A PAGE OF BRITISH NEWS HE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. FOR THE READERS OF THE DAILY B RITISH WHIG UBEESTS GIVING « MONEY 10 SON Sir Josiah Stamp Delivers Remarkable Address to Scientists NOVEL IDEAS Inheritance, He Says, Has Little Effect in Making Men Idle The Johe Range of wealth was dis- " Sir Josiah Stamp .in his Presideiitial address to the economic #8ction 'of the British Association for 2 the advancement of science, meeting at Oxford. ; : re could be ng better ifistity- tion," Sir Josiah, "than a kind of moving annuity which would pass from generation to generation, Bot at the death of each person, but from him to his children, at a point Where his personal need for it has be- come less, and when his son's neefis have become greatest. 'The inheritance would not, thbre- ore, be one Passing at death, but one Jassing at middie lite. "It would be ® a permanent endowment of the family at its most difficult period, and there Ject of ambition than to endow one's family in this way, because be of the highest eugenic value to the community. ~ PERSONAL EFFORT. 'The more we survey the biological field the less do we find Justification for inheritance of wealth by others than direct dedcendants or dependants. "'On the other hand, it does seem to me that we derive considerable SUp- port for the orthodox view that the power to make bequests in the direct «ine, is 'an important economic factor in. the accumulation of capital and in gréat personal effort. 'There must be many thousands, even millions," declered Bir --J . 'who continue to accept inequality, not so much of wealth as of wealth due to inheritance as part of the scheme of things against which they have Nitle grievance, "They are believers in 'luck' and coming into wealth from a forgotten uncle in Australia may move to envy, but it does not lead into malice of re- sentmgnt. re are, however, numbers who, in times of distress or unemployment and labor trouble, can be brought to considerable Moni Reaction agatust any display of luxury on t part ihe 'classes' thet do not work for a ng = "We have heard of the resentment against mining royalties, which, as a peculiarly provocative form of inherit- dre to that Teak ie ood ee to t the mining industry which has a marked significance in out- America' that vanée about inheritance had no adverse effect on production on the part of the work- Indeed, I was assured.' Sir Josiah "that inequality of + weath there stirs men to effort, to emulation, and gives a dream galing Girls Make Frivol- Qs. Ppeais 19 "The ; rvant" h Jing me up, broken who gives advice to young could be no more honorable ob. | W. INCOME FOR LIFE LEFT TO SERVANT Martin R. Walters, of The Pavilion, | Bognor, Sussex, who died in. March last, aged 87, left £15,439. Bequests include: \ £1,000 and £2 a week for life, a free- hold cottage, furniture and gether with the Fowler's it and vegstabie-bott vacuum jars complete wit \ TE Wms sled" The tg outfit, Minutes" bread baker,and raiger, his watch, chain and seals, to his servant, Eleanor E. Plumbiley. The residue of the property, after various legacies, to. his nephew, Charles T. Headley. TENNYSON' HOME SOLD BY AUCTION With the Estate Goes the Brook Of His Immor- ~ talised Poem BOUGHT AT £17,500 Poet's Family Lived in Somersby Vicarage Over 30 Years Tennyson's Brook, which, according to the poet, would "go on for ever," was recently going---going---and then, gone! The brook, together with the wholes of the Somershy estate, was then sold Py Messrs. Knight, Frank and Rutley to William Gainsford, of Wall lis, orksop, the price being $17,000, Somersby Vicarage was for over 30 | years the home of the Tennyson fam- Xone here the poet was born in 1500, Throughout his life the charm of this land of quiet villages, large flelds, grey Dhillsides, rolling woods; and marshes extending to the sea, never lost its grip upen his imagination. Again and again glimpses appear in his works of the beloved countryside of his youth. "THE BRIMMING RIVER." The brook immortalised in the poet's beautiful lyric, flows along the boun- dary of the fields attached to 'the Somersby Rectory, - Tennyson does not mention it by name. In reality it has as many names as the song which the White Knight sang to Alice. In nance map it 'is marked as Lymm, and this nwust be accepted as its official name. It rises in the higher ground at Tetford, and in Lincolnshire it is known as the "'beck' of the parishes through which it flows--Tet- ford Beck, Somersby Beck, Sausthorpe Beck, and soson until it flows on-- To join the river, --the River Steeping, and so into the sea near Wainfleet. 4 ¥ Mr. Gainsford, the purchaser of the Somersby estate, is the son of Wil Dunn Gainsford, of Skendleby Hall. He resides near WorkaoD: and assists in the management of the collieries belonging to his father there. . -------------------------- TOWED 800 MILES THROUGH CYCLONE British Cadet Ship's Thril- ling Resins Feat at ea ects, to- | compiete | d FI FOUR DEAD IN BALLOON CRASH Trailing Rope Fouled Tree, Netting Broke, En. velope Freed DROP OF 100 FEET Basket Full of Passengers Fell to Earth Like Stone A holiday crowd of nearly 4,000 peo-' A fourth Injured that he recover, The dead are: Capt. Ernest Willows; Mr. and Mrs: William F. Harbage, of Church walk, Kempston: Mrs, Florence Crowsley, of Bedford road, Kempston. The injured man is B- Crowsley, husband of the dead woman. The scene ofthe accident was the beautiful park lof Kempton Hoo, which Colonel O, L. Eugster had lent for the 18th annus! Kempston Sports and Flower Show. Is not expected to the River | liam | pany A STRONG WIND. Several ascents had been made by the balloon, and nothing wrong had been suspected. There was a fairly high wind blow- ing, and the landing place was in a part of the grounds sheltered by trees. Owing to the breeze high ascents had not been attempted. : About 3:30 Mr. and Mrs. Harbage and Mr. and Mrs. Crowsley entered the basket for a trip, accompanied by the pilot, Captain Willows, sitting on a seat above. The balloon was descending when the trailing rope fouled a tree. Men operating the winch for wind- ing down the balloon released it to some extent ixf'prder fo clear this foul- 5. The balloon then shot upwards, and it is thought that the strain caused by the unwinding in conjunction with a gusty wind which was blowing from the north-east resulted in the metting beginning to break. tever occurred, it is clear that when the balloon was about 100ft, in the air it was swerved round by the wind and then, without any warning, this. Whole of the netting appeared to collapse, and the envelope parted com. th the netting 'and floated away in the wind. The basket fell like a stone into the centre of the sports arena. WATCHERS" ACCOUNTS. On the way down the pilot, who was in the hoop of the basket trying to release the valve, jumped, and fell Two of the sth » of the er passengers were also geen to jump from the basket. The pilot, Mr. Harbage, and Mrs. Crowsley were killed instantly, and Mrs. Harbage died on the way to hospital. Mr. Crowsley was severely injured, and is in a serious condition, in Bed- ford County Hospital. When the basket with its human load crashed close to crowds of spec- tators, Colonel Eugster was taking part in a rollicking game of tilting the tub. { Laughter changed in an instant to hushed silence; then followed the cries of relatives of the passengers as the crowd surged over the barriers to where lay the wreckage of the balloon basket. The balloon, when released from the | fused net, was carried off awiftly and dropped In a field at Lidlington, five mi Golding. an eye-witness of the ir, , an 1 disaster, said that when the bal- from [loon was a. hundred feet from the: r. | signal for help, and a score of once ground the pilot blew a whistle as a men at Simultaneously the balloon lurched to one side. A moment ter the gas- bag shot upwards and the ot, with the passengers and pilot, dropped to the ground, out but vacancy, receiving passenger was so seripusly 3 s NE Trick and District durin, lish mili , bY the HT ary . Laden Tables No Obstacle ., . FARMERS WATT ISCULPTORRECTOR = FORMLK POOL HAS ANY EFS * of {| Vast Quantities Supplied - ¢ pageant, in ald of the Margate SAILORS DON'T CARE/LONDON WAITRESS FOR SMALL BOOTS Dress Reforms Urged on Admiraity--Abolish Lanyard No lanyard, a raincoat, and bigger | boots--these are the dress reforms which bhluejackets are u-ging on the Admiralty, The white lanyard, worn round the neck by bluejackets for hundreds of Years, .may soon disappear. he men péint out that, with a knife attached, it merely gets in the way under conditions of service in modern ships, In the days of sailing vessels it'was. & necessity, but today, when ratings are employed drilling in turrets, at guns, and,with rifles, and in looking after machinery, the lanyard is more a nuisance than an article of utility, The Admiralty is also being asked to modernize uniforms by intreducing a raincoat 'in place of the present mackintosh and ollskin, supplying larger fitting, better quality and welt- ed boots, a lighter pattern cap, and an improved type of collar without PREFERS ONE ROOM S Poor Widow Declines to Ac- cept Pension Offered Her A widow of 68, living in the poorest part of Southwark, London, 'has re- a free home and pension of 18s. 6d. a week, rather than leave the one Swail room which she has made her ome. 'Over 100 notices were posted in the parish or St. Saviour's, Southwark, in- visting applicants for a vacancy as an almswoman ' at Alleyn's College of God's Gift, Dulwich. This caries with it free medical attendance in {liness and, free log fuel for fires: ~ Applicants had {o be poor peopls of good character who had Hved for the three g Years in the parish, who had not received poor law relief during that time, and who from age, lll-heaith, accident or infirmity were unable to maintain themselves. Each pensioner receives 18s. 64. a. week and a 'small house in the college consisting of sitting-room, Kitchen and al It was the other who was offered the refused. She is 14s. 6d. a week 'panel' Collided With Another 'Boat But 5 + | Lr : is + g 'Countryman,' mote district of Monmouthshire, asks the question and gives his answer in &he following letter: visits to am I that the most astonishing thing about it is the waitresses and thelr re- markable feats of memory. than capacity in th neighbor at the table--a foreigner--de- Slated that in ai his travels Jie had en. countered nothing to surpass the Lon- don waitress. I~ "He watched a girl att: tables--ours and one, ining. In the course of half-an-hour she dealt with ten customers. then mix up the deliveries. district council so mindful o NB CRE [= TO ROW IN REAT ii HAS GOOD MEMORY = ome Remarkable Feats Noted by Visitor from Country What is the most Impressive fea- ture of London? A correspondent, who signs himself writing from a re- **When I return to this village after my occasional visits to London I am frequently asked Ww) most about the city? What strikes you =~ Larhg General "Str ; ot Paid For WHO GOT PROFIT Government. Refuses FEx- planation or Action in Settling Accounts ------ Although two months have passed since the general strike was called off, a large ber of - Eastern "O farmers have not yet received a penny for the vast quantities of milk supplied to the Government Milk Pool at Wood. | 20% ford Green for distribution in subur- ban Essex sex, Suffolk and . In most cases the distributors col- lected the milk at the Pool and paid Cash for it, but even In those cases which the Government permitted farmers to contihue' to supply direct the retailer had to pay the money into thé Pool office. AN 8d. RIDDLE. Is Naval and Motor Engis i neer, i EF ana Hypnotist 'GOOD SPORTSMAN Transformed Barren Church in Bedfordshire ~. By His ed » £ TRY. He was formerly rector at St. Swithe in's - Lewisham. . ability, the plano, o violin, "cell Y. pl . a. Sars a mn The usual terms between farmers |to and retailers being weekly payments, the holding up of payment for supplies during the Jae days' strike has caus- hards! tests have heen made by the aggrieved farmers, some of whom have combined in an effort to get an interview with some one responsible at the Board of Trade; but all applications for inter- views have been refused and no farmer. and the price paid to the Pool by the retailer. ROBBERS HAUL AT LONDON MUSEUM: Priceless Ancient Coins Sreater the. number of my London, the more convinced "Duriag my last visit I was 'more ever . impressed with theif direction; and my 'At one moment she received orders comprising 17 items: she required no repetition and did not make a mis- TO FREE HOME = the bills afterwards she filled in the figures 'without any question -- a glance at the customer seemed to re- fresh her memory, "'Of course there are exceptions who of e. "Not only that, but in making out ways want a repetition or two, and *'But with regard to the generality of waitresses, I would ask in the terms of an expressive Americanism: Can you beat it? VILLAGE LANES [a5 FORLOVERS ONLY =: ------------------ Lanes For Courting Couples In Yorkshire there exists a Futal days' that it set Only two women applied, one of |the excl '| whom, after inquiry, was disq ortley "Cars must ducts by Arthur to two | ing S. Kensington A sensational robbery at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in South Ken. sington, is being investigated by Scot land Yard. : One of the show cases on the first floor was broken open, and from it was stolen 34 very rare oid gold coins, an. These form part of the famous Salt- collection. The intrinsic value of the gold is about £50, but it is impossible to assess the value of the coins as his- toric treasures. - They date from 431 B.C. to 220 A.D,, and are virtually priceless. SOME OF THE COINS. coins was one of Plilladelphus, B.C ith oe .C,, Wi ] Higro, Syracuse, 275-21 Phare made a chancel, When I od [the gates to PATS " LONDON TRAFFE; ILS 18 WEY Startling Increase in Accly dents Due to Motor- + cycles : Strést accideiits in London have ind : by pearly 10,000 in oad figures issued r waich ended June was 80,717, compared with 20,725 for the previous three months. Private 254 fatal socidents--dt ) [the rate of over 18 a week--an ine Kindly Council Closes Twoll, crease of 67, An official connected with the traf. has | fic organization of London sald that it 'was difficult to assign any special res. son for. the somewhat large increase, Year's Sales £12.230,000.and 32 Per Cent Dividend sales of stout and sundry pro- os Dublin brewers, ' for Yoo 13 Co., the Excise, Bg Ei 8 Base i 5 Bis, dd it is § i § § by get 5 gi § 1 +h § . »