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THE EINSTEIN THEORY MADE PLAIN.
Englishman Wins Prize.
"It goes round for all that," said Galileo, sotto roce, when the Roman Inquisition compelled him to (outwardly) renounce the Copernican law of the earth's revolution, which Holy Church in those days considered antago- Distio to its own doctrine. But neither Copernicus nor Galileo, who respectively propounded and developed the hypothosis of the earth's revolution, nor Newton,) with his epoch-making discovery of
пог gravitatio
any of their numerous gifted succes-
Д perceived
notable implication from the earth's 'rev- olution until, in these lattér days Prof. Einstein set the arch upon the observations of sundry oxporimonters by evolving his Theory of Relativity.
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Only the other day we had an attractive lecture at the Helona May Instituto by Mr. C. H. Robertson, the size of his appreciative audienca the hall was filled-testifying to the interest which members of the Colony take in this develop. ment the world of physics.
The Scientific American recent- ly offere a prize of $5,000 for the best non-technical ossay in oxplanation of the Theory, in which connection a scribe in that country gives a lucid outline of the Einstein discovery.
Suppose an astronomer wants to measure the distance between two stars. Ho goes about it like a mar surveying land. He surveys along the rays of light from the stars. It had always been supposed that light travels in straight lines.
But along came Einstein. Ho held that a ray of light can be bent by gravity. For instance, a straight light ray, in passing the mn, is best inward by the sun's attraction. Other stare attract the same ray of light, so that by: the time it reaches the earth it. a cork- may be as crooked as
scrow.
You cannot measure accurate- ly with a crooked light ray. It's like a yardstick, you can bend it; until the ends are only two feet) apart, yet according to the yard- stick the ends are three feet from each other.
Honco, saya Einstein, it is physically impossible to measure accurately the distances between stars, and--
The universe is so constituted that it is impossible to learn and measure the absolute velocity of any body moving through spicu. For instance, we cannot measuro how fast the earth really moves. We can measure only the relative motion that is, the earth's speed
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PALESTINE FOR THE JEWS. The Jewish National Fund,
in relation to other heavenly better than that the awarding of bodies. Thus we have the Theory the prize to an Englishman should of Relativity, derived from rela-be regarded as one of the smaller tive to ".
incidents that ought to contribute Your phone rings. You walk to to keep up the good understand- it in five seconds. How far diding between the two countries. you really walk? Measure it off It was a real sporting thing, he and the distance is 20 feot-in feels, on the part of the American relation to the room or the fixed magazine to throw the competion surface of the earth. But during open to the world. those five seconds the earth Although I was interested in travelled onward through space the subject I had no idea of going R.G.A. Res. 10 16 1 7 15 34 95 miles. Thus you moved in for it," he added, because 1St Joseph's. 12 10 1 38 8 21 through space 95 miles 20 feet. thought that the field of com- United F.C. 16 9 2 5 30 29 20 But the earth moved 95 miles petitors would be very large and Oilers U.... 16. 7 3 6 26 20 17. only in relation to the sun, that I should not stand a million Kowloon 17 6 5 moon, stars, etc. The 95 miles is to one chance of winning the South C... 16 81 7 30 24 17 Carlisle 12 6 1 20 12 13 the relative motion. The actual prize.
17 6 11 23 37 12 motion may be only one inch. "However, my interest in the Indians We do not know. Einstein has matter got the upper hand to this S. & Depts 14 3 2 9 20 31. 8 17 3 1 13 14 79-7 shown that we cannot find out. extent: I thought it was a good Punjabis
collect one's H. K. Club 15 3 12 16 25 Suppose all suns, stars, ute. opportunity to disappeared, leaving only the notions and put them down on earth afloat in space; then the paper just to see how much one earth would be motionless, so far know. I did not think mine as our ability to measure its velo-counted for very much, that I say which during 1920, collected £160,000 for the purchase of land city, for there would be no fixed candidly.
"The essay was limited to 3,000 for the Jews in Palestine, has been objects to use as surveying points. in determining the earth's motion. words, and competitora were en recognized by the Palestinian The earth's movement through joined to avoid mathematics. Government as a public institu space can be measured only in wrote the article without employ. tion. The fund which has for its its relation to stars, etc.-hence ing a mathematical symbol. As object the development of Pales- the theory was a matter of tine as a national home for the the Theory of Relativity.
The writer of the sketch noted mathematics and physics, of Jewish people, was inaugurated above clainis that" of the thirteen course I could not tackle it with 1901 by the Zionist World Organi- 1-6, 6-4 (on Monday); Capt. 1. H. men who are the only human out talking mathematics to some zation.
world to extent, but I kept the symbols Davies beat J. Rodger Junr. 6-8, beings in all the 7-5, S.
throughly understand the Ein-out, and apparently my treatment. Handicap Singles "B".-C. stoin Theory" the majority are was the thing that was wanted." WHAT YOUR EYES TELL.
which gives a maker (rees. 1,6) beat B. Crowley Americans,
Mr. Bolton had a brilliant career piquancy to the result of the at Cambridge and was a Wrangler
If your distant vision is clear, (ree 9. 4/6, 6-4, 6-2.
if you can read continuously. Doubles,-M. M. competition, the prize going to an of his year. Handicap
He joined the Patent Office in without pain or discomfort, if Maust and A. B. Raworth (owe 1/6) Englishman, Mr. L. Bolton, one In the Open Championship beat H. V. Dawson and A. H. K. of the Senior Examiners at the 1885, and worked up to his your eyes never burn, ache, water London Patent Office. It may position of one of the Senior or feel irritated and you have few Singles, a good tussle was Cobb free. 15/1), 6-3, 0-1,
Mixed Doubles Handicap.-G. bu assumed that the interest Examiners. During the war he or no headaches, omit any im- witnessed between O. Rumjahn
by the Scientific was in the Inventions Department mediate concern about your oyes. and V. Yvanovich, the latter R. Bayer and Mrs Sayer (owe 8/6) stimulated
and American's competition has done of the Ministry of Munitions. A. Dinsdale eventually winning by 6-3, 4-6,. boat- 6-3, 8.0.
Misa D Taylor (owe 2/6), 8-6, 7-5; something to raise the total of Major II. O. Bagnall and Mrs those now conversant with the Bagnall (ser.) best L. Forster and Theory to something above the Dr. Gladys Turner (owo 16), 6-4, unlucky number of 13. 6-4.
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LAWN TENNIS.
HI, K.. C. C. Tournaments. Further matches in the H. K. C. C. tennis tournaments were played off last night.
In the same event D. J. Valen tine beat E. W. Sassoon 6-2, 6-2, [j-4.
In the Open Championship Doubles, J. B. Peaman and A. D. Humphreys beat Capt. C. S. Fisher and Lt. A. S. Lindselt 7-5, 6-2', 6-8; Lt. Col. Bowen and Col. L
Humphry beat B. W. Bradbury
and E. Fincher 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.
Other results wero:
£4,000,000 COUNTRY HALL.
"CHINESE PROCELAIN,
If on the contrary, any of the above symptoms annoy you, at least have your eyes examined, Chiriese procelain, sold at Glasses may give you unexpected Masers. Ohristie's "by order of comfort on required occasions. A Press representative in the the Judge of His Britannic The Refracting Chamber of The Old Country has had an interview Majesty's Provincial Court, Hongkong Optical Co., Succes- with Mr. Bolton, who was appris- Hankow," must have realized Bors to Clark & Co., Refracting od of his success by the following one of the smallest day's totals and Manufacturing Opticians,
It was stated at a meating laconic cable: "You have won for many years at these rooms, located in 53, Queen's Road Cen
of the London County Council the Einstein Prize. Congratula where £100,000 has been more tral, is at your service, and you than once recorded. The 140 can rest assured that glasses will that if the fuil sehome for tho tion-Scientific American," County Hall, now in course of Mr. Bolton told the interviewer lots only realized £485 7s, no lot not be recommended
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Club Championship.-H. W erection, were carried Sassoon beat K. W, Lane U-B, U. 8, Lotal cost would be £4,344,000.
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