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SHORT ECLIPSE OF THE
SUN.
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San Francisco. April 28-Scien- tists who had gathered fo-day in eight groups stretched along n narrow section of Western United States territory viewed an almost total, solar eclipse and sought to penetrate further into the mysteries
of space
KING GEORGE'S ACCESSION.
TO-DAY'S ANNIVERSARY.
(UNITED PRESS,
London May 3-Twenty years ago, to-morrow King George V. came to the throne in succession to King Edward VII. To-morrow the Clear weather prevailed through whole country will celebrate the cut the area of observation, which occasion, not only as an anniver extended from Comptonville, Cal, sary but as an indication of thanks to Gerlach, Idaho, and it is believed that the results of photographic that the King has completely re- telescope exposures may disclose covered from his critical illness. ··· fresh facts to add to those gleaned
In accordance with usual Court from previous eclipse observations.
Father Jerome Sixtus Ricard, routine, to which the King and the Jesuit astronomer whose investiga Royal Family have now fully re- tions at Santa Clara of sun-apots turned, the Court is in residence and their significance in weather at Windsor Castle, one of the forecasting brought him world King's favourite seats. fame, was compelled to view the In the past there has been little eclipse from a wheelchair at San or no ceremony in connection with José on account of a recent severe the anniversary, but this year peo- heart attack.
ple will take matters into their Special heed was paid by the as-own hands to some extent and, if tronomers to the solar atmosphere not declaring the day a holiday, and the solar spectrum.
will celebrate it with balls, recep tions, and other jollifications.
First word of results of the observation came here from Comp- tonville, where scientists found that the irregularities of the moon's edge on the face of the aun-caused by the far distant jutting peaks of the mountains of the moon-per- mitted light leaks, hampering photo graphic record of conditions of the
corona.
While previous figures wero con firmed by the observations to day, the eclipse was not actually total, only the outlines of the mountain tops reaching to the edge of the sun while the hollows of the valleys allowed light to come through and handicap observation.
The London Season. These will be particularly bril liant since the anniversary coin- cides with the beginning of the London season, and the metropolis is full, not only with Society people anxions to have their part, in the opening of the Royal Academy, the Courts at Buckingham Palace, the dances for debutantes,, and the big charity balla, the various shows and exhibitions, but with overseas visi tors
So far as is known the King will participate in only, one ceremony to-day, a domestip one. As is his custom, his majesty will present the Royal Medal to a number of mem bers of the staff at Buckingham
SEEING LIFE WITH THE MOUNTIES."
SAVAGERY OF ESKIMO--
DOGS.
OUTPOST SCENES.
Tragedy jostles humour in the
Canadian Government on the acti annual Blue-book just issued by the
vities of the Royal North-West Mounted Police-the famous "Moun ties."
For example
A strange case of murder and suicide occurred at Aneroid on of fact report. December 3, 1928," says the matter-
A man was infatuated with a girl, who threw him over for some one else. He forced himself into the room, and on her mother inter- vening, ignited a stick of dynamite; all three were instantly killed in the resulting explosion."
An Outpost Dance,
Thorpe's Harbour, near Fort Chipe
A corporal's report of his visit to
wyan," for New Year celebrations, again furnishes the following unex pected vignette...
Here it is
There was a great deal of fanat- ing, and in the evening all went to the Hudson's Bay Company outpost for a dance. It was decided to take out the partition between the living room and bedroom, and in Eve minutes the partition was down and outside, with much of the furnish- ings. Two beds were covered with babies, and the dabce continued
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SEQUEL TO U.S. GAOL TRAGEDY.
A THOUSAND TROOPS ON
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Columbus, Ohio, April 8-War- den Thomas, of the Ohio State Penitentiary, where disorders have been the rule since last week's fre dianstez costing the lives of more than 300 prisoners, strapped two pistols in his belt to-day, rallied 1,000 National Guardsmen, police- naval reserves, placed machine-guns on the prison walls and then systematically scoured the prison for ringleaders in the out- breaks.
mer
and
Eskimo employed by one of the "A team of dogs belonging to an trading companies get on
a little
before he was rescued by some older Eskimos.
"The animals, possibly because dogs at the time were very scarce and valuable in that region, were not destroyed, but all the natives. allow the children out alone. were warned to be careful not to
Esten by Dogs,
"They became careless, and on January 31 a small boy was allowed to go out. The dogs set on him, killed him, and partly-devoured-bin- before they were driven off.
"Even then the creatures' lives were spared, and on a journey later they attacked a white man and would have filled him but for the assistance given by the native driver. The dogs, after some cor- respondence; were destroyed. There animals are closely allied to the wolf, and when orce they have overcome their awe of human beings they are very dangerous"
MAYOR SHUTS DOWN HIS CUPID BUREAU.
SHOWER OF LETTERS ON SOUTHEND..
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FRISCO SALLY
The Matrimonial Bureau He selected 50 of the purported
Southend-on-Sea is closed. chiefs of the work of fomenting recillor H. W. Richardson, published
It opened when the Mayor. Coun bellion in the prison city. These men were placed in a dungeon and Halifax, asking to be put in touch a letter from Jaek Sinclair, of later were transferred to the prison with a lady who would find him werk farm, 23 miles west of here.
Late to-night four prisoners were
with a view to matrimony. located in a steam line tunnel lead-
Hundreds of women replied. ing to the prison power house. Then the position became compli They evidently hoped to cripple thecated by applications from uner- prison lighting system and pre-who wished to settled down in ployed men all over the country cipitate rioting.
The authorities have requested similar conditions. reinforcements, from the National Looking over about 150 more Guard to assist in handling the letters which had arrived, the mayor difficult situation where discontent said: against the warden has risen to a high pitch and the partly-burned prison affords inadequate facilities for keeping the convicts under con trol.
QUEEN OF THE UNDER- WORLD.
Tragedy and Comedy, fu This business is getting beyond
us. It has really got to stop. I never realised there were so many people in the world wishing to get married. Nor up till now have I realized the power of the Prens
"Some of these letters are tragic. Lettera arrived from, among other places, the Isle of Man, King's Lynn, Stevenston, Ayrshire and Portsmouth. They are over- Paris, Sunday, April 6-Night-whelming. I have finished with this club monotony in Nice palled on Cupid business." two young men a few nights ago, so they set out for. Toulon with & craze for a new adventure-sensa tion.
TWO. DIE FROM DRUGS.
.....
One of them is now dead, and the other still suffering from an over-dose of a deadly drug
The two men-abarrister named Victor Cotton, and his friend, nam- edBaril-meta girl called Cokinadi on their way to Toulon, and she took them to sea "Nini Tango," queen of the underworld in Toulon.
An official told me that a bonfire. would be made of the hundreds of marriage offers received.
Typical Letters,
Included in the budget was on appeal from Enfield, Middlesex, which read
I am writing on behalf of my father, who wants a God-fearing woman to take over the respon- sibilities of our family. My father, who will be able to do any class wo of work, has been praying to God "We want drugs," they said to every night for a new partner. | her. “Any kind of drugs.” N
"Nini Tanga" procured heroin for them, and they disappeared into a small, waterside hotel..
Agonised cries met the chamber. maids next morning-they broke down bedroom doors, but it was
Baril and the girl Cokinadi. were dead and Victor Cotton was just alive to tell the story. A
Nini Tango," queen of the un- der-world, was yesterday sentenced to one year's imprisonment for trafficking in drugs, and Victor Cotton was fined £8 and sentenced to a month's imprisonment.
A Maidstone man complained that he had lost his landlady a few weeks ago, and added:
I have been with her 20 years, ever since I left the Bouth African war. But please understand that I don't want to jump from the frying-
There is little romance about the Glasgow aspirant who states:
I would like to get fixed up because I am alreadyTM £21 in debt.
A number of out-of-work miners in the Rhondda Valley are also umang to-day's batch of men who would get married for a job.
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