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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 10

— America has awarded the Franklin Dewar in recognition of his grsat skill iind inventive genijjs in attacking and solving clinical and physical problems of the first magnitude. With Sir Frederick Abel, Sir James was the coinventor of cordite, and ho has made some wonderful discoveries in regard to the liquefaction of gases. He also introduced to fcience and industry the vacuum flask, which has become so popular of recent years

— Working at the bench in a small factory at King s Cross, Lord Angus Kennedv, son of the Marquis of Ailsa, may be seen on several days of the week. A practical engineer, who has served his apprenticeship in well-known shipbuilding yards, he has opened a welding business. He employs discharged soldiers, who share in the profits. With an ex-sergeant who was under him in the R.A.F., his Lordship has invented a back-pressure valve, claimed to be foolproof, and has donned overalls in place of a uniform to execute orders.