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Perhaps the most interesting fes- sure of the meeting of the British Association, which opened last

THE WAY OF THE BY MAIL, WIRE, AND

GENDARME:

EX-SERVICEMAN ARRESTED. FOR HAVING MONEY.

FINED FOR PROTESTING.

Paris-Georges Courteline, who died last week, said in one of nis best known short stories that the

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Allahabad-Mohan Lal, who WAS arrested at the Meerut Congress office in connection with the finding of bombs, has been released..

Madrid-Sir George Grahame, the British Ambassador in Madrid, presided at the annual meeting of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain.

vation exercises at Braaschaet, Bel- Brussels-During artillery obser

TORNADO TERROR.

REMARKABLE SCENES NEAR SHEFFIELD.

A terrific gust of wind, which blew with the violence of a tornado, caused much alarm and did con- siderable damage at Heeley, near Sheffield.

A graphic story of the occurrence

householder:- was given by Mr. J. Brown, a

out of the win-

month in South Africa, was to be Administration and the law were gium, a military acroplane caught I was 100" he said, ‚“ when

fire and crashed. The two airmen were killed..

London-During the Centenary parade of the Metropolitan Police 8 p.m., not a single man was over- Force, which lasted from 2 p.m. to

cone by the heat

Thanet-Two stacks were destroy

found in the revelation of how the worst enemics of the honest science is being increasingly applied | man. An incident reported in a | to the problems of daily life. This | French provincial paper goes far is the conclusion drawn by Sir: to justify his opinion. A young Thomas Holland, President of the man who was disabled in the war Association.

and had a maximum pension, went Sir Thomas is Rector of the Im- | to the station at Fouras, a little perial College of Science and in-coast towa in Charente-Ined by fire at Monkton Parsonage Technology, South Kensington, ferieure, where he lives, and asked Farm, near Afinster Thanet Hams Fast-President of the Institution of for a ticket to Saint Laurent-de-la-gate and Birchington Fire Brigades

fought the flames for 13 hours.. Mining and Mettalurgy, of the In- Pre, where. he was going to visit stitution of Petroleum Technolo... his family, gists, and of the Institution of Mining Engineers. In the autumn he will go Nerth as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, in succession to Sir Alfred Ewing...

Sir Thomas had chosen for his presidential address, delivered in the City Hall, Johannesburg, on July 31, a subject linking up in- timately his principal life study with questions of political and human in terest.

"You will not ask me to lay too much about it, or to indicate the conclusions at which I shall arrive 1" said Sir Thomas to an interviewer, "but I will give you an outline of ita scope and purpose. I have felt is appropriate to the atmosphere of one of the most important mining felds in the world-we thall be meeting in the Witwatermand-to call attention to the international relationship of mineral and metallur

gical industries.

No Country Self-Contained, "I am proceeding on the ground that the mineral deposits of the world are not distributed according to the political boundaries that were originally developed mainly by ag- ricultural inter ests. What has fa- terested me is the fact that in the modern conditions of civilisation no country can develop its commercial industries without mineral products, and that, consequently, since no single country is entirely self-con- tained in the possession of these products, one must of necessity bor-

how frous another..

There is the further point, with which I am going to deal, that minerals and especially metallifer ous minerals, are essential for the production of armaments. When we

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obvious that the possession of mineral deposits may be turned to account, either as an excuse for the waging of war, or, if properly controlled, at an insurance for peace.

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He had on him all the money that he possessed, a sum of 2,000 francs (about 18), in two 1,000-franc notes, one of which he offered in payment of hi railway ticket. The note was refused on the ground that the booking-office had not enough change, and the young man there upon set out on foot for Rochefort, where he knew that he would be able to change the note, intend ing to proceed from there by train to his destination.

Manacled and Fined.

On the way to Rochefort he felt thirsty, and went into a cafe at a village, called Fougeroux, where be asked for a drink and offered lady of the male looked suspiciously one of his notes in payment. The at the note and at the young man, who was not well dressed, and then asked him to wait a minute.

She disappeared-the young man thinking that she had gone to change the note and returned int of gendaries, who cross-examined two or three minutes with a couple

the young man and searched him. When they found another 1,000 eluded that the notes were either franc note in his pocket they con- false or stolen, arrested him, hand- cuffed him, and conducted him to La Rochelle, the chief town of Charente-Inferieure, where he was locked up..

The young, man, naturally, was indignant, at being led handcuffed along the main road, and express ed his indignation in vigorous terms. He is even alleged to have said that if anything could be more stupid than a gendarme it was two gendarmes. At La Rochelle, the notes were examined by the mana ger of the local branch of the Bank of France, who declared them to be genuine.

Newmarket. The death has occur- Fred at Sobam, near Newmarket, of Charles Jarrold, aged 100, who was postillion on the stage coaches running from Norwich to London.

London-James Hiscock, 66, blacksmith, who was charged at Marylebone Police Court with stab bing his son in the neck with a carpenter's bradawl, was committed for trial.

Crete.-M. Alexander Zaimis, ten times Prime Minister of Greece and formerly High Commissioner for Crete, was elected President of the now Greek Senate by 88 votes out of

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Селета - Newa from Paraguay and Bolivia which has reached the Secretariat of the League of Nations indicates a continued state of ten- sion and suspicion between the two countrie

Boston. The inquest on the body of Norman Todd, 21, of Tunnard Street, Boston, whose mother was charged before the Boston borough magistrates with his murder, was adjourned.

Tomlin, of Gold Hill, Chalfont St. Feltham.The body of Mr. Ken

Giles, was found in a gravel pit Dear Feltham. He had apparently found on the bank. been bathing, his clothes being.

Brighton-Florence Barlow, 19, of Wilson Road, Camberwell, fell 75 feet from the cliffs at Black Rock; Brighton, and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with serious body and head injuries.

Rhode-The King and Queen of Italy have left Rhodes for Castel- Lycian coast of Anatolia, and the rosso (Castellorizo or Meis), off the most easterly of the islands under the Italian Governor of the Aegean

Stanley-An unemployed miner, Albert Edward Morson, of Shields Nevertheless the young man was heard from a firm of Liverpool Row, Stanley, County Durham, bas kept in prison and brought up be solicitors that he has inherited the fore the Correctional Court, which sum of about £280,000 from a great- fined him 16 francs (approximate-aunt. ly x 6d.) for insulting the repre sentatives of the law in the exercise Melbourne. Professor Porteus, of of their duty

the University of Hawaii and

The report does not say that the formerly of the Department of magistrates congratulated the gen-Education in Victoris, has left Mel- darmes on their zeal and efficiency, bourne to investigate the mentality but on the other hand there is no of the aborigines in North-Western indication that they were blamed, Australia. cr will be punished in any way.

Kingston.A committee of busi- This story, which unfortunately is typical, explains why the police of Jamaice has unanimously report

ncas mer appointed by the Governor are regarded by the French populaed in favour of the Colony's parti tion with fear and hatred, and is cipation in the Canadian National an example of the way in which Exhibition at Toronte on a more revolutionaries are manufactured.

extended scale than in previous years, and an expenditure of £4,000 is suggested.

mines, in actual fact its agricultural greater importance. Thus, there is products have an output of far to be a series of papers dealing with South African wools,

Brasscla-Mr. Francis W. Good ment Committee on Education for enough, chairman of the Govern- Salesmanship and of the British luncheon at Brussels by the British Export Society, was entertained at Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. salesmanship."

But to proceed with the general programme for the South African meeting. Throughout it will em- phasize the primary object of the Association-tamely, the task of bringing the results of science and technology to the notice of these who do not make science their own special line of study. Thus we are holding two public meetings, one at at Cape Town and the other at Johannesburg, at which the bearing of science on industry will be dis- cussed by recognised authorities..

"Here is a further indication of the practical nature of the Asso ciation's work. When the Associa tion visit South Africa în 1905 con-

In further evidence of the A siderable interest was aroused in the ethnography of the coloured nation's concern with practical races. Work upon the subject has 18des, I would like to mention the Mr. Goodenough gave an address on since been proceeding, and this year on mining problems, especially those discussions which are to take place the question will be reviewed follow-connected with the miners health. ing the results of the considerable Among the recognised authorities to researches undertaken during the take part in these discussions will past quarter of a century.

be Dr. John S. Haldane of Oxford, and Dr. Hann Pitow, Chief Inspee tor of Mines in South Afries, who Members of the Association will has made a very special duty of the have an opportunity of seeing the question. N large number of fossilized bones Finally, I would like to conment found in the Northern Transvaal, on what will be, perhaps, one of the Buenos Aires.-The death is an which are said to establish the exist most interesting of all our disonounced of Mr. Duncan M. Munro, ence of a big, primitive prenegraïd sons. It will take place between a pioneer of railway development: race living at the time of a gigantic three or four sections, and will have the Argentine, and British Vice- extinct buffalo,

as its subject. The Nature of Consul in Cordoba from September, In addition to the discovery of Lile. General Smuts, who, you will 1894, to June, 1912. He was man- actual remains, there has been a recalled, has recently written a book ager of the Central Cordoba and good deal of study of old mineral on the subject, Professor D'Arty Cordoba Rosario Railways, retiring works, especially in connection with Thompson, Dr. J. 8. Haldane, Pro- in copper, and nickel. South fessor H. Wildon Carr, and others,

1904 Africa, in primitive times, seems to will deal with the various psycals have been the source of a large gical, physiological, zoological, and quantity of material that was botanical issues which the question utilized in the Bronze period of provokes,

Primitive Mari

Bombay-There is an appreciable improvement in the Bombay mill strike situation, there being a better attendance of workers at most of the partially working mills. - The exodus of strikers continues. The millowzers report that 12 more mills are working, with a total of 78,000 employees

Calcutta-A serious hindrance to air, mail parcel traffe is the action of the Indian Customs authoriti who charge duty on the original

human history, so that what began Keynote of the Meeting value plus the transport, charges re-

a mere local anthropology is now

ported. Parcel goods of a retail passing into a subject of much wider "It is right and proper that we value of 6s, have been charged Its interest, There will be several should make the application of duty by ordinary post the duty papers dealing with various aspects science to industry the kevant would be is ed

ing

of this question during the meet our meeting, very appropriately so

as we are meeting in South Africa Beira-Lieut. Comdr. Carlos de Another group of subjects, obsince in the Dominions the value of Almeida Pereira, the new Governor viously the most important, is that science to the development of their of the Mozambique. Company's ter dealing with agriculture. A large natural resources is more obviously ritory, and the first full Governor number of papers having direct of direct importance than pure the territory has had since May, bearing on such problems and their science. Yet in the Dominions there 1927, has arrived at Beira. His application to the Union of South are very distinguished students of Governorship is expected to be a Africa, is to be read in recognition pure science who are carrying on period of progress, for which plans of the fact that, in spite of the fundamental research work without involving much building and gm- Union'a reputation for its gold regard to its direct bearing upon in- eral, development have been op

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I heard a terrifo roar, and, look- ing across at the Prospect Vid Hotel, I saw a shower of alates come doating off the roofs The whole place and the cottages adjoining it were lit up as if they were on fire. It was as if a block of houses had been struck by a fireball.

I noticed one or ive people in the road who were absolutely ter rified. One woman was dinging to & garden gate shrieking in frantic terror."

"I thought the whole world was coming to an end," said Mrs. A. Oldfield, licenses of the Prospect View Hotel,

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My daughter and I were alone in the house when it occurred, There was an awful roar, and then we heard the alates come crashing off the roofs and the skylight was blown in. I have never seen any thing like It I thought there was going to be an earthquake."

Tombstone Emaah od.""

Mr. Walter Spacey described the occurrence as a whirlwind. "It did not last above a minute," he said, "but it seemed to lift every thing before it. It came from the vale on the Derbyshire side.

I was in my allotment when it occurred, and man with sama plants in his hands hid them blown into the air a shower of debris clean out of his grasp. It lifted

which it sent hurtling all over the place. One would have thought a shell had dropped.".....

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Many roofs had ilates blown off, and trees were levelled. A-larga- ground and deposited several yards FILL YOUR FOUNTAIN PEN outhouse was lifted bodily from the

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No personal injuries were sustain-

A similar whirlwind which passed over the Notts village of Aslockton tore down a new gravestone in the

cemetery and broke it in half. A good deal of garden produce was also ruined.

Mr. R. Russell, a local resident, said the whirlwind was accompani ed by what looked like a pillar of steam, and it made a noise like a motor lorry.

about a quarter of an hour, passed along the banks of the River Smile, the noise frightening cattle and birds, but luckily it missed the vil- lage buildinga.

The whirlwind which lasted

As far as can be ascertained, no

one was hurt.

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