NOTED PIANIST
Professor Sklarevski's Concerts.
Hongkong will have an opport unity of hearing a pianist of the first class on Monday and Tues- day evenings, when Professor Alexander Sklaṛovski will give two recitals at the City Hall. Those who have had the pleasure af hearing this claver musloiso will no doubt eagerly anticipate renewing the acquaintance, whilst to those who have never beard him the opportunity is one that should not be missed.
It is interesting to note that st Monday afternoon's concert, Professor Sklarevski will play for the first time in Hongkong the whole twelve Etudes of Chopin, as well as the famous paraphrase of Straces's Blue! Danube Wallz, which is one of the most difficult pieces aver written for the piano.
Professor Sklareraki, who was born in South Russia, studied in his early years under Professor Benois at the Imperial Conser- vatory at Petrogard, where he graduated with gold medal hon. ours in 1908. Later he studied with the eminent Ferrucio Busoni in Berlin and Lucien Wurmser in Paris. In 1912, the Russian Government opened the tbird Imperial Conservatory el Music at Saratov which is the educational centre of the eastern part of Russia, and Professor Sklarevski accepted an invitation to become professor there, later being elected Director by the. Council of Protessors. Since 1918, he has been touring the world with huge success, and besides appearing in all parts of the East he has played to in mense audiences in New York, Paris and in Canada.
The New York Tribune says of
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WAIT FOR ECLIPSE.
Evidence as to Einstein Theory.
resulted in a delay of a couple of months. Many weeks are neces- sary for the refined measurements; and calculations which are need- support the Einstein theory. ed to see how well the plates!
stars near the edge of the eclipsed The questions are whether the
himthathe is "a pianist of unusual New York-It will be some merit. He disclosed an admir time, according to letters receiv able touch, superlative technique ed by scientists in the East from and a striking musical personality
the Lick Observatory in Cali-sun appear in exactly the same as an interpreter." Here is what forais, before it can be determin- positions which they occupy when the Yee York World remarks:-ed definitely whether the pictures there is no eclipse, or whether Sklarevakt beld bis audience in of the sun's eclipse, taken by they appear in slightly different spell, As he played, the music California scientists in Australia positions. seemed to be of his own utter last September, confirm or refute different positions, the question is If they appear in ance. He played magnificently the Einstein theory or leave it how much variation they show. The Echo de Paris pays him this open. tributaAlexander Skiarevaki
should be twice as great, as that The bend predicted by Einstein possible under the Newtonian theory.
If the theory is left open the proved his intense musicianship next eclipse will be subject to a served by his technique, of first tremendous bombardment by the class and great virtuosity." The Cameras, telescopes, spectro- Vancouver Daily Province says:copes and other instruments of "Alexander Sklarevski is a piano astronomers who will gather in gedios. . The
concluding California next September by the excle of Chopin compositions was thousands. Oc September 12
a revelation."
PASSING OF THE
CARNIVAL
the sun will be totally eclipsed in California dear the Mexican border. The total eclipse will be visible from
turbance of the star pattern woold Under either theory the dis- be extremely minute, and the difference between the minute displacement which would favour Einstein and the still more minute one that would favour Newton, requires the finest maasurements. San Diego. These can be made with an exac the Farralone.. Islands uther nearby points. Unfortunate part of an inch, but each measure- and ness of about a fifty-thousandth Dying Customs in Italy. ly it will be only partially visible meat requires the most In another generation Italian from Mount Wilson, the site of verification. Esch
rigid children will be asking their par the 100-inch telescope and other graphed has to be dealt with and star photo- ents "What is Carnival?" for apparatus which make it probably each plate has to be measured they will have по
personal the best equipped observatory in separately. The eclipse plates knowledge of that most charac- the world. teristic of all Festivals, once so full Twenty.or more astronomical taken from Tahiti and elsewhere have to be compared with plates of life and-joyousness, and now expeditions will be made to Cali- showing how the same on the way to become as dead asformis in the track of the show in the night sky when the proverbial door-nail, writes total eclipse for the Rome correspondent of the of the Einstein theory and for influence of the sun. After the study unaffected by the gravitational Observ 7. Carnival feasting really other information about the sun these measurements have been ceased with Leaten fasting; the which cap be obtained only made with the most exacting care, one was a corollary of the other, during the brief period of total the calculations begin to discover And as the Florentine song said, eclipse. Except when the eclipse whether the bending of light in- the more you enjoy Carnival the is total, the light from the supdicated seemed to be of Newtoniau better you will be able to bear bits the earth's atmosphere, scator Einstein proportions. Only
ters and smothers the Every city in Italy had its own paratively faint light of the edge of the eclipsed san can be com- the stars which appear near the special Carnival customs, but corona and prominences. Many used for this purpose, because the Rome under the Pepes offered questions regarding the son can gravitational attractions of the more gorzecus display than either be investigated satisfactorily only light of those further away is too Venice, Florence, or Turin. To during the few minutes when slight to be measured. The stara the horse racing, bull baiting, and the sun is completely blotted out other rather coarse amusements MEET AT LOS ANGELES.
were not grouped around the sun
Lent.
new
stars
in a very favourable position for
A PUZZLE A DAY.
of the Middle-Ages, there suc- In order to take advantage of the purposes of testing the Ein- ceeded, with the Renaissance? this opportunity A scare grand historical pageants, full scientific associations will meeting and mathematical difficulties of stein theory, so that the mesear. of political and religious at Los Angeles at the time of the are increased. The British, Dutch- symbolism, something like our eclipse. The American Associa- German and other expeditions Lord Mayor's shows. In the tion for the Advancement of which photographed the eclipse 18th, century the masks of the Science, which recently met at last September have no results to Italian theatre were at the beight Cambridge, and which includes report because's cloudy sky in- of their popularity. Harlequin, most of the imports at scientific terfered with photography. Columbine, Pulcinella, Pantaloon, bodies of the country, will meet and the rest became the chief at Los Angeles during this time, features of the Roman carnival, and it has been and all sorts of little improvised that a number of the parties planned scapes used-to be acted in the observing the eclipse shall report: atreets between these personages, their results to the association to the delight of the crowd. within ten days after the eclipse.
Now all the riotous merry-New instruments and making in the streets has" passed methods, together with the great away, together with the Corso, or accessibility of this eclipse and double procession of carriages, the interest in the Einstein theory, through the principal thorough- will make this probably the most fares of the town, on the last thoroughly investigated eclipse in Sunday and Tuesday before Aph-the history of astronomy. At that Wednesday. The occupants of season in Southern California represents a piece of carpet, & feet
In the above drawing, figure the carriages pelted one another there is hardly any danger that long by 3 feet wide. How can with flowers, sweets, and tiny bad weather will interfere with the carpet, hy one cut, be made chalk pellets, called "coriandoli," observations. the spectators at windows, and
to fit & space 12 feet long by 2 The delay in handling the plates feet wide, shown in figure B? balconies joined in the game, of the eclipse of last year was due while the crowd enjoyed the fun to the necessity of transporting
Yesterday's answer: to the fall, and children kept anthem from Australia. Duststoria as the result: SIX (6) plus LX (9) eager look-out for what they made it dangerous to attempt to plus XL (40) equals 55. IX (9) could pick up.
The only Carnival custom still (where the eclipse occurred. The
develop them at Wollal, Australia, plus X(10) plus L (50) equals 69. maintained to a certain extent is plates were left behind in to bo developed,
the "Veglione," or mask-ball, at Australia one of the principal theatres, while Dr. W. W. Campbell and which is generally brilliant and others in the Californis expedi amusing scene,
tion returned to Californis. This
12 feet
To subtract 69 from 55 with 6
Subtracting:
SIX IX XL
IX X
I I Which leaves 6 as the result.
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