SUN CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 18 September 1913, Page 5

SUN CABLES.

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] limes —Sydney Sun Special Lari.es.

(Received 8 a.m.) London, September 17

At the meeting of the British Association., Professor Hawkins said speech was being gradually relegated to a subordinate position in the development of mankind. Some claimed that speech went with intelligence, hut they all knew that there was no necessary relationship between speech and intelligence. Sir Oliver Lodge said that children should not be worried with too much spelling. The real language was the spoken language, no matter how it was spelt. Miss Mattheson stated that working ararired women kept themselves shabbily but tidily on £3 annually, and smart factory girls on £5 10s. Dr. Harry Campbell, elaborating the theory of man’s evolution from the ape, said that intellectual evolution had ceased, not because it had reached its possible limit, but because supernormal intelligence no longer enhanced its chance of survival. On the other hand, moral evolution was proceeding by the survival of superior moral types. Man would tend to become better, if not cleverer.

THE ULSTER REGIMENTS.

London, September 17

Sir Edward Carson is visiting Ulster to inspect the volunteer regiments. Altogether 170,000 have been enrolled, there being 20,000 in Court vy Armagh alone. Signalling and des-patch-riding corps have been organ sed, enabling the upkeep of communications to be maintained without assistance from the post office. They possess the latest equipment, including wireless telegraphy.

A UNIQUE FOOT RACE.

London, September 17

Twenty years ago Admiral Arbuthnot and Captain Back, when Lieutenants on a warship on the Pacific station arranged to run 100yds in 1913. The match was run at the Portsmouth naval yards, Captain Back winning by a yard in 12 l-ssecs.

SAD FAMILY FATALITY.

Berne, September 17

The-conductor of an orchestra was crossing Lake Lucerne in a steamer to attend a rehearsal when the vessel collided with a ssifr containing his son and daughter. The son was crushed and killed but the girl was saved. The father, who w.ts frant.c with grief, was bound with ropes to prevent him committing suicide. While Ihe pa ssengers were attending to him, the girl recovered consciousness and sprang overboard and was drowned.

BOMB-DROPPING COMPETITIONS

Paris, September 17

At bomb-dropping competitions at Versailles, Lieutenant Varin secured thirteen out of a possible fifteen hits, and won a prize of £IOOO.

THE AMERICA CUP.

New York, September 17.

The sails of the new defender ol the America Cup will be of silk texture double woven.

HUNGARIAN POLITICS.

Budapest!}, September 17

A new political party has' been formed in Hungary, which will probably servo the purpose of bringing oppositionists back into active parliamentary life. The party favors maintenance of the Triple Alliance, and while it desires a peaceful policy, is willing to support preparedness for

CREEK LOAN PROPOSED.

London, September 17

Greece proposes to float a loan of £30,000,000, and is also placing an order for* two battleships with German firms.

STEEL RAILWAY CARS.

London, September 17

Attention has been directed to the possibilities of all-steel rolling-stock by the recent railway accidents. The English companies are dubious, believing that the consequent increase in the weight of trains will block its adoption. Companies in Europe are also withholding judgment, although steel cars have been employed in Hungary for thirty years, while they are being ordered for India and Egypt.

IMMIGRANTS FOR NEW ZEALAND

London, September 17

The Arawa will sail for New Zealand on October 9, with 750. emigrants, farm hands and domestics. The Mamari has been specially chartered for November 13 to take 400, including 55 farm boys.

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

London, September 17. | The provincial Press is flooded with ,articles extravagantly misrepresenting the Australian compulsory military service. They are believed to emanate from peace advocates and Socialists. Captain TL Muirhead Collins, the. Commonwealth Official Secretary in Great Britain, has issued a contradiction of the inaccurate statements. I