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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 8

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interesting: ITEMS by ".mail;" .; London,,, January 7.. . ',;ln',.the annual report o£-the,University £ of..Minbnrgh.'.'for.. 1900..it, ; is,"stated"that- a . during-the .year the total'.number of ma- j triculated students (including: 594 women)' i, wa5 ; 3322. Of:.these.l2«i including 537 wo- . men,' were- enrolled' in'.- the' Faculty 'of "; Arts, 343, including:'lß;; women,, in the- '' Faculty of rScience,- 48 in- the .'Faculty, of ti Divinity, 282,• including-1 .Twoman;.in.the h Faculty;' of. -Medicine,'-,.and- 22,.. including j. il women, .iri-.the-Faculty,of Music- The i total/annual valuefof..the University 3?el- -. ibwships, scholarships; bursaries, '' aiui '}' prizes-.'now-;- amounts "to ; 518,760.;' .The Carnegie'Trust-for-the Universities; of t Scotland:-continues;to ; make-generous pro- a ■vision .for:some of theirieeds'of-the'uni- -i ye'rsitj.;- Additions to the library for 1909 j, numbered 5121. '..:■■ ;■:-... ;; v.*■■..-. ■ '■..'-; ; • j Police Bayonet Charge, t : : A,-fierce battle, between police-' and ten- * antry occurred. during- -' an ■ I eviction ' at ,6 Carrigallen, Leitrim.;,.' Several' thousand people assombled. near the,- farm .concern- J ed,;.and about 200.pplicemen'wefe present '' toehold':the -infuriated: crowd,:in»:■ check. l The-! crowd--stoned.- the'.'policemen,.-.who ,' charged ;'asaih-'-. and - again' with-:drawn j batons."'Finally., the-rioters' .were'.driven •: ■ba.ck-atthe.pbint. : pf'-the bayonet.;-; Many .] policemen.were^;slightly : >injured.- The ! , helmet~-of: one'-was' .:pierced':.by"a .'sharp , stbne.Vwhile.'aribther-.in'avrpwlyl-escaped-a- ] heavy.:boulder which:was burled at;him. '. Ancient:'Armb'ur'.i'n a;Church,;: ; ' ~;-.-.' J .';A-' section ','of :'tfie;.-'Meyrick : Society', of Antiquaries "has : :visite.i J .Meridlesham ..to inspect' the !fine!collectioh:;of; arms: and' : armour: h' .the : 'pa'iish'.;;church.. ,i .Thcsp. j relics;".which, include': '•■several'-'' half-suits \ and odd..pieces' of- body armour; ;helniets,- , powder .-flasks,''a' longbows-matchlock,' and. , other'.-'weapons/-.-; and-'- accoutrements ■'; of-. , various .dates;froriv 1470.{t0 .1630, .have', been. ; recently:restored, at' the of,: this ' antiquarian: society.:. The ."armour-is'dis- -, played '■ in ■.the.'• pri.estrchaihber - oyer.. the. ', north i ''porch;': which; has ;'been\the; village strongroom- arid',.armoury.:fof-' : centuries: ■'. lt-^::also.,'.'.contains.-.::;several:.:Gothic-.,arid : ; Jacobean-chests, .besidesnumerous curious ancient.'-'documents 'with"seals,.'.'attached,. ; .the:-'wh.ole';-forming;a:raie,collectioii for: a : church:," -The .'"armour, .was 1 purchased, ■ ac- ■: ■,cprding:"td, the" .records;'-: to .'.equip., the town's-, trained -bands ;bf?.the> Tudor'and ■ :BWB^!:p^bds.v:V'','"''- I 'r'- , ' l^',r -'.",''",-'' i *'.' : '', *~ : ": ■>,■ ■*'£ V''^6u ! -may.tsleepl^uietly': : m : y9ur .beds without, any. :fe'ar.-.6f-mvasibn-ffoiri'Mars," siiidi.Mr'.rE..-W.-Maurider, .of'-Greenwich Qbseryatbry,.:at;.the'.|last,,meeririg;of.i.the . Jjdy'al Astrbnpffiica i ; Society..-. Ha, declared .that;. there':-we're\rio-:-artificial:,'.'c'anals' on Mars;.-that: | tHere,:.w'crp',no'.:ifartiaris I : ,and' that .'nil. the| interesting .stories I'wh ich' have : beeu;wntten..about.the : plane.t -were simply so-; muoh;'scnsatiorialr fiction. ■ : .-.41t. :S.- &: Saunders'.first exhibitedVlanterh.'. slides ', shqiring: new.-photographs' Of' Mars- '"The ■pajhals" are -not.-shownv,':he; observed* drily. lTie.;expbnation;:.is,.,that..v,the>;telesco'ne ' was-.t00.' strong ."to;' indicate'; 1 therii!. The ' .phptbgraphs;.are.aa:,:en6rmb,us' 'improvemerit on,- any,-that.'haye-;,been:'previously ™Bm, -pf.; the -.'-'The .explanatipn; ■:given;;. :by-... .M;.-. ;;Aritbniadi, of vthe-.'Mars-,6ectidn;-..is':a'',satis-iaotpry; .one.>; -It. ,'is ;;that:,;the'. supposed canals ;ar.e-'tlie" v effect -'oh;-the; eye. of .'con--•■F??.? 8 . ?^'.<^fc ; -Epots."' v ..ltiis'uiterestniß .in.-this fconnebtiori:to 'note-that Professor ' ,'^oweU,-,the,vweU-k]iowp.:.[Jniled.::Statesi'as-tronomer,,has j\ist.;(declar?d-that:the-con--v£ c V??,: 9fv.iur.ther i'.'canalsf-''-,;-:ojv. : •the '.pliricfs.i;.6urface-.is;,still; in-■progress; A ; , Ptotograph^taken'.recehtly..'revealed -Vtwo' ,??J e .?.V' t .be?e;curibus;marlnngs; "-..■,-.:..... ;Japanipritish j'Exhib'itipni; : ';;-,^\;:';t"; : : ii^er.Japanese-exhibit at-W^htish'.'-Exhibitiori: at Shep- , her^ s ' ?,V*'''f 111 -i.'uriique; as, it-will Mnclude-;m'an'y-treasured .'heirlooms.lent ;by.the nbbles-of Japan. -Not only.will.there,be:a display, of.painting's,sculpture,; architecture, and models;: biit meW.::work,jarm.B;.and;V arm'bur, ;tex'tile tabrics,:>necdlework,,pottery i :'and;iacqu'e'r.- . A-notable, feature .will - be, the-exhibition'' .?. f S?ffif n >f w ,o r ;! o rt > :Wl'^ 6 s iff' iat r'' T^Pa nese. ladies 'fie dot . in'g^,:co^ectipi .with'the-Redieross Society, of Japan, vone/of the-most .thorough ???i- w W''? l luipped.''brg'ariisations -.of ; .'its' Jcind in/the world..-,So.,far as the'arts'.andcrafts there.are tobevery' - Mevsamples.iofi-.-lace- work, drawn.work; gold;, and silvervwork,;'. embroideries', 'arid brocades.: :There>re;to;b'e'demonstratibhs' in ; ithe ; ait,of'floral decorations;:arid 6omethuig.:ivill,;be shown.; of :.the- famous ( : tea; ceremoiu.es.',.-':The rhistory';"ot r Japan', for,''2s .centunes.-.*ill -bev'shbwn;in• ■ a series'. : of twelve: historic -.tableaux;, the ■% figures 'in . ■.■:,:.. •...-.; '.:■■, ' ■^r^ : f.\ :,' -/\ ■'. ;'Gpisiderable''curiosity-h'as;been: aroused . HmW .j ll ,'the;'district .of .'Chepstow, . : MonmPnthshire;,'.by-''thd';aotions - of.:' two. United'.States ' doctors,, who' have- been-staying-in-the. neighbourhood!:. For sbme' .time, they ,■ have .been., searching in .'a; cave ■beneath the ruins of-Chepstow. Castle,.but. the .object-of their.'search; has onlyjust' : jleaked-out; - It :is:now. stated ori excellent authority - that' they. were searching tora .will.,of Francis -Bacon, which they believe contains an announcement to the effect that he'-.was..'the.. : :autho'r-of-, some- : .gt-™ 6 -, PWs.^commonly., attributed"' to bhakespeare.;,,The;:search- has 'now-been' ■ wmpovarily: abandpriei;':but -thef dectors,. I i y s -;? ta , te 4.\*ill-re'tarri'.'shorUy,: and have . obtained-the-exclusive;right:to search in th'6..caves-..which...abound; beneath the ■■ castle.::.'-,: .■'■■■.'; r \ : -■'■(;.■'■ .'".-;'''•■:: V'.-'. '.-'■":•' '-•■ ■' Scottish Churcbes Xommissidn; ' " ; ;;(. ;"The::-'Scdttish." Churches■ 'Cbriim'issipri, . which^was:< appbirited.'in '1905' to' remedy , tho, extraordinary; situation' Caused by the I forination-'offthe United: Free- Church: of .; Scotland '.in'.l9oo>ha'B-;just;cbncluded • its' - ;labpurs;,>lt ■ decided •> that-.'of■■ the' total : . frinds of-'inore'.-.thari .'^l,ooo,ooo.'a sum .of' , J6466,451' 'should:be-allocated'.to:'the'miri- : prity. now,.known i'.asithe FreeVCKurch.- ! The■ -minority-"ol'aimedy\£s3,ooo -:f6r'' - legal , .expenses, ; and:.were. awarded-i£43,00d.'., The - ; comtnissiori-.';was;the':outcoirie.'ofva-bitter [ ,dispute.between-theVTJriited'.FTeer.Chu'rch ;ahd:,the:'minorityi;.vHieK was' known.as - .the.,pV«e-Frees."-.-The; latter refused"to ; amalgamate, ■ arid '. claimed- the entire-pro-i : perty,'and-funds..v.Eegai pro'oeedirigs'-were : taken; • and.the,- case ;erided -iri .' the:' House' ; of.iArds:pronouncing:in'."favourv bf the •-' ."Wee.yFrees.-'-'.-.The dispute;became:still' I keener.vand.Earliariient : -;intervened. ,: ■'■ •; i : -- : :-.-'. %'?"::., ■ : : -T>e:Duke : Wf:^ife;has;presentea ;: to'' the ■buTghX'of ;.;Baiff;;the ■ largeJ'and; .valuable ;■ collection-,of ; -ariii<)ur"arid : ' antiquities that' i ; was':formerly at-Driff,' House';'■'the .mansion .WjhjchV/.with .adjoiriiig, grounds,";:his: Grace .;, pr.eseiitei.Vtd''-;Baiffl;aridi.M'acdutt.;a\few' j yeais' ago;V-'-The;': i Wlebtiei;' v coiriprises' ; Highland' targ'es.Vbf■:ieatheT, : suits 'of'.jriail';- '. uumerbus'-;6ld;riiu'skets; ! soine-ofithom.irir I laid-,\with';':goW : 'aridisilv'er;' '' some;of: th'eiri'overlaid t with .ivory ;^.fl(rifc v j locks': dating' from 'Queen-, Anne.'s.; reignj / pistols,;'five.%:siriall''brorize';'caniori ) -.High-- ; landidirks,«tc.'-, r ,V '\.y:£-';:'''.'''':'.'■"''' \' :: !.-> j. Faltlj:'tliaf: ; ,MovJs\Ml/^ ?, '.-.j:We.-BritiaheTß;'ae' a'.people '.ara'^vmuch, 3 ; addicted 'to the habit- t qf 'doctoring:-our r ; 5 ' selves,; and\th'ere;is-much"ii-'.a:certain f ju'st-p,nblished':bc<ik to'show that the-.ama-s, tprir-: doctors.,among :us ; ..must-, nften -have 1 Very:"',foolish.-!:fell<>ws;..for; their; patients.' '-. Thi»,:British■Me4ical:' l Associatiori has: : pubr' r . listed. a';SV6rki : :baied' : -iipoh■.• careful iaria: ? Iy'se6i i, atvfir'st'^lust':.be>re ; ' " garaed'.; fti absolute-';, death-blpw-' for' 1 mariy-'of-thelmo'st": famous; patent'nie'di-.-V cihes'-. in ■, the /world.'.- But' riot'; a-; bit of". Hi u ; lYeJ.venture^tp,'.doubt'if: a> ;6ore<of ; ::Bri-;. • 'tishers-;jvjll; be'.;deferred.;fTO)u "filling; .up :* 'oni',pairi;kil]^',"\,as..St«yeiison,said;-.asrthe ; ' result;'of• : flie: v puWicatipn'; of "Secret,;E«- .',' iri'eo'ios::'''Wliat' tlieyJ.C.Pst;arid-'Whai: .'thgy- >. 'Cqritaili;"''And'yetthe-book is[wbridrous: ; " ptairi.-s^keri;-:.''and;-'-iricio^ritallyj" , very.''en:- '•■ .te^ttiriihg.;;;,lty;;pre6erits;, one'.with; the • naihes' worid's :" inbst,famo.us.patent-'pills':iirid.loti6ns'.arid '• res'ult'of •careful; pttijess,-' • scientific • analysis'.- • shows', :ris' , pxhctly..how- ;6f Vtreacle" J, ah / d.;'water,;'OT;,bre^,'-:;ahd/^ soap,: .costmg :a;small_ fracHori. of. a pennyi or'' even •of , a.' faithing, : : are retailed ■- to ?. 'tbe-'faithM'at'.frbm .ls.-,.lid.>to;-2s},.ed';, Z .and• described of 'golden '' 'vjorth'.- '-,:Some'': specifics-•, fOT::.;-teri7ble, ': diseases: for which ,a round .fijure is 'asked - i; arid'obtained :obnsist''."riierely ) of-'-'di-luted, i :arid: ; 6lightly.iimpure--.alcohol",-;- ; but ! 'most a, as a 'bread',' arid-'.water arid-ginger or'treacle—' ..; to;bri.'ta.ken,'iYith.!.faith:.'tp,tpste.-:: And,.we ;■■ i! sort 1 of',thing,',particularly .those:.of. us .- wlio'are'poor:-?'Standard of .Empire."."..,