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Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1933, Page 4

In an address w the British Association Sir Arthur Eddington, director of the Cambridge Observatory, put forward a theory of the expansion of the universe due to missions of stars running away from us at incredible speeds: "Outside our own galaxy of stars there are millions of other stars which apnoar to ns like islands. It has been found that these galaxies are running away from vis, and the greater their distance the faster they move. That progression of speed with distance lias, been traced up to 150 mil-

lon light years, and at that distance itmeans a speed of 15,000 miles a second. The galaxies of stars, or nebulae as they are called, are running away from cadi other just as much as they are running away from us. "Whether the universe has always been expanding and will continue to expand is another question. This theory is not universally accepted, and in some quarters is regarded with scepticism. It must not be assumed that I regard that scepticism entirely with contempt. It may bo pointed out that the observational data at present are not very wide. The data, have been found with great difficulty and some uncertainty. Ever since Professor De Sitter pointed out that the relativity theory gave some likelihood that the galaxies or spiral nebulae word receding to provide an answer to some of the mysteries of physics, but I think a more crucial test is necessary before we can place any reliance on tbe theory of cosmical repulsion which I have outlined.”