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BIBLE SEARCH
Bette Beggs, 24, weighs only 98 pounds but paints huge-mus- cled slaves, sabre-toothed tigers and other herole figures on the murals at the Elgin observatory, New York Fair.
R.A.F. Volunteer Reserves
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SAYS SCIENTIST
Famous Men Die--Camp Wrecked
Painter Breaks 35 Year Vow
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SIR CHARLES-MARSTON, famous archaeologist, who has spent a fortune trying to prove the historical accuracy of the Bible, said recently that there seemed to be a curse on efforts to find evidence about the Scriptures.
The "very powers of evil," he told
VOW made in anger and kept the Victoria Institute, at Westmins- ter, seemed to be endeavouring to for 35 yours was broken thwart further discoveries. recently, when Harry Bloom- He was referring to the il-luck nt- field's paintings, were hung in tending the Lachish expedition in the Matthicson Galley, New Palestine, which made important dis- Bend-street, for public ex-coveries confirming the Old Testa- ment. Its main discovery was D series of personal letters actually written in the days of Jereminh the Prophet.
hibition.
Thirty-five years ago, Harry, a boy Just passed out of Westminster School
Sir Charles said: "The leader of and dreaming of becoraing a great the Luchish expedition-James Leslie palater, quarrelled with his wealthy Starkey-although in entire sympathy Arab cause In Palestine, father. He left home, vawing never with the
was murdered on January 10, 1938. to return.
To that he added a vow that when great his works would he became not be exhibited in London.
of his paintings.
EMPIRE
NEWS
SOCIAL REFORM IN THE SEYCHELLES
VICTORIA. Education policy and the improve-
ment of the social conditions of the
labouring classes ого Lo receive special attention by the Government of the Seychelles Islands.
The Colonial Office is considering a proposal for the provision of child. ren's
and the erection 's playgrounds children and parents can benefit from centres, where both community a social atmosphere superior to their own home conditions,
of
Talks on communal questions, re- creation, wireless
and programmes suitable
reading matter will be pro- vided
centres. at these The Government also plans to erect 100 model houses on reclaimed land
*SHEER VIOLENCE' "The expedition's camp at Lachish has since been raided three times. and, it is to be feared, has been des- his father again, troyed. Again, Sir Henry Wellcome, and to create a large number of pen- munificent support alone sant holdings and house and garden
He never saw but a few months ago he met Lady whose Mount Tempic, who persuaded him originally made this expedition possi-plats in the country districts. The to break his second vow and permit ble, died several years ago. Lastly, State will provide assistance to the
Biblical archaeology hns also her to arrange a London exhibition Biblic
to peasants in the acquisition and de- mourn the loss of Professor Langdon; velopment of the land.
been whose premature death has Harry Bloomfield gave a grudging another severe blow to Old Testa-INDIA "Yes," then dismissed the matter, ment work."
Sir Charles Marston said after- fusing to give any co-operation and refusing to visit London for the open-wards: "It docs
though Ing.
there was a sort of curse. Starkey's
James Schiah
leader of
sccm
as
NEW COALFIELD DISCOVERED
CALCUTTA.
Importance is attached to n dis- of a scam of coal in the United Provinces, about 90 miles
foot old south of Mirzapur Town.
His closest friend, Hobert Henri- death was the worst thing of all. ite ques, the novelist, said: "When Harry was heart and soul with the Arabs. lett home he found a room in Paris It was just violence-sheer senseless covery which cost him next to nothing, and violence." "made friends with Sir Alfred Gilbert,
was This is probably an extension of R.A.
stopped in his car on a lonely hillside the good-class cool seams which are most of the fuel to the "Gilbert gave him lessons and in south of Jerusalem. He was forced supplying A METEOROLOGICAL Bec subjects.
troduced him to restaurant propric-to alight and ordered to march ahead. Indian railways from certain districts Recruiting is for the present tion of the R.A.E.. Volun-imited to candidates who can con- fors willing to barter meals for his Two bullets were fired into his back. in Bengal and Bihar..
now hang sketches. Many
in res- [The Lachish Letters--found four teer Reserve is being formed in veniently undergo evening
Ship on Fire in Docks.-The saving years ago are contemporary corres of the British steamer Magdapur, taurants around the Place Gatilor. London, the Air Ministry an- tion in London.
Training allowances of 1s, an hour "He hates selling his pictures and pondence between orthodox Jews 8,841 tons, when she caught fire in Men interested in weather fore- for officers and Gd, an hour for other hates showing them to any but his written in the last years of the King- Kidderpore Docks, Calcutta, is re- garded as a triumph for the Fire
holes Brigade. Several to the ranks will be paid in respect of even-closest friends. He feels genuinely dom of Judah.]
cut casting and its application
uncomfortable when people ask to see
Into the deck to reach the seat of the defence services will be able to gain ing instruction, knowledge in the section which would Officers will receive a retaining fee his work."
fire, and 45 lines of hose poured wa- ter into the hold, which became be of great value in time of emer-ut £13 at the end of each year of
service,
when they have been con-
flooded in a couple of hours. gency.
his shyness, England still knows little Candidates for commissions should firmed in their appointments,
SOUTHERN RHODESIA have a university degree in physics, Airmen will be paid a bonus of £5 of Harry Bloomileld's work, but of each France and Belgium have recognised mathematics, geography, or cognate on satisfactory completion. subjects, or be sentor undergraduates year's service, and will receive a free him as an artist of note and pay BECAUSE of his sister's child- CHILD VISITORS FROM
nounce.
studying for honours degrees in these issue of uniform.
Thanks to his youthful vow and Sister Keeps Pledge
After 20 Years
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hood pledge, the body of a German officer who died in 1918 was exhumed at Bray cemetery, Berkshire, recently.
BEIRA
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SALISBURY. The exchange of children between East Africa, and Belta, Portuguese The officer, Lieut. Eugen Wil-Salisbury during the school holidays helm Mahn, died while a has developed considerably. prisoner of war.
At the beginning of the present land went to Beira for a month, un- holidays 52 children from Mashona- ader the
of auspices the Children's Seaside Holiday Fund, and on the same day 50
children ar- Portuguese rived from Beira in Salisbury, where Prince Edward School, lent by the they are staying at Rhodes. House, Education Department.
When Mahn and, his sister Elfrida were children they engaged in mutual vow never to allow them- selves to be buried apart,
War came, and
Lieut. Mahon, the and ageternment camp at Holyport, captured. He was sent to the near Maldenhead,
was
There he and a number of others! The exchange of vialts has done refused to eat, believing that their much to encourage friendly relations food had been poisoned. Their re-between Southern Rhudesla and
sistance weakened, they became vic- Portuguese East Africa.
tims of the 1018 influenza epidemie.
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Mahon was taken to Cliveden, Lord
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Office mit from
the
the British Home! Recently she stood by and wept a built on the lake a schooner of 120 toos. Local material was used ex- comfit was dug up and the reclusively, apart from the salls, which
placed In # new came from Scotland.
were
sealed
mains ornamental, one which was
The schooner took two years and and put in a hearse for the journey seven months to complete. She will to Wusseldorf, where the reinterment carry a crew of 12 African natives.
SOUTH AFRICA
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