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SIR II. WARREN'S RETIREMENT.

Oxford, Aug. 17. Sir Herbert Warren, the Presi- dent of Magdalen College, after holding that office for 48 years, will retire, as has already been announced, at the end of Septem- ber."

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

BIRD MIGRATION.

GERMAN ORNITHOLOGICAL

STATION.

15, 1928.

COURT QUASHES A CONVICTION.

OMNIBUS TICKET AS PROOF OF ALIBL

Jones was sentenced to nine months' hard labour, and had been granted leave to call a witness. In support of his defence of an alibi.

ft. above the sea, level), is a con- Sidney James Dibbon, of Pile- spicuous landmark not only for street, Newport, Isle of Wight,

omnibus conductor, in the employ ships, but for birds as well.

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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For many years past it has been known that Heligoland the The Court of Criminal Appeal small island rising like a steep has allowed the appeal of Willam rock from the waters of the south Jones against a conviction at Ham- castern corner of the North Sea ahira Sessions for garage breaking offers unique opportunities for at Petersfield. The Lord Chief the study of the problem of bird Justice (Lord Hewart) presided, migration. Twice annually, In the other members of the Court autumn and in spring,and to a being Justice Swift and Branson.

·lesser extent at other times of tho He intends to remain in Oxford year as well-large numbers of at No. 74, Woodstock-road, and migratory birds cross the North ho will devote his leisure to the Sen vin Heligoland which, owing writing of his memories of Ox-to its high elevation (nearly, 208 ford during the last fifty years.

He declares that there has been an improvement in one standard of work, not only at Magdalen, but At night-time, especially when ment of the Vectis Omnibus Com- now gave evidence to the throughout the whole University, it rains or when the sky is, over-pany, for the number of young mun cast, the powerful light of the effect that an omnibus ticket which taking honoura has Increased and light-house (of 42 million candle Jones had in his possession when the number of pasa men has do- power) appears to exercise an in- arrested, was issued on his omnibus creased. Oxford also has become explicable power of attraction for a journey from Ryde to. New-1.What city in Brazil is the contro

of the rubber industry?! more vocational and young men upon the aerial travellers. The port on the morning the appellant

4.Soft plug... come to it more definitely with small size of the feland (about was alleged to have been seen near

7 What piece has the least valuo the idea of studying for a pro- one fifth of a square mile) and the Patorsfield with a motor car which

was afterwards abandoned.

in chesa? fession-theology, law, or medi- fact that the absence of trees,

The Lord Chief Justice told 11 Kindled. shrubs and reeds makes it imposes that he had nobody but him-12 What city was Colonel Lind- sible for the birds, to hide them.

borgh's goal in his trans-Atlan- selves, greatly add to the facil-self, to thank for the unfortunato

tic. ties available on the island

position in which he had been 14 Constellation (Llen). make ornithological observations. placed.

icine.

Sir

During his term of offer Herbert has superintended the studies of three Royal Princes

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the Prince of Wales, Prince Chl-It is not surprising, therefore, that Although he had been identified chibu of Japan, and the late very large number of species Prince Christian Victor.

(more than four hundred) havo been observed on Heligoland, many of them being very rare.

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Problem Studied.

Horisontal

|15 Standard of typo measure,

16 What games wore recently hold

at Amsterdam? as being the man in a brown suit"

18 Common size abot (18). who was seen with the "motor-car,

19 Wagen. Royal Undergraduates.

the fresh evidenco confirmed his

20 To place. defence that he was not the man. 22 To prepare for publication. It was unfortunate that when ask 24 To attempt. The Prince of Wales was undergraduate at. Magdalen from

el where he was on the night of 20 A small ravine. the crime, he should have replied, 28 Upon. 1912 to 1914, but he was unable For all these reasons an Orni-1 shall have to think where I was 29 Three-toed sloth. La complete his course wing to thological Station has now been if I am picked out. They will have 30 Instrumental for felling trees. the outbreak of the War. Sir in existence on the island for a la prove it was me." Herbert saya that the Prince, who good many years. One of ita prin- aludied French and German, alcipal taska is to study the pro- ways worked hard. He used Loblem of bird migration. write an essay for the President A great deal has been written once a week.

on this problem, and yet it is

him."

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31 8.1410,

32 Ovulo,

Vortical What is a member of the lowest class at West Point called?

2 To direct a bullet at.

3 Abbreviation for "right." 4 Mannor.

5 Coat of mail,

"Unfortunate Answers."

34 Woolly surface of cloth.. 36 Bound. swers to questions, and it was upon 40 To free.

Jones made other unfortunate an

38 Period. his evidence at the trial that he 41 Part of verb to be He also went to lectures on his fact that the subject abounds even travelled by omnibus from Ryde 43 Not particular; universal. tory and political economy, and now in unsolved mysteries.

to Newport on the morning that he 40 Sun god. Why, for instance, do most Cen-was alleged to have been seen with 47 To loiter. Drama worthy of the films took attended lectures on constitutional place in Sloane-square on the after-law, delivered by Sir William An-tral European birds travel in a the motor-car that the Court had 49 Coarse cotton cloth. Hoon of August 17.

son, the Warden of, All Souls, who south-westerly direction, whilst directed inquiries to be made. The 60 Buzz. was one of the greatest authori- certain others, eg, the cuckoo, result of Investigations was the 51 Who was our first "secretary It was the sequel to an attempttles on the subject.

travel south-cast? What enables new evidence on which the convic of war"? to rub a flat. The would-be thief, it is alleged, held up several per- Prince Chichibu of Japan in-them, especially thone that travel tion could not be supported, and 52 To knock lightly. Hons with an automatic pistol tended to remain at Magdalen for singly, to find their way? What both conviction and sentence would 53 Collection of accepted facts. which was afterwards picked up a year, but he was rechtled on the instinct guides them during their be quashed.

migrations? The Heligoland sta- in the road and found to be fully death of his father, the Emperor tion was established in order to had several, opportunities of mak

"Appellant," added Lord Hewart, | of Japan, having completed onesolve the problem by direct obing his position plain, but, unfor lended with eight rounds.

term. The President has always servation of the facts of migratanately, the kind of answers ho A motorist, Mr. II. H. Harrison, spoken highly of the rapidity with lion and by a number of experi-made tended rather to confirm than of the Pavilion Garage, Pavilion which Prince Chichibu gained a

ments. Observations take place to remove the suspicion which the road, joined in a pursuit, and command of English, which heat all times of the year, not only evidence of witnesses had cast upon dragged a man into his car. The was studying. After the death of suspect was taken to Walton-street Prince Christian Victor, Sir Her- during the day, but also-If re- Police Station, and will appear atbert Warren, by request, wrote his part of the work performed by |quired during hight-time. This Westminster Police Court.

the station has recently been The story of the chase is bont Some of the most important ofgrently facilitated by the esta- told in Mr. Harrison's words. "Sir Herbert's work was accomplishment of auxiliary and affin-planted. Their number heard a shout of "Stop thief," he plished in conjunction with the ted stations on the North Sen to several thousands per annum. said, "And I ran out from the late Marquesas Curzon during their islands and on the shores of the The Heligoland station has garage to see what had happened occupation of the offices of Vice-German mainland. Collaboration.

numerous collaborators on the Drove Back One-landed, Chancellor and Chancellor of the with foreign stations and foreign mainland by whom birds are "I jumped into my car and over- University respectively. ir Herobservers is aimed is at and is al-marked with the aid of rings took a man ut the far end of Sloane- hert became Vice-Chancellor in ready in existence to some extent. supplied by it and who also send

1106. on the nomination of Lord | Many live birds are kept for information concerning the birds | Goschen, and remanied in office physiological investigations and thus marked to Hellgoland. In experiments. Foreign scientists, 1927 more than 50,000 ringa were "In passing him I grabbed him until 1910. with one hand. The next moment I During his second term dragged him into the car without death of Lord Goschen occurred, and students, especially those who supplied to such collaborators. even polling up. Then I held him and it fell to Sir Herbert's lot to desire to increase their knowledge This method greatly helps to of ornithology or to carry on arouse an intelligent Interest in with both aring and drove back to conduct the election of Lord Cur-dependent research work

ornithology and to promote the the garage with one hand. The zon to the Chancellorship. To-provided with suitable places for cause of bird protection, "Ring- man did not struggle.

gether they carried out the pro- their work. A well-stocked "When we returned the police ramme known as "the reform of library and valuable ornitholo-ed" birde have often been the lations between bird lovers and were sent for, and they took him to Oxford from within.". These releal collections are also at the means of opening up cordial re-

forms have had far-reaching effects, and at the lime they indisposal of visitors for studying ornithologists in different coun- tries. Information concerning birds marked at Helfgoland ar rives there from the Scandinavian

square.

life.

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the station,

"One of my men picked up a revolved heavy additional labour volver, and it was found to be, an for the Vice-Chancellor and the automatic lended with eight cart-officers of the University. ridges."

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6 To immerso one's, eelt, in 'liquid.

8: Morindin dyo.

9 Spider's home,

10 Who invented dynamite?

12-To-handle,

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To drink slowly.

10 Cereal grass.

17. Portion of food rechowed

ruminating animals,

19. Languished.

21 Lukewarm.

29 Female of the follow door.

24 What metallic product formas

the chief exporting industry of Bolivia?

25 To yelp.

27-Falsehood.

32 Stem.

33 Carino animal.

35, Central part of an amphitheatre,

38

Sesame.

37 Theatrical play.

30 To scattor hay.

40 Battering machine.

42 Male.

44 Mesh of ince,

45 To tear stitches, 40 Old wagon track.

48 To depart.

50 Exclamation of laughter.

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days. While attempting to climb the precipice on which the victims were lying, a guide, Armand Charlet, alipped owing to frash anow being frozen and fell 110 feet. He strained and bruised his back- bone and fractured his skull, and low lies in a critical condition in hospital.

One member of the first resere:

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Geneva, Aug. 19. Prior to the capture a porter at'

The Petit Dru drama, which had Sir Herbert Warren became sion of rings with which the birds France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, are marked for identification pur-Africa, and the Balkans. During heard the sound of breaking glass President of Magdalen in 1885, poses. These rings are made of the winter months several letters ntrendy resulted in one death, has on the first floor, and found there a bit he had previously been a aluminium and are attached to the concerning such information are claimed more victims. It will be party, an English doctor who re well-dressed young man, who asked, tutor at the College for eight bird's legs. They serve as a kind received every week, the majori-remembered, as I reported on fuses his name, was able to keep them being sont from Saturday, that French tourists alive by injections the comparlons years. Since that time there of "passport," the particulare en-ty of "Do you know who lives here?"

"I do," replied the porter, "but putation of Magdalen has greatly graved on them being the name of France and the Iberian peninsula, were stranded on a ledge of this of the rescue party to which the increased, both for proficiency in the station and a number of iden- but even then their number is peak of the Mont Blanc range, and dead mountaineer, Paillard, belong they are away."

sport and in scholarship. In 1885 tention. The same number is small in relation to the number of that a member of a rescue party ed.

Stredeli, chief of telephones at about sixty also entered in tho. books kept by marked birds kept on the books, which went to their aid and could lle noticed that the glass panel of there were only the door had been smashed, and students, while at the present the station, together with informa- The average rate is only two or not transport them, but left nearly Langnau, Berne, was descending sked for an explanation. The time there are about one hundred tion relative to the bird in ques-three per cent, and in the case of all their clothes with them, died the Piz Rotondo, when the rock tion. If the "ringed" bird is sub-small birds as little as one per subsequently in a storm from ex broke away, cutting his, rope, and he stranger is said to have whipped and eighty. out a revolver, covered the porter, The President married Miss sequently found, y some observer cent. The writer hopes that these posure and cold. Another death fell. Attempts to find him were and ordered him away.

Brodie, the daughter of the late elsewhere and if the ring is for- lines will increase the Interest and an accident that may prove unsuccessful.

There is a cat which insists on After the failure of first parties accompanying all tourists climb The visitor moved backwards to Sir Benjamin Bradle, in the year warded to Heligoland, the route taken in the study of birds at home fatal have now to be recorded. the stairs and bolted into the street. following his election. He was along which the bird, travelled and abroad, and that it will be

Two workmen at the corner of for

years Professor of can be roughly ascertained. Birds possible in the future to record to rescue the touriste, owing to ing the Blumiisalphorn. It is im- to be "ringed" are higher percentago rates relative storma, other parties set out and possible to make it go back. It Cadogan-aquare attempted to stop Poetry, and he now intends to de- intended

one of whom had been dead for two guide. him, but were also held off by the vote his lelsure to literary pur-caught in wire baskets placed on to the whereabouts of "ringed" eventually found the Frenchmen, knows the way, and is a splendid

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

LISTEN NOW,BOBO-WENE BEEN

A COUPLE DAYS TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S IN THIS GANE, AND SO.

FAR WE'VE SEEN MOTWING-

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LISTEN!! WHAT'S "THAT? DID YOU HEAR WHAT I HEARD, BOBO??

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ISBEE, I HOPE 17": "ISA'T A LION OR LEOPARD!!

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SLOWLY, BUT SURELY, THE FAINT NOSE THAT FRECKLES AEARD IS COMING NEARER AND NEARER TO THE OPENING OF THE CAVE WHAT CAN IT BE? TOMORROW.

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