THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 170, 9 July 1908, Page 4

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

PLAUUE OF STRANGE FLIES. Paris, .Uny 1.". Paris is siillVring f«mi a plague of curious Mies, known as St. .Mare's liibions. They are not poisouous, lull, arc very ugly, being over half an inch long, with enormous heads and feelers like cockchafers. Nobody knows where tllcy come Win, and, curiously enough, tile plague is confined to Paris, and lias not reached the country. VITRIOL TllllOWlNG IN CIIURUI. London. May 17. A remarkable scene occurred in a church at Rending during the service lust night. Vitriol was llmnni, ami two women were Seriously injured. Tile author of the outrage, another women, was arrested. WHERE BIRDS DRINK WINE. <jeu»va, .May 15. Winn is so plentiful at tile present moment on llle shores of Lake .Maggiore, from tlie village ol Jirione to Orselhia, that H is "given freely to ' tramps who ask for a drink. The poorest peopie leave a bowl ol wine on the window-sill for all comers. If. is frequently refilled, and even tlie birds share 'the hospitality. j.ae farmers, in older to make room for Ihe coming vintage, are getting rid of their ordinary wine at nominal prices.

Pdreuts freely give tile wine to their children, and teachers complain that many of the pupils arrive at school in an inebriated condition. It is rare to ■see a child in this district without ;i. little gourd of wine slung across his shoulders fur personal consumption. THE SAYINGS OF MR KOOSEVEm. Washington, May Hi. President Roosevelt to-day, addressing the General Conference oi tue Methodist Episcopal Church, said: - "True religion, through church organisations, through philanthropic organisations, in all the field of kindred endeavour, can manifest itself as effectively in the crowded and complex life of to-day as ill yesterday's. We cannot stand up for what is good in manhood or womanhood without condemning what is evil. We must condemu the m:n, who is either bruin! and vicious, or weak and cowardly; the man who fails to do his duty by the public, wlio is a bad neighbour, ail idler, an inconsiderate and selfish husband, a neglectful father. So also must we condemn the woman ,who whether from cowardice or coldness, from selliMi love of eaSe, or from lack of all true w'Cmanly quality, rcli'itsf's to do arighi her great and alVessentia] duties of wifehood and motherhood.'' EN PR ESS STRUCK; BY A THUNDERBOLT. Geneva. May 14. A Strang,, accident to the ZurichSchallhose express happened last night. The train had barely co mi . l 0 a standstill at Scliall'hous'e when a violent thunderstorm i )m . s( . ni . (1 ,. th( , town, and a thunderbolt struck tile ''""' • ""' sl ""'k Ix'iag felt through the entire train. Most of the passengers received sliocks. but were not serioiulv injured ■"»■ otigiue driver and the fireman were however, lonni! .unconscious itti (l »' io.v. The two men shortly afterwards recovered. A terrible 'disaster "Mhl have hee„ inevitable if t1l( , ~,,,. «"'t had happened a few moments