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THE NEW LORD BIRKENHEAD.
"I'LL HAVE TO EARN MY
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Oxford-Lord Birkenhead, who succeeded to the title on his father's death on September 30, has resum ed his studies at Christ Church, where he is in his third year.
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Buch is the suggestion given 45
He spoke to me to-day of his future and of the Life of his father the result of a recent investigation at the Mondon Observatory in ho has planned to write, says a
Paris. correspondent to a London paper.
We had a long discussion which, Point a "spectroscope"--that in- ranged over newspapers, politicians,strument that gives you a rainlady playwriting, and world conditions band and a lot of interesting in: generally, which he thinks are about formation about any glowing ob jeat you look at to any star, and as bad as they can be.
He impressed me with his shecwd-it immediately tells you what gases nces, modesty, breadth of know- and metals are burning in ite at
mosphere. ledge, and incisive manner of speech. During the last four years he bas travelled a good deal in Germany. Ho is 22, about eft. in height, with dark bair and eyes, and n keen face, with a determined chin, and has something of his father's powerful physique.
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of his father, his studies will take their normal course,
The Life will probably be in two volumes," he said, "in all 280,000 words.. It will keep me occupied for two years, but whether during that time I shall do other work (he is a member of Gray's Inn]-political, legal or commerce-I do not know, but it is not likely that I shall prac
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But do the same thing to the moon or a plant, and it evades the question by tolling you not what Ox View From WEDNESDAY, tho it is made of, but what the aun
3rd DECEMBER, 1930. is made of. For a planet has no light of its own, and shines by re. floating sunlight.
The "Polariscope."
In Paria they havs' tried a new method: instead they point at the moon or planets a "polariscope,"
which doos samething quite differ- tat. This instrument tells you how much of the light from an ob- ject is vibrating up and down and how zouch is vibrating right and left
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The percentage of the vibrationa in the two directions varies accord- ing to the angle at which the light is reflected, and this variation in the percentage with changing angle, differs from one sort of surface to A VALUABLE COLLECTION another-c.g, sand, chalk, granite, snow and ice are a different.
So the astronomers ab. Mondon
I intend to take my seat in the House of Lords quite soon, but I have investigated many different
OF CURIOS
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Flower Bowla, Jade Vaace, Amber, Porcelain Vases, Bowls, Plates, am not likely to speak there during substances with the polariscope, Crystal and Agate
Ornaments,
the next eight months unless some and also have studied the light Lacquer Screens, Joss Tables, Black- subject attracts me to an extra-from the moon and the planets un-wood Joss Tables, Opium Stools, ordinary degree."
der different angle of illumination Bronze Ware, Embroideries, Chinese He is conscious of the difficulties by the sun.
Hand Paintings, eto,, etc. and labour that his father's bio- They find that the light from the graphy will involve. He dielikos the moon's surface gives an effect that TERMS-CASH ON DELIVERY. labour of writing by hand, but has is extraordinarily similar to that not yet begun to use a typewriter. of light reflected from volcanic ash "I have three tin trunka full of blown out of Vesuvius. They have State documents and papers," he also ruled out of court an old said. The volumes will be illustrat-theory that the moon is covered with lava, by showing that the ed and are likely to contain facsi-light reflected from lava, behavos. mile lotters, among them probably quite differently. two that stand framed on the late Lord Birkenhead's bookense,
I asked Lord Birkenhead whether there was not a danger of some body else writing his father's life before his own was completed He said, with a smile;" They won't get any material, at all events."
Admires Lloyd George.
I gather that his future will do pend largely upon offers of careori that present themselves.
"I am certainly fond of writing," ho said, "but I do not know that
I shall turn to journaliam-probably not "
Of course, their investigation is by no means exhaustivo. They have not yet tried all possible sub- stances, and it is still on the cards that something else other thin volcanic dust might match just as
well.
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At a conference of the South- Western area of the women's section of the British Legion at Falmouth the Chairman (Mrs. I. W. Eliot) referred to the danger of foreign Hitnate at Victoris in the Colony of made poppies being dumped in the Hong Kong, being All that Piece or Ho is keen on the theatro, and country. She made a strong appeal Farcel of Ground registered in the Lazi ta mwishora to try to discover pop-Offos en Seetion 0 of INLAND LOT discussed the plays of Coward, "|ple golling such poppies. The pub No. 2039, together with the Message Lonsdale and Maugham with disc, she said, should insist on the Erections and Buildings thereon known poppies bring British, for theirs No. 8, BROADWOOD TERRACE. crimination. I
the ablest of the Lonsdale is,ale meant so much to the disabled. Area: 2,520. Squaro Fest, Crown Bont.
group," he said,
Major C. Watson Smyth, of Fal $28.00 He has been reading. Mr. Churnouth, moved that a resolution be chill's story of his boyhood in the against the "washing of dirty linen sent to headquarters protesting News Chronicle, and expressed ad in public" by a Kent branch. He miration of its vivacity and quality. had a newspaper containing, the "I think Mr. Churchill could have Womens
headline: Sox War in Legion
Causs Trouble," He written my father's life better than thought that was calculated to anybody else," he said.
bring the Legion into disrepute.
Ho regards Mr. Churchill and Mr. Lloyd George, as the country's outstanding slatesmen and poli- ticians today.
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a branch wanted to do this soft Tur 11⁄21⁄2E DAY, OP DECEMBER 1989, of thing it should be done in private. He knew the value of the work done by the women's section.. Misa Owen, from headquarters, said there seemed to be a personal difference of opinion between two members of the Kent branch, refor red to.The resolution was carried. No. 4, DUDDELL STABET,
Mr. H. E. Giles, of Exeter, apoke. He has no knowledge of the con- on the bonevolent side of the work
Lord Birkenhead reads most of the daily papers, and commented wittily on them.
SALEJ ROOM,
VIOTONIA, Hong Kong,
Conta of bis father's will, but I of the Legion, and expressed the For Forther Particulare, and Condi understand it was made over 30 ypinion that under no circum-lions of Balo, Apply to
stances should wayfarers bo asist years ago, leaving everything to ed. Once a man was on the road Lady Birkenbond, and that the be very quickly-began to go down. family will not be particularly well May wayfarera posed as ex-cervice
nen with borrowed papers.
Miss Quen said that there more Kortool.many women outside,dia.
oth
is being sold. We have no real Legion, and headquartere were use for i: it is far too large, and I greatly in need of and clothing för
we never liked it.
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