NEWSPAPERS FOR ALL PUBLISHED IN WORLD.

Shannon News, 5 July 1929, Page 1

NEWSPAPERS FOR ALL PUBLISHED IN WORLD.

THIEVES' GAZETTE. BUDA PEST JOUENAL THAT WAS 'PHONED. There are some strange things—newspapers among them —in the world. The daily paper has become a part of most people's lives.' How many know or even dream of the queer newspapers with which the traveller meets in the course of the years? asks Mr., Clive Holland, in an article in an Bagjitk journal. There is an Eskimo newspaper produced entirely by one man. Many years ago he visite d the capital of Denmark from his native Greenland. Among the numerous*, wonderful things he saw wa§ an up-to-date, newspaper office. He was so impressed that when he. returned to his native town he took steps to start a newspaper. He did all the work himself, collected all the news, set it up in type, printed and distributed the paper, and made a success of it. In pre-war days Buda-Pcst possessed one of the strangest newspapers in the world. It was indeed unique. It was called the Hirmondo, and telephoned, instead of printed, its news. It installed a telephone free of .additional cost in the home of each subscriber to the "newspaper." Its daily service of news commenced at 9a.m., and all Stock Exchange quotations and general news items were telephoned during the morning. In the afternoqn and evening the music of bands and theatrical performers were electrophoned to the subscribers/ The Dresden Corporation once owned—and may now—a newspaper left it by a certain Dr. Gunt. It had a large circulation, and the profitß wete to be devoted to municipal improvements. ■ '...'.,■, A Journal for Beggars. In Paris one sees and meets with many strange things, if one "knows the ropes." Among the queer publications met with is a newspaper published in the interests of the numerous beggars for which the city by the Seine is noted. It used, a few years ago, to be called the Bon Guide. And < from day to day it gave reliable information regarding ; the '/ habitats'' of rich people visiting Paris, and hints on the art of writing begging letters; This paper gave valuable information regarding likely "pitches" at which most was to be picked up, and particulars regarding the charitably , disposed. Here is one of the entries: '' M. Jules de 8., Boulevard &t. Germain, 96, benevolent to sutferers from, injuries to limbs. Lame himself. " v Doubtless many a "sufferer from injuries to limbs" was manufactured, and paraded for M. Jules' especial benefit, witn much corresponding benefit to the sufferer. There is also another paper published especially for circulation among professional beggars. It is coarsely ' printed on poor paper, but sells for 25 < centimes, and is distributed at a certain cafe in the beggars' quarter by the editor once a week. Names of Engaged Couples. At Zurich is published an Engaged Couples' Advertiser, which as a matrimonial journal having agents all over Switzerland. It publishes the names of engaged couples who are assumed to be about to get married, or at least to be contemplating marriage. The makersof all sorts of things—furniture, cloth ing and foodstuffs—take it in ana bombard the happy pair with offers oj their goods, and many firms send samples. ! In London perhaps one of the strangest publications is the Police Gazette, which circulates' among the various police authorities. Few civilian papers have such stirring and even fascinat ing contents. The pamphlets, circulated four times daily, known a; "Police Information," containing the latest, particulars regarding criminals, their crimes, and the movements of known criminals, do much to ansist the police to make arrests and to keep suspicious characters under observation. The post office has its own publications, called St. Martin's le Grand, ami there are several other publications connected with the same governmen'. department. Thieves' Gazette in Vienna.

For some years there was run in Vienna a Thieves' Gazette, which was, needless to say, jealously guarded from a general- circulation, giving information to members of the confraternity regarding "cribs" worth cracking, and news of members who had got into trouble or were lying low: In Paris there is a flourishing newspaper, published weekly giving particulars of eligible male parties—at least they all say they are eligible—and details of the most intimate charactor regarding the charms of young ladies seeking husbands. It must bo a paying concern, and, as there is an agency in connection with it, one may credit the statement recently made that the proprietor—who takes a handsome percentage of the dot when a match has been arranged through his efforts—ia a millionaire, at least in francs.