The sun., 1908-04-19
EASY TO VANISH IN LONDON


COnAnuod from FirH Page
on the sunEAh River iuto sugar re6psries.
The Russian authorities are rather an
noyed at Poles and Chinese thus forestalling
Russian enterprise In this nov field.
Much expectation IL aroused In Italy by
the announcement that Eleonora DuSe has
accepted q drama from an obscure writer
who is At present In prison. II Ia the Worh
Of one Guido Casale. who 10 charged with
the murder In 1905 Of a lawyer one Of the
foremost figures in the Modugno murder
case at PerudA,
CsSale is still, owing to the dilatoriness Of
Italian legal procedure, awaiting his trial
Meantime he has written q tragedy, entitled
'Anangke, in which he describes the mo-
tves that drove him to commit the deed
Of which he confesses himself guilty. There
is Q woman In the case and a will and q
fortune.
Duss. TO whom the piece was submitted.
was struck by the extraordinarily powerful
situation and the talent displayed in the
construction Of the drama. She has, 1t 10
understood decided to place II on the stage
and appear In the title role.
According TO LIHuSirdti0A Of Paris an
epoch making discovery In photography
has bean communicated 10 the French
Academy Of Science by Prof. hppmann Of
Paris, whose reputation a. an optical expert
ls we'll known.
Prof. Llppmann has submitted to the
Academy the frst specimens Of pictures
taken by a new Photographic apparatus
which reproduces the relief impression Of
an ordinary photograph when seen through
a stereosoope, only more distinct in outline
Moreover. the perspective on the photo
graphic plate changes according TO the
angle Of vision under which II 10 viewed. q
thing which has until now never been 40
oomplshed,
The eye thus sees q photographed land
scape literally true to pature. The method
by which this result 10 achieved is said 10 be
Of the simplest.
A mean little house In the poorest quarter
Of the Danish town Of 0dense was filed last
week with a distinguished company that
had assembled there TO witness an interest
ing cerehony In this loWly dwelling Hans
Christian Andersen, writer Of fairy stories,
beloved by old and young throughout the
civilized world was born the son OF poor
cobbler on April ?, 1906.
The house has been acquired by tho mu-
nicipality. which converted 1t into museum
after il had been restored TO its original
eighteenth century appearance, The mu-
scum, which was formally opened last week,
contains all the popular authors works In
various editions, photographs, manuscripts
and letters, including his correspondence
with the Grand Duke Charles Alexander Of
SAKE Weimar, his friend and patron.
Among Andersen's personal effects pre-
served there, attention 10 attracted TO a sofa
cushion embroidered with a swan, the sig
nifcance Of which will be readily under
stood by those who remember his charming
tale Of the Ugly Duckling,'
DR.. Nikoa Tesla will be surprised and
no doubt gratifed to learn from the Chris
tiania Fri Presse that his attempts to COM
municate with the planet Mars by etheric
waves have at last been successful.
A contingent Of Martians have landed
from an airship in Telemarken. Norway A
despatch from Notodden announces that a
number Of birdlike creatures descended
near a nitrogen factory there, their flying
machine having been attracted by electric |
waves emanating from the machinery. The
weird creatures spoke in strange hutelike |
tones, but failed to make themselves under
stood. There can be no doubt that II was
at DR.. Tesla's invitation that they decided
to pay this old earth a visit Thus the !
Fri Prssse
The announcement. telephoned through |
out Norway, created a widespread sensa- /
tOh, and In Stockholm, too, the news was
in the windows Of newspaper
Offices, arousing much excited comment. |
Scores OF people set out from Christiania 10
Notodden to see the wonderful creatures, |
but they returned disappointed, for no
one at Notodden had seen anything Of the
Martians.
Not few Of those who had first inquired
Of the fri Presss and obtained a conhrma-
tion Of the news now demanded their
expenses from that paper But
they we're all invited TO look at the date
il was april i.
When the annual inscription Of students'
names was carried out last week at the
L University Of Paris II was found that there
vas a marked increase in the number Of
Students, and In particular in the number
of French women entering the various
faculties Of literature. science, law and
Ten years ago there we're only a few
omen students. Then came constantly
Increasing stream from abroad, mostly
rom Russia, so that now there are over a
thousand.
The faculty OF letters attracts the great
.st number sos. The number who study
aw is l2s Medicine shows an increase
rom 70 women students 10 " and science
las 2ss.
The performance at the Chatelet Theatre
n Paris was interrupted the other evening
" hat dispute which had its novel side
Two women wearing the enormous hats
lear TO Partisan theatregoen came and
at themselves in the second row Of the
'rchestra stalls Immediately in front Of
wo men. The men begged the ladies to
emove their headdresses. but in vain
he ladies' pleaded first that they had not
ONE 10 the theatre with their hair done
n such a way as to allow their hats 10 be
emoved, second. that any one who insisted
pon a lady's taking on hor ha; when she
lid not want TO was deficient in the most
lementary rulee Of French gal!antry, and
nallv that there Nas no repulation nj tho |