it calls the sentimental, languishing effeminacy of ftijinsky, and compares it verv unfavourably with that of Mordkin, who danced, says this paper, like a warrior. It goes on : "In the older and Italian dances a man played a man's part, and did not squirm and wriggle like a sentimental miss. "Nijinsky's dancing- is otherwise. There is something about his love-sick, dying-duck attitudes that raises the ire of the healthy, normal man. Despite all this Nijinsky i«mains a popular idol of male and female smart society. Last week the Marchioness of Bipon had. him as an escort at a charity sale, when he appeared among a whole company of both sexes, most of whom forgot everything else in their yearnings to - attract his notice. had to be taken away because business was impossible while he was present. FIGHTING IN , THIPOLI. London, March 10". According to advices brought in by couriers there has been a recurrence of fighting* jn Tripoli, and the Italian troops are said to have killed 263 Arabs in the neighbourhood of an oasis of Seuteni.

The fight took place on Wednesday, and an Italian column, composed mostly of native levies, was attacked by 2000 Arabs. It was a short sharp battle and two Italian officers and 42 native soldiers were killed and about 40 wounded. TRAIN ROBBERS FIGHT. New York, March l(j. From Peoriu, Illinois, comes a thrilling story, in which one of tlue principal actors, tEe engine-driver of the Chicago north-western express, was shot dead in the cab of his engine at Manilas, Illinois, by four bandits. The robbers were detected stealing merchandise from the traui y.nd when the sheriffs went after them the deputy-sheriff was shot through the head, while another of the pursuing posse was wonded in the arm. The fireman gof a bullet in his leg. Two of the thieves were captured.