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FRENCH AUTHOR PASSES AWAY

DUC DE LA FORCE DIES IN PARIS

VIVID WRITER

(Our Own Correspondent). fly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphie ... sapes Ordinance, 1885, Received, January

Paris, Jan. 2.

2. 1.10 p.m

DEATH OF NOTED NATURALIST

PROFESSOR EWART

PASSES

(Our Own Correspondent). (Dy Telegraph, Copyright, Telsgraphio Mas- sapes Ordinance, 1874. Received, January

London, Jan. 3.

FRENCH QUOTA SHOCK

BRITISH COTTON

EXPORTS

LANCASHIRE'S

PROTEST · The death has occurred of Pro-

London, Jan. 2. With the economic war which fessor James' Cossar Ewart, who' Was Regius Professor of Natural History at Edinburgh University threatened between the United from 1882 to 1897.

Kingdom and France apparent- Born in 1861, he was educatedly brought to an end by the The famous French his-

Peniculk and Edinburgh Uni- torian, the Duc de la Force,versity, whore he later became de-agreement of the French-Gov- suppress the ex- died in Paris to-day at the monstrator in anatomy. He start- ernment to

at change surtax on British goods, ed a small marine station age of 55.

Aberdeen in 1879, and Inter he another issue has arisen.

Investiga- Auguste Armand Ghislain Marle carried out extensive

The exports of cotton pleco- Joseph Nompar de Caumont, Ductions in fishery in the United goods to France are likely to be de la Force, was born at Dieppo in States, Canada, Denmark and seriously affected, says the Man- chester Chamber of Commerce by August 1878. Ils family traces Norway..........

the oficial announcement made in Parls on December 31, the effect of which is to reduce the allot ments to the United Kingdom by seventy-Ava per cent,

.ts descent from Calo, Seigneur de He was Swiney Lecturer on Caumont, who lived about 1040, Geology at the British Museum in and the title of Duc de la Force 1907, and in the following year was bestowed in 1637 on a mem-was made Vice-President of the bor of the house. He married Royal Society. He was the author Mile. Marie Therese de Noailles, of numerous works on natural

After studying at the Ecole des history, Sciences Politiques, he devoted aimself to historical research.

The matter has been brought to the attention of the Govern- ment, which is giving considera- tion to the problem raised.

Cx-

A discussion will also take place at a meeting of Lancashire on Friday,

He was able to make use of the Hollande." In 1922 ho wrote a original documents preserved in striking character sketch of "Le the archives of his family and with Grand Conti," the vacillating porters to be held in Manchester the aid of these, produced works which are not merely accurate, but vivid, pictures of the life of the times he dealt with.

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