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LATE LORD RUTHERFORD

BURIAL IN THE ABBEY MANY SCIENTISTS PRESENT [ British Official Wirclees.] RUGBY, Oct. 5. The ashes of the late Lord Rutherford were buried to-day in the scientists’ corner in the east nave of Westminster Abbey, near the tombs of such great predecessors in scientific research as Newton and Kelvin. A great gathering, representing the whole scientific world, was present. HIGHEST TRIBUTE NOTABLES’ LAST RESPECTS LONDON, Oct. 26. The highest tribute possible to Lord Rutherford's life work was paid when his ashes were buried in Westminster Abbey in the presence of distinguish-, ed persons, including the Earl of Fortesque (representing the King), Mr. J. P. Humphries Davies (representing the Prime Minister), Lord Bledisloe, Earl Baldwin, Sir Josiah Stamp, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Viscount Swinton, and other Ministers, scientists, publicists, and Dominion representatives. The pall-bearers were Professor H. N. Dean, Sir Frank Heath, Professor E. D. Adrian, Sir Edward Poulton, S< George Lee, Mr. W. J. Jordan, Sir William Bragg, Professor A. S. Ede, Lord Dawson of Fenn, and Professor W. L. Bragg. The deeply moving service was conducted by Canon Slorr, sub-bean of Westminster. Wreaths from all parts c' the world were placed in the cloisters as they arrived, and there they stretched in a continuous mass of c« Jour. They included tiny buncnes of flowers and gigantic tributes from great scientific organisations. Cne of the most beautiful consisted of New Zealand flowers and foliage, inscribed ‘ln memory of his University days from the New Zealand Government.” Lady Rutherford appeared to be deeply distressed and leaned on the arm of her son-in-law, Professor Fowler. MATCHED WITH NEWTON Received Oct. 26, 7.55 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 26. Sir James Jeans, in a broadcast tribute, sqid: “Lord Rutherford's mental qualities, directness of method and unerring judgment were reminiscent of Faraday, but to match him we must go back to Newton,”

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 255, 27 October 1937, Page 7

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LATE LORD RUTHERFORD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 255, 27 October 1937, Page 7

LATE LORD RUTHERFORD Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 255, 27 October 1937, Page 7