FOREIGN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 3 April 1914, Page 7

FOREIGN NEWS.

BURGLAR SHOT DEAD. A burglar in the nut of rifling a safe at Venlo, Holland, was shot dead by Mrs. Deventer, u seventy-year-old wo- : man, who, though seriously ill, rose from ■ bed and fired at the man with a rille. six children: frozen: to DEATH. It is reported from Dresden that six school children have been found frozen to death in a clill'side cave, near Weinert, in the Erzgebirge. They were on their way homewards when they were surprised by a heavy snowstorm from which they took shelter in the cave. DUELLING RISKS. A duel with revolvers took place carbon February !)th in the Avenue des Gobelins, Paris, between two men who had quarrelled in u neighboring wine shop. A third man, who had been drinking with them, accompanied them, "to see the fun," as lie expressed it, and was almost immediately shot twice in the right arm. The duellists neither of whom was hit, ran away, but were traced and caught. SWALLOWED His' SIGNATURE. it. Albert Sauze, an inhabitant of Ximcs, has been sent to prison for a curious offence. In July of last year he signed a. contract for the transfer of a business to MM. Dayon and Milan. He regretted his bargain, however, and the next <luy, during an interview between the parties, snatched up the contract, aud biting off the portion bearing his signature, swallowed it. He was sentenced to eight days' imprisonment and XA fine. DRIVEN' MAD I!Y TUB TANGO. A commercial traveller named Durin was passing along the Rue Geoffroy-I'As-nier when a table fell from a fourth-floor window and just missed him. Some chairs, then a water jug, and other articles followed the tabic. Durin, looking up, saw a tailor named Quenard at the window gesticulating and shouting, "I must have room to dance the tango." When the police arrived they secured Guenard after a struggle, and found that he had become insane. TIGER IN A TOBACCO SHOP. On Tuesday morning, February 10th, a tiger, which was being exercised, escaped from the Hagenbeck menagerie at BrusselSi and made its way into the street, where its appearance caused a wild panic among the crowds attending the day's market. The tiger, hunted by trainers an<l by policemen brandishing revolvers, made down the Rue do la Digue, and bolted into u tobacco shop. The tobacconist's premises were barricaded, and thus converted into a trap for the tiger. A cage was then brought up from the menagerie, and trainers enteral the shop by one of the windows, taking the tiger from the rear, and forcing it to enter the cage. LOVER IN A WARDROBE. Dispute arose betweun three Paris merchants in a bar as to the size of their respective wardrobes, and one man bet his friend 8s that he possesed two frock coats. To settle the bet the three returned to the merchant's Hat. Going into his ■dressing-room, the master of the house opened the door of a large wardrobe. "Now you shall see whether I have two frocks coats or not." The next moment he sprung back in amazement. Cowering among the garments hanging from the pegs was a terrified man, whom the merchant recognised as a former lover of his wife. The husband.and his two friends beat the intruder, and threw him down the staircase with such violence that he broke his leg. They then settled the bet, and relumed to the bar to consume the proceeds. DANCING HALL TRAGEDY. A dramatic tragedy occurred in the morning of February llth, in a dancing' hall in an artisan i|uartei' in the north of Berlin. Words had several times passed between two men about a girl who . had come to the entertainment .with one of them, but to whom somewhat obtrusive attentions had been paid by the other, and at last their rivalry culminated in a violent quarrel. In the course of tlie altercation the new suitor 'for the damsel's good graces made use of insulting expressions, which so nettled his rival that lie completely lost control over himself, and. whipping out it revolver, fired it at his rival's face. The bullet struck him in the forehead, and the man fell dead before the eyes of the horrilied dancers. DIED AT- THE WHEEL. M. Armivon, a wealthy Parisian, was Ihe victim of a tragic incident whilst motoring at Geneva, lie had bought a new car at Geneva, and to test its powers lie laced it against the express between Lausanne and Geneva, which covers •")!) miles in fill minutes. M. Arnavon had beaten the express and was continuing at the same terrific speed when suddenly at a turning two motorcars came into view, one going in the same direction and the other approaching. M. Aruavon saw that an accident was inevitable, and the knowledge, gave him such a shock that lie threw up his arms from the wheel and fell hack dead his seat. The chall'cur tried to catch the wheel, but he was too late, and the car overturned, throwing out both the men. M. Aruavon was dashed against a wall, his skull being fractured, "but a medical examination proved that he had already died from failure of the heart. The chall'cur was seriously injured. ARRESTED. One of the manager* of a Paris bank is. states Renter, now in cuslodv, and the premises of the bank, as well as those of the arrested man. have been searched. The liabilities of the concern are stated to he 2,1)1111.(1111) francs (£SO.111)11) and it is sail! thai an inquiry lias revealed the loss of :lll,()()(l.()l)li francs ( .'Jl.iiM.OliO) liv enterprises entered into by the bank. ' WHITE SLAVE TRADE PANIC. New York is in the throes of another white slave panic, and the police are investigating the disappearances of no fewer than eight girls of good bundles, who are missing from different parts o! the eitv, and who are. believed to have fallen victims to the while slavers. Despile the number of "graft" and vice investigations which have been and are l,ein<' held in that city, crime is rampant? and the white slavers in particular appear to be displaying considerable activity. Official records show that, no fewer than OO'l persons have disappeared during the past three mouths, of whom 97 women and girl*.