ASTRONOMICAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1925, Page 1

ASTRONOMICAL.

LON DON, July 30. The “Morning Rost’s” Baris correspondent states the astronomer. M. Bigourdou, lias communicated to the Academy of Science a remarkable meteorological discovery by Abbe Gabriel, Professor of Alathcmatics Caen (France), of a lunar cycle of i l l years divided into two periods of 372 years or four of ISO, comprising the definite relations of the lunar orbit with the sun spot variations. He claims these periods are related to recurrences of excessive wintor and summer temperatures. instancing historically the record of severest winters of 988, 1350, 1544, BB 7 ; also 1325, 1508. 160-1, 1880. Heme he predicts very severe cold in 192 G, based on the historical cycle of 995,1553, 1740. A RCH BISHOP JULIUS. SYDXF.Y, July 30. Archbishop Julius, wlm has been a patient in a private Hospital piaetically ever since his arrival in Sydney, lias not quite recovered. lie intends to resume 1 lie voyage to England next mom h. SOFTH A USTRAI.I AX CEREAL CRORS. ADELAIDE, July 30. The Government Statistician reports the wheat return for 1921-2-) was 30,528,025 bushels, an average of 12.21 bushels per acre, as compared with 31.551.955 bushels, on an average of 14.29 per acre for the previous season. The barley production was 3,1U3,718 bushels, nvero.ge 18.10, against 3,251,88,4, average 17.05. Oats totalled 1,939,115 bushels, average 12.50, against 2.157.938. average 12.24. RRIXCE OF WALES. EXD OF AFRICAX TOUR. ("Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) CAPETOWN'. July 29. The Prince of Wales was fa re welled at Capetown in glorious weather. He motored to Simonstowu where, after taking the salute from the South Alricaii squadron, lie boarded 11.A1.5. Repulse and sailed.