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MARTYR TO SCIENCE.

71 Ha was a martyr to. science, for, knowing his own fate, he never failed to do his best for those who

PLAYGROUND OF INDIA.

KASHMIR ROMANTIC AND

COSTLY.

SRINAGAR, Kashmir. While the Maharajab of Kashmir is in Europe his State, the vast pleasure ground of British India, is being visited by thousands of English men and women, who seek under his care," was the in its high mountains and rugged tribute paid by Dr. Arthur Davies, beauty some rest from the weari- pathologist, of Harley-street, W., some heat and dust of the plains. to the late Mr. Arthur Augustus Parsons, aged 51, of Hyde-vale, Greenwich, S.E., on whom an in-districts of India. quest was held at Depford.

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Mr. Parsons, was a radiogra pher, and was stated to be one of the "pioneers of his profession in London. He was for more than 20 years radiographer at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich," and before that held a similar position at Westminster Hospital. ".

Kashmir has always been con- sidered one of the most romantic

A NEW CLAUSE.

(THROUGH REUTER': AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 10th. The Rubber Industries Bill, which provides for yearly contributions of £15,000 to the Rubber Research Association. after passing the Standing Committee, will be ro ported to the House.

A new clause has been introduced, defining the duties of the Collector under the new schedule, and laying down the form of undertaking by the Collector concerning the treat ment of information as private. ~ This new clause was also carried.

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BIG OIL CONTRACT ARRANGED.

"TALKIE."

A TRADE PUSH.

PROBLEMS OF SPEECH AND ACCENT

NEW YORK.

The film trade in its Own

BONE..

NEW PROCESS FOR PRESERVATION.

ITALIAN PROFESSOR'S. DISCOVERY,

TURIN, Italy.

A wonderful process, revolutionis.

Among other notable works he treated Albrecht Dürer's has "Nativity де his Turin labora tories with his special process, and this famous engraving is now pre served for all time in its new form of imperishable bone.

inelegant language, is going ing the present methods of pre. talker. That is to say, the leaders servation of ancient documents, have decided, and the smaller fry papers, engrayings, and, pictures, will have to follow them, that the has recently been discovered and Alm with sound accompaniment is put into practice by Professor to be exploited to the utmost. One Nicolo Silvestrini, lately of the reason is that the film trade sadly Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Sumner weather Signor Silvestrini is a connoisseur needs a fillip. and longer hours of daylight are of art, and has long been engaged anticipated with concern by exhibi- in research work with the object of tors everywhere. The trade has the preservation of relics of anti-

quity, pushed ahead too recklessly both on the side of production and in build- ing cinema houses. Big pictures have been pushed by "prologues" and introductions" which have gone so far as to detract interest from the picture itself, and are now losing their power to attract. "The result is an uneasiness in the cinema mind which has shown it- "WASHINGTON, July 10th. The Shipping Board has acceptself in some centres in bitter fights ed a bid by the Gulf Refining Com- against the introduction of

light saving. pany, of Pittsburgh, to supply 10,300,000 barrels of bunker oil an nually for the United States Ship- ping Board Merchant Fleet Cor- poration at New York, Philadel- phia, New Orleans, Galveston and Fort Arthur (Taxas) for three years beginning January 1st, 1920,

U.S. SHIPPING BOARD FLEET.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

FULFILLING TREATY

OBLIGATIONS.

6,000 BRITISH TROOPS ON RHINE.

[RHITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruday, July 10th.

After the application of this process the picture or document treated shows no visible sign of change, but on examination it is found to be ossified. The paper assumes the consistency and feel of parchment, but without the day-lightest alteration having taken place in the appearance of the docu- ment or engraving.

It is possible to take a steel brush and rub it with the utmost force over the surface of the ossified. article without so much as a tree being left of its action.

Tremors Of Hollywood. The industry is looking for some Rew stimulus, and the "talkies" are there to supply it. The bold

The Italian Crown Prince has American business man is often in-

hed several engravings of the great- clined to advance so far, and so

st historical" and "artistic value fast that he becomes almost a

ossified by this process; for in timorous creature, and many stance, those of the collection re- cinema exhibitors have been in lating to Duke Carlo Emmandci 1. The method has also been applied something like terror of the

to several ancient Egyptian papyri. radio. With all ita faults, The Italian Government is in the talking film will doubt negotiation with the professor re- less maintain at least as good agarding the adoption of his process level of reproduction as the radio, for, the preservation of historical and. State documents and museum and millions of people are so thoroughly accustomed now to tak treasures of great value. ing their entertainment of the nir," that they are actually more. used to hearing mechanical sounds" than natural ones...

MISS PICKFORD).

BLUSHES AT CUSTOMS EXAMINATION.

EXONERATED BUT £700 TO. PAY.

NEW YORK. Blushes covered the cheeks of

In the House of Commons, in

All these factors have prepared reply to a question, Sir Laming the way, and now the technical Worthington-Evans said the groundwork ir laid. The difficul ties between the two methods- strength of the British troops in simultaneous sound production by the Rhine area, excluding a small means of gramophone records and detachment in the Saar district, impressions of the sound signals on was approximately 6,000 on July the edge of the slut have been over- enfisialagi "Ehrzędapation, of the re- 1st. No reduction in their numbers cord-using machines to the later kind of films. Almost any time was contemplated at present. “

Answering a further question, he now we are likely to hear an an- nouncement of a standard type of said he thought such a force was equipment. It has behind it the necessary to fulfil Treaty obliga-big electrical and radio corpora

tions, who work together all the time, and arrangements are nearly Mr. Thomas McManus, who has completed with all the big pro-had 2 years experience of valuing ducers for them to make pictures, "women's intimate attire, was ap- under its licence." By next year pointed judge, and Miss Mary probably six thousand American Pickford was supported by her hûs- cinemas at least will be equipped band, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks. for sound pictures.

tions.

LADY HEATH'S NEW

RECORD.

30 H.P. SEAPLANE...

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RuGay, July 10th. Lady Heath, who recently flew to South Africa and back is a light aeroplane, to day created a height record in a 30 horas power seaplane when, at Rochester, she reached a height of 13,400 feet.

CHICAGO REDISCOUNT

RATE.

[REÓTER'S AMERICAN SERVIC),

New Probians.

Miss Mary Pickford when the New York Customs officials made a close inspection of all the silken apparel which she bought in Paris on her recent holiday.

As each article was held up to view Miss Pickford produced a re- The artistic questions involved ceipted bill confirming her state are being considered, but that work ment that she had picked up some wonderful bargains. Mr. Mc- is only in its inception, Facts are Manus congratulated her on her rushing the industry ahead. Film actresses are beginning to take les shopping skill and fully exonerated sons in elocution and voice producer of any attempt to defraud.

Nevertheless Mr. McManus de- tion, and worrying problems are being faced. One of them is that cided that at least £700 more duty Miss Pickford's purchases was cun- the full film will cease to be inter- must be paid, as the real value of national. Will substitutes have to siderably more than the amount speak and sing French and Ger- the paid for them."

A FRETFUL BABY.

IT BY INCHES.

A baby's refusal to sleep saved its life at Blackbar. The child, aged 17 months, was in a perambulator

man accompaniments to replace the American or native stars? What about actors with incurable foreign Will British audiences accents! accept American as the equivalent of English↑ Will it come to pas that the standard of American AND A LORRY THAT MISSED speech will be improved? The pro- blems are enormous, but the indus- try cannot help itself. It must go CHICAGO, July 10th." forward and solve them ambulando. Some time ago, visitors were wel-

The Chicago Federal Reserve-London Observer. comed. Hunting trips and treks Bank has fixed the rediscount rate through the mountains were cheap at 5 per cent. and easy to arrange. Now prices have gone up 100 per cent., the taxes on motor-cars on the precipi, tous road have doubled, and it needs only a slight, lapse on the MOTOR CRASH AFTER DANCE. part of an English visitor for him

to receive a curt note from the

carried on his work between longer welcome. various illnesses. Two years ago he had a finger amputated, and some months later had to undergo a fur- ther operation.

JOY RIDE DEATH.

The story of a joy ride by three

SUICIDE AFTER SEEING A TOWN.

THE TRAGEDY OF A HERDSMAN.

SMILING IRISH EYES!

An appealing, wistful story of a mother's love for her son; based on the famous ballad!-

BELLE

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MOTHER MACHREE

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FASCINATING FILM DRAMA OF LIFE BEHIND THE SCENES !

LAUGHS, heart throbs, tears and thrills chase each other through this enthralling picture!

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THE FILM STORY-

OF A WOMAN

WHO DARED

STAR

PRINCE BULOW'S NEPHEW.

SENTENCED FOR FRAUD.

CONVINCED HIMSELF HE

· HAD, MONEY,

BERLIN, June 17th. Herr Joachim von Heichel,.

at a front room window, and as he nephew of Prince Bülow, was sen-

out.

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TO-DAY TO SATURDAY

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LORD AND LADY LONSDALE.

GOLDEN, WEDDING,

CELEBRATIONS.

THE KING AND QUEEN TO.

ATTEND.

The King and Queen, the Prince of Wales, Princess Mary, Viscoun- tess Lascelles, and other members of the Royal Family were to be present at the dinner party, and entertainment to be given by Lord and Lady Lonsdale in celebration of their golden wedding at 14, Carlton House-terrace, St. James.

The entertainment, says a London

was fretful the mother lifted him tenced yesterday by a Berlin court to two years' imprisonment for As she carried him to the next fraud. room there was a crash, and the

Psychological experts, who said he radiator of a heavy motor-lorry was quite the most interesting per- which had got out of control, apson, whom they had had in prison peared a yard away from her, with for a long time, explained why he the perambulator on the front of it, had acted in the manner he had. paper, which will be of a novel

a mass of twisted metal and match He was brought up by a rich character, is planned to include

wood.

grandfather, who sent him into a seven items and well-known artists are to appear including a clown and Guards regiment and gave him a handsome allowance, but left him a French conjurer. nothing when he died

The Prince of Wales is to pro- sent a gold casket to Lord Lonsdale at the International Horse Show at Olympia, Kensington, probably on the eve of the golden wedding..

It was pointed out that he be longed to a class which considered it was entitled to have money, and the psychological exparte explained

The casket will have eight panels, MORE RUSSIAN PETROL. that he had such a power of im each representing a different sport, agination that he convinced himself that what he wished to be true and is being presented as the result of a suggestion made by Mr. Charles really was.

E. Howard, of Coombe Park, Whit" Thus, when he had his racing church; Oxfordshire, and other colours registered by the Union friends.

It was stated that Mr. Parsons

BUDAPEST, June 13th.

The driver, Mr. Joseph Rigby, contracted carcinoma (cancer). Al- British Resident warning him that young men and three girls in a

A little tragedy which makes a stuck to the wheel as the lorry though he realised his condition he his presence in Kashmir is no borrowed motor-car ending in a silent but perturbing comment on smashed through the front wall. amaah and the death of one man,modern civilisation is reported He was taken from the debris, with Ernest Wells, aged 22, of Devon- from the great plain of Hortobagy. face and hande cut. Last year an Army officer on hire-mews, Maryleboue, W., was Last month an old herdsman visit to Gulmarg fell victim to told at a Kingston, Surrey, anquest, named Gulyas, who had passed his the wiles of one of the hazaar The girls were Miss Edith and Miss life on the puszta and never seen a tailors and ordered a golfing suit. Violet Smith, of St. Margaret's town, was persuaded to 30 to When the suit was produced it terrace, Acton, W., and Mix K. Debrecen for the visit of a foreign ethnographer. When he reached the Dr. Davies, whose tribute has fitted where it touched," and no McKay, of Acton.

more. The oficer returned it and

After a dance at Acton, the driver centre of the town and saw his first refused to pay. Within a week the

to make inarticulate he began ahire-mews, W., offered to take the On another occasion an officer party home, but before doing so unwisely struck a Kashmiri Done they went for a drive. In the Ewell-road the car ran into a ditch. agent for insolence. The blow was Wells was fatally injured. a slight one, but for this offence the officer was "requested to leave Kashmir within the week..

been quoted, said that death was due to carcinoma, contracted in direct consequence of his work. ultimatum came from Srinagar- of the car, Charles Evans, of Devon-automobile his face blanched and

Mr. Parsons had carried out his pay or go. duties with a very high degree of efficiency and great sense of public duty.

Dr. W. H. Whitehouse, the coroner, recording & verdict of Ac- cidental Death, told Mrs. Parsons that her husband's whole object in Licences for shooting in the Hife was to serve the public and he State have increased in price, the had suffered the consequence. !! hire of coolies is under lax super-

It is understood that in view of vision, and often enough an appeal bank,

for protection from the greediness In returning a verdict of Accid-morning he was found dead by his of merchants is met by a calmental Death, the jury said that friends, having committed suicide avowal that the State is powerless there had been an error of judgby hanging himself with the strap to intervene,

of his leather sachel.

Mr. Parsons's heroism an effort is being made to secure the interest of the Carnegie Hero Fund on be half of the widow,

INCREASE OF 6,138,172 GALLONS.

An enormous increase in the Club, although he did not possess There has been an extraordinary, quantity of Russian petrol in single borse, let alone a racing response from all parts of the world ported into Great Britain and stable, he had made himself believe and from people of all classes, the Northern Ireland during May 1928, that fortune would provide him gifts including some of a shilling. compared with the quantity im-with the means of entting a figure and several of 100 guineas. Every racing club in South Africa has ported in May 1927, is indicated by on the turf.

contributed, and also clubs and in- dividuals in Spain, France, the United States, China, Japan, Aus tralia, and India

sounds; although his friends re- peatedly asked him what he thought of it, the old man refused to make any criticism.

Before returning to the pusth Evans said he had taken the car that evening Gulyas saw many without the consent of his employer. novelties, tram-cars, telephones, the official figures issued by the He had, indeed, bought on credis On the Ewell-road he saw the light lifts, electricity-all the auxiliaries Statistical Office of the Custom and sold a flotilla of motor boats, and in doing so he ran on to the bornly refused to make any com- of another car which he avoided, of modern town life; and stub House.

but the reddors at last protested The figures are as follows and denounced him to the police, ment on what he saw. But the next May 1027: 67,444 gallions.

But it was thanks to the psycho After paying for the casket the May 1929: 5,205,616 gallons.

logical experts that the court found, balance is to be given to Lord and This is an increase of 5,138,172 that there were mitigating circum Lady Lonsdale, who will present it to charities The, fund is likely to gallons for the month, or over 7,000 stances, and therefore inflicted a

mild sentence on Herr von Reichel, I reach a very large sum

ment by the driver.

per cent.