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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937.

sees

tide

come

in-

HENEVER Smith goes to the

seaside he is

shocked at the the

amount of litter that covera

beach every evening

Yet when he goes out for his early as clean as a new carpet; morning walk it looks for during the night it has been swept by the tidė. A good thing too: otherwise the decaying rubbish deposited by the sea would soon' provent any one from going within miles of the coast.

Further, without this periodical rise and fall In the level of the sea, miny ports would be useless because silps would not be able to cross the harbour bars. Nor would river mouths be as deep as they are without the scrubbing they now receive twice daily.

The way in which the lies are caused was first explained by an Englishman, Sir Isane Newton. Every bit of matter in the universe, he said, altracts every other bit-Smith attracts the stars and the stars attract Smith.

An the moon travels across the Pacific it pulls water iowards it. A great waye, two or three feet high rises on its surface and travels westwards at 850 miles per hour, and, ut the same time; a corresponding wave is formed on, the opposite side of the earth,

NEITHER, the

height Dĺ

these waves nor the speed

at which they travel remains con stant, became the changing depth of the ocean and the irregular shape of cuusis introduce complicating fat- lors. Still, twice a day, all round the costs the sea rises and falls in accordance with the motion of the

moun.

"Everybody knows that the in- terval between corresponding high waters is exactly a day. but nearly twenty-five hours. This is

Here are some facts about the Stars

A

S Inle in the evening as possible A watch any portion of, the sky for ten minutes. If possible, get two friends to accompany you to watch other parts of the sky. Time yourself: ten minutes will scem a long time,

During this interval you may be certain of seeing at least one shooting star. A single between four and eight every watcher sees hour.

ΟΝ a clear, calm, moonless evening take out your camera and fix it firmly with the lens pointing towards the Pole Star. There must be no obstacles, such as trees or houses, in the way.

Open the shutter and leave the camera Close the shutter for three or four hours, and have the filmi developed and printed. On the picture obtained the Pole Star will be seen as a point. All the other stars have left tracks, and they are all part of circles. Note that the stars that are more distant from the Pole Star have moved over larger tracks than those nearer to it.

-of course, he's always known it had something to do with the MOON"-but never exactly what. Now he learns all sorts of other fascinating things about the moon besides

of

of

due to the fact that the moon does not stay still in the heavens, but moves in an ellipse round the earth, taking about twenty-eight days to complete it circuit. Consequently It rises above the horizon afty-

tion. He one minutes later every day,

might come across new port such beliefs and scientists do Newton also

this and valuable minerals, but the dif- not accept them. explained

Besides tides the only physical motion. He showed that the moon culty of bringing them back would

be effects traced to the influence was continually falling towards the be stupendous. Nor would it

easy to do the necessary exploration; the moon are small deflections ourth, just us a stone would do. But this falling combines with its though small in comparison with the magnetic compasses and small tides tendency to fly away into space to

earth,

the moon is large. It men- in the atmosphere. Smith weighs nake it describe the orbit we ab. sures 7,000 miles round its equator little less, and the ground beneath and its surface is rather larger than his feet rises a little, when the moon The moon does not shine by its that of Asia and Europe combined. passes overhead.

Smith's main reward would be Eclipses are caused by the moon. inferior mirror, reflecting about une the spectacle-of-sky of astonishing-Sometimes the-moon-gets-between. sixth of the light it receives from beauty; a hot, bluish sun shining in us and the sun and blots out either the sun-it has about the same re a deep black sky studded with bril- the whole or part of the sun's disc. flecting

stars. During the nigh! he At other times the moon gets into power us light-coloured llant

would see the earth, looking brighter the shadow of the earth and is it- than the moon does, and about self darkened. whole of the illuminated part,, at sixteen times us large.

But Smith need not travel so far half-moon we can see it edgeways to see this "carthshine. Near the

serve.

own light. It merely acts like on

sandstone.

At full moon

.we can see the

on, and at new moon only the dirk time of the new moon, the whole of part is turned towards us.

it

To Smith

there dis- appearances are interest-

It can be seen as a pale ruddy disc, Before long Smith may find

which is called "the new moon In possible to take a trip to the moon, the old moon's arms."

ing but not a matter for fear. In He'll probably travel in a rocket,

Whut because, for most of the way, there which has been reflected from the were

We then see is sunlight ancient China special astronomers

appointed to beat drums and would be no air to support the

earth on to the moon and back blow trumpets during eclipses. It wings of an airplane.

again. Its reddish colour is due was hoped that the din would At 4 steady 1000 m.p.h. the Journey would take about ten days to its having passed twice through frighten away the evil spirits that

our atmosphere, Batore landing Smith would have

to put on some sort of diving suit ·.

and take with him his own supply

of oxygen, because there is no air on the moon.

The extra weight wouldn't trou-

over

FROM

were devouring the sun or the moon, In Britain, too, a few hundred years ago, feur was common on these occasions.

the

In 1135, for instance, one of the earth, the Smith's ancestors wrote: "The day moon presents an ap- darkened over ali lands, and ble him on the contrary he would pearance so striking that men have Sun was all na were a three-night- welcome It On so small a world long thought that its changes must old Moon, and the stars about him he would feel as though his body affect human affairs.

at midday. - Men were very much weighed less than two stone, and Smith sill calls a madman a astonished and terrifled, and said jumping

houses would be "lunatic"

or moon-struck person, that a great event should come here- child's play.

and many farmers will not sow their after. So It did, for that same year- seeds unless the phase of the moon was the king dead." is favourable.

But now that Smith's daily news- Most people think there is some paper warns him of coming eclipses tempera- connection between the moon and long in advance they are no longer would be Smith's the weather. Statistics do not sup- a source of panic. greatest trouble on the moon; in the sunshine rocks would be hot enough to fry bacon, but after sunset it would be so cold that even air would freeze.

EXTREMES

of

The scenery would be most de pressing; wide desert regions pitted with gigantic craters, fly or one hundred miles across, caused by the impact of meteorites. Every- where he would see rugged hills, some as high as Everest,

The whole land is deserted and desolate; not a trace of water and not a trace of life would he and, AL meat, if he were lucky looked carefully he might come and a few mosses or Ulchens at the bottom of some crater.

across

the

The material of which the moon composed would be familing: probably it is not very different from what we find in our own, de- serts. We should expect this since the moon vos once part of -carlh,

Millions of years ago, when the earth was not yet solid, it whirled! much faster than it does now; a day only lasted a few of our hours. As the earth cooled, it contracted spun faster and faster. URI- mately a plece flew off Into, space and fonned our moon. The

and

gap

that was left slowly, alled up and

∙1ts

Inst. remains are now covered

by the Pacific Ocean..

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BYNOTEN OF Percing CHAPTERS Domini Enfildon, on a visit to the Alperiah doaort, meets and marries the mysterious Borla Androvaky, who is strangely re- ticine about his past. She la supremely happy with him on their honeymoon in the desert, until they meet up with a young French officer, who seems to ro- cognio Borts and to recull from him. Domini learns the truth about her husband. Ko to a Trap- pist monk who has broken his vows and fied from the mon- astery.

Chaptor Six

"I bollovo we have some in the camp," said Domiul.

Boris started to speak, but Ba. touch said, "Tes, Madame, I'll bring

It."

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"What could have happened la tale nil that nwny, from you?" Do- mint was deeply moved by the beau- tiful and peaceful expression that camo over his face as he talked.

"When the old Abbo diod, the now Abba put me in charge of the littlo hotellerin whore visitors ava rudely- ed. He absolved mo from the vow of allence. For the first time in years I saw and talked with poo ple from the world. For the first Lime since I was a child, I letenod to the voices of -- women,

"I talked with a man who wa tortured by his love for a woman. His talk of this woman, day after day of her boauty, of his agony, robbed me of my own peaco, Then one day the woman, came to the monastery seeking him out. I Faw thom rush into each othor's arm. Their faces wore tho faces of angois.

"At night -- alone in my coil → I began to think of what I had see Antoon began to tell the story of all the things that were de of the liqueur, watching the effect nied to me forever. I would look out of what he said on is listeners. It over the monastery walls toward was made, he told them, nt the the lights of the city and think? Trappist Monastery of E-Logarni "They are living there, those peoplo the only product of the vineyards living! I fought desperately, there. But now it had a special wook after week, to conquer this value bocauso when all the extant feeling, but at last it conquered stock was gone, there would be no me. I flod from the monastery." more Lagaraine. It seemed that the His voice grow intensa, angulabed. ecrot of its manufactura betonged "But I never lived, Domini. I was to one monk only, who was suppos tortured by the thought of what I ed to confide it on his deathbed to had done. Then I met you.

He spoke, "At night — alone - I began to think of what I had seon, of all the things that toore, daniad to me foraver." another whom he had chosen. But "Domini, I tried to tell you -- I quite recently, the monk who had the secret had left the monastery, disappeared.

"Do you mean he loft Ita Trappist monk?" naked Domini. deenly shocked at the idea. "After taking the final vows?. How or Able! How could a man do such aj thing?"

tried to give you up, I couldn't! Domini, speak to mo — what can wo do what?"

#1 don't know, Boris. I don't know. But this I do know no ono is bad who loves, God will not punish us Borin-If you — if we can trust Him to show us tho way."

"Why not?" snapped Borla,

Next morning the caravan start- Anteont spoko in measured tones. ed the long journey back to Beni- "Why not? A man who had taken Mora. They were days and nights of YOWE -- a man who had made the torture for both of them. When most sacred of marriagear they reached the town where they riage to the Church? He could not had first known happiness, Domini be happy in the world for long, went to the hotel. Boris wont to Monateur. There must be anguish | Fadier Rouvier's church, .

in that man, there must be despair "such as tow men have known."

No! Why should he be in de- apair? Why?" Boris insisted,

""Because he knows insido himself ho has no right to the delights of 'the world."

"Why shouldn't he have? How can you judge? I tell you he has a right to live as other men to love as other men love."

Domin! looked at him, knowing now the grim truth.

To a woman as devout as she and to completely in love, there could be, no greater shock than

From the balcony she saw him roturning a few hours later. The look on his face, a look almost of joy, told her that his mind was at just at peace.

"Boris, you needn't tell me. It's In your face."

"Domini, you know what I havo to do, don't you?"

"Yes, How far is it to the mon- netary?"

"A few hours — " "A few hours--"

"A lifetime."

They traveled to Tunis by train. Father Roubler and Balouch came

the realization that the man who to the station to bid them fare- had married was a Trappist monk.well.

At the hotel, by the rallway ata- She watched Boris na ho roso, stum- bled to the door. Iis stood there a tion in Tunis, Boris wont up to the moment with his back to them, his desk. arins outflung and grabbing at the Can you arrange for a carriago flap of the tent almost an it for to El-Logarni?" support. Then he dropped his arma to his sides and went out into the Ocsart,

Domini followed him with har eyes. As he want out, she started

"The Trapplet monastery? Car tainly, Monsieur," and the clerk. "Would you care to wait in tho private parlar?”***

They walked alowly into a baro, to follow him, then stood in the tawdry little room, the desolation of doorway whore he had stood, dazed, ; which scomed to accentuate their etaring after hita ko one in a own emotion. Boris reached out his trance.

Anteoni came up behindį hand to her, but ne he did, Domint her,

withdrew ever so slightly.

"Domini," he said, "if it were any other woman, I should never have interfered. But knowing you, and your faith, I thought you would pro- for to know.”

"Yes, I prefer to know.”

"All my life I phall regret that it was from mo you learned the truth, I am going deep into the desert — perhaps never to return. Goodbye, Daminl."

"Goodbye" Har oyda wore on Boris, and as Anteont went to bls horse, she followed her husband to where he knelt, allhouetted against. the night sky on the aand June He saw her coming.

"Dominil Dominii" be arted in anguish.

|

"Please. you must not tanah mo. I am trying to be strong. Please don't make it any harder,”

"How can I bese to give you up?“. "Boris, we know this lam't all. It can't be. And surely in that other world—the real and lasting world — wn shall be together forever,"

"But in this world - 7"

"The happiness you found in the monastery you will find it again, Baris Perhaps if you try not to think of me 7

always to the end of my life. I "No, Domini, nal I will love you was born perhaps to serve: God, but I dare to bellave that I was also did you do it. Boris on might know your beauty. and your "How can I expinint How been able to pray again, I have naked God to forgive me for loving you, for in knowing your love, bave known. Him.”

A coachman entered. whe car ringe, Madame, Monslejr.“

・can: I?"

"Wore the vows too hard to koop

No, Domini, no! For years I kopt thom, gladly proudly...He began to speak more calmly ng if the net

At the outer guto of the rounas- of confession wore giving him some tary, the eqrriage stopped and Bacia of the peace he had sought so long: got out. Their eyes said their fare- "Even as a boy I was very devout. Wells. Then he aforted to walk down It seemed to me -- ii scɑmed to the long, arbored driveway to the ell my family — that I should give entrance of the monastery. Domini up the world. I was still very young watched him for a fow asconda, when I want into the monastary, I Then she cried to the conchman, was at peace thors. I was happy."

"Drive back to Tammis!" !** "Happy, Borla

"Madai'sTM:

"It was a lonaty sort of happiness,

"Drivo backt Drive back!®, yes but it was happiness. When

The conchman..obeyed, and tho It came time to take this eternal Vows, I did not hesitate. It never carriage turned around and started: occurred to me to go aut again into on its way. It disappeared around the world so many novices did. Ila curvo, in a elond of dost. worked in the fields. In the garden. Bóris straightened, and bla stride I lived in the stun, and the rala in I worked close to the earth day after day. And at night there was the long plain chapel where I pray ed where God #oomed, very near

whappy

became more rapid as he approach-

on the doorway to El-Logaral.

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