The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 1902. The Age of the World.

Manawatu Herald, 25 October 1902, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 1902. The Age of the World.

We have, apparently, to remodel our ideas on the age of the world. At the commencement of the reign of Queen Victoria it was believed that the world began 4,004 years before Christ, but the effect of recent scientific research has caused it to be unverally accepted, so says Dr H. S Williams in his prefatory remarks to the third volume of the supplementary volumes of the “ Encyclopedia Britannica,” that the age of the world must be reckoned in millions of years. He says that geology is responsible for the first change in the knowledge, of the age of the world ; the second was due chiefly to the excavations on the site of the ancient Nineveh, and to the researches of the Egyptologists. The effect of deciphering the cuniform inscriptions on the Hebrew monuments was to establish the fact that a high state of civilisation had been achieved in Mesopotamia at, least 9000 years ago. These new figures disturb historical balance, for they prove that our forerunners of eight or nine thousand years ago were in the noonday glare of civilisation.

Dr Williams, discussing the bearings of archaeological discoveries on Biblical history, points out that the great disappointment has been the failure to discover any authentic record of Egyptian monuments of the events recorded in Exodus. On the other hand, researches in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon have prpved that the first chapter of Genesis is a paraphrase from the Babylonian legends of the Creation The discoveries that are being made in Babylon are full of confirmation and elucidation of the books of Kings and of Chronicles. Dr Williams says that the general agreement between the Hebrew accounts and contemporaneous records from Mesopotamia prove beyond cavil that, broadly speaking, the Bible accounts are historically true, and were written by persons who, in the main, had access to contemporaneous documents. On the other hand, it is clear that the writers partook in full measure of the shortcomings of other historians, and that their work must be judged by ordinary historical standards. In classical history the researches of archaeology are tending to reconstruct the primitive story. It is now clear that Greek civilisation was a long growth ; and what is true of Greek civilisation is especially true of Greek art. Whoever would see the story of the evolution of Greek art illustrated should go to the British Museum, and pass from the Egyptian Hall, with its grotesque collossi, to the Assyrian rooms, with their marvellous basrelifs, and then ea to (he Elgin Marbles and the

Parthenon. The Parthenon freize is

only an Assyrian fresco adapted to the needs and ideals of another race, ind developed by the genius of u newer civilisation.

The appeal of Jellicoe v Haselden has life!’ upheld by the Court of Appeal, and Mr Bell, for Mr Ha-elden formally moved for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.

Queen Alexandra received ovations at Calais and Dover on her journey homewards from Capeuhagen. Mr H. Sanson has given an acre of land at Glen Oroua for a site for a school, and the settlers will provide t he purchase money for another acre a djoining.

Mr John Morley, in presenting the Acton library to the University of Cambridge, describes it as having been collected to set forth the history of liberty, the emancipation of conscience from power and the gradual substitution of freedom for force in the government of men, and as a whole to afford gtimulus to thought.

The ordinary meeting of Court Pride of Foxton, A.0.F., will be held in the Good Templar’s Hall on Tuesday next, at 8 p m. Further discoveries have been made in the great ruins of Zimbabwe, Mashonaland. Two ancient ascents leading up to the citadel have been found, and the citadel itself has been cleared. An old stairway was also discovered, and various objects, including gold bangles; and pieces of pottery, were found. One of the passages, which was penetrated for the first time, is 994 feet in length, It is not generally known that when a person falls into the water a common ielt hat may be made use of as a life-preserver, and by placing the hat upon the water, rim down, with the arm round it> pressing it slightly to the breast, it will bear a man up for hours. Ping-pong has become a great favourite in Turkish houses, where it is played with great zest by ladies, who are delighted with the new amusement, The Khedive of Egypt’s mother, the Kbedivab) has set up a ping pong table in her magnificent new palaCe on the Bosphorus, and the ladies attached to her play every day. One great advantage they have, is that there are swarms of little black slaves who pick up the balls and save them all trouble. The Dutch papers admit that General Both’s denial that ex-President Kruger carried off the Transvaal State chest is only nominally true, since two million pounds’ worth of gold bars preceded Mr Kruger to Europe, and was subsequently handed to his representatives.

Russia, while surrendering the Northern railway in China, ‘concluded a secret agreement securing the early dismissal of Mr Kinder and other British officials and the ultimate transfer of the railway, presumably to Russia, when the British mortgage on the railways is paid. Farther additions are made to Messrs Abraham and William’s stock sale at Palmerston on Thursday next.

The general roll for the city of Wellington has been issued a week earlier than the issue of the roll at the time of the last general elections- The total number of electors is 18,344, bein £ aiJ increase of 716 upon the general roll of the previous elections This is evidence of the growth of population, as a large portion of the southern part of the city has since been absorbed in the new electorate of Newtown.

The penny contributions by school children in the colony lowar ; the Captain Cook memorial fund now total £9O- - following is the result of the plebiscite on the Bible in schools question in WanganuiYes 2613 ; no, 534 ; decline to vote, 457; informal, 17. Two small returns have yet to come in.

The Government poultry expert, Mr D. D. Hyde, is advertised to lecture in the Public Hull on Wednesday, Oct. 29th, at 7.30 p.m. Mr Noonan is now located in most central premises in Main street, where he has a fine assortment of paperhangings at all prices, and are well worth inspecting. He has also stocked paints, enamels, brushes, etc., besides a nice choice of picture frame mouldings, so that anyone wanting these articles have no need to send out of town.

Mr J. Vile informs the Advocate that next week he will notify the dates on which he will address the electors in various parts of Manawatu. He has been visiting various localities and considers his prospects of success very encouraging.

Speaking at Paeroa, Sir Joseph Ward said he hoped before long to have a good libel law on the Statute Books for the protection of good journalists from persons who under the present law were enabled to obtain money from them unfairly. The Times has begun, by arrangement with the proprietors of the copyright, to publish extracts Irom Mr Kruger’s memoirs.

A general meeting of the Foxton Athletic Club will be held at Whyte’s Hotel on Monday next at 8 p.m. In our next issue Mr G. H. Stiles wi announce the arrival of his second ship ment of spring goods. The variety being displayed at this establishment have never been equalled before as a visit will prove, and there is really no necessity to go out of town for fashionable goods- A good display is being made in lace goods in various designs, together with a fresh supply in summer fabrics.

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