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MONDAY, OCTOBER,1,` 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY SPREADING THE GOSPEL
AUSTRIA'S BULWARK
The combined Atrength of Britain, Italy and France holds up
the political bulwark of Austria.
OF SCIENCE
By GERALD HEARD
The recently signed Declaration THE British Association is, selences, and each expert, if he is Thas been inspired by
peculiarly British. For the to win the black diamonds of dis-
desire for A
The Very Idea!
LOOK BEFORE YOU SLEEP
(By George)
s common policy in the und In- rest of Sclutterne oldum bese, for his advice on the work of THE publication recently tion of the dependence of the isolated middle That is peculiarly British Inc, nirendy. It looks as for the Nordic race has set
In-ment Science"we hear, Integrity and
of a set of lovers laws European state. This common taking for granted that the British Indeed,
the line.
policy was a very essential thing. Association is not for Art or for though the advance, wonderful as for without it the accurity of social purpose or planning, but for it has been, has not been as fast us- wondering if our own Austria's frontlers would not have Science.
it night just because one readers need any profes-
AR
been assured. Individual action The same thing is true of its scientist did not know what an- sional advice in choosing a on the part of either France or very aristocratic uncle, the Royal other in the next gallery was mate or bird. Italy, who would be most im-Society. There are almost us doing. The sonm lost.here could mediately concerned in the event many Royal Societies as there have been more quickly refound Apart from the ordinary rules of an invasion of Austria, would are National Associations, but if & neighbour's knowledge of hls of feathering your own nest,
grown probably have
au Royal Society par excellence is for own part of it could have been looking before you sleep, and agreement, but there might oanily Science,
tween those two Who
Into
used.
have been' dangerous rivalries be- Yet are the British preeminently The British Association, then, empty barrels make the most sought a group-nation of scientists? Yes, instead of giving out, or going rattle, you should go a little Vienna's lovely hand. As It Is, if we allow them to ho ao in their on repeating as an nacient and deeper than the skin in order to they are working together to pre-own way that is, without too honourable custom its century-old ensure that marriage will be n serve peace, and in harmony, with much regulation or academic order. task of neting as town crior to boon and not a bane, Great Britain lending her sage The Continent concedes that. Selonce, may be entering on a new life, a new essential service "The nation of amateurs" "amateura of genius"-those are to Selenés. the half-patronising titles willing
counsel and influence to the group. Austria may well breathe easily with such a company of guardians, EYESS OF DESIRE
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ly granted to the British for their ACCIDENTAL science. And that, undoubtedly.
is the raison d'etre of the British Association. As the Royal Society. became venerable, highly eminent,
DISCOVERY
There is no question but that several European powers have looked with eyes of desire upon specialised, organised, the British, MORE EXPERIMENT the rich held for commercial ex-genius wanted a place for The ploitation In the broad valley of amateur who will keep on being the Danube. It was suggested by interested in everything and try observers, only recently, that out anything.
Franco-Italian jealousies have been aroused by the endeavours of ench
IN STRATOSPHERE
When his "baby balloon" sent
For this purpose formulated a set of rules with the we have
nasistanes of Aunt Emma, who be ing a spinster, knows as much about women as wo do,
No. 1: How to be a married man and happy-Become widower.
How to become a widow ?--Hook your man and let nature take its course.
In body and mind--a cold bath at
Bort day.
the
į back automatic rádio signals up For further Information on these to a height of 9% miles, Prof. subjects read "Mistakes of famous Naturally, as Science has gone Arthur . Compton, leader in a criminals." "Great Trials,"
and secure a foothold there. At 01 getting niore and more world-wide hunt for the cosmic "The Efficacious System of M.. the same time, It was recognised specialised and the full-blown! that Germany had a game to play scientist knows more and more of 17, said he believed he had found Bleubarbe," in that particular direction.
It less and less, many such have a satisfactory way of measuring 2: Both sexes. Keep pure would now seem that France and there is no place for the British the new rays in the higher stratos-
phere. Italy have recognised the potency Association, and have told the Even though his first ex-night and Indigestion during the of the German wooing and have "minority masses" that support itperiment in Chicago had a at least for the time-being, agreed that they the specialists-were of to agree. In any event, they have, not going to waste their time balloon broke away at the start ways be followed by a chapter on
"surprise" ending when
A visit to the cinema ahould al- with British assistance, definitely talking to such general minds and soared to a height never "The embryonic development of put an end, to any fear that The B.A. had better be wound up reached by man, over 17 miles, the Silk Worm, Austria may be seized by some it had served its purpose in the the Chicago physicist declared the achievements of Benjamin Sloan, or "The life and impulsive power. For an action nineteenth century. of that sort would assuredly lead
Not only would the duce Science to the middle classes-balloon continued to send back its
Then it was necessary to Intro-light a success.
Up to a height of 5% miles the the Inventor of the Button-hole." war. with to
Rule 3: Be careful in your signatories of the Declaration be The wealthy "The Peak Party Case," lies an about the ravisher's ears, but the amateur, such as Cavendish, could signals to earth. Professor Comp- choice of a wife.
pure research; important issue affecting what member-nations of the League not be expected to turn up in the pletely satisfied with the experi- the Magistrate described as "the would have to look to their armis. age of democracy, and peeragement, which was made at the husband. ordinary comity which should For the League President, M. patronage for "curious enquiries" be shown in neighbourly rela-Sandler, only last week, declared was even less likely to last. The University of Chicago. tions." The prosecution was that violation of frontiers in middle classes had to be shown! based on a section of the Sum- Europe would not be tolerated as that Selence paid. That has been lon is working on la that of send./ family don't shout about it-it will
"PARTY" NOISES Behind the trivialities and personalitics associated
ton expressed himself as
com-
The idea that Professor Comp-
Be merciful in your choice of
If you have insanity in your British Associationing up baby balloons equipped can come out anyway. If your great grandmother wore a hump, with cosmic ray detectora and remember that fashiong have disband,
automatte radio equipment which changed. Marry your opposito is
mary Offences Ordinance which in the Manchurian instance, but done. The lays down that "no person shall, would call for huistant intervention had then better between sunset and the hour of and application of sanctions. six in the following morning, CONTROL OF THE AIR make....any noise whatsoever
in
11
to
..ocean outside
110
rays.
partner
* * .. .___DUMB-BELLES. LETTRES,
By Juliet Lowell. A Case In Point.
my case,
I haven't no lawyer, as
(signed)
Aw
NUTS
But quite apart from the fact will relay to the earth the data a fairly good rule. If you are a that it is not at all clear that the recorded by the balloons. Hereto-wastrel marry somebody with some calculated to disturb or interfere The development of internation. ruling classes to-day realise the fore it has been a choice of send- dough; If you are knock-kneed try with the public tranquillity oral air-transport is one of the most Report, which made the great cuts chance on their returning to antecedents if you want to marry
need of Selence (did not the May up small balloons equipped and hook a jockey.
with recording devices and taking Don't go too far into anybody's calculated to disturb or annoy important questions of the day of 1931, cut research as though earth with their secrets, or send-at all. For further information any person." How precisely,In a perfectly sane world the only it were a luxury and not a constant is this section to be inter-problems involved would be of a saving?), is the specialist right ing up larger balloons which could read "If Gossip Wo Mush."
Rule 4: Look for a preted? According to
the about the future of Science itself? carry men who would bring them the technical character such as
provision of reliable machines and He would abolish this Beano of back. decision given on Saturday, the of landing-places
not a playmate don't marry a en route. Un-Amateurs because it serves
The altitude reached by the bal- tennis player on the strength' of disturbance of one person is fortunately, however, it is the need of Science itself.
Joon is greater than has ever been his service or a nit wit who is only sufficient to constitute anpolitical aspects of the question Yet when Dean Inge--who now achieved by man, although free a sleeping partner. offence. On a strict reading of that need the most careful con-is leaving St. Paul's with sunset balloons have previously been Remember that the battle of the section, this ruling cannot sideration, for the chief obstacles benedictions-was still called The knows to ascend to such heights. Waterloo was planned in the in- be called into question. Had the to progress lie in present world Gloomy, one of the charges on The aim was to see if the auto-cubators of Ipawich-er whorever
conditions. On the waters the law covered only such noises as doctrine of the Freedom of the which it was sought to justify hiamatic radio signals would. work, the old boy was born. are calculated to disturb public Seas has been Armly established. Science was heading for a disaster been let out to a height of 1,000 nicknaming was his saying that and then after the balloon had tranquillity; it would be neces-The
territorial similar to that which overtook an feet to pull it back again before sary, in order to establish an
waters belongs to no nation, and earlier international enterprise, loading on the cosmic ray devices offence, to prove that what so in times of peace it is a high-As the building of Babel had to for the final fight. But before might be termed n communal nuisance had been committed, whithat may be used by any ship, be abandoned because of the con- the balloon had gone to 1,000 feet Judge Ben Lindsay
whatever flag it flies.
Many fusion of tongues. 50 to-day the slender wire in Professor Denver, Colo. but when, as is the case, noises people would like to 800 an Selence may break down because Compton's hand snapped and the Dear Judge Lindsey: "calculated to disturb or annoy analogous Freedom of the Air soon the specialists will not be balloon was free before he intend- any person" are brought within established, so that any aeroplane able to understand each other's ed. Up to nine and a half miles, soon as he found out I haven't the ambit of the section, there through the air. But the analogy
might travel anywhere it chose special languages,
however, the radio signals con- stolen the money he wouldn't take seems no room for doubting is not sufficiently exact. A travel-Einstein himself who has lately
That has not happened. It is tinued. that it only requires one
Poter D Plans are now being made for: inler on the Great Sen does not remarked on the strange fact that a complete experiment, when n dividual to show that he has threaten the lands three miles or the selences, with no help from similar balloon will be sent up been disturbed or annoyed for a more distant. The aeronaut'a pas any scientist, are tending not to with all the necessary cosmic ray breach of the Ordinance to be sage above any particular land
diverge but to converge.
devices. It will not be nescasary established. Whether this was of vital interest to those who dwell
to attach a wire to the balloon buti the intention of the Legislature beneath. He may, for instance,
Scientists have increasingly to it will be let off into space to seek framing the law, it is carelessly or by unavoidable ac impossible to say, but the fact cident, drop something dangerous know what is going on in someone its own destination and send back remains
persens or property. Any Gov- else's "working." The great seam to the eager experts the data it what that this
of knowledge runs right across records as to the behaviour of the ernment seems therefore to literal interpretation of
the tunnels made by the
many the he justified in claiming that the section implies. Mr. Hamilton air above Its territories comes in a further rules, und
here, special way within its jurisdiction. again, he appears to be on good ground, that it is not the desirability of the Ordinance necessary to show that the noise being amended so as to bring it is deliberate or premeditated, more into line with the spirit of Indeed, in the case under notice the times in which we live. the Magistrate found that the The law should only concern it- defendants "were having an self with noises which are deem- ordinary party such as people | ed unreasonable www.a term have given, are giving and will sufficiently wide as to permit a give all over the Colony." Tho magistrate to rule that the hold- registering of a conviction there-ing of an occasional party, with fore means that anyone giving its concomitant jollifications, such a party, with the noises would not be considered a breach common thereto, is liable to find of the Ordinance, whercas an himself in the Police Court, undue repetition of such gather- there to be convicted and fined, ings might be. This would be in if only one neighbour lodges. a line with what should surely be complaint that he has been an- the guiding principle in these noyed or disturbed. To take the matters-that it is neither the point to its extreme limit, it only character nor the volume of the requires someone to complain noise, nor even necessarily the that his neighbour's radio, hour at which it is made that operated as early as eight or nine should be the determining o'clock in the evening, is annoy-factor, so much as its fre- Ing him, and an offence will Hoqueney. In other worde; for despite the fact that the Govern-a householder to have B mant itself broadcasts long after "jamboree," say, three or four that hour! Happily, on the times a year should not be re- principle of "Live" and let live," |garded, as unreasonable, but for neighbours are not normally in him to have one. three or four the habit of displaying such altimes a week might well be. measure of intolerance. But Under the ruling in "The Peak the fact remains that the law as Party Case," he runs a risk It now stands does, make it of holding any parties at all, n possible for cantankerous people fact which clearly demonstrates to interfere with ordinary, social the point that the law na it Lintonouren .It is thin circuma. Latanda la fan. Foo -ausaping and.
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