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THE CIPHER OF ROGER BACON.

Attempt at Solution by the U.S. Secret Service.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921.

QUESTIONS IN PARLIA- MENT.

OTHER IRISH VICTIMS.

In the House of Commons re- cently, in reply to Colonal Archar Bhee, Sir Hamar Greenwood said There is a saying in the Ameri-that six women had been murder can Secret Service that no ciphered, seven wounded, and three kid- can de invented to escape for aspped by Sian Fainers in Ire- long ao intelligent pursuit after land, since January. 1921. The the key. The cipher of Roger figures did not include those kill- Bacon. however, England's ed and injured by bomb attacks famous 13th century alchemist, on lorries and railway trains. has passed through nearly 800 years of searcher's hands and the elne is only now beginning to be Sir Hamar Greenwood, reply- detected. But, then, Becon musting to Lord Henry Cavendish bimself bave spent years upon Bentinck said that during the bis cipher, and purposely on past month no evidence incrimi- tangled it into six ciphers within nating members of the Crown ciphers, so that it is a marvel forces in Ireland had been forth- that human ingenuity has been coming. Twenty police, eight able to find any of the six keys military and 40 civilian deaths acessary to unlock a single door were reported to the police during of Bacon's concealed wisdom, the fortnight ended May 28. Nine Professor William B. Newbold, assassinations and two attempted of the University of Pennsyi. Jassassinations of ex-ervice men vania, who has been spending attributed to Sinn Fein were re two years tracing all manner of ported during the period. c'ues through the Bacobs cipher, is still puzzled by most of the text. The manuscript, which brought to America by Mr. Wilfrid M. de Voynich from the Duke of Parma archives in Itals, seems to the unaccustomed eye to contain about 20,000 or 30,000 words. But each word is part of a shorthand system, and when the tangle is unravelled the total number of words will probably be nearly 1,000,000.

was

MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS. Professor Newbold has exbibit-

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question dealing with the partial Mr. Chamberlain reply to a

suspension of the Education Act. was loudly cheered when he said

TIME FOR LABOUR TO SETTLE DOWN

Mr. J. H. Thomas's Advice to Railwaymen. On the eve of the annual con- Railwaymen at Newcastle, Mr. 3. H. Thoras, M. P., addressed a mass meating of railwaymea there.

This was Mr. Thomas first public speech since his return from America, and exceptional interest was therefore centred on bis remarks.

At the outset Mr. Thomas was

POSTAL OFFIC.AL'S DISMISSAL. Mr. Harmsworth informed Sir Mr. Kellaway said that he wan William Stager that the Angora aware that one of the legal ad Government had failed to honour visers of the General Post Office the signatures of the representa in London and his wife had been ed one word of seven characters ers were still in the hands of the Collins and other members of the as well as in the Goverment, that ference of the National Union of tives, and that 24 British prison-in close touch with Michael there is a feeling in the country, to show Bacon's system. The first character is like the letter Angora Government. His Majes-irish Republican Army in Ire-too much money is being spent D. It is one-half the size of's Government would

make tand, and that they had enter- altogether. The every effort to secure their retained Michael Collins at their are

Government a capital . but is in 1 sections, lease. Meantime 24 Turkish pri-house in Ireland. The officer, omic and a reduction of expendi bent in securing agon- which can be detected only under' a strong morguifying glass. Each oners would be detained at Malta, who was

a solicitor to the Past ture if that be possible. Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey of New of the seven characters is a simi

Office, THE EGYPTIAS RIOTS.

W35 dismissed sorce York, brake the women's world lar shorthand symbol. When the

months ago.

"TRADE" RESTRICTIONS. swming record for 100 yard in seven characters have been Mr. Cecil Harmsworth inform.

Sir John Baird told Sir Walter the pen National Championship separated into their individualed Sir William Seager that the

de Freece that he would under- of the Amateur Athletic Union parts, the result is 172 Roman recent outbreak in Egypt resulted doing the distance in I min. 3 letters.

lake see that the Liquor Con- in five natives being killed in view of the work and staff of the question of immediate modi- this

Mr. Chamberlain said that aftrol Conference did not overlook received with some hooting, but 2.5-sec

The professor's first clue was a Cairo, and 133 persons, including Thomas D. Armour, the famous sentence at the end of the manu- 80 police, 10 native soldiers, and Government Departments, with a fications of the present restric-cheering. Replying to criticism Scottish Internationalist, who script reading "Michiton Olada-two native police, wounded in view to making every economy tious. last year took part in

thebas Multos de teer cerc portas." Alexandria. The total casualties consiste it with the proper main- DAM, LAR CHELLE PALICE, Amateur Championships of the He believed this sentence of part were: Killed-65 natives, 1 British nauce of the public services. United States and Canada, will Latin and part gibberish was soldier, 1 Maltese, 1 Frenchman,

was now being carried out. All this year again make the Trans-placed by Bacon in the manuscript tahans, and 13 reeks; wound-

economy would be made as ra- atlantic voyage, and will once as a guide. Professor Newbold -169 natives. 2 Maltese, and 6 more compete in the American cut out the meaningless letters other Europeans. He will sail from Southampton Mihi dabas multos and Canadian Championships. and got a Latin sentence reading.

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He had no hesitation in saying that the real lesson for the rail- wayman, as well as for everybody else, was that they must be pre- pared to sattle down.

had been levelled against him Mr. Thomas said that as their leader he claimed the right to give his views full ex- pression. At the Triple Alliance he advised a certain course, and "TJIMANOEK" having arrived from the above

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Mr. Hilton Young stated that How could I be intoxicated when of the vast majority of railway- West Hartlepool Offender-expressed represented the view are notified that all goods are

on the Aquitanis on the 25th inst, meaning. "Thou hast given me

the amount received under the I was capable of taking off my right to judge him, and he waited Replying to several privateGerman Reparation Act and will in all probability be ac-many gates." This was so indica-notice questions, Mr. Chamberlain £48,003.. being landed at their risk into companied by a few of the many tion of the way to make the final said that, in view of the decision

The men had a perfect was collar and tie in the cells before the hazardous and/or extra States players at present in this disentanglement,

I retired?

their verdict with confidence, but hazardous godowns of the Hong-

after the of the House against providing Viscount Curzon that over 18,600 Dr. Macnamara informed

Heard at Bow County Court:-side their movement to judge him. be denied the right of those out kong & Kowloon Whef &

gyrabols in the manuscript had travelling facilities for Members, ex-service men had now applied Did he put any obstacle in the Godawn Co. Ltd., whence and/or

Noteworthy features of the been reduced to Latin. Then a the use of vouchers must cease at for employment in the building way of the service of the sum-condition of affairs which unless motor cycle trials for the Isle of chaos of words at the end of the once. Members

Labour was now faced with a from the wharves delivery may Man Touris: Trophy race was the manuscript finally yielded the vouchers were requested to return scheme, and over 200 were either was served I should not live to all. Already there were rumours unused trades ander the Government ons? He only said that if it remedied might be disastrous for wonderful performance of the 300 sigrature "R. Bacon" by Goods not cleared by the 14th, cubic centimetre class, who are process of separating combined cred their "seasons" could collar at work or were reported to have eat my supper. Aug, 1931 will be subject to rent. outshining the senior 5 division. letters. Neither of these sentences the amendments due from the a them and those who had surrond-

that they must be prepared for been allocated to employers. He Mr. Forbes Lankester, the another fight. packages are to be left in the his own record by lappi & the the rest of the manuscript had.

All broken, chafed and damaged Howard Davies, on an A.J.S.. Beat had been written in shorthand, as companies and take our fresh greatly regretted to say that in bachelor Magistrate of North number of cases where ex-London Police Court-A wife is godowns, where they will be 371 mile course in 4 minutes 55

tickets.

service men had actually begun entitled to the society of her bus examined the 13th Aug.. second Delahaye, ma a Sun-KNOWN ANCIENT GREEKS..

to work under the scheme the band as well as his money, but I 1921 at 10 a.m. by Messrs, beam, the best of the senior divi Goddard & D. uglas.

He thereafter began an ex-

attitude adopted by operatives on expect she prefers the money to sion, took 43 minutes 25 seconds.amination of all old shorthanding to Mr. T.P. O'Connor, said in London. had been so unfriend.

Sir Hamar Greenwood, reply sites to these men, particularly the husband himself. Claims against the steamer

J. C. S. Ponsford, the Old Fet-systems. He finally discovered that the military governor in the ly as to cause ex-service men to Shoreditch" If you do not like must be presented in writing tesian, did a remarkable bowling system that bad been used by martial law area had probibited throw the thing ap.

Judge Cluer to a solicitor at within ten days after arrival of performanceisgaw Univer- the ancient Greeks. This fitted the sale and distribution of the seeing what he could do to deal get it altered." Solicitor "I steamer, otherwise they will not dents. He was put on art and made it certain that Bacon Evening Telegraph in the martial

He was the statute, go in Parliament and sity against the Aberdeen stu-perfectly into the Bacon symbols Freeman's be recognized.

Jermi and the with such cases.-(Cheers.) of last resort, and after six runs had Borrowed his shorthand from law area from June 2 to June 9.

your honour pleases," had been hit off his bowling, finish Greek sources.

Heard at Shoreditch County ed off the innings by taking four work

Then began the because of false statements con-

Court-"I do not know what he

THE OLD STYLE OF translation wickets with successive balls.

Sir A. Mond, answering Major does for a living, but he dresses within cerning the military published in Kelley, said it was estimated the well" Judge Cluer-"But that with their disfiguring and anncy-

CEMENT BIFOCALS Dipper, says a writer in a Sun-still at it. He has been offered 1.35.

translation, and the professor is the "Freeman's Journal" for May annual charge on the Exchequer may be at the expense of his g dividing line has been sup day paper, is a sort of Sam Mayo the services of three cipher ex-

underthe Housing Acts in respect tailor." of the wicket. Ele never smiles. [perts eroployed by the American

planted by a new leas with two and when he does hit a four be Government, but it seems thes

of houses already contracted for

foci called Kryptok invisible Creditor at Clerkenwell County bifocal lens. The upper portion looks as if he would like to must first quality in mediaeval to Viscount Curzon, said he was

by Local Authorities would The Home Secretary, in reply amount to £10,000,000 per annum. Court The last time I saw him of the glass for distance and the apologise all round. He has the Latin,

be said that I could go to the lower for reading, ground from monumental patience

cabalism, alchemy, as informed by the Chief Commis- of atrology, and a few other subjects sioner that action was not being

SCOTTISH CHURCH UNION. devil Judge Scully-But that one single piece of glass. The Scotsman, and is more calculated not usually familiar to secret taken against all persons who reading of the Church of Scotland debt

Mr. Munro moved the second does not prove means to pay this Hongkong Optical Co., Succes THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

to annoy a bowler than any bats-service THERAPION No. 1 man in England.

sors to Clark & Co. Refracting cipbermen of modern play Poker, but only against those Bill. the purpose of which, he

On Turnham Green, Chiswick, and Manufacturing Opticians THERAPION No. 2

who were responsible for it being said, was to facilitate union be where he learned to play cricke- the most competent optical mana- THERAPION No. 3

on the Turf recently that we shall script has yet been read by Pro-valve a breach of the laws with The present position as between dlesex cricketer, was presented Colony located in 53, Queen's Only a small part of the manu- played in such a way as to in-tween the Churches of Scotland. as a boy, Pat Hendren, the Midt acturing establishment in the shortly see a number of women fessor Newbold. The longest regard to gaming houses. Similar these Churches, and the eccle- with s bookmakers on the course. It has stretch is a series of sentences of action was being taken with resiastical rivalry which prevailed service, subscribed for by the kind of invisible bifocal lens on massive silver coffee Road Central, manufacture this been noticed at all the big events the end of the manuscript, giving gard to the illegal playing of others deplorable, and tended to sportamen that some of the biggest layers of the keys to the six codes. odds had smart women clerks.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

They Weren't Very Hospitable in the Hospital!

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