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Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1923, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

WOMEN WITH THREE TOES. LONDON. Aug. t-T-Will women of Hit ore generations have fewer toes than women ol the present? , A biologist oil Saturday expressed toe opinion that they may it the weal ol high-heeled shoes is continued. “Horses originally had live toes. he said. “and now they have only one. This change proimbly was brotig lil about hy the clTort of horses m a *u,*l state to raise themselves a little 1 * ' to get at the twigs and leave- *t trees. The live toes of deer have 1 n reduced to two. and liaise oi '"*' ;ir *

birds to three. •‘Women with very high heels lino* .1 e;,it approaching Dial ot kinls- 1 <h‘ not for a moment suggest that, it s not an elegant gait, but 11 eenpulv 1- not nt all unlike that of the domestic 1 '**'J* "It means that with the high nee.s now worn three toes are sulheteni ’m progressing, and as nature always 1 ••.* rid Tif suncrUuoiis organs it seems 1 k *l,* that in the course of time women s U.e<,vjll he reduced to ihree. jiml pcrli.iPt later to two or even one. TOURING BURGLARS.

\ LONDON. Aug. 21 Robberies at country mansions cniumitlcd l:y skilful burglars who live n: towns will uui)u. ''tiomibly increase ni number unless drasiic mca-nics ait tnketi to make these daring and swi.l mills more poiiloiis lo the thieves. Not only do they make su,oka. dashobe motor-tar from town into the lean ( ,i the c.mutry—a sort of up and run burglary raid —hut they al-o make long and profitable tours from one cud ol the country to the oilier, breaking nil-. Imiisc after bouse in the course ol then journey, and getting awav saieh wHo their baoty. , In one recent case burglars nio- 1 from the south to the north of England am! slaved at the best hotels. I lie.' branched olf from the mam roa.D o<i it.doliallv to break into "o fewer limn au lious.s. In at least out- n.stance- - «u historic t nstle in Kont - i »**> 1 " L ‘ had the audacity to take tm ir mol - ear up a drive a mile and a hall h»- . and to pull up witlun a few yards ol the main door. • , . • The oulv way to stop these rnulus bv a more co-ordinate! police system, better means of transmitting > ew> ,l,i. iU id more motor-ears lor the roiiee. esnecially during the night. t as) winter when I arglary was rite in'London a large ..under oi men w ere sent- out ill phiili ele.lbes to watt suburban roads for known tb.-w-s and suspects. These poll.emeu tracked down scores ol house-breakers, ami those who escaped the net became so -caied th.U they are actually alranl to take pa.t m •my