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The Archdeacon of Surrey (the Ven L. E. Blackburno) made this comment on the controversy he has raised by his defence of coursing and fox-hunting.

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try be loft to chined when once the war was over. (Cheers) They safeguarded the productions of the optical trade, and they gave substantial grant through the Committee of Scientific Research for the British Scientific Instru- ment Research Association.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin recently opened the Optical Convention which is being held this week at These were: the first words of the Imperial College of Scienes Mr. Richard H. Runger, designing and Technology, South Kensing engineer of the Radio Corporationton. Sir Frank Dyson, the Frost- of New York, to a Daily Chronicle dent, was in the chair. representative recently he Mr. Baldwin said it often struck stepped off the Mauritania boat him that few people realized the train.

Since the war. In spite of the great progress that had been made, the industry had had to struggle against two or three factors' that perhaps could hardly have been foreseen. First, there was the prolonged trade depres sign, secondly, the enormous bulk

oxtent to which our daily life in Mr. Ranger, who is the Inventor the age in which we lived. was of wireless photography, was directed and facilitated by various Ir. a letter he wrote to a Dorking accompanied by Mr. C. H. Taylor, branches of science. We were too University. Any ordinary printed meeting organized by the League chief communications engineer apt to take things for granted, book, newspaper or typewritten for the Prohibition of Cruel Sport of the Radio Corporation. Be- document can, by means of the he said: "I am certainly not oftween them ther have 23 packing might be taken almost as the text lected in the country, and thirdly, optophone, he sound-read by blind opinion that hunting and coursing cases

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are cruel sports."

loaded with wireless

and in the famous words that of the century, we pressed ʼn but ton and somebody else did the apparatu, which has been shipped rest. He thought they might He said that in his opinion hunt-from New York to instal in Radio take it that the average man and woman were "strangera to the ing was more humane than either House, London, trapping or poisoning, which were “My visit,” said Mr. Ranger, "is whole apparatus of optical the only real alternatives.

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a sequal to the wireless research science, except for such interest TELEPHONE CENTRAL 4759.

When it operates it most "It has always been my, custom carried out in November, 1924, as they might have in playing with The exhibition seems as though the apparatus is to say exactly what I think. When when pictures were radiographed a hand camera. reading from a book or newspaper. I wae ipked for a message, it between New York and Londen byarfanged in connection with the except that instead of spoken would have been easier for re to tehnicians of the Radio Corpora- convention would teach them how words it gives forth musical notes say I could not. give one, but I do tion and the Elareput Company, optical science pervaded every which the listener has to trans-not think that it would have been

who have been working in co- ramification of their existence. late into lettera and words.

cricket.

operation all the time

Without the microscope mankind would never be able to carry on It was in this spirit that the

Begon by Englishman. Archdeacon of Surrey, him-

their ceaseless warfare against "One of their drawbacks," a self

"I do not claim to be the actual the bacillus, and without the a typical example, both oficial of the Convention told a

outlook And appearance, inventor of sending pictures by microscope his friend Sir Robert that they cost about 150, so Daily Chronicle representative, of the open-air, sport-lov wire added this keen-faced young Hadfield, who was present, would ing person-discussed at his man, with horn-rimmed glasses find it difficult to make some of that except in the case of wealthy people they are really, instru- home, the letter which caused and American accent. "The idea the steel by which Sheffield had ments for hospitals and institu- auch surprise at a League for the of telegraphing pictures was start won renown.

by an Englishman, Mr.. Thus seience laid our course for Prohibition of Cruel Sport meet ed tions for the bind.

Alexander Bain, in 1842. What Is when we travelled by land: ing at Dorking.

have done is to utilise the exist we could not travel on the sen or ng radio system to send pictures in the air without its aid. I automatically from Ond hemia-pence it was necessary in the here to another, and this has civilization we now enjoyed; in been very largely a question of war it was vital. It might be that a hedonist would say "Let developing technique."

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"The instrument, although very complicated, can be worked and adjusted by a blind person with out say outside hela."

The lighter side of the optical profession provides plenty of fun and amusement in the entertain ments section. In the Fairies' Theatre, real actors and actresses, six inches tall, dance and play. on au 18-inch stage, while in another corner of the college opticians and scientists combine in a real Maskelyne and Devant show.

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A Sportsman's' Duty,

"I have been a sportsman" all my life," the Archdeacon said, and all true sportsmen consider it one of their first datles to miti. gate any suffering that may be caused to

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avounded animal. That was what I was taught as boy, and I have often spent half a day trying to find a bird that I A complete picture can be dis- that without the microscope. knew had been injured or in dig-potched across the Atlantic Ocean poliriméte, une réfractometer he ging out a rabbit thit I knew was in 25 minutes. wounded.

"The point is, however, that organizations like this ought to know something about a sport which they condemn with such vehemence.

The latest technique enables the subtlest gradation in shade to be transmitted by radio.

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of the stocks which had been col the appalling competition caused now from one country and now from another as the result of de. preciated exchanges on the Con- tinent. In spite of all that, the exhibition would show the pro- gress that had been måde. rejoiced to be assured that, as was always the case with the best British work, many of the articles we manufactured now were re-

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It was not only in the defence af the country in war that scienti- fic optics played its part. believed we were only at the beginning of the discoveries that would be, made to combat more dangerous and more lasting foca

disease such as cancer-andain working with the X-rays and with, the miscroscópe all the aidat this industry could give would be needed and would, he believed, be found. If one might look ahend, it would only be through such developments as might come in this great industry that we might ultimately penetrate some of the

secrets profoundest universe,

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The futurist author who tail the audience what he thought of them during the performance of his play, "Volcano," in Rome the other day, might well have taken Quality of British Work.

cue from our own actor, The cost of sending a picture. During the greater part of last Edmund Kean, who was equally. century British work in the optical frank. At Drury Lane he would Take coursing. for example will be very little more than is When your come to think of it, the written message.

industry was predominant, and it make the "strong epithets" in hig was not until the latter part of part fit the pittites, and during whole course does not last at the News Pictures Across the World the century that we were first his rounds of the minor theatren outside more than two or three Mr. Ranger, who has been work-threatened and finally nearly over- he would really let himself go. minutes. As for the hare, I doing on his system for three and whelmed by foreign competition. On one occasion à lean huase at. not suppose he has any mort FATHER'S CHALLENGE houghts what is happening than ready proved, the value of the By the time the grent war came Birmingham witnessed his play.

in any other phases of his

SIR OSWALD MOSLEY AND JIS SOCIALIST SON,

has

A piquant controversy arisen between Sir, Oswald Mosley and his Socialist son. Mr. Oswald Mosley, on the questions of titles, wealth, and Socialisni.

lifer

Miners' Cruelty.

a half years, said that he had willmercial possibilities between

San Francisco and Honolulu.

When the transmission sot. he "On the other hand, when I was has brought to England has been in the North of England I always installed in Radio House, pictures thought and said that the miners' Jean be forwarded to New York, rabbit coursing was cruel. The and thence to San Francisco or rabbit does not get half a chance. Jenolulu, where wireless picture" ending sets are already installeds Varied Uses.

The fair, legitimate sport which I have in mind is that sach Mr. Onwald Mosley was at once I have experienced in Norfolk, timera Conservative M.P., but is where you have a great bir field. |nown Socialist. He married Lady a ne course, and the hare has

Cynthia, daughter of the "laty every chance.. M: rquis Curzon,

The controversy began by the publication of a letter from Sir Oswald (himself a Conservative)

in which he said:--

It has occurred to me that more valuable help would be

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Producing a black handbag, Mr.

The showed Ranger

Daily Chybaiete representative a number of photographs which, had been "The same sort of argument sent by his systern several thou-

It is a

They in- applies to fox-hunting.

sand miles by radio. genuine sport, and moreover, concluded a message in Japanese, an be defended logically. Theze opponents of hunting, I believe, excellent half-tone picture of an say that a fox should be shot if it American General, and several views, which maintained a high is necessary to destroy him... How

rendered to the ecuntry by my often do you see a fox when you standard of light and shade,

Socialist son and daughtersin- law. if, instead of achieving are out with a gun?.

"I feel that these very good

Mr. Ranger explaired that transmission was carried out by

cheap publicity about the relia-people mean very well, but do not substituting his apparatus. for

quishing of titles, they would take more material action and relinquish some of their wealth and so help to make easier the plight of some of their more un Fortunate fellówúra.

"Entirely farcicnl," was Mr Oswald's comment on his father's felter. "My resources are at the disposal of the working classes in their strupele for the furtherance of the things in which I believe." Jady Cynthia Mosley's view is that this is just a sillier stunt than usual. It does not interest her, as she is too concerned 'with really serious matters." ....

Mr. Mosley stated that when he. first jolned the Labour party he was asked if he would give up his title when he aucceeded to it, and

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His Wife's Fortune.

the ordinary radiotelegraph dot and dash operation.

know their subject. I do not like

see, this side-tracking of gym pathy which might well go to Marconi Company engineers alum children, such as those have co-operated with the Ameri- monist whorn 1 have worked feaua in the development and com It would bepletion of this remarkable new better if these people were a little system. radio-photography. more concerned for their own kind They are going to undertake final thun in wasting their money to experiments immediately the ́ im- prevent the imagliary suffering ported transmission, sot has been of foxes and the like."

installed.

very many years.

"Let Him "Take the Fox's Place,"

"Let him put himself in, the place of the fox and see how he likes it."

of

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does not seem to make much progress This was the comment made by in his present hobby of persuading the Rev. B. G. Bourchier, of the the public that invisible spirits Hampstead Garden suburb, on the

can be photographed. When he is Archdeacon's letter.. He said he was greatly surprised that such openly challenged by those able to give ordinary explanations of opinions should be held by tu his mysterious phenomena his he said he would, "There may be dignitary of the Church.

case becomes, worse than ever difficulties about actually relin-

Sir George Greenwood, presi- quishing it," he added, "but at any dent of the League for the Pro-He appears recently to have shown rate I can continue to be known hibition of Cruel Sports, said he what he called a spirit photograph as Mr. Mosley."

was surprised by the letter, but of Lord Combermere. But that thought hunting was a matter for peer's nephew has explained that not only was it an ordinary photo- As to the published statements man'a conscience.

graph taken in the ordinary way, that the three daughters of the

but it was taken by an American, late Marquis Curzon and his first

which qualification presumably: wife were bequeathed approxi-across the statement that I am places it more definitely in the mately £25,000 a year between hefe to thousands of acres. They them by Mr. Levi Z. Lelter, of were sold long, age, and I don't sphere of the strictly material. Chicago, and that Lady Cynthia suppose the family has a dozen Experts in lore relating to spirits muy treat the dispute with respect, Mosley was loft £20,000 on the now." death of her grandmother, Mrs

Sir Oswald Mosley repudiated but the public is likely to come Lefter, in 1918, Mr. Mosley suid: the politics of his son in 1924.to its conclusion, without much! "These figurce are wholly fan- Mr. Mosley was elected M.P. for delay, and wonder that the man tastic. Unfortunately for us we Harrow in 1918 as a Conservative, who created a Sherlock Holmes cannot lay claim to anything like and in 1923 as an Independent, whom nothing could delude should such great wealth as that. In the Subsequently he joined the Labour himself in his later years fall so

far short of that wariness., same way, one continually comes party.

our industry had entered upon r period a very grave difficulty, When we had to depend so largely on our own resources, it took the home inistry time in which to

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