GENERAL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2276, 22 August 1908, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

The ancient city of Tabriz, which has suddenly taken the place of Teheran as the centre of violence in the Shah’s dominions, can hardly be said to have ever enjoyed a quiet life. When Turk and Turcoman and Persian were not shaking the old walls with battering rams the earthquake was having its innings. Tlio public buildings bear traces of this sort of violence —notably the Kabud Masjul —Pine Alosque-A-constructed of wonderfullv arabesqued blue tiles; while the Citadel gapes with you at its earthquake-riven' sides. Although the Anglo-Indian telegraph runs through the city, it is not as in the ancient davs when it was known as the glorious Tam’is. The new Russian railway has deprived it of much of its importance, and the leather merchants and silversmiths eke out a precarious livelihood by engaging in a little smuggling. FIRST AID TO THE INJURED.

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From all the States delegations of “shooters” poured into Denvor for the National Democratic Convention. The claque in the galleries, whoso business it is to cheer, boo, hiss, sing songs, and shout through megaphones ill tho interests of the vai'ious candidates for nominations, number over 10,000. Tammany Hall alone sent to Denver five train-loads containing 600 or 700 stentorian politicians. They took with them £25,000 in loose change, 8400 pints of wine, 35 tons of ice, 30,240 bottles of beer, and 175,000 cigars, by the judicious distribution of which they intended to produce a hurricane of noisy enthusiasm in the convention city.

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M. Eugene Ysaye was some time ago ordered to- pay £320 to a Belgian railway guard who alleged that he had become deaf .after the famous violinist had boxed his ears. M. Ysaye was coming home with his brother from Antwerp, and it was stated that the assault followed a demand for tickets from the violinist, who was disturbed by the guard whilo •asleep. An appeal has been, made, and tho damages have now been reduced to £6O, as it was proved that the guard’s hearing was cfefective before the assault,

Twenty soldiers of the second regiment of colonial infantry at Brest, who were undergoing punishment in tho barrack lock-up mutinied and barricaded themselves in their cells. In order to reduce them to submission a bole had to bo bored through tho ceiling, and they were deluged with fire-hoses until the water reached to their waists.

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