STERILISATION OF UNFIT. RHODESIAN LOAN. WORLD’S SMALLEST BOOK.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 904, 27 October 1933, Page 1

STERILISATION OF UNFIT.

RHODESIAN LOAN.

WORLD’S SMALLEST BOOK.

.__..— Woulcl Affect One-fifth of Population. United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Cnpyriglu. LONDON, Octcbcr 26. The sterilisation of mental defectives Cvmtinues as a matter of intensive public debate. Professor Cyril Burt, Professor of Psychology at University“ College, Oxford, speaking at the. London School Of Hygiene, flung a bombshell at the up» holders of wholesale sterilisation by pointing out that, in Order to wipe out the evil, it would be necessary to sterilise one-fifth of the population, There were, he said, at least 300,000 serious defectives in Britain, but only 60,000 of them were traceable. The Bishop of Exeter, the Right Rev Ford \Villiam Guscoyne-(lecil. speaking at Caxton llall_ also put :1 new aspect (m the problem. arguing that, if individuals were sterilised for the benefit {,f the community, people mentally and lmrlily perfect should be encouraged -»- perhaps compelled ... to have large families. ——

United Press Assn—Dy Electric 'l‘elogmph—Copyright. (Riccivcd October ‘27, 11.30 am.) LONDON, October 116. The Southern RhmlLsiu luau was over-subscribed in five minutes. _.____..._

__.__.__. United Press A 5311.” By Electric Te]ograDh—Copyright. “'ORCESTER (Massaclnx<ctt:~", ‘ October 254 The completion of what is described as the smallest printed book in the world was announcer] here to-day. The volume Consists rnf twenty-eight pages containing forty-six of the quatrains of the translation of the “Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam. The size is 3-16 in by 6-10 in. It is leatherbound. It was printed from seven copper plates, each Containing [our pages. They were made Ivy photo engraving, Two quatruins appear on each pagel The Completed bunk weighs one-third of 3 carat (about one and a half grains) and took seven years to complete.