The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-10
Copyright. 1918. by A. D. J.,oa.on.,

tndt Louoon anu huSiduu may NC ocpiisSo
of the magnificent collection OF Egyptian
antiquities which Prof. w. M. Flinders
lPetrie, has gathered during the last quar-
ter Of a century. 1t Is sufficient to say
THAT the collection is unique, and 30 rare
land important THAT no expenditure Of la
lbor and money could replace it.
Prof. Petrie, who has occupied the Ed
wards chair of Egyptology at University
college since it's foundation in 1882 has
Ioffered to the college his Egyptian col
Election for the total sum of s5,9S5. For
fmany years he has placed his private col
Election at the disposal Of the students of
lEgyptology, who come from all> parts of
the world. for the purpose OF developing
the knowledge of this important branch
of historical study.
| During the last twenty-five years Prof.
lPetrie has had opportunities of purchasing
antiquities in Egypt by living among the
people and understanding the age and
meaning of much that is outside the or
binary line. He has always bought I'M
usual things, hence the collection is large
lily supplementary to the national collec-
ton and consists of objects for study
rather than for popular show. It en-
braces the only dated collection OF pot
terry in existence, and it is the largest
also, ranging, as II does, from the prehis-
toric period down 10 the Roman and even
Christian times. and containing specimens
of every period.
The collection Of beads also Is the only
| dated collection in existence, and is by
far the most varied and complete 1t
/ contains specimens of all the precious
stones known to the Egyptians, and also
illustrates their manufactures in glass
and in the characteristic Egyptian
| "faience."
-sXl,
! the names of kings and other persons
form an unequaled SERIES Their inipor-
! lance, from an historical point of view.
may be illustrated by the fact that enc
Egyptian Pharoah, whose name appears
in the lists of Egyptian kings. is In
known except for certain OF these
| scarabs.
The collection of prehistoric objects is
more varied than any other, except that
of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford.
Many of the decorated vases are unique
in design. The flint implements are more
complete than any other series in Eng
land. Prof. Petrie has secured a speci-
men of every variety OF tool which he
has seen, and they illustrate glas3mak-
ing, weaving, stoneworking, metalwork-
ing. casting, building. and all other arts
which were practiced in Egypt.
Speaking generally. Prof. Petrie's col
lection may be described as the best col
lection for the student in England. The
loss Of il to the University College would
be incalculable The college was pioneer
in teaching Explanatory in Britain and
also in instituting a systematic training
course on that subject. The price asked
for the collection is by no means its real
value. II it were offered to collectors 1t
would bring much higher sum.
Most civilians are of the opinion that
there is only one sort of court-martial
by which an active soldier can be tried
for misconduct. AS matter of fact,
however, there are three kinds of court
martial Each is composed in a differ
ent fashion, and each has different puma
tive powers.
In time of peace a soldier may be
brought before either a general" q
district or a "regimentaP' court-mar-
tial The particular tribunal depends on
the gravity of the offense with which he
may be charged. Thus, a general
court martial deals with the most seri-
Gus breaches of discipline. such as mu-
tiny and insubordination, while less
less grave lapses are referred to as dis
trict' or to ''regimentar' courts-martial.
A general" court-martial can infiict
sentence of death or penal servitude, and
is the only military court which may try
an officer The maximum penalty of a
district" court-martal is two years
Imprisonment, and Of "regimental'
court-martial forty-two days arrest.
The members of a court-martial act
as both judge and jury. They decide
their verdict and sentence by vote, that
of the Junior member being always taken
first. Before a sentence is pronounced,
however it has to be approved by the
general commanding the garrison. In
his discretion this officer may reduce a
sentence or remit it altogether.
A general" court-martial has colonel
as a president, while district court
martial is presided over by a major,
and a "regimental' one by a captain.
The number of members varies from
nine to two, and one may act in this
capacity until he has completed GER
tain amount Of service. When an officer
is being tried every member must be at
least equal in rank to himself.
With a view to giving the accused
fair play, the members of the court
martial are, as far as possible, selected
from different regiments. The prisoner
also is allowed to engage counsel AS.
however a private only draws a shill-
ing a day, this luxury usually is be-
You'd his means.
1t is doubtful if any British legal ce-
lebrity has had such varied career as
Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney General
of England, whose appearance before the
Marconi committee has aroused so much
interest AS a youth of II he shipped on
Scottish trading vessel, the Blair
Athoi, to Rio de Janeiro, with a cargo Of
coal As he himself has put II, he had
to work like a niger" in more than one
respect, and as soon as the ship reached
he He
caught, however, and brought back, and
was so sick of the. sea when he returned
to London that he tried commercial life,
first as an agent for his fathers firm OF
produce merchants, and later as clerk
on the Stock Exchange. 1t was while
working In this capacity that he began
reading for the law, with what result all
know. AS a matter Of fact, the knowl-
edge he gained at sea and in business
proved valuable to him, for 1t was his
mastery Of mercantile and financial af-
fairs that first enable him to win dis
tinctive place at the bar.
Probably no man derived a bigger in
come from the legal profession than Sir
Rufus, and some idea Of the value placed
upon his services may be gathered from
the fact that in one case in which he
was leading counsel four years ago, and
the trial of which lasted twenty-one days,
he received a retaining fee OF $4,000 and
a refresher of G200 a day. 1t is esti-
mated that his private legal practice
was bringing him in over sSo.0o0 year
when he became Attorney General in
1910.
Sir Rufus capacity for work is one OF
his most remarkable characteristics. He
can do with four or five hours sleep per
night, and has been accustomed to rising
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