GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2307, 26 July 1921, Page 1

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

While .sorting out some brass, a Battersea mcssroom boy, Ernest Mansfield, was killed by the explosion of a percussion fuse. At the inquest Major Cunningham, Government inspector of explosives, said the fuse was a war trophy, and was bound to explode if struck. The Home Office had issued warnings to the public of the dangers of these war relics, and it was unlawful for people to keep them in their houses. They should be handed to the police.

The latest Paris fashions is a

parasol made of lizard skins. One appeared at Longehamps, but it did not make much of a hit in the absence of sunshine. The lady who owned the parasol refused to tell how she secured the odd paraphernalia, which is rather ghastly-look-ing, and certainly heavy. Yet thousands of women watched the heav-ily-painted lady as she opened her parasol, and exclaimed, “You see, all lizards like basking in the sun. Thai is why I have this parasol.”

Mrs Ada Lawrence.was summon-

ed at Greenwich for smoking in a (ranicar. Mr Pamlvn said a eon-

luctor saw smoke coming from the

defendant's mouth, and thought she was on lire. lie spoke to her, but she continued to smoke, and even-

tually the cigarette was taken from her. Defendant : I’m very sorry; I won’t do it again. Mr Disney said that in these days wgmen claimed to be on an equality with men in various directions, but the defendant must take the rough with the

smooth. She must not smoke where men were not allowed to do so. He lined her ss.

French Deputies recently inaugu•alcd their co-operative restaurant

til the Calais Bourbon. The famous caterer Duval, known is the “Due tic Bouillon,” received congratulations from some 300 present and past deputies, who alone arc entitled to enter the dining room. Seven francs lire charged for the dinner course.

The Palais Bourbon dinners are served by pretty French serving maids. Placards on the walls invite the honourable members of the House nor to give tips, and not to flirt with the waitresses.

Police-inspectors Bnsvicl and Sa.'issi, of the Marseilles police force, have been arrested, following their failure to account for 220 twenty-franc gold coins which they had found on the person <d an Italian whom they arrested for illicit traffic in gold currency. At the time of his arrest the Italian was found In lie carrying l>so g dd coins. Only 43(1 were handed oyer to the police officer at headquarters. The Italian declared that the inspectors must have forgotten to hand him the missing 220. A trap was set, and proof was obtained of the inspectors’ dishonestv.

.lean Carol, a notorious French erminal, paid a Hying visit to Montmartre, where he was recognised by detectives as the man who escaped from Cayenne nine years ago. He is in prison, and will he sent hack to Cayenne unless clemency is shown him. Carol's lirsf acquaintance with the police wtts at 15 years of age. He had committed a burglary. 'Two years later lie wtts sentenced to ten years’ detention for an impudent robbery, and sent to the convict

station at Cayenne. No sooner arrived in the land of the alligator and the mosquito than he made three desperate efforts to escape. Itis fourth attempt was successful. He landed in France, and paid a visit to Montmartre. Then he went to London, where he earned an honest living, rising to the dignity of Itend porter at a fashionable West End hotel. When war broke out Carel hastened to France, Speaking German fluently, lie was entrusted with a number of perilous missions. These lie accomplished successfully.

Because of disgraceful scenes at the funeral of Mrs Janet Taylor and her infant son, who were drowned, Panteg |Pontypool) Urban Council have decided to close the cemetery to onlookers in future. The crowd rushed info the chapel, barring out the mourners, and then swarmed round the grave so that the hearers could not appTrtach with the coffin. It was more like a fair than a funeral, said tiie chairman. Charity is united with justice by .Judge ({ranger in Southwark County Court. Fie has just had liefore him six cases in which tenants were in arrears with their rent. Four had fought a, hard battle against poverty, and their stories aroused his sympfhy. He arranged to pay their arrears, and so give them a chance to' start afresh of debt chance to, start afresh free of debt. But in the other two eases he said the defaulting tenants deserved little sympathy, and ordered them to give up possession of their houses.