FAITH HEALING.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 October 1919, Page 5

FAITH HEALING.

WOMAN A VICTIM.

DOCTOR CALLED TOO LATE.

CHRISTCHURCH. Ocf. 6.

It is reported by the Star that a young unmarried woman who resided with relatives in ‘Ch.ristchurc.h has fallen a victim to her‘ belief in faith healing, which excluded atteiidance by a medical practitioner. She was thirty years of age, and suffered from :1 large goit-re on her neck measuring about twen!ty ‘inches. Her relatives lstflte that she came into touch with the “I-I'ealths,” accepted their theories and doctrines, and, against the urgent advice of relatives. refused to take medi. cal advice or help until the malady became so bad that a cure was almost impossible. Finally, when it became obvious that .her‘lift was in immediate danger, she reluctantly consented to a doctor being called in. He decided that an operation was -the only way possible of saving her, and an epera’tion was periiormed Son" \Fh'iday last, hut ‘the young woman died under it. The doctor and relatives state that if medical help had been o'btain=ed earlier it is almost certain that death would Jri-out ‘have occurred‘, as the‘ women ‘waS“istron~g ‘and healthy. 4 _

‘ LEAGUE or NATEONS. % THREE POWERS’ RATIFICA'I‘ION " THIS WEEK.

Received 9.25 a.m

PARIS. Oct, 5.

Diplomatic advices from .American sources indicate the meeting of the League of Nations in Washington is not likely before 1920. It is expected the rati-fieattion by ,the three Powers wilfl‘ be completed this week, ending the state of war, and enabling the resumption of ofiicial relations with Germany. The Council of the League will immediately meet and appoint a. Commission to -decide the Saar frontlie-r, and also appoint a High Commissioner at Dantzig.

AMERICA AND DOMINIONS’ VOTE

Received 9.25 a.m

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.

Mr McCunlbers, in the Senate, said it was untrue Britain and the Dominions possess six votes to Aznelrica’s one in the League of Nations. Senators seeking to limit the B‘riti-sh votes, were seeking to fan public pl'ejwdice by: means of ‘popular anti-British appeals. Mr Mc-Cum-bors urged that instead of the Johnson amendment there should be another exdluding the British Domin'io.ns’ participation in the League during the consideration of disputes involving British interests.

ITALY RATIFIE'S TREATY. Received 10 a.m_ ROME, Oct. ’6. The King_to-day ratifies the Peace Treaty by a decree which next Parliamont will confirm.

THE TREATY WITH HUNGARY.

DIVIDING THE TERRITORY‘

Received 11.10‘ am.

PARIS, ,Qct_ 6.

“Le Petit Parisicn_ne” .q_sta_tes Hun-g-ary’s Peace» Tl-eaty I'eduQes the countl'y.to 140,000 square kilometres) with‘! a_ population of pen mfiillionsv. Hun"gary surr‘endVel-5 185,000 square kilo‘metl:es,, with ten million inhabitants, ‘gives Czecho-Slavakia, Pressburg and Kasohau, while Tl-ansl3‘7va.nia with three million Roumanians and an area 120,000.squa1'e kilometres reverts to Roumania. Jugoslavia. receives Croatia, Slavonia,Aßana’t, and Temesvar with upwards of three million.inhabi~ taunts. "_‘

FRANCE AND LUXEMBURG CUSTOMS UNION.

UNFAVOURABLY VIEWED. BY BELGIUM.‘

Received 11_15 a.m‘

PARIS, Oct. 6.

The Government is negotiating with Belgium ov.cr the solution of the Luxemburg pioblexn. _ Belgians unfavourabiy view.the result of the plebescite, "holding Luxemburg was .to Belgium what Alsacc—Lol-rainc was to France. The Frenchdo not desire ‘to jeopardise their friendship with Belgium, ‘and are willing to give her a share in the management of the Luxemburg railways to secure closer co-operation between the three countries. « . :