The Mighty Atom

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 67, 28 June 1912, Page 7

The Mighty Atom

David Jones has been appointed Opposition organiser for tho South Island. Apparently it is hoped to bring all opposing elements into Davy .Jones' looker. * » * Professor Hiekorton, of Cliiistclnir<:h, now in England, appears to be attracting the attention of the journalistic world of Ixmdon with his theory of partial impart. Quito recently, "llaniisworth'e Popular Science" and the "Illustrated London News" both contained lengthy explanations of the professor's deduction?. •■ ■ • Liebkneeht, the distinguished Gorman Socialist, spent eight of his Christmases in prison for political offences. That is something to do for one's faith. * * # Enrico Forri, the" briHiant scientist ::nd Socialist of Italy, has been ro>olocrted as Deputy to Gonzaga by 4579 votes, but owing to internal dissensions Forri did not poll the full iength of the party. * # # Charles Edward Russell, the famous magazine writer, is credited by the. 'Chicago Daily Socialist" as saving '•ustralia that "a. fellow more used to overalls than any other dress is Ambassador at the Court of St. James." Australians who are at all conversant with the lit. Hon. Sir George Reid, K.C., I.C, LL.D., drydog, and monocle, will be , pardoned ii the thought of the expansive frame of George in overalls' brings a smile. Really, C. E. Russell is too much of a humorist 1 ¥ # • T Spillninn, late of Auckland, was jailed in Melbourne recently because of his connection and advocacy of the claims of the unemployed. The'charge was that of using riotous language. Spillman insists that there, is no foundation whatever for the charge. * # ♦ Andrew Carnegie, whoso gifts of bloodstained libraries is well known, delivered his address as Hector of the Aberdeen 'University amid turbulent scenes on the part of tho students. Chairs and rugs were hurled about the theatre by + lio unruly undergraduates, and they maintained an incessant din of singing and whistling, rendering the delivery of Mr. Carnegie's inaudible- until tlie uprop.r was quelled. Carnegie's millions evidently failed to imprests the Scottish students. * * * "Rmiler" Hales lias been appointed the "'limes" correspondent for Hueiios Avres. Mativ amusing nii'-fdotes are told of "Smiler." Once I" 1 stnried a, daily paper with no c.npitnl. Naturally creditors were fr-eqno-i at tho f'ffw'O. One his rriovl;. persistcm , and presented a hill for the third limp in one week. "That vvill bo all liglu." said "SiiiiKr." as h< lihvl it \vi:h the air of a, millionr.iie. "Put T should like, to point <mt, Mr. H:i!cs." oxclaimed the creditor., "that 1 have called three times thin week about this small account " A."P.IT. smiled hhndly as ho replied, ''Well, don't think you're an exception, old chap. Tliore's a lot of V:!u callim; every day." » • * * The late Mr. Brain Stoker (Sir Henry Irving'r manager) used to 'oil a story in which Nan sen, the Arctic explorer, figured. Irving was playing in Lond'.v.i one night, when his theatre was visited by Nansori, newly back from his dash "Farthest North," and the curtain was hardly up wlion Stolier v.'ont behind to tell tho actor that tho explorer was in one of the. living received the news in silon-o.e. A lit/tie later a ni'-mbor of tho company r-nent-ed the intelligence, and Tning grunted Yet another anxious informant came to him and said, "Oh. Sir Henry, do you know that the gr< at Nansen is in front F" "Nausrn ?" said Irving, as ii trying to remember who Nanism was. "Oh, yes-- J roirember now: the chap who stands tho cold so well." v * « It is si>.i(i ilii.i, in the one* ef many eminent men who b:\vi- mot their dcith by assassination tlie victims have lu>d ;) presentiinMit :.k to v'lnt was about to happen. Al.iiiiiaiii Lincoln was one of these. He- met, bis Cabinet oik , afternoon, and iijs IV'l'ow Ministers -were tini'-h struck. Willi his extreme gravity. So moved w;.s ho tliat he, could not for hour giving expression to his thought?. "{;entlei!i.f , n.' , he- snid, "something v<'ry oxt raoi'difiary is .".oiiw to hapiH-n, 'And that soon. For the third time ] ]iavo dreamed tin , droam. I dream tlmt. I am drifting en a great, broad. Tollin , ./ river. lam ■ a beat. Jii.fl I' drift—l drift. I',ni this is TioL biisinc'-s." A fc-w hours later he wa*- dead.