A GREAT SCIENTIST

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1925, Page 4

A GREAT SCIENTIST

IMPRESSIONS OF NORTH ISLAND. WELLINGTON. Oct. 20. Sir Ernest Bulhcrlord. 0.M.. T.R.3. the distinguished scientist, and Lady Rutherford arrive,! in Wellington ibis morning by the limited express. The visitors were met anil welcomed at 4 Imrudorn station hv Messrs A. (iiliord. president of the Wellington 1 1 hiln~.uphit-aI Society; l)r I’. Marshall, pi'i'-ich.'ut ol the Nee Zealand Insti-

tute; Dr K. Maisil.n, Assistant Director of Education; and I’rofessur I). V. 11. Ehiranco, professor of physics at Victoria College.

Iturino their brief slay in Wellington. Sir Ernest and l.atl.v I? utherlord will he the ■juc.st.s of I’rolcissor and Airs

Sir rime t has ju-l complete I a v isit to hi- lather and nu.dlter at New Plymouth and to lii.s brothers and sisters in other parts ot the North Island. bast week he s| cut with his hrniher at liauiiltou and with several relatives in that district. Kor the past six years Sir Ernest hahern director of the Cavendish l.ahnra tory at (amhridpe Eniv ersity. Sir Ernest cave a hrief. informal talk to the students of Victoria ('ollepe lids afternoon, and this evoninp a reeeptiou "as piven to Sir Ernest and l.ady l{litlierford at the college. Tile (list i non Ehcd scientist will he accorded a civic reception to-morrow. Sir Ernest !! titherlnrd. interviewed, said that durian his present tour of New Zealand he had visited Auckland. Taranaki and the Waikato. "1 have I iff 11 much struck." he said, been made in (lie clearing <> I the earn'd ry since f paid a short v isit just before the war. I have noticed a greal improvement in the farm lands <d' the provincial districts I have mentioned. That improvement is partially due to clearinc; and drainin'!, and particularly to the use ol various fertilisers which appear to have a marked effect on returns from the land. “Whe.n I wit. here eleven years non.'’ i nutmiii'il Sir Ernest. ‘• 11u- milkino machine was iu-i comine in. hut I now find thill il i- universal, and. in the cleat niajoriiv of in-i*-, there is also

] a ! ‘>'ai separator. "Ilm cr..uih hi low n- like Auckland. New I’lvmoutb an.l Hamilton has been very obvious. In travelling through I the country, one observed great improvements in the main road-. although in a number of places there i- [ still great, room for improvement. During my motor inmnov from To Kuiti to New Plymouth I was much struck with the line road that bad been made from tlokaii to New Plymouth. “1 bad an opportunity of visiting the proposed power installation at Ara--1 uni, and saw it at a most interesting stage of its, development. T have seen some id (lie big power stations in Canada and the Fnitcd States, and it is clear that this station at Arapuni. when completed, will rank in importance with some of the biggest power stations in the world. It is a sign ni tin- progress of the Dominion that 'iie.h large works can he undertaken. .-. •cn I etorc it is possible to Use the lull supply of power from fhe station. Xo doubt this power will ultimately prove of great value to New Zealand. I and. as T have said, it is interesting to j see that your Government is so pro'jipv>he in providing olortrio power both tor cities and for fanning.” SI H K. II ETHER FOR D. WELLINGTON, (let. 27. •Sir Ernest Rutliofonl had a l.u-v day. He was accorded a civic reception during the day, a large represen- I tative gathering, including educational and civil heads, with a large number of students from Victoria and other Colleges. Sir Ernest Rutherford was received enthusiastically.. In the afternoon he addressed students at various educational institutions. Fit the evening lie spoke on ”Tlie Atom.” The lecture was of a technical character, but nevertheless was deeiiledlv interesting. He referred to experiments conducted during the past twenty years, and the wonderful discoveries made as the result cf scientific research.