FAMOUS SCIENTISTS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 5

FAMOUS SCIENTISTS.

COMi'G TO NEW ZEALAND;

rROM BRITAIN & AMERICA.

NAMES ANNOUNC ED ' ' I'fofessor Laby, of the staff of Victoria tMioge, \Hiq j-ctureed. by' tiro Aeraiigi from a. Hying visit- to Ktiglamt nfid America, brings with Km sonic im* portant news respecting the visit tdNew Zoiiiniiil in August of a scotrou of the eminent British scientists ivho are shortly to aitoivd tho eongwrss of tho British Association in Australia, Briefly, tho movement lias teen as follows s-— Same tiffio ago it ivrsa deeifel to iisk tlio Authority's slii'cotiwg Vμ AmiraHan Congress to pass oil an iuvitaifen to » selection of tho members of lira British Association to this cowvtry. The original idea was to invite 25 members, and ft Oevftmraoilt grant to ttim'-espoflses was. promised. Siirc* then tho uteit developed, and tho :piivt.y Was to bo Augmented by fifteen ■Canadian arid Anaeriean scientists. At thirt .stage Professor Lnby went to KiigjiVli.cl us one pi tlte soefetarios connected with flie caption. CofiMiiJtoo. On j-eafiiuwg JiJngland, ho fount! that tho idea .of visitfifg Neiv Zealand waeso popular h'Mi niaiiy of tlioso wlio wero cffttvirtg out to Aos-tra-lia tfmt ii .rcecm&iderivtion of tin; ri.uhibej, ivl« frfere io bo ilvvnod to visit tho Dominion onsiied, thn resnJt is t)lftt 33 niejiibors o.i : the B.i-itrsh A.ssoemWoif, instead ai : '25, m'<! f<3 visit jtttiij cmtutry, Mach of ilipnT is to receive a.n allowniific of Ml) fef expeivjes from . Australia, and free ■'pusses over tho New Zealand raijwg-ys , .

Vify .WHUHtig fp Come. flip popularity.' of the rislt to Now ZcaioiKJ jiiay.te ludgeii trim t'ii.S fact that, of tho JffiJ incjiftefs. af Ijto ■assOciatioi) wte *<jre'i'o'visit AWfttriilin -.120 «i.)p}icd'to he kicki'ded' iii'-tliff Umt was to go #« to iVov Seafood. .I'iie task of sefccUoH mn a dtfTreUlt sMid iwmewWt delicate ctno. It Was uitdcrtakeii hy ti'io .repfejseatativ.es of tin. , U(rt'cpiisn' .Cemniittee vi.i London, wiilch (■.'oiisisted of t.hd ffigh poniireissionor (Hop, T, jkelfeiiJSKjj. . Professor Sir , fcicst.ihifiiai'ford, 'EJiJi:, Professor Deiifly, j'.fljfS., jijitl Pfofos.spr IjUiUjr (tepresujiting tlio loenl Hceoptioil Cui.»hiittce),-■ ■■ oiiicisiMy"'fclit< Jiriiteb tfon (lid all tlmt it-couM to fttfcffitatv tlio altftngeiiieirts, y

WDo AfS:Coh3(ns?« , ■ tiie following are amoiig tkftse. Wile !ifls-o received imitations to join the Official party to Neiv Zoiitaid, but the list is isnbjßcfc to .a.lto.rattd.ii ■:—■■: ftofessoir lh\fiieb&, ' Pnifessor of ItiysicS, Kendiiig. .Dr. IJjsujiJ, F.1t ! .g,,-Ast!:Oiibiner-Eojtt:l. -' Kfr. & CSblcl-, FehW pf St. John's Collage, UniTibfiilgej ■■BAipe.rtiytoiie.nt of StaiisMiJSj JlctiKii'tsiagiedl ! Q'Bvb, hm\tlo.in . . " ' : Sir <Erno:sfc BAitlierforu, I'r.esitieiiti* of ■tlics Noft" I'ftita'., M'diighqster. lessor D. J?, A. S&ggaJl, Professor ef Jiatheiuafe, St. A«dreVs University, : ■ ... i. ..■ -■ - ■ .... .« ■ Pj-oinssor :J..'W. NicWtevjij. JVofesscir of JMlieaatJesi King's College, Loudo*. '.^'A Professor tV. A. foimg.. F.R*S., jProtesdf of liigte Slstliemataes, Livcrpool ' ' ■ ■ ' ■■ . : Dr.- CToW.es,, Cliomk;t. ttt tljo. Jjoiitoi (>.(} *. ;,i '■' ••■'■■■. Mr. H. ft. Bisrtij, ]?.R.S,, «s-Pi*sifleni Chemical Soctet.V of I^iidon. Professor U. 'Sfotire, ')?..U:S., PrefosSor of fii.o-01io4nistr.yj Livorpool. 'Mr. W. R. Dimstais, .Dttertflr Ittiporin.l Tiisliteto, I'i'oFo.sso.f AV. Si B.oulten. Professor Solte, F.R.S,. Proicsssi: of G-oelflfiy, Osftirf--I'rtiT.ossbf Doiidy, M.S., King's Collope, IiOWIOHI ' iPj-efessor -Jtcrtlmnfc F.R.8., Professor ■p'f LkcrpoaL . ■•., Pcttf-csser .Tu.fjgpfse.il., Professor of Zoolo.gv. Copeirimgeit. ' '■K B. 1\8.5,, Pr«fessoV'of Biology, Oxlortlv . Dr. 'Myreti Tims, DsTord. .Sir H. CimyAiiroo, K.C-B.; Assistswt of State,.Ho.nio Office,' London-. Sit C. P, Liiciis. ' Pi-ofes-soi- E, G. Oqker, Professor ;.pf Jkfilmitresl feirtiiwortog and Amitett JlatliPiiiaiioS, Fius4)!t)',v.. ' Professor J, S. NiettWb.ld, Ecolwinics, Proffissoi , Wv TliQfiMOii., Pmfessor ef JsiK(i(redrjiig, i3Hr3ia.ni. .Frotesor A. W. Kwltaia i v, I C6nJnicrcc« Birmiiigivimi, f. Htitlseii ;Beare.. Professor of EiighworidS, 13diirfjwrgb. Sir I3v#nrf im Thur-.m, for-niorly 11-igh Co.ni:i»i.ssioiior for tlte WestfCni PacificProfessor veil Lijselirtn, Pmfqsser or Aiiatrojjhfopy, Heriin. Dr. W.n. E. Rk-crs, M.A., M.D V , F.ftA, Caimteislg.e. Mr. A, B, Rciiflie:, F4?.5,, Keeper of BofaiJ*,.J3riUs]i llftsevviii- . .' . . Professor t. 0. Bowr. TT.E.S... Pfo* jfossor of Bt)t«y, Glasgow. Miss Sn«n<terK, 13,tob(?ist. OiinhHiJgc. i'l'pfessir J. TVifjr, K.W.&. PwifeSor ■fif ilntliPiUfitics nUU Mtttaisp.s, :SouWi Kettsiniiftsi). ■ „ j)r. 11. jfafett, }\.«tliTt>j)«Jogy, .055* %r, A. 1). Waflef, Plvystofogy, London.. ,- . , ik. JT.-T, Ferra.i\, Agriisuittoe.

1 Agrteyltural i.fbm Amefiba. To President Madmiflu, president; of tho J.tassftdinsofets Institute of . TwlinotofSy* lias faiimi the task of setetw.i.fi tho fifteen Aoioricftn soicnt-vsts wlm ivi*. :: to visit i;he Doiniiyion. will ibo . li«ro ;tt the same tiiiio as the members ■■ «f the IJritish Association, ami. thin should tercaw the iutetejb in *)te vmt ■ of toll) gw«l>s. H mav t)« tJiii* tho imink-r commis from Aiiwrica wiH/bo •faiwcftswd from'fifteen io Uvority owing U) Hie interest inatiifestal vn Jfotf 55oaknd ill ; Cnnadit nlul tho t*n}tp(( Stuto?, ajid i.Tsat without *U» OflVoMimctit bchig put to any flfldit.ioiial oxpeivsK "Beyajjl ail question tbw visji, ; of those scientists u'd.ta' Englniui awl • America, ■ ivilrbo ail intcH*s!t«nl event Jμ tho jife-tcu-v of Awstmlia. mii in u scarcer Iras. dcßvfto to Kovf Zoaktid," RftM Professor 1 'lia : by;"- a "''Tlifiy'itrff '"inctf "of -.t'liQ- 'iiiglicst cintiieiice, and S't?iwscJ)t all branelie's of science, XW «itv soctimi. tli.at we are w«a!c in is ngrieijt'two, \Ys dkl .all tlin* wo pofesiiVly' te TomcJ'lj tli'ts, but fotni.d it hnpossilite. ta .itwJ-neo thfr rigjit mwfiii felcslamft i® bpwi- ■ &wcvev, I had « tnic ivfiih PrpsMiMsfc Jlaclnttrm evor a. toßKllstivnco i-cfephiW. ;.vi»i! Jso tlwiigiit?!&'it'*wii*l.lw jJOSsiSifc M ftW smm'mofl.frani tljp «f Asr>' flulWre. of the States io )«4tD fte trip. As Hint Dopartmont is very strong :jii ooinpctcnt ine«, tlinm is ii }»ol.)aJjitit ! y tlm* aaMPrtltniire v.-ffl Thj ado. quatoty t'eureseMteJ." ; .., ..■.,..,.

: : ; ..pates' of ■WKjv.aFiv..-:: . Pcofcssm; Laby i-lvat,, ef.jliis a> raiiftciiiemts. Vj6\f-, stood, UiVllrit.i.sili AsKoeiiitisvn party wre tp iii-riT? hi\i\ fivjw Sydper on. A\ig\ist,M e ., SWiii roootings -a) : wl:-I<fp.twos kcm to tit- luM',l ftfo.rt?, iifto whidt U.iis party Wfts iw vkit Itetortin.i and tlreVi come smtt-h U> WelUiigtW. JjoctwoS AWI lliwbtogs tvoiiltj -bo 3w : W liortj-, i« CJvriiteliuivii, iinii itrobniih , in. OiMeiliii. At least two hill meetings ■(iii sopwate <>entrM) of the iufiittbpK of «ho Wtitifik Asswint.-i<Ht itiul Afijoricjin gronDs ito.uM: ato to-liokl i-iv S'cw fhfs ' Anlor-iran pat-ty'w 'Ihp-"•'=t() tttwo m AiwUfnul irtt Angust 23, ;iM dm .piiftj* miiMJ to'ii-fitji ■«.( firao Miivt tlsoy ■β-i:]!' In? in Xcw. &al:ih(} Mll V&flopp fes- ''%». Pritisli A«Of:tat.imi f fti\v' ivriultj bo iii tlje Dsiiiiiiteu for at least tffdvd dftjs.