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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 155, 29 December 1911, Page 6

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FROM THE AUSTRALIAN PAPERS. JOHNSON'S FUTURE. Jack Johnson, it is reported, is sailing for Chicago. His wife is ill ,and his movements are uncertain. It is said that he intends to open a cafe in Chicago and retire from the ring for good. NEGRO PREACHER HANGED. A negro preacher was hanged on the stage of a theatre in Jackson, Georgia, in the presence of a large audience, for inciting his brethren to engage in a race riot. LONG BALLOON JOURNEY. Jules Dubois, when competing in the aerial race for the cup, presented by the municipality of Paris, covered 000 miles in a balloon. He started at La Mottc, Breuil, and landed at Slomin, in Western Russia, on the following day. A LACERATED BRAIN. A man shot himself in the head with a revolver at Los Angeles, the bullet lacerating and tearing away much of the brain issue. He lay in that condition for 17 hours before he was discovered. A surgical operation has been performed on the victim, and there appears to be every reason to hope for his recovery. It is considered to be a remarkable case, and the medical profession are watching it with interest. AMERICAN MEAT. The British Government has cancelled tho army contracts which it held with \ the Chicago meat packers on account of the disclosures made at the meat trust trial in Chicago. Mr. J. 0. Armour, the wealthy packer, says that the loss of these contracts will mean the forfeiture of millions of pounds yearly to the American packers. The Argentine, he says, will secure the orders from Great Britain. Mr. Armour blames the Labor members in the House of Commons for bringing about the cancellation. ANTI-BOXING CAMPAIGN. j Lord Lonsdale, one of the best known and most enthusiastic patrons . of,J;he ring in England, is making a hard fight I to save boxing from being suppressed. Tho evidence given in the recent MoranDriscoll prosecution may have ): trhe effect of preserving tho sport in England"! '"' OCEAN VOYAGE IN A DORY. Harrie Richie, of New York, started from Providence, Maine,- oijyi'.yftnturesome voyage last week, when he'sailed in a 21ft dory for San.Jicancisco, via New York and the Panama Canal. He expects to reach his 4sS>;n!l.tto/a tOKWfds the end of February. FRENCH A^J^^LED.^ Whilst making 1 a'rfiglijf neat'Etampes, Lieutenant IjantlteatrmeV a' 'French army aviator, fell frdtffy' height' of 'ls(X>ft, and was killed. instantM l ' 1 ' ti'nla of the fatality Eilflteffitfet Lalifeheaume was Hying tohis%isW^ r lrdme.' i; He''haa > sent a telegram saying that" life was coming to dinner, and was within sight of the house; when the accident 6Vcurred! ! '''

MANUEL'S JEWELS.'' ' ; J J_!_.'l li-u uii'll .• i. | The Portuguese Government has decided that the jewels found'in the: Royal palaces at Lisbon, Cintra, Mafra and! elsewhere, afirer King Manuel's 1 ' flight, are the property of the republic. All the ] jewels are to be sold. '*' : THE NUDE IN ART. The Berlin courts have just decided that it is unlawful for the buyer of a painting, statue, or sculpture to do anything i to such a work of art with the object of concealing the nudity of the subject. This decision has been given - in a case in which an artist sought to recover damages from a person who had taken the liberty to conceal the nudity of a figure study tha,tihe had painted. . PARIS DIVORCE CASE... . Madame Langevin, who is,seeking a separation' in the Paris. Court fromrProfessor Langevin, claims alimony on the ground of her husband's alleged misconduct with Madame Curie; The'petitioner asks for the custody of the' children, though she says that if she as allowed a separation with consequent divorce for three years, she will withdraw the crinv inal charge of adultery, •■> . COST OF LIVING. ' . Statistics that have just been' published reveal that the cost of living in Great Britain has increased 25 per cent, since 1898. i The price of bacon and ham has doubled, and butter has increased to the extent of Is, while lard is more than double what it was 13 years ago. Flour and tea, however, are a little cheaper than formerly. WOMEN IN WAR. i The. Introduction of conscription among women was advanced by Dr. Wilzel, of the Medical Academy, in the course of a lecture before the Patriotic Women's Union in Dusseldorf. The lecturer' suggested that women should be enrolled in the military hospitals, transporting, provisioning and clothing services, and that they should be mobilised with other auxiliaries in time of war. The suffragettes have taken up the proposal with great enthusiasm. MONSTER RAILWAY STATION. Chicago merchants aud railway officials arc planning the construction of a monster station for the accommodation of all trains running into the city. The cost of the scheme is estimated at between ,i 15,000,000 and £30,000,000.