THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 298, 11 December 1908, Page 4

THE WORLD'S NEWS.

Tjowlsi a game which was p!.i veil bybolh sexes in bygone centum'*, .but. .which for many was relegated to the [hoary-headed males, has ugainl been' "taken up by women. For some time past u few women in the colonies have played, and now their example, according to an English woman's paper, has been followed by Englishwomen, and several ladies' teams have been formed. An Australian lady writer thinks that the. game is one that is especially suited to our sex, for, "while it requires no great physical effort, it demands Unit delicacy of touch which women possess. Also, it is easy to leu in, a true eye and steady hand being the only essentials ; and, lastly, it is about the most inexpensive game of all, and within -the means of the most moderate hicomo. That it is it healthy game cannot be disputed, and many veteran players declare, they owe their health and ag" In bowls. For women who need outdoor exercise, but cannot stand the strain of golf and tennis, it seems to be an ideal game.

Jt is an acknowledged fact Hint one of llii' things \vliidj,]i'ini! a ninsi lasting impression nn foreigners visiting Lou- ■ d»n for Hi-.' lirsi time is the oiiuii-pnl-i'iiit in' vlif City policemen. 'l'll'.' ri'linliililv nf tlicir walehos, their wondrous gcogrnpiiicnl knowledge, mid the provcrliinl cxlcnsivencss „f their pedal extremities never fail it> make a lasting impression on the stranger within their heats. In ISuoiios Aires it is not so. Tin' maxim "The liiiiid that slops th" trallii- rules tin' world'' does not apply here. We haw lmil evidence nf the fact (recently snid tlit; Duenos Airi's Standards). A /demure little lady, whose short skirts and juuntv step proclaimed her to he English, went holdly up to a policeman in I lie centre of one of our lnisiest crossings, ami (the rush of trallie preventing her getting face to face with him) whispered something into the collar of his cloak, which, he it said, was luriied up tightly round his ears. (Setting 'no response, she tapped him slightly 011 the shoulder. Tliii* roused the local " liobert" from hi,s." mid-day slumbers. Turning round he looked the lady up and down with u iveiled surprise, pulled himself together, and prepared for the worst, Dot she merely wished to be directed to a uiztaiu street, and the "hobby," still wondering, pointed out the way. The. lady thanked him and tripped* off, leavi ig him still staring at her. His reflections w<'re rudely interrupted by a carriage -pole grazing his car, and after making a lew choice observations oil Jehus in general, and that driver in particular, he again brought his eyes to bear on his now fast disappearing charmer, scratched his head and shrugged his shoulders in a manner which elea'iy said, " Well, '1 never ! Fancy 'askhu'l me!'•'

An ingenious Xew York lady clerk, Miss Sophie lleilbrun, has devised n ' hind of meclianical junior clerk to op ui . -100 or 5110 letters a minute. The inl venlur, though only 21), lias a salary of . .CI2UO a year, ami has charge of one of . the most important mail departments in the city, and about 1(1,(1110 letters pass ' through the department each din J Doxes containing the letters arc pass'',l under a roller, which grinds jit;.; tile ; ''ii'-e-st edge oil' the lops, ami leaves ' theni ready for their contents lo be . picked out. An incident unique in the history of l'oor-hnv lias luki-ji place at llndderslield. when Miss Emily Pram-is Siddon vice-chairman of tin- lludderslieliiHoard »f Otiardia.i-. was presented with a life -ize portrait of herself, an illuminated address, and n gold, diamond, and pearl pendant, in m-ugnitiou of her 2(i years' | service on the board. Mi ss Siddon'gave hack the porlrait to the guardians to I'O hung in (lie !,„„,.,[.,. „. j|iss Siddon lias |,i',. u vice-chairman of the board lor live years and twice declined llie chajriuau,i,ip. Sl u . „„s „ IK . „,- Uu , lirsi. t.wi.|iiy-s-.. v ,.ii women to become members of boards of guardians. Th" ! -lumber mnv is well over a thousand, says a London paper. 'n,, enrolment »l women „-,, | )oiU ,ls of guardians '«■'"<•" ''cjrulnlc the English w „ r | ; .) houses) has ~,-nved one of the most! .strikr.igly siien-ss,',,] „,- , h| . cxperimcnls in allowing women to lake public positions. i„ social ami municipal work.