SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
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DEATH OF & GREAT BRITISH
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·SCIENTIST.
DR. ALFRED WALLACE.
LONDON, Nev. s. The death is announced of the famous evolutionist, Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace.
CHINESE POLITICS..
LONDON PRESS COMMENT.
LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP.
THE RESULT.
LONDON, Nov. 8. The result of the Liverpool Autumn Cup. run yesterday,
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`SCOTTISH' LETÍEK.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Epiritman, Oslober 14..
'MR. URR AS LORD PAKRIDENT. Mr J. Urs, Lord, Advocate, is appointed President of the Scottish Cours of Samien,
in room of Lord Danedin, who is elevated to the now and distinguished position in the House of Lude created by the ap- is:-pellate Court Act. Mr. Ure is a wound
lawyer, anul of Inte years he was no in«. dustriour & vocate, and no doubt be will make a good judge. But outside the legal profession he is much better known LA & COM The betting was-20 to 1 against picuously active party politican with a pass China Cock; 9 to 2 against Oseile
sion for stump oratory. Libera's everywhere 10 to 1 against Moscato,
learned the news of bis promotion with. Thirteen ran; won by a length regrat. He was one of the fighting stal- warta. To him a day without a political
■ day mosting appeared as deplorable without a Peer Trade speech is said to have been regarded by Cobden and Bright, His
LONDON, Nov. 8% The Times in a special article headed The Iron Hand in Peking," discusses the dissolution of the Kuo- mingtang, which it says puts an end to any immediate prospect of repre- [Note.-P. Ared Wallace, 0.M., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., one of the most settative institution. Though evi distinguished scientists of the age stud fitonce exists that the Chinese are co-worker with Charles Darwin in pounding the theory of Natural Selections Weary of political adventures and was born at Lik, Monmouthshire in that President Yuan Shil Kai's 1920 and had this attained the advuilendassertion that an effective dictator-third. ship.
aconstitutional, however age of ninety yours. His father was a gentirman of Scotsish ancestry, by early
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six lengths separating second and
Moscato was ridilen by Herbert,
mapled, he was a land surveyor and should be generally approved, the Cheerful by Smyth, China Cock byerusading zeal carried him from Land's
architert. During 1818.32 he went to President's political attitude is the Amazon with Bates, was investiga-strongly reminiscent of the stateur.lit ing the Malay Archipelages in 10, and of "the" Marquis Ito and the Elders
and scientific
had wines boon xaupiet ish patural of Japan, but he would not have ven- history, social solence, Iterators. During 19886 he lectured tured upon his present course unless in America, Among his better known convinced that he was backed by the publications are:-tural Selection,"
Man's Place in Nature, Thosen.reat weight of public opinion in derful Century," Studies, Scientific and China." If his life is spared he may he expected, the Times predicts, to govern China muel as President Diuz governed Mexico.
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Social, Land Nationalisation,” Geographical Distribution of Animals," "My life and Is Mars Fibitahi...?” He hit, in 1986, Annie, daughter of William Mitten. Hurstpierpoint, Sustra..
"FOREIGN OFFICE TROUBLES.
PLENTY IN EUROPE.
LONDON, Nov. 9.
Sir Edward Grey, at Newcastle, said that there was yet plenty of trouble for the Foreign Ofice in Europe, which, however, had not caused pro.occupa -tions to naval and wilitary departments or apprehension among other nations.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
LONDON, Nov. 8 The trade returns show an increase In imports of £710,382, and a decrease in exports of £1,711,283. There was
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HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
We nen asked to dial attention" topke complete change of programme for to-night's shaw when maoy entirely now "turns" will be introduced. The next Blatinoes are on Weincaday and Saturday, 19th nad
15th November..
-F RAYS."..
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DEADLY
MACHINE.
Ead to John o' Grost's and is in doubtful if there is any man la politics who has dons more of the spade work of pa ty prope ganda. With gifts which might have raisod hint to Parliamentary eminence, he chose to deratë. hii greng physical, and mental energian to platform work to such an extent that latterly if because an obsession with bim. Even in the most exciting times at Westminster. Mr Ure was spending his days in railway trains and
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way parts of the eduntry. No journey the party Whips might suggest to him. Wea. too long, no place too obsenre. The at- mosphere of the crowded public meeting was na the breach of his nostrila, and his exte How Do sweater masie than the shears of a large audience. The surprise is that { be has brought himmal! to exchange them for a mont on the bench,
The Morning Post's comment is that the President, in restoring a system of government obviously suited to the needs of the country. preves himself to be the genius of China. The masses doubtless be- lieved there was some magic in the nce "Republic," but have been All they thoroughly disillusioned. wunt now is to be left in pence, and they will probably conclude that planation of his invention to a newspaper unfortunate episode in his polition career, THE Yuan Shih Kai is amore capable in representative, stating during the interview when, in ditacting an, stack upon his giving them this system of govern that the machine projects to say distance political opponents in relation to old age ment than any parliament. Doubt nye, called F-rays, at speed of 360,000 pensions, he allowed himself to
These raya, declares latitude of language which probably he has if China is to survive she argent-metres a minute.
Signor Clivi, the inventor of the machine by which, according to his clain, ammuni son dopists can be blown, ap at a distance in now in Florence. He has given an ox-
Cofortunately, on the public platform it was too much bis practics to resort to extremes of dialectic methode. It is not possible to forget in particular one
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ty needs order and honest adminis-Signor Clivi, bare the power of causing afterwards regretted, though the strain of tration. The President has already electric sparks upon all metallic objects controversy compelled him to defend shown his power in establishing and with which they come in contact. controlling an efficient administra tion, and if he can do for China what as Viceroy he did for the metropoli san province ha may yet save the country from the dangers besetting
iccrease in the imports of raw cot ton of £703,677, and decreases in the experts of iron and steel manufactures her. of £302,008; now ships, £237,924; cotton goods £258,970; and woollen manufactures £347,854,
AUSTRO-HUNGARY AND CANA- DIAN-PACIFIC EMIGRATION.
Lospor, Nov. 6.
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
FELIX DIAZ STARBED.
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LONDON, Nov. 8.
When the F-rays are directed upon a battleship, electric sparks fiach out every where in the exterier and interior of the veenol, and the sparks cecurring in the ammunition magazines use the explosion of the ammunition.
it. It will be remembered that Mr. Balfour, usually one of the calmast and quietests sprakera, mada strong attack upon Mr. Ure's methods. Be charged Mr. Ure with committing
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on the production of a spark of great profession to which he belong, the offics intensity. Then he studied the now which he helde, and the country in which A telegram from Havana states phenomenon, and succeeded in completing he was horn. The attack created
his machina.
great repsstion, and was replied to in the that a brawl between Mexicans took
Signor Ulivia
i gave the following account Rouse of Commons is a memorable speech, man of letters; and upon Sir John Stirling No. Này place at a fashionable Promenade.of his first practical experiment:in this Mr. Cre's reputation at the bar that Marwell, Bart, of Pollock, as a mark of
evening I thought of projecting the Faye
I did so, and the he is seen at his best when his case in most "ppreciation of the services he rendered as ons of the City member of Parliament for A selegram from Vienna states that Senhor Felix Diaz, who was stabbed against the gas meter. the Reporter of the Committee on the in the neck, was taken to the hos-meler blew up. My laboratory was dee-desperate, and that he has won more for 10 years and as his worth nam private
trayed, and I escaped by a ↑
by a miracle.
From lora hopes then any advocate of his time. citizen. The new burgesses were enter. that time I made further oz'periments, and -Canadian-Pacific investigation, in out. pital, and the brawlers arrested.
having obtained permission to embark 50-it was on that occasion. For over tained at luncheon in the City Chambers, Lining before the Reichstrath the ship-
upon the yacht Lady Henriette at Trou-hour, without the aid of a single mote and Mr. A. J. Balfour proposed. The vitle, I blew up the mines in the post, in and without once pausing or stumbling Memory of Lord Kelvin. cecs. Henceforth I was sure of the terrible behold the attention of efficacy of my machine. I have come to and excited House. Irrespective of the Italy to offer my invention to the Italian merits of the case and they divided Government."
Experiments-will-taka place at Spezzis, and several old ships and torpedo-boats
ping policy of the Monarchy, remarked THE FRENCH RAILWAY DISASTER. that the Government had granted the Canadian-Pacific concession for the 30 BODIES RECOVERED. ригрове of diverting emigration from
LONDON, Nov. 8. North German ports to Trieste. The
A telegram from Melun states that report spoke highly of the Canadian. I
thirty-nine bodies have been recover- Pacific and emphasised that the latter. Eleven are still pinned in the only shipped 12.000 as against 172,000 by the German pool, who employed the same tactics the Canadian-Pacific- Ha regretted that the Government policy rendered the subsistence of u great part of the population impossible.
THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS
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LONDON, Nov. 7
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APPRECIATIONS OF KALVIN, Glasgow was happily inspired is choosi the House as sharply then as they doing Mr. Balfour and Mr. Bigrali. Their now the eposch was undoubtedly one of speeches, each characteristic of individua the greatest oratorical tiamphs of recent pairs blanded, without affort, and ware complementary the one to the other Mr. Bizall sketched, with the light couch a Kelvin, and alladed to 19the linguishing his style, the career of Lond of scientific thinkers and investigators without insan jealounice or angry distribes pursued the same path to knowledge some times, to use the sublime language of Kap. ler, rethinking or thinking over again the very thoughts of the Creator of this ani labours and useading experiments doing Terse, and sometimes by their tireless
THE SCIENTIFIC VIEW.
By a strange touch of irony, Mr. Ure's Many years ago Professor Becquerel made discoveries about the tricks and promotion came on the very ave of the habits of an electric spark. He found that opening of the land dampaign in which be it sent out rays of quite a different kind would have taken part with especial from those that had been hitherto called delight: land reform was a matter to which best or light. Since then the investigation he had devoted great attention. of raye has been carried out in many ways Krays and the three different kinds of Tys sent out by the salts of the element radium may be instanced.. They are quits.
on the Atlantic, are amongst the giant
those who doelt with, the single octave of
LOAD DUNEDIN'S PROMOTION,
Lord Dimedia's appointment to the
lating burden of human entering and misery." Lord Kevin, Mr. Birrall said,
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little pace. The buga rays sent out every House of Lords Appeal Committee something to lighten the vast and scound- aight by the Eiffel Tower that fast the recognised as one of the best that could Mr. Lloyd George' has postponed his time with perfect certainty to every liner possibly be made. He is a "great Scottiss
was in many respects a most happy man," meeting at Glasgow on the Land ques- growth. There they were first dis-jega." If the fineness and of the rigour fur be het in no small degres à double tion, which was to be held on the 1st covered by Professor Röntgen They were of his intellectual gifts, and of his fitness geft. He was a practical inventor no less Mr. Balf-ur book up the ao opposed to all ideas that photo-in all respects to fill with lustre the high than a thinker December.
graphers had about ordinary light. To position to which he has been called, no theme where Mr. Birrall laid it down. Starting with the statement that Lot Take a photograph of something that could
Kelvin in his own person showed how Postmaster-General invites The papers attribute the postponent be seen seemed not merely impossible, one can entertain a moment's doubt. From terdera for the construction of the meat to the new situation created by but ridiculous. This, however, was only the first, h's promotion was expected. The class was the connection, between theory second three high-power" wireless the offers of the Duke of Sutherland the attitude of opticians and photographers, only hesitation was whether he would care and practice, he went on to explin estimate the debt that his own generation great scientilo stations of the Imperial chain from And others to sell their deer foreste to light that the human rotins-could receive to accept. It is understood that both the the ustaze of Lard Kofrin's work and to
the Government, and also to the delay For a time they had forgotten or refused to Prime Minister and the Lord Chancellor and posterity owe to this
were exceedingly anxioos that the firul men dincovarer. It was," he axid, "surely ons in the production of the Scottish Land believe that a cat could age in the dark.
1-bysicists recognised the trath from the
hare never occurred before, and which Report, which is believed to treat the art. Thoy knew that the electric park comina ed under the Appellate Jorisdiction of those felicitous coincidences which had wonderf properties, and that high act of this gear should be not only ex were not likely wrez to occur 'azain,” rating of dear forests differently.
PICAZA electricity when passing into a The Daily News says that the engage vacuous balb bad properties stranger til), perienced and competent judges, but known that the greatest master of sientide theory.
Almost the day that Bocquerel's
marine telegraphy, was the benefactor in l's first as such throughout the Empire, and that of his day was the leading spirit in aab. ment is postponed because it is deemed discovery was made, both scientists and Lord Dunedin was strongly pressed to sub- many ways of navigation, and that the "FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHER advisable that Mr Lloyd George should pseudo scientists have been following this ordinate his personal fontinations to the compass he lavented should be in nas all over the world. Bat. Mr. Balfour added, HOOD" OF UNITED STATES
speak in the East End of London Best will of the wisp that Signor Ulivi says no puldic interest. Ella-
Lord Kelvin's real life was z found.
rwoord AND ENGLAND.
Eef re the late Mr. Hamy. Cox died, a THE MEMORIAL TO LORD, KELVIN, SAY Career as an icosator már nehér hlz Vant basins, gr. at though s SALOOSAS martyr to his own work on X-rays, he often
The statue erected in Glasgow to comin both phares His most important asid that he would sons time nd a ray that would blow up a battleship. Many memorate the life and scientific attainment work: lay in the dieetion of pure sodnies others have experimented towards the same of Lord Kalvia was unveiled by Mr.He was bracempled incessantly, with the
Two gravest problems which man's a distance. This is not very difficult Is Augdatins Birrell, Boctor of Glasgow Und-science could have before his mind, nacio LANDON, NOT. 7. was done from the mainland be Landy
history of this physical aniverse in banquet. In the course of a speech Lady Mary Jane. Fowler bas-belaland long ago. Other, have tried to fersity. It representa Lord Kelvip" in. #] ¡yk wist hid' shepoeto telf me of
imitate exactly the work of the detonator sitting posture, wearing his Cambridge we lived, its beginnings, so far as he he said that he believed that the que acathed £90,000 to the Salvation which makes cordite or Jyddite explode. Toiversity gupthe gore is no reach Inok, and Linda, o far as he
HONOURING MR. BRYCE
LONDON, Nov. 7.
and Liverpool afterwards?
The Right Hoo, James Bryce, ex MUNIFICENT LEGACY TO THE Ambassador to Washington, has been
the guest of the Filgrims "Club at a
tion of the Panama Canal would be
Army.
solved satisfactorily to both countries,
because be was convinced of President
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from
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end.Bome have tried to induce wiaries ät
No doubt th's could be done in s laborsive souls in bronse, and it is placed on peopley and, secondly tory, but no report of any such work has base of Crestown granite. In the left hand | adenos go, to say about the incer boon dood as yet, Depart of the Agero is a tote-book, and
Wilson's high rectitude and clerated THE FRENCH AVIATION FEAT. If the reports of Signor Ulivi's experi right, which is uplified, is a penóti. senie of honour and international instice.
The American Ambassador to Great Britain (bir. Pago) presided.
A message was read from. Pesident Wilson a follow Fow man have
done more than Mr. Bryce towards strengthening the ties of friendship and brotherhood between England and the United States, which has been the cause of a common inspiration and higu emmple to the world,”
tenta be correst he must have discovered LONDON, Nov. Lomething antiraly ne To make sparke, are a not
M. D'Aucourt, the French Aviator who is attempting a flight 20 Cairo, has arrived at Constantinople.
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN Tmay be imposible prevent an aoci
dent, but it is not impossible to be pn paced for it. Chambering Pás Balto le bit beyond anyone's purse sid with
ts of this liuiment you are prepared for most anything Fuels by all Chanics and Bus with
Amentin Instrnisenta
The site
fanco part to part of a battleship in of the denecomimis in which Lord Intend
behaving like ordinary electrons | achieved bis fage and taking the way around its metal
and appropriate costing: will be something outside coz i pre
sant experionion. To explode amirhty pack of Glasgow shell or mine at a distapos by fuitating rushing Kalvin, from the detonator has been the desire of elesy Chock
trical adventerer for manY: POLIS,
ha done that it he has taking - The one thing that
time donbuul is the report that he des
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and the real oharacter of the universe. On those qumbiran, four wald, Lord Kalvín, probably dif then and vicing in back on on
innoo Newton, to add to the sum total
hum knowledge
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