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AUTHOR MURDERS HIS SECRETARY.

TRAGIC FATE OF HUSBAND OF ENGLISH POETESS.

LEAP FROM WINDOW.

Mr. George Hermann Scheffauer, an American writer of German descent, whose literary work is famous both in Berlin and in the United States, committed suicide after murdering, ha secretary, Fraulein Katherina von Mayer.

Berlin literary circles, in which Mr. Scheffauer was a prominent gure, are shocked not merely by the tragedy itself, but also by the terrible circumstances in which it was enacted.

Mr. Scheffauer for some time had been living apart from his wife. the English lyric poetess whose verses sighed "Ethel Talbot have long been familiar to the British literary public.

Recently he had been concen- trating on the writing of a novel, which he intended to make the most important production of his literary career, and Fraulein von Mayer, who was 28 years of age, had been taking down the novel from the author's dictation.

A Quarrel.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1927.

JAPANESE PEARL CULTURE.

THE SCIENCE OF THE INDUSTRY.

CAREFUL METHODS.

Japan, is widely known in the world for the production of pearls both natural and culture. Every- the body knows that a pearl fa product of an oyster and Its formation is caused by an irritant entering the delicate tissues of the molluse and forcing the oyster to seerete layers of naere around it: The culture pearl differs from the natural pearl only in the process at the beginning. In the case of the natural pearl, an Irritant which forms the nucleus. in the wild pearl enters the oyster accidentally, whilst that of the culture' pearl is placed there intentionally. The forming of the pearl is entirely done by the oyster in bath cases.

The culture pearl is often mis- understood by the public by the name "culture" since it suggests, to the uninformed public, the idea of the imitation pear! which has flooded the American market in the last several years. The foll lowing description as to how the "culture pearl" is formed will During the afternoon author serve to clear any misunderstand- and secretary quarrelled, anding and at the same time will Scheffauer. the police state, enrich our knowledge and enable seized a knife and stabbed Frau- us to appreciate its value. lein von Mayer three times in the defended breast. The woman

The pear cultivation industry in Japan was established by Mr. herself desperately-wounds on her hands are the evidence of a K. Mikimoto in September 1890, Miye Prefecture, Japan. terrible struggle for life-but she in

constant struggle collapsed across the writing There was table, and was dead when the during the following four years in research and, finally, in 1894 police found her.

Scheffauer afterwards, turned the light of success dawned upon

stab the industry. A patent the knife against himself, bing himself three times in the granted by the Imperial Govern- chest and cutting a vein. in his ment of Japan in January, 1896. wrist. He then rushed to the From that time on the continuous window, and after inflicting a experiments and studies of seven- wound in his throat leaped from teen years have brought us A the fourth storey into the court reward the successful production of perfectly spherical cultüre yard below.

pearls in 1913.

He was alive when picked up. but died a few minutes after renching the hospital.

Translated Wilde.

Was

means are

The perfectly spherical pearls obtained by artifical similar to the natural pearl in colour, lustre and shape, and- Scheffauer Was born in San when they were first introduced Francisco 50 years ago, and prac- to the markets of Europe they tised as an architect before be-created an limmense sensation coming a writer. He quickly among the pearl dealers of Paris ained a reputation as a play- and London, as they could not be wright and short story writer. distinguished from the natural When war-broke out he was living pearla, in London, but a few months later came to Berlin, where he chanipioned the German, cause.

He has lived in Berlin for the nast 12 years, in close association with Germany's prominent Al- thors.

Japan may be nccredited with the honour of succeeding. by means of modern science in produc- ing the round culture pearl, before any other country ever dreamed of such possibility.

Producing Culture Pearls,

Scheffauer has translated Oscar Wilde into German, and Thomas

As the mantle of the pearl Manh, Germany's leading novelist, into English. Iis best-known yster secrets the pearl substance, works here, translated into Gerthe; method adopted by Mr. man, are a volume of short stories. Mikimoto is based on the principle under the title "The Champagne that any nucleus brought into Ship," and a volume descriptive contact with the mantle will be- of present-day American life and come enveloped bythe pearl thought,

substance, finally becoming a pearl.

"LEVIATHAN OF THE SKIES."

SENSATIONAL BOMBER

EVOLVED.

The process consists of remov- ing from a living oyster the man- tle parenchyma which is used as a bax to envelope the nucleus of the pearl. When this nucleus, which consists of a tiny fragment - of fresh water mussel, has been Inserted in a fleshy bag. Its mouth Is secured with a cord, and the London, Oct. 24. whole la Introduced into the sub- The aviation correspondent of cutaneous tissue of the shell the Star says that the super secreting epidermis of another 'plane-built at the Beardmore oyster, through an opening sur- works, which weighs 20 tons and gically made for the purpose. In is of 2000 h.p., was originally built the same operation the cord is to carry from 35 to 40 passengers. | withdrawn, the wound made by It has attracted the attention of the lancet la disinfected, and the the Air Ministry, which is accretly oyster having been returned to the assembling it with a view to tost-sea is left to cover the nucleus ing it as a bomber capable of with the many lacres necessary carrying from four to five tons of to produce perfectly spherical | explosives.

pearls. This process is extreme- The leviathan of the skies," as ly delicate, and unleas done by it in aptly dubbed, is inflexible, and selected technicians the work can- is the first plane to be entirely not be performed auccessfully. constructed of duralumin, which

is light than wood and fabric of When this method was publish- 2 similar size. A cunning dis-ed by the patent office, it was be- tribution of stresses enables the lieved, at least by some Japanese minimum use of metal, and the that the technique of tying the maximum strength. Also it is the mouth of the bag formed by the first 'plane to be built by engineer-mantel-parenchyma would be too ing mechanics, unaided by air-delicate and almost impracticable. craftsman.

There were certain European If the tests are successful the scientists who also held the same 'plane will have a far-reaching ef- opinion. The actual performance fect on future designs. The huge of the delicate operation at the wheels require special tyres with quarter-Inch inner tubes, inflated by special electric pumps,

WORLD'S TRAIN RECORD.

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LONDON TO CARLISLE IN 5 HRS. 38 MIN.

London, Nov. 1.

hands of expert technicians created great surprise. The pearl oysters after being so treat- ed are left for several years' In the nursery. Out of fifty oysters picked out of bed at random, on

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The theory relating to the pro- There are several different duction of perfectly spherical concerns in Japan whose cultivat pearls by Mr. Mikimoto is en- ing fields cover quite a number of dorsed by lending scientists in districts throughout Japan, but

an average of thirteen contained which is sometimes absent or external characteristics it loses maintain the truth, a desire which perfectly round pearls,

which may be a grain of sand, a ita valtie and is only regarded as always characterizes piece of shell or

a worthless mass of limestone. The Natural Formations.

some other matter; and similarly it would be All natural pearla originato from the pearl sac, whether the impossible to make any distinc casual stimulus for the formationtion in the value of pearls accord ing to the nature of their nuclei. of the pearl be external or in- The driver, William Ward of ternal, the pearl substance be-In fact, no argument can be Europe, including such authori- the largest of all may be the Crewe, hus created a world's training secreted by the layer of brought forward to support the ties as Dr. Jameson of England Mikimoto cultivation field, which epidermal cells of this sac. The contention that there should be and Professor Boutan of Bordeaux extends over 10,880 acres in eight record, driving the Royal Scot E-function of these cells is precise the character or presence or ab their opinions with the sole pur- The pearl known as the "Miki- a difference in price because of University. They have published districts in four Prefectures, press from London to Carlisle, a distance of 300 miles, in 5 hrs: 88ly that of

sence of the nucleus. The valus pose of correcting false im moto Culture Pearl" is well known min, without an assistant driver.

of a pearl is determined by its pressions, mistaken Ideas and in domestic and foreign markets The journey is the longest non-For this reason it is impossible external merite, and when a per- prejudies held by some, They and prizes have been awarded by atop in the world. The weight of to judge the quality of a natural fectly spherical pearl loses its were given aolely by a desire to many international exhibitions. the train was 544 tons.

pearl on the basis of its nucleus,

cells.

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