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AN EINSTEIN INTERVIEW. HUMAN SIDE OF MATHEMATICAL GENIUS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1929.
Professor Einstein and Frau Einstein strolling through the beautiful gardens of the estate near Berlin, where they are spending their vacation in seclusion. The famous Ein- stein Tower at Nuubadelsburg observatory, specially Built for studying the Einstein theory of effect of gravitation on Eight rays, and (above) the great mirrory in the dome that re- flect the sun's rays to recording instruments in the basement, Professor Einstein and little "Pat" Pless, son of his holiday host, spend much time together at Lemm estate and be enjoys the child's curious questions.
There was a twinkle in Profes- facetiously explained his theory of his visitor the wonderful house, its frontage on the lovely little; sor-Einstein's deep-set eyes as he relativity: buntered questions when inter- "When you sit with a nice girl lake, its paradisaic gardens with viewed recently during his holi- for two hours you think it's only all sorts of exotic trees, days on the Lemm' estate, near a minute. But when you sit on a Berlin.
hot stove for a minute you think
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| U.S. JUDGES' STUDY OF ENGLISH LAW.
IMPRESSED BY COURT PROCEDURE.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT.
ZEPPELIN MAKES GOODWILL.
INCIDENT LINKS GERMANY AND FRANCE.
Whatever may be the future of The Lord Chief Justice, Lord the Graf Zeppelin, in history this Hewart, and his colleagues in the particular airship must remain a Court of Criminal Appeal, Mr.messenger of good-will among men. Justice Avory and Mr. Justice In serving as a medium to allow Branson, carried out, their duties the French and Germans bettor lo one day last month in the presence understand cach other, it has per of a number of judges from the formed a mission beyond even the Middle West of the United States. wildest dreams of Count Zeppelin These were members of a party himself.
of 50 American Jurists who had
Unwillingly, some time back, study arrived in England to British legal methods and proca Dr. Eckener brought his ship down dure, and they listened to the dis-near Toulon safely, thanks to the posal of the 16 cases before the gallant aid of the French, and Court with critical attention, not miraculously, over night, the pressi unmingled with astonishment that of both countries, forgetting the and oven burying a judicial system differing so much experts In outward panoply from their memories of the war, spoke of own should have so much that is each other with courtesy and com- fundamentally in common with it.
plete understanding. The Hon. Truman S. Stevans, Chief Justice of Iowa, said that he
of the foremost and his companiocs had been deep- providential," wrote Camille Ay ly impressed by all that they mard, had hitherto seen of the adminis journalists of Paris, with regard tration of justice in England: "It to the landing of the Graf Zeppelin all appeared very strange to us at in France. "At an hour of
irritation between first," he said. "The atmosphere" great
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"There are hazards which are
one
two of the Court is absolutely different peoples, when the sky was over- from that in similar tribunals in cast by clouds, n compelling in- cident happened in a critical hour the United States."
which should have a profound re- the two The speed with which cosea
between percussion were disposed of particularly im-nations." pressed the American visitors.
Fundamentally, In the opinion of Judge Stevens, there is very little difference between British an American procedure.
believes the
countries
On both sides of the Rhine that peoples. First, he
The Chauvinists of both incident" is remembered. little town of Cuers-Pierrefu was should be softened and begin a locking up its windows for the "moral disarmament:"
the town erier when
"In the history of the reconcil night shouted through the streets, tion of two great peoples so like room above his apartment, is calling upon all vigorous men of situated as to understand and seldom open to visitors. It con- good will to rush to the aero esteem each other, the name of tains a globe, a small brass tele- drome. The great German Zep-
before that of Locarno. It will scope and his desk with pad and pelin was coming down, in dis-Cuers should be written in history pencil. In the centre drawer of tress, and needed helping hands.
evoke the memory, not of diplo
the
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STEAM ENGINE'S BI-CENTENARY.
ENGLISH INVENTOR BURIED) IN UNKNOWN GRAVE.
on
grave remains, but the hope is ex-
Two hundred years ago, this desk is the original formula- "Fraternity of Mankind." matic manoeuvres, but of an act of tion of three pages, in Einstein's
"Sixty lives were, in peril,"
human solidarity accomplished in August 5, 1729, there died, in poverty, in the parish of St. Mary fine and careful handwriting, that
Magdalen, in London, Thomas gave to the world his Theory of wrote M. Aymard. "Sixty agoniz the most moving circumstances. el beings were coming to ground, Relativity.
to salvation or to death. The hour: "Secondly, the Germany, so legi- Newcomen, the inventor of the called upon the fraternity of man-timately stirred by their genius piston and cylinder engine, from
now render organization,
which, through the Improvements kind and in less than an hour the for
Was reposing homage to the French method of of a host of inventors, the steam He has always been modest and German nirship
doing things rapidly and effica engine of the present day is retiring, almost to the point of peacefully in a French bangar.".
As a child in Soldiers rushed out of bur-clously, in the face of any cirmum-derived. Newcomen was buried in "And, just think, all this came self-effacement.
men Bunhill Fields. No trace of his Ulm, the son of Jewish purents, racks, civilian men, many of whom stance and with whatever. from shoe polish," he chuckled. "My daily life?. It's just timt of it's two hours. That's relativity. Professor Einstein's boon hell-he seldom associated with anyone bore war wounds, left their sup-available.
"In short," M. Vautel, who is pressed that the bi-centenary com- To a visitor, Professor Ejn, day companion is "Pat" Pless, the but his family. As a student at per tables and gave a hand to the other folks. My wife and I get up
little son of their host, of whom he Polytechnicum, in Zurich, he was ropes that the Germans dropped. in the morning. We have food stein was.charming.
other people. He laughed like a boy when he is extremely fond. "Pat" who runs never in company of schoolmates, or Eckener, "in a voice calm best known for his satirical memoration ceremony at Dart,
charming and drink like
Milera and business-like," gave his orders articles, added: "The voyage of mouth will induce the City of When we are tired we go to sleep." said that so far the Berliners had around in his bathing suit most of except
Having had his little joke, the not found out where he was holi- the time is with Einstein many Marisz, of Serbian birth within German and they were im- the Zeppelin cannot at all be London to record his name on the
certain points of view it was the burled in the same place. Then he exacted from hours of the day and the professor whom he fell in love and married.mediately translated into French reckoned as a failure, for from roll of famous men who have been
While a patent office clerk in and obeyed. Herr Professor became serious, daying.
Probably not one out of every He was anxious that no impression the cameraman a promise that the says the queer questions put by the
Berte, Switzerland, he took up the
The Graf Zeppelin was conduct-most successful ever made."
Germans were, Grateful.
thousand persons who knows the was pictures taken of him should be little boy are full of philosophy.
study of theoretical physics as ed to the very hangar constructed should be got out that he
German gratitude and apprecta story of the part played by James always brooding over, thick books published in America only-at and weary mathematical formulas, feast for the time being. He want- The Einstein who treated his sideline. Later, when he became to house the Dixmude, the German As a matter of fact, his assistants ed his privacy free from curious visitor so graciously at his summer a professor at Zurich, his doctor's Zennelin commandered by the tion for the generosity of French Watt in the evolution of the steam do most of his rough work for him hero worshippers. He is fed up on vacation resort was the real thesis was on the measurement of French after the Armistice and aid was quickly expressed officially engine has ever heard of New- been discovered of his life and after he has set the problem; thus the crowds who want to shake the Einstein-the human Einstein. It molecules. In 1910 he became in which fell into the Mediterranean and otherwise and remains un- comen, and indeed very little has
was his holiday, and the bars were ternationally famous when he in 1923 with all hands, lost, but! diminished.. he can reserve his attention for hand of "the great Einstein."
down. It was not the learned pro-gave to the world his theory of re- the past was all forgotten and
"This spontaneous comprehen- work.
It is known that, coming of a fessor, with the nervous, defensive lativity, followed more recently by only the friendlest feeling pre-
between French and sion between men of Germany and He strolled up and down the air who occasionally emerges from
a newer and more astounding valled
men of France should be consider family dating back to the thir- I know the mentality of the beautiful Lemm estate, graciously his retreat, reluctant and at theory. To-day, he is the star mem- Germans.
ber of the Prussian Academy of
After the Graf had been repaired as a symbol," said the Post of teenth century, he was born at hostilities Dartmouth in 1663, and becamsan well," posing for pictures that the photo-jease, to lecture before some cele- American people very
was ae-brated scientific society.
Selences and director of the ed so that a return light dare be Berlin. "The eternal Kaiser Willhelm Institute Einstein said "They are wontier- grapher requested. He
of attempted, Dr. Eckener invited that poison the relations between ironmonger In that town...
Observation of the difficulty of fully naive in a way, wanting to companied by his charming wife, Seldom does" "he appear
several French officials to accom- peoples and choke the voice of a
between be keeping the tin mines of the west know a lot about a man concerning who was constantly, in fear that public; probably for the reason Physics.
pany him-und they accepted. sympathetic naturė whom they have read in their her "Dear Albert" might get that the intense public interest in
"It was the first time since the ings with similar sorrows and free from water stirred his in- newspapers and magazines. But tired or overstrained. The two his theoried by a public that can-
That's the justly-famous Ein-armistice," wrote Leon Bailby in troubles have their origin in re-ventive mind. Others were al- you cannot expect me to chatter obligingly posed for several pic-not understand them baffles him!
stein that the world know the Intransigeant, "that between the straint. We know how quickly ready working at the problem of about myself in a viin way and tures together, an excellent "shot" and worries him. show all the stages of my life like being made as they walked toward a rouged cinema athy or a hero of the camera at the photographer's In Berlin, the Herr Professor shy, nervous professor who is re-two nations there arose a senti-this can be removed and how men using steam for power, and and Mrs. Einstein live quietly in a gorded by many as the "greatest ment pure and without reticence, may better understand each other notably Thomas Savery, who in- the boxing ring. Here I am.
water and occasioning motion to am worker and a, student. The Lemm estate, bordered by modest flat. They are not fond of scholar of our age and the posses-a sentiment of sincere recognition by the French response to the calf vented and patented in 1689 an
respect to something we had done
"The charged atmosphere has all sort of mill works by the Im-- hope to go on working and study cool and silvery lakes, is in one of the theatre or of social parties and sor of one of the most prodigious on the part of the Germans with for help from the Graf Zeppelin." pparatus for the raising
relieved," insisted M.pellant force of fire." the most beautiful suburbs of do not often accept invitations. mentalities of modern times.
It was the other Einstein-the and at last giving credit to a Berlin. Once the property of They prefer the company of each
Aymard. "The sky has cleared. His first engine was probably Herr Lemm, known all over the other. He loves music and at the human Einstein who delighted in people never understood until this been
Clement Vautel, writing in Irritation has given place to sent erected about 1712, in Stafford- But the greatest of matern Reich as the German shoe polish end of, a weary day of abstruse the companionship of a little boy, incident." Mivants whose mind has delved king. it is occupied now by one of mathematies his soul finds expres-who chuckled and joked with the deeper than that of any other man Einstein's closest friends, Profes- sion in the soothing melody of a photographer and puffed con- Le Journal, sees two. results that ments of gratitude and human thire. Many more were construct Violin that he learned to play as a tentedly on his old briar pipe, that should follow the landing of the solidarity which are so sweet tu ed, and in a few years the engine
Europe. was found enjoying his holiday at Graf Zeppelin. and the better un-the hearts of those who give them was in use in several countries in
the into the mysteries of infinite are sor H. Pless and his family.
between derstanding
two to those who receive." -- With the enthusiasm of a boy. boy. and space, does not lack the saving
His workshop, in a small tower- the beautiful Lemm estate.. grace of
humour, As he once Professor Einstein pointed out to
the larger and final problems into which these mathematical formulas will fit.
ing."
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A Cricket Idyll in Kent-An inter-village cricket match on the picturseque village green of Leigh, near Hildenborough, Kent. On such greens many of our county cricketers have learned
there are few more characteristically Engilah sights than the village cricket green on a Saturday afternoon. (Tinies copyright),
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