PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2292, 28 October 1914, Page 9

PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

fr— —- ASTRONOMICAL SECTION. Tlie annual report of the astronomical section of the Wellington Philosophical Society states that there has been an increased attendance at the society's observatory during the year. The observatory has .been open . every fine Tuesday evening from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., ■under the following gentlemen, to whom the thanks of the- section are due:—Messrs. C. E. Adams, . C P. Powles, CM. Hector, C. G. G. Berry, and A. C. Gilford.- Electric light has been, installed in both the instrument room and the council room of the observatory, and all electric time connection lias also boon connected with the Hector Observatory. . It is proposed, to have a porch constructed immediately outside Iho door of the observatory, and this work would bo taken in hand at once. It is also proposed to install a driving clock for the telescope, and a committee consisting of tho following gentlemen has been appointed to report to the council on the matter: —Messrs. C. 13. Adams, C. P. Powles, and W. S. La Trobe. The highest attendance at the observatory was on the occasion of the visit of Westland's Comet, when fortyfive visitors were present. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS BESIDES BEAUTY IN WHICH THE HUPMOBILB EXCELS. Let us enumerate one or two of the things that' make the Hupmobila "the best "car in its class in tho world." It is (irst ot all best in those qualities which mean long life and hard service and withal economy. Then in beauty and in comfort the Hupp stands pre-eminent. The I frame is the costliest piece of pressed ■ steel construction used by any moderatepriced car. The Hupp long-stroke motor excels all its competitors in power, and Hupp bearings are the best in the world. For smartness of stylo, for smooth, speedy running, combined with economy, for sheer strength and toughness, and for tho rough-and-smooth work of Now Zealand roads—there's no car in the Hupp class that can rival the Hnpmobile. This is the car you must, investigate. Agents:— A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd., Wellington and Wanganui, Agents for North Island; Bett and Bayly, Palmerston. North and Feilding; W.P.C.A., Mastorton and Pahiatua.—Advt. ' Under title of "The Great War,", a standard history of the all-Europe conflict is being issued in weekly parts, at a : popular price. It describes in word and picture all the interesting events in this the most remarkable war in the world's history. The various parts, when collected together, will comprise "a book of which the Empire will be proud." The demand in Great Britain has been pheuo•meiial, and readers will do well to place thoir orders at once. Parts 1 arid 2 ire how on sale at all newsagomts, etc. When a lobstor is about to shed its shell, tho latter splits i down tho back, and it drops, off in two equal parts. Then tho tail slips out of the shell like a finger out of a glove. : Ireland has more men in proportion to population serving with the colours than any otiier part of tho kingdom.