TO SEND PROFESSOR BICKERTON TO EUROPE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 9

TO SEND PROFESSOR BICKERTON TO EUROPE.

With the aid of £300 promised by, the Government by way of £ for £ subsidy up Jx> £300 of priiwate suDscriptions, the Bickerton Association of Christchurch hopes to raise sufficient funds to enable Professor Bickerton to* go to England, Europe, and America,, and place his theory of partial impact' (explaining the birih and growth of i-stars and planets) before the leaders o$ science there. "W<e are fully convinced," states the committee, in a national' -appeal, "that a large section of the public will most willingly contribute to-such: a fund, and this committee confidently, . makes this general appeal for public subscriptions. A smn-of 20;000 shifling* is required for expenses to send Professor Bickerton Home in a manner -fitting ■for an enterprise of such a national character, the funds obtained to be entrusted to trustees, and expended for the specific purpose of developing and proving the theory of irapaet. During Professor Bickerton's recent tour throughout Australasia, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth (Lord Dudley) advised that this course should be adopted* and promised to subscribe the sum. of £100, and expressed his intention to do all in his power to bring his influence to bear in the proper quarters in England." Subscriptions towards this object may be forwarded to the Bickertoa > Association, Box 535,, Christchurch.