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Dunstan Times, Issue 3135, 18 September 1922, Page 7

The late Rutland Barrington, who created 1 many parts in Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, was one of the annuitants of King George's pension fund for actors and actresses, which, came into existence as a sequel to the Coronation gala performance 11 years ago. The old Savoyard 1 was, in fact, one of the only two male pensioners l , the other being E. M. Rlobson, whose first appearance on the stage d'ates back over half a century. The actresses who have been granted' pensions for their services to the profession are Louise Mood'ie, Alma Murray, Dolores Drummond (who made her debut in 1856), Emma Chambers, Jennie Lee ("Jo"), both of whottn are well known to Australians, and Cicely Richards.

The world's most famous clock and watchmaker has just died. He was. of course, a. German, Herr Fran?, Ludwig Loebner, and it was his proud boast that he made the first chronometer which split a second of time into a thousand parts. Chronometers of Mich precision axe used for measuring the velocity of projectiles. Herr Loebner was also very proud, too, of the isio-called "Eternal Calendar" in the reading-room of the Reichstag in Berlin. This wonderful piece of mechanism will go on telling the day and the date, the seasons and the phases of the moon until the year 1999.