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Man Conquered The World By Using
His Greatest Gift
The vintage is now, in full swing in Yugo-Slavia and the big and auc culent bunch presented above by the Yugoslavian girl curtainly makes your mouth water.
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New Flying Boats For Empire Air Routes
LUXURIOUS HOTELS WILL SPEED OVER
THE WORLD IMPERIAL AIRWAYS have placed an order with Messrs. Short Bros., Ltd., of Rochester, for a fleet of new flying boats for use on the main Empire air lines.
These new marine aircraft will be considerably larger, fas- ter, and more luxurious than any aircraft at present in service on the air routes of Imperial Air- ways, and, in fact, they will be in advance of any similar craft in the world. The placing of this order represents an essen- tial feature of the development scheme now in progress for the carriage of first-class mails in bulk to and from distant parts of the Empire.
An innovation in so far as Im- perinl Airways' murine alrcraft are concerned is the fact that these aircraft will be of the unbraced
THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE UNIVERSE
32. Lbs Of Brain
To Every 12 Stone
Of Flesh
20-Ton Diplodocus
Had Only Five Ounces
PROF. W. W. Watts, the eminent geologist, in his presidential address to the British Asso- ciation at Norwich, declared the most wonderful thing in the world to be the brain of man.
"Of all the wonders of the universe of which we have present knowledge, from the electron to the atom, from the virus and the bacillus to the oak and the elephant, from the tiniest meteor to the most magnificent nebula, surely there is nothing to surpass the brain of man," he said.
Prof. Watts referred to new knowledge of those strange great reptiles and mammals of mesozoic times. The Diplodocus, 80ft, in length and 20 tons in weight, had a brain about the size of a large hen's egg-"a quarter of an ounce to control each ton of body and limb.
"We begin to understand why they lost their lord- ship of creation," was Dr. Watts's conclusion.
A 12-stone man of the present day had about 31⁄2lb of brain, an amount not far short of 1⁄2cwt per ton.
In Praise of
The Potato
"To establish the potato on, a plane of high dietary dignity,” Dr. II. K. Archild has compiled a booklet which has been issued by the British Potato Marketing Board.
A number of people have lived on potators, supplemented only by a little fat and salt, he says, for perinda up to 300 days. one lived for four years Recently out on a diet consisting chiefly of potatoes and milk.
On the "vered question of slim- ming" the booklet states "there can be little doubt that, in apite of popular opinion to the con- trary, the potato constitutes the ideal carbohydrate."
According to one authérity, in fact, it "may well be retained in even a rigorous reducing diet" provided that such things us Aveals and pastries and ezcennive bread were banished.
Some of the striking passages in Professor Watts's address were:
Of the age of the earth:. "Here is a lady of a certain age, but she contrived to preserve her¦ youth and energy, as well as her beauty."
Man, the world's most remark-
16, 1935.
TAKE-OFF FROM TRAIN
The
They can launch aeroplanes from almost any place now. picture from Leuchars, Seolland shows a British pilot being in- structed in catapult take-off from a railway truck. The instruc- tion it being carried out at No. 1 flying school of the Royal
Air Force,
British Judge Refuses
To Restrain Film Star
able parasite, will sigh with re- "TREATED AS-CHATTEL” BY EMPLOYERS lief. There are still some thou- sands of millions of years to
come in the long neons of time. MR. Justice Greaves-Lord refused last week to Geology and biology unite in make an order restraining Miss Frances strange changes before history Day, the stage and film actress, from acting for bogan-lost continents and for anybody but Gaumont-British Picture Corpora
giving #
conception of
the
ests under the sca, ice-bound lands now turned into the tion, Ltd. Troples,-great slow-moving pre- historic monsters.
The order was sought in the Vacation Court. An
Gondwanaland, the vast specula- other action by the corporation against Miss Day, alleging tive continent stretching from
South Africa by Madagascar and breach of 'contract, was stayed in the King's Bench and India to Australia; fathoms deep izz the oceans now, yet traceable referred to arbitration. from similarity in rock formations and fossils left behind,
Experts Go To Hinked the British Isles with the
Russia For
high-wing monoplane type with Art Treasures
wing-tip floats. All previous marine aircraft on the Empire routes have been of biplane con- ..struction. The span is 114ft, and the over-all length 88ft., the height on a benching chassis being .29% feet.
These new air-liners will have a total loaded weight of approxim- ately 171⁄2 tons, of which between :8% and 6 tons will be available for passengers, mail and freight for normal stage flights, but they can be given a range up to 1,500 miles by carrying more fuel and legs lond.
The aircraft will be propelled by four engines having variable pitched propellers, but the type of engine has not yet been finally de- cided. The speed of these flying- boats is expected to be not far short of 200 miles-an-hour and is, of course, dependent on the type of engine that is ultimately fitted. "The structure of the hull, the wing and the tall unit, is entirely of metal and a unique feature will be 'the two decks in the forepart of the hull. The upper one will nc- commodate crew, mail cargo and the ship's office, and the lower one is of the full cantilever type with a single spar of box-like construc- tion, and although the structure is of metal the wing will be and will be
· · covered" with fabric
fitted with flaps to give the re- quialte gliding angle.
The entire tall unit is also of the full cantilever type with single .control facilities, constructed of :meta] but covered with fabric. The crew is accommodated in the control cabin on the upper deck. In the nose of the short, wave and direction Anding equipment. The control cabin is completely en- closed, fitted with a sliding roof to permit a rear view, and the most -up-to-date equipment for naviga- tfonal purposes.
It is intended in these boats to give a standard of passenger de- commodation far in advance of that of any aircraft at present in existence, and the boats will be fitted with luxurious equipment for day and night flying,
Above all the space por passon- ger and the lofty coilings of the passenger cabins will be a revela- tion and will challenge the com fort of surface transport-where
weight is of comparatively minor importance.
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Mr. Van Den Berg, K.G., for Gaumont-British, said that un- der a contract Miss Day's exclu- sive services were given to
Signs that mountain ranges once
continent of North America--"pas- sibility" as Dr. Watts remarked, **undreamt-of-by the Pilgrim Gaumont-British-in return for Fathers," but yet confirmed by the £6,750 a year. flowers, trees, birds, animals com- mon to both continents. At some age a land bridge:
:
About the end of June ale creat
Mr. Van Den Berg said that under, the contract Miss Day was "Air roads over islands lost- APPEAL TO SOVIET Ages since 'neath Occan fost given the leading female role in
SOVIET warship may follow advanced geological argu
To the non-scientist unable to the film "Jack of All Trades." take to England trea-ment on the "Drift and Rhythm of ed unnecessary difficulties and in- sures for the International the Continents," Professor Watts's Exhibition of Chinese Art outline of the evolution of life on timated that unless she got her
earth had special appeal.
way in certain matters she might which opens at Burlington "Goology," he said, "his estab-absent herself from the studio. House on November 22. lished that, in spite of the physical
changes which we know to have On July 3, 1935, Miss Day did occurred the chain of life has never not attend at the studio at the pro- snopped in all the hundreds of por time. Although punctuality millions of years through which its was the essence of film productions, history has been traced,"
Mr. George Eumorfopoulos, the expert and collector, who is a member of the Exhibition Selection Committee, and Mr. Leigh Ashton have gone Russia to try to persuade the Soviet authorities to lend to the Exhibition art treasures in their possession.
to
An exhibition of Oriental art has already opened in Leningrad to-day. It is understood that some of the objects shown there may go to London later. Among the many valuable Chinese pieces now in Russia are superb examples of carly silk en work from Inner Mon- golia and Chinese Turkestan.
In Steel-Lined Cases
i
And when it came to consider. she arrived between forty and ing animate life the President forty-five minutes late. made it clear that he is a great
"Miss Day was directed to make admirer of the human race.
Early he had sild, "Within a up in order to be ready for the small fraction of the latest-noon first shot,” continued Mr. Van Ven man, with the most primitive of Berg, "but she refused to do so, implements and the most rudimen- and in the end left the studio and tary culture, has succeeded in
had never returned.". penetrating to the uttermost cor- nera of the world and developed his innumerable languages and civilisations.
Importance Of Glass "Evolution of life on the earth,"
Refused To Pay
"juatico FRANCES DAY. cannot be done by allowing her to remain a chattel."
Extreme Hardship
Mr. Van Don Berg remarked that, Miss Day had sworn that she at no time refused to obey any of the wishes of the corporation or their sub-lesscca.
Under the terms of the contract,.
Mr. Van Den Berg: They would Baid Mr. Van Den Berg, Gaumont-not enjoy the reputation they have he said, "has been by no means British had refused to pay her if they did not direct artists uniform. Geographical and clima-salary and when, on August 7, pay- properly and successfully. You tic influences played their part; but ment was demanded within four have all the artists in the same even greater effects have followed days, notwithstanding what they position.
groups of biological changes."
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Mr. Eumorfopoulos was one of three experts who spent the first six months of this year in China. They selected treasures from the Imperial Palace at Pelping which
"Rigidly acted upon," remarked To illustrate this ho referred to regarded as a flagrant breach of were taken to England in H.M.S. the amazing results which followed contract in walking out, they offer- the judge, "it would take away all Suffolk. Should the co-operation of the first appearance of grasses in her the leading part in a play the personnilty of an artist." the Russian authorities be secured, the world.
called "Seeing Stars." it will mean a notable addition to Gradually they spread over huge
The judge, referring to a state- Miss Day passed the letter con-Iment in an affidavit that Misa Day the value and interest of the ex- areas of the earth's surfaco form veying that offer on to her solici-was directed how to make up, com- hibition.
erly occupied by marsh, scrub, and tora who subsequently wrote that mented: "Your clients seemed to The four Chinese experts who forest. Their disregard for tram- Miss Day regarded the contract at regard the artist not merely as a arrived in Britain last month will pling and grazing, the nourishment an end as she had not been paid chatte! but morely as a marlo- soon open the chests, and begin in their needs made them an ideal her salary. the delicate task of unpacking the and plentiful source of food. treasures which they themselves packed in Shanghai.
Drastic Packing Test
nette."
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Groups of sluggish animals Apparently the only justification Delivering his judgment, Mr., which had browsed on shrubs and for Miss Day's conduct was that Justice Greaves-Lord said: trees altered their teeth and bodies according to her affidavit it was
and
"I have come to the conclusion
To ensure that their methods and habits, learnt to move easily too hot to make up and she had not that an injunction would really were sound they first enrefully and quickly to find new pastures, sufficient time, to study hor script work extreme hardship on Misa wrapped and packed valueless por learnt to flee from danger.
gave up sedentary defence,
Mr. Justice Greaves-Lord, Com-Day. The issues in the action celain, and then flung it on the
menting on the right the plaintiff have not been disposed of, and for ground 25 feet away. That it re-bigger, stronger, speedier their Day's services, remarked that he earning her living in the mean- The meat-eating animals became company claimed to sublet Miss her to be deprived of a chance of mained intact reassured them.
Although the main Peiping grass feeders, with their specialis- conducive of good acting to engage her...
prey was harder to catch.
The would not imaging that it would be time would be extremely unjust to collection, roughly valued at ed hoofs, teeth and horns, better nu artist to make films and then over £10,000,000 is uninsured suited to fight than to fight, dovo- let her out like a mere chattel.
the British warship in which loped the herd instinct.
"Certainly justice cannot be done by allowing her to romain as a for insurance the other loanfe are bound up with the grasses; heart out of a person to know that questions of breach of contract to "It might take a great deal of chattel, even though there may be exhibits are all heavily insured, wheut, millot, the other grains, she was to be paid £100 a week by be decided." some of them, it is said, for sugar cane, rice, bamboo all mere somebody who would land her to staggering sums.
it travelled being a substitute
As for man-his ment, drink and
unconquerable grnas."
other people to make £200."
The motion was dismissed with costs.
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