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EDISON ON HIS SPOOK TELEPHONE.
Expects Dead Friend To Use It.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11; 1920.
CHAMPION BRITISH TYPIST.
Speed Demonstration in Edinburgh.
*Personally, I don't believe in To typwrite at the rate of 238 the existence of departed spirits," words per minute and produce said Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the copy, accurately punctuated, and famous American inventor, to the without a mistake, seems almost editor of the Scientifs Anwericus-impossible of -- Rocomplishment, when asked to comment on the but the feat does not present any recent announcement that he 'great difficulty to Misa Millicent | is perfecting mechanism to Woodward, the champion speed make possible intercourse between typist of Great Britain. the quick and the dead, "but if there are such spirits they should be given a better opportunity of expressing themselves than the tilting table raps, ouija boards medis, and the other crude methods now employed.
This, it is true, is Miss Wood- ward's record for a memorised sentence, but at a demonstration given in the stock-room of the George Hotel, Edinburgh, in connection with A business efficiency exhibition, her speed Psychic investigations ought did not fall very far short of this to be put on a scientific basis. at ordinary dictation.
This new device of the mine is Using a Royal Master Modal,
the most delicate on which with an
unlettered keyboard.
I have ever worked-60 Miss Woodward not only gave delicate that if there are person-demonstrations of her remarkable alities in another existence any celerity in typing. but showed effort that they may make to get how that when blindfolded she in touch with us will be inter-could type from dictation with cepted and maguided many times almost equal facility. to give whatever form of record
starts a
As a rule very few individuals
is desired, just as the movement can do more than one thing at a of a man turning a power-house time successfully, but Miss Wood- switch
50,000 h.pward in one of her demonstrations Turbine."
did three things at once. Read- As soon as the apparatus ising from a newspaper, she typed: perfected Mr. Edison expects faconsiderable portion of an article with her customary rapidity, and
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as ricently died. As he knows onlookers exactly what I am after." says Teping from dictation on the the inventor, he should be the dietaphone was also included in dest to use the invention if he is her demonstrations. able to do so. As for me. I be- Miss Woodward won the juniori lieve that life, like matter, is ir-championship at the Business destructicle, but I believe that Exhibition at Olympia in 1910. man is composed of millions of and in 1912 at the Agricultural by the committee of the Brank Replying to a resolution passad iting entities which Are them-
Hall he gainel second place in some (Bournemouth) Liberal Club selves units of life. Of course, the world's championship, only urging "a drastic reduction in ex really know very little about the losing the larger honour by halfpenditure by the spending depart subject. I hope that personalities do survive, and if it is so this
ments of the Sixte," Capt. apparatus will be good."
PHILIPPINE LABOUR
COURT.
----Bill-Presented in Senate.
The provisions of the Fonacier Hill creating a court of industrial relations in the Philippines to solve all labour troubles that may
a word per minute.
Her record speeds are 173 words Frederick Guest,Joint Parliamen- per minute for ordinary dictation tary Secretary to the Treasury. and 169 words per minute blind-grets that there is not more folded. A fortnight ago at Glas specific mention of the items to gow Miss Woodward broke her which the committee object. previous recoml of 235 words per "Which," he asks. "ate these minute, when she typed 238 words spending departments? from memorised sentences..
INDIAN SELF-GOVERN-
Mr. Gandhi's Promise.
(1) The Fighting Services.-. | Navy and Army.
'The personnel of these ser- vices has now been reduced practically to pre-war numbers. In 1914. however, the private soldier received 1s. per day, and he now receives 29.98. There has been a corresponding increase in the pay of naval ratings.
arise in the islands was the sub-MENT * WITHIN A YEAR." ject of a long meeting held by the Philippine Senate last month.
Mr. Gandhi and the Ali brothers at the office of the Senate Pre- sident Quezon following the open are carrying out a triumphal tour session held by that body at its of Central and Upper India, in new chambesin the south wing cluding Amritsar. They addressed of the Ayuntamiento. The sena crowned gathering at Lucknow I am sure that no Liberal will ators agreed on certain changes when Mr. Gandhi, repeating a object to this increase. The is the Bill, which will be incor- recent declaration, promised self-result however, is that while the porated in the proposed measure vernment within a year if the fighting services cost £86,000,000 by the committee of labour pre-people feared God and followed in 1913-1914, owing to these and other consequential increases the sided over by Senator Fouaries, the "non-co-operation" policy.
According to Senator Fonacier, Hitherto the most conspicuous figure is £269,009,00 to-day. the Bill provides for the creation success of the partisans of non- |of a board of industrial relations co-operation has been gained to be composed of three members over the students of Aligarh and for the abolition of the pre- Co lege, where the situation is sent public utility commission, its described as grave, although the duties to be transferred to the pro- Principal denies that any of his posed court. It would have adopted "non-co-operation." The £123,000,000. jurisdiction over all labour dis- Nationalists are also greatly "(4) Education: In 1914-1915 putes. In the event of a strike carouraged by the intention ex- this cost £19,000,000; to-day. The board is to take charge of pressed by Pundit Malaviya | £53,000,000. the affairs of the company or not to stand for the elections to corporation affected if, is a result the Legislative Councils, but to of it and for the purpots of run-support the non-co-operation ning it, the company or corpora.movement, which he has hitherto, tion stops operation.
steadfastly opposed.
"(2) In 1914 the interest on the National Debt was £21,000 to-day it is £345,000,000.
(3) War Pensions; In 1914. 1915 these were nil today,
"(5) Bread Subsidy; This year it has cost £45,000,000.
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THE IRISH PROBLEM.
Sir Edward Carson's Power. Sir John Simon and Sir Horace Plunkett were the principal speakers at a meeting at Central Hall, Westminster, held under the auspices of the London Liberal! Federation. The object of the meeting was "To protest against the present methods of Irish an- minstration," and a resolution was submitted, protesting against the whole policy of the Govern mest in Ireland, and especially against "The methods of indiscri Iminste murder and destruction adopted by the armed forces of the Crown, and calling the Gov. erament to pot an immediate stop to these acts of terrorism and violence."
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"(6) Old-Age Pensions: In 1914-1915 these cost £13,000,000. According to Senator Fonacier Meanwhile the results of the To-day they cost £25,000,000. whenever any labour trouble nominations in the elections at
**(7) Unemployment grants to arises, the matter is to be brought Bombay are being announced, exsoldiers: £27,000,000. to its attention for solution from which it appears that most and while the question is of the seats-including the *(8) Railways and Ilousing pending in the
court of in- Mohammedan-are likely to be| Subsidies: £52,000,000. dustrial relations, the labourers or contested by three or more candi- "These are the most consider employes cannot walk out or dates, although there has been able items in the Government declare a strike. After the no Mohammedao nomination to expendture for the year. decision of the court has been the Council of State. handed down, and the working A number of criticisms are ap-
"While I deeply sympathise men do not find it satisfactory, pearing in the Press as to the with the cry for economy," said they can resign their posts, indi-way in which the electoral rolls Captain Guest, and have done. vidually, but in no case should have been drawn up. It appears and shall do, every thing I po the one consideration, namely there are many solutions, and they induce others to quit the that a number of leading and sibly can to urge its importance service of their employers. A fully qualified citizens, both on the Government, I must say heavy penalty is imposed by the European and Indian, have been that up to now no specific case bill upon any labourer or employe omitted and are therefore debar- of extravagance has been made |that is convicted of doing this. | red from standing as caudidates, cut against the administration.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
He Saw No Use In Giving It to Her.
Sir Horace Plunkelt declared that when Mr. Lloyed George Power upon the fortansa of the Coalition Goverment than any grossly exaggerated Irish cri- mically in order to condone acts other living sisteman. Ho be- for which he was responsible it longed to a group which would was a perfect outrage upon the fall to pieces it be left it and the decency of public life. The policy defection of that group would of reprisals was designed for one
immediate General purpose only to keep the Coatition Election and the end of Coalition Government in office. Over and
Given ill-will no over again the Irish question settlement is possible, said Sir could have been sattled, but for Horace Plunkett; given goodwill, that Ulster must not be coerced. Biren goodwill almost any of the What they protested against was solutions will work-except Mr an interpretation of 29 out of 32 Lloyd George's Bill.
The resolution was declared counties of Ireland. Sir Edward Carson happened to exert more carried unanimously.
BY BLOSSER
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