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Ir ----A Page of News a EAT ETRE NE EAGER RRA Sh Lite ot TLS EE SNe "+ . nh ais 2 Ea] i SPERM P CAEREL SRS BUNT» » i ». + - ¥ bs * * . - rl tha ad nd Be i at dar ir ». MOUNTAIN TRIP TIIE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929 PAGE THIRTEEN nd Interesting Pictures Of the British Isles HONTFICENT GIFTS BY LORD BUCKLAND Will Disposes of Estate Valued for Probate at © $7,450,000 © Cardiff (Wales), -- Probate will = shortly be granted in gonnection with the will of the late Lord Buckland, the steel magnate, ho started life ag a pupil teacher. gross value of the estate sub- mitted to probate is $7,450,000, with net personality of $5,500,000, id the amount of duty alreauy id is $1,800,000. he executors are Lady Buea 16nd, the widow, Sir William Ber- ¥y, Bart., and Sir Gomer Berry, Bt, brpthers. "Details of Lord Buckland's will not been issued, but they in- dlude munificent bequests to Mer- thyr Tydfil, his native town. . 'He bequeathed Ordinary and Second Preference shares to the value of $250,000 in the firm of Guest; Keen and Nettlefold to five trustees, directing that the annual income from the trust should be used "in the relief or assistance of " pecessitous and deserving poor per- s, residing in the country bor. ough of Merthyr, and who shall be either residents, native born, or shall have been residents continu- ously in the borough for ten years preceding the grant for relief and being of age of not less than thir- ty: years." The will also contains.five be- quests each of "$5,000 Second Pre- ference shares in Guest, Keen and Nettlefold, to the education com- mittee for the Country Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, on trust, the in- come therefrom to be for the provi- sign of annual prizes to pupils at- tepding certain schools. Lord Buckland was killed while ? riding in his grounds at Buckland. H¢ turned to talk to. his groom when his horse swerved, and Lord Buckland was thrown, His head struck a telegraph pole, and he was dead. when assistance arrived. . ATTRACTING MANY ess, Scotland.--Ben Nevis 1s 'Mecen of the Scottish Moun- -taineering Club, whose members, to the number of about 100, are revel- ling in the glorious weather amid the, different ascents on the mon- arch of British mountains, The pro- tracted drought, which is so very unusual in this district, makes the hills particularly attractive to rock climbers, and all the great ridges of the Ben are in perfect condition due to the almost complete absence of ice, a cepndition exceptionally rare at this season. Amongst the ascents 'sucgessfuly - tackled have been the Towers Ridge, the Castle Ridge, the north-east buttress, and the rock faces of the Cairn Dearg. Numerous parties have visited the summit of the mountain, which 1s remarkably free of snow. On Mon- day an Alpine hut, gifted to the Club by Dr. Inglis Clark, of Edin- burgh, for the use of members of the Club, is to he formally open- ed. It ig erected at a convenient site' in Corry. and les at an alti. tud$ of over 2000 fest, It is meant asa shelter in time of stress, and, being 'stocked with provisions and supplied with stoves and bedding, members can, when occasion re- quires, spend the night there, INFANT MORTALITY LOWER IN BRITAIN London,--The birth rate in Eng- Jand and Wales in 1928 showed an increase of 6,095 over the pervious year, the death rate among chil dren under a year old was lower-- and there were more boys born than girls, The figures reveal that there were 660,267 babies born, during the year, compared with 654,172, but in 1920 there were nearly a million, Deaths numbered 460,440, a de- crease of 20,000 on 1927, The infant mortality rate for the year in England and Wales was 65 per 1,000 births, This is the best recorded, the previous lowest being 69 in 1923. Marriages numbered 302,310--a &li~ht decrease on last year, but an increase on earlier post-war years. Influenza was either a primary or contributory cause of death in 1,727 cases in the last quarter of the year, ' Chelsea had the highest influ- enza death rate in London and Bermondsey the lowest, JOIN THE LEGION! Melrose, Scotland.--Lady Haig was the principal guest at a soclal gathering of the Melrose Branch of the British Legion, at which Major Hope presided. In urging that every man should join the British Lé~icn, Lady Bais sald they would come forward in larger numbers | they had seen what she had lately witnessed in Ireland. She could hardly describe the sights she saw there. These men fought in the trenches with the men from Brit. ain, bat * while the latter came as heroes these Irish soldiers 1:0 welcome on arrival, and now 3 was no work. no dole, and not + parish relief for them. "he advised them not to keep '= funds in their own branch, tn nse them in the best way t"=v could for those in need, to fry and find employment for the men. and te en~ourage this by buy- ing their poppies from the factory. PLEA IS MADE FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF WOMEN AT COUNCIL London, England. --A special effort is being made to get Women's Institute members throughout Canada to attend the rural section of the convention of the International Council of Wom- en, which has been called by tne Marchioness of Aberdeen and "em- air, in London, April 30 to May 4, A tour of the English Institutes will be conducted from May 6 to 11, when special branches of work such as pageants, exhibitions, chor- al and dramatic performances and handicrafts highly 'developed by the British Institutes will be seen. On May 12, 13, and 14, the annual general meeting of the Federated Women's Institutes of England and Wales will be held. EMPIRE TO HE'R SERVICE FOP KING British Radio 'Company is Planning to Broadcast Abbey Ceremony London. --There {is a DOs: sibility of the people in the remot- est parts of Canada being able to hear the thankseiving service for the King, which it is expected will be held in July, probably in Westminkter Abbey, 2 The British Broadcastmgz Cor- poration is willing to broadcast the service if it is permitted to do 80, and it also would be possible to use the 5 SW empire short wave station. Through a series of rel- ays {it is believed the people throughout the Empire ana the world could hear the service and join in the thanksgiving. Dr; Claude Jenking, curate of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster has been appointed canon of Can- terbury, in place of the late Rev Canon Arthur William Robinson, - LORD BIRKENHEAD Who, in the House of Lords recent- ly voiced Britain's determination to adhere to the agreements made for bi payment of inter-allied war . ts. PINK IS FAVORITE COLOR OF ROYALTY London.--Pink seems to be a ta~ vorite colour among Royal ladies. The Queen hag just ordered two rose-pink day gowns and a spring coat of the. same colour, while the Duchess of York has a dainty pink bedroom. Princess Mary is having a rose boudoir at Goldshorough Hall, now being redecorated. and even Prin- cess Elizabeth prefers her pink frocks and a certain coral necklace REAL MAN'S JOB London,--Mrs. Bennie Gibbs, of Crossways Farm, Ingham, is said to be the only woman in England working at the art of hand brick- making. Her brickyard, which she inherited from her father after his death a few years ago, has an out- put of 500,000 bricks a year. She takes samples of her work around in an automobile to 'builders and architects. ENGLAND ALL SET FOR TOURIST CROWD Galaxy of Functions Are Arranged for Season Open- ing in May London. ~-- Lendon is pre- paring to welcome more than 30, 000 American visitors who have hooked their passages in various liners, Their numbers and the number of visitors from Europe, would be greatly increased if it were not for the irritating restric- tions which are still imposed on visitors to this country from fore eign lands. But London will be crowded in the coming season in spite of the restrictions, There will be added to the foreign visitors a multitude who are already on their way to England from all the corners of the Empire. London 1s getting ready for them and for a season which the happiness of the King's recovery will make the most joyous gince the war. The house-decorator's paint. brush ig working overtime in May- fair, Buildings which had grown grey in the grime of winter are once again glistening white in the gpring sunshine. May Splendor Thousands of men and women all over the world are thinking anu dreaming of the splendor of Lon- don in May, recollecting the shim- mering beauty of the Row on a sunny morning, the private wiew day at the Royal Academy when in the first days of May the season officially opens, the first Courts of the season. The Courts this year are to be held on May 9 and 10, when the Prince of Wales will attend the Queen, owing to the enforced aw sence of the King. Hundreds of beautiful girls who are to be pre- sented this season are discussing the great event as it looms nearer and nearer. thinking and talking of it and of nothing else. Plang are in the making for bril- liant race meetings--the Derby, the Oaks, Ascot, and Goodwood, with their panoramas of georgeous clothes and pretty faces. The Roy- al Tournament, the International Horse Show, and the tattoo of the troops of the Aldershot Command are already included in the pro- grams of overseas visitors. Those visitors to London wno wish to make quick trips to ceu- tres of Interest in Great Britain will find that the way. like a magic carpet, is unfolded in front of them. There are 200 circular tours, espe- cially arranged, that cover the most romantic, historic, and beautiful spots in England, Scotland and Ireland, SIR HENRY SF RAVE 5 GUEST OF KING After Being Knighted Takes Lunch at Craigwell House Bogror, -- Maor H. O.. D, Seagrave, England's speed king, is now a knight of the road in fact as well as figuratively speaking. The King bestowed upon him the accolade of knighthood as a re- ward for his famous automobile and motorboat speed feats in the United States, The major was the first man honored by the King in person since His Majesty's recent illness. The King wore morning dress. As Major Seagrave knelt before him, a sword was handed to the King by an attendant, and His Majesty then touched the major on the right shoulder, saying "Rise, Sir Henry." After the ceremony, Major Sir Henry Seazrave spent some time with the King, telling him about his American trip and his speed feat sthere. Afterwards Sir Henry was presented to Queen Mary and had lunch at Craigwell House, A new 20,000-tone steamer, spe- clally designed for the Australian mail service, was launched at Bar. row. Lady Courtney of Penwith, wid- ow of a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, died at Chelsea, wa = BOBBY THE SHEEP THINKS HIS PAL IS A QUACK These two strange friends, Bobby the sheep and Clara the duck, were snapped in an English farmyard where they are well-known as inseparable ~ ROTSPSTOIORC RPMI § BDI Rv I yor oi Leuadom, Sir Kj Luk the prizcs at Load A JUDGE AL S.0W som Siudd, and his wife, presented the van hor:e parade in Regents Park recently, The Lord Mayor is shown chatting with one of the judges. LLOYD GEORGE IS BITTERLY ATTACK:D Brig.-Gen. "Charteris Pub- lishes Book on Life of Field Marshal London. ~ Brigadier-General John Carteris, M.P.,, who was a close confident of Lord Haig, in "The Life of Field-Marshal Earl Haig," published the other day, bit- terly attacks Lloyd George for his al- bad faith in dealing with the French behind Haig's back. General Char teris charged Lloyd George with re- sponsibility for much of the loss sus- tained .by the British Army during the German push on Amiens in March, 1918, He declares that Lloyd George at the instigation of General Nivelle in 1917 sought to force the Allies to adopt a policy of crossing the Alps in order to make peace 'in Vienna and that when Haig protested, I loyd George attempted to have the British army paced under command of Ni- velle. The author claims that even before this Lloyd George had insult. ed Haig by asking Marshal roca 1or his opinion on Haig's capabilities, He says that French gencrals condoled with Haig over such insuits, Condoled with Haig He also insists that Liuyu George was responsible for the British ar- my's blood bath at Passchendaele be- cause, at the Calais conference in February, 1917, he committed the Bri- tish army to Nivelle's disastrous pol- icy of "breaking through," the col- lapse where of caused a mutiny in the French ranks, held French forces im- mobile for several months and forced the British attack at Passchendaele in order to relieve the French situa- tion. General Charteris declares that Haig was convinced of his own mis- sion as an instrument of Providence to achieve victory for the British ar- mies. He says that when the moment arrived when Haig had to make a de- cision for or against throwing the British army against the Hindenburg line, he found himself forced to bear the whole burden of decision for Sir Henry Wilson had cautioned him against incurring heavy losses coupl- ing this with a warning that the war cabinet would "become anxious" if such losses were incurred without success, whereon Lord Haig comment- in London at the present time and how ignorant they are of the first principles of war." General Char- teris secks to prove that Lord Haig in 1918 decided that for the satety ou the Allies the command would have to be taken out of the hands of Pe- tain, He sent urgent telegrams to the Minister' of War and the chief of the General Staff urging them to come forthwith to France with a view to urging the appointment of Foch as supreme commander, and also he wrote to Clemenceau. Even at the beginning of 1918 Foch had main- tained a policy of limited offensives whereas Haig pressed and finally con- vinced Foch of the wisdom of men- acing the whole German line and the German army was cut in half, COAL TRADE REVIVAL Pit at Lochgelly, Scotland, To Reopen After a Year's Idleness Lochgelly, Scotland.-~-The Mary Pit, which belongs to the Lochgel- ly Iron and Coal Company (Ltd.), is to be reopened, after having been closed for fully a year. Its normal employment capacity was 200 men, but at present only a comparatively small number will be engaged, and others will be tak- en on as the workings are cleared and developed. : The news has given much satis {faction in Lachgelly, which depends almost wholly on the mining indus~ try for providing employment. Al- together five pits in the district were closed down by the Lochgelly Company when the acute depres- siop in the coal trade was first experienced. leged insulting treatment of Haig and | 2 ed "What a lot of weaklings we have GERTENARY OF Z00 T0 BE CELEBRATED Famous Altraction of Old London Is One Hundred Years Old London.~--The Prince of Wales, who possesses much first-hand knowledge of wild animal life, is taking a keen interest in the Lon- don Zoo Centenary celebrations, and intends to be present at the Sammemqration dinner on Apn) A deer, a vulture and an eagle were all the wild animals shown in the zoo collection at the start. They were housed at the offices of the newly-formed society in Brun- ton street. Now there are nearly 4,000 spe- cimens on exhibition, worth about £35.000. London took a great interest in the new zoe. People came dressed in full garden party clothes and inspected the animals with strict decorum. It was a social function, To smoke in the zoo on a Sunday was anathema. To smoke on a Sat- urday was bad enough, and never in the neighborhood of the band, When the lion, the bear and the elephant arrived at the zoo they were objects of wonder. Weird stories were told by the keepers of their characteristics. The ele- phant was said to be able to pluck flowers with the grisley bit at the end of his trunk and tie them up on a nosegay. The bear was popularly reported to be a great critic of the merits of ale and small beer, The popularity of the zoo today can be estimated by the extraordin- ary attendance. Something like 2,000,000 people visit the garden annually, More than 250,000 peo- ple were admitted last year on Sun days alone. The oldest inhabitant is Marma- duke, the giant tortoise, who is re- ported to have been alive nibbling cabbage in the reign of Queen Anne. He is still "going strong." "BRUTAL SPECTACLE" Glasgow Lord Provost at Bulle Fight in Spain Glasgow.--Lord Provost Sir Da- vid Mason, who returned from Corporation business in Spain, and resumed his duties at the Municl. pal Chambers, Glasgow, recently in the course of an interview, gave his impressions of a bull fight which he witnessed. He describes it as "a most brutal spectacle." Six events were set down in the pro- gram, but after he had seen the dispatch of the first two animaln he left the ring in disgust, Sir David spoke with warmth of the hospitality which they received at two banquets, when they were made to feel quite at home. Civile officials from 28 different countries were represented at the congress attended by the Lord Provost, which were held in a building which he characterized as ome of the most beautiful he had ever seen, -------- HUMAN CHESS Ramsgate,--Human chess was played here recently as a feature of the Kent County Chess associa- tion meet, The players sat on top of lawn tennis umpire seats. Fifty boys, all masters of chess themselves, were used as "pieces'" in three great games of chess in which mighty men of this "mov- ing" pastime took part. One of these players was the world-famous champion, Capablanca himself. Capablanca on a stool walling out his moves to the living boy pawns and kings and bishops was a sight to which all chess-loving Ramsgate flocked. 4 The mayor gave a reception to the chess association members, by way of a start-off for a week's con- gress and living chess was the fea- ture of the meeting. Mr. George Onslow Dean of Boyd Court, Dymock, Glos.,, who has died in his 101st year, followed the WOMAN'S TRE I AUSTRALIAN BUSH Lone Missionary Makes a 2,500-Mile Journey by Car London, May 2--One of the most adventurous women missionaries now touring remote outposts of the Bri- tish , Sood is Sister Agnes Mc- Gregor, who is at work in the Aus- tralian Bush country, : Details of her latest exploits at evangelisation in the wilds were given to a reporter recently. by Miss Sanders: secretary of the ladies' as- sociation of the Colonial and Contin- ental Church Society. In five weeks Sister Agnes has travelled 2,500 miles in her own car in the wilds. After her car had been dedicated in Sydney, she drove 680 miles to her parish, ww Since then she has been minister- ing to lonely and isolated folk, get- ting to her destination by aeroplane, on the back of a camel, by car, on horseback, walking and in mail van. This hardy pioneer has just had some curious experiences. The G80 miles journey she did in four days. After spending two days in Wileania, she travelled 240 miles visiting four- teen families in the bush, and as there was no church they held a ser- | vice in the hotel dining-room. She then travelled back alone. In three days she only met one person --a boundary rider on horseback. The heat was 112 degrees in the shade. In three weeks she travelled 1,305 miles. ? Outside a log cabin she found nine children, When she drove up to the shack, they 'ran away, afraid. All they had to eat was bread and meat, and they had to cart dirty-looking water 12 miles for drinking. : In her letters, she speaks feelingly of the struggles of the women pion« eers of the Empire. "There are many houses yet to be visited," she writes, "and one feels so thankful beyond words for the ops portunity of visiting these lonely mothers so far from their neighbours and so much in need of a fellow Christian to consult on various mats ters. Only those who have seen them know what hardships they cheerfully bear." Miss Sanders said there was a great demand to-day for certified women teachers as pioneer missions ers on the Canadian prairies, where vast new areas are being opened up, "Girls have to be certified, physics ally strong, imbued with the mission spirit, and prepared for a rough, hard, romantic life," she added. * "Six places have been allotted to the society in the Normal School, Saskatoon. The need is urgent. Yet not one English girl has volunteered to go out to help these prairie chil. dren." ' FIRE DESTROYS SCOTTISH CHURCH Dance Hall Patrons Had To Make Exit When Flames Threatened Hall Glasgow, Scotland.--Victoria U, F. Church, standing at the junction of Pollokshaws Road with Victoria Road, Glasgow, was totally de- stroyed by fire recently. The dame age is estimated at $125,000. When detachments from the Southern, Queen's Park, Eastern, and other city divisions arrived on the scene the church was well alight, and the task of overcoming the outbreak seemed a formidable one. All hope of saving the build« ing seemed gone when, 15 minutes after the arrival of the machines, the roof collapsed, sending up showers of sparks and dense vols umes of smoke, A dance attended by about 500 was in prograss in the Plaza dance hall near-by, and owing to sparks being carried to the roof of the hall, the dancers were asked to leave the building. Within an hour the firemen had the outbreak under control, but at frequent intervals thereafter thiere were spasmodic blazes, and it was only about five hours later that the flames were finally subdued, Owing to the fire the tramcar services between north and south were disorganized. All that re- mained of the handsomé edifice of Victoria Church. on Sunday were the four ruined walls and the tow- er. A. R, Fearnley general manager of Shefield Corporation Tramways and motors, states that Sheffield is not among the towns which have decided to replace tramways with QUEEN MARY TO BE HANDSOME QUILT London, England. --Each year the Federated Women's Insti- tutes of England and Wales pre- sent Queen Mary with a quilt at the annual October handicraft ex- hibition, which the Queen ana Princess Mary attend. This year it is to be a copy of a Queen Anne quilt. The quilt consists of 165 dia- monds 8 inches by 15 inches In parchment colored linen and will have deep border all around. Each diamond has a small spray of var- fous flowers, which will be work- ed in chain stitch in old gold silk. Fach country is to work a cerium number, not more than six, It will be a very handsome piece of work when finished. FIREMEN TURN HOSE ON CROWD Quick Way of Dispersing Mob Which Was Ham. pering Work Hull, England.--A dense crowd so handicapped Hull firemen at a fire that they were compelled to turn their hoses in the direction of the onlookers in order to obtain space in which to work. The scene of the fire was a three-storey pawnbroking establishment, and considerable damage was done to the building. It is alleged that attempts at pilfering took place, and one man was detained by the police. Gallant work was done by a Nav al seaman, John Cowling, of H.M.S. Concord, home on leave from Chat- ham, He climbed up the front of the building and assisted a fireman with a hose. When one of the floors collapsed he fell with it, but escaped injury. He, however, lost his boots, which he had removed to enable him to obtain a foothold on the roof, SIR JOHN SIMON 3 Who has retyrned to Britain from an important mission in I just in time to take part in the election campaign. : ' HEARTS AFLAME Firemen's Response to "Lounge" Love Call, r Birmingham, Eng. -- Binning. ham is probably the only city in the world which has am official courting chamber, or lave lounge. It has been provided for the comn- venience of the unmarried firemen at Birmingham's central fire sta- tion (says the "Daily Express"). Firemen, except on their week- ly day off, are not allowed to gv out of sound of the station bell during the whole 24 hours of the day. Consequently the unmarried firemen and their sweethearts had to meet outside the station and] rosecute their love affairs unecom- ortably. They were to be seen ceaselessly strolling up and down the street outside the station, or occasionally ensconced in door« ways, { It was recognized that'this pro- cedure was undesirable. It did not look well, and was rather hard on the firemen and their sweethearts, One of the rooms in the fire sta. tion, therefore, has heen: equipped as a lounge, with easy chairs, books, and a gramophone. Here the men during the time they are not cleaning can meet their sweet- hearts under comfortable condi. tions. 1t is stated that the plan is work. ing exceedingly well. The 25th Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, consisting of 18 officers and 285 other ranks, left South- ampton for India recently. The Prince of Wales, as presi. dent, has appointed Sir George Lawson Johnston an honorary secretary of King Edward's hos- trackless vehicles. pital fund for London. hounds 'until he was 83. KING'S: CHAPL. Norman N WED'S BARONS ONLY DAUGHTER acLean of St. Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edin- burgh, and chaplain to the King, married Hon. Iona MacDonald, only | daughter of Baron MacDonald of Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye. | the Romans in Britain xt excava- e fof this: ship-bujlding city. ATLANTIC" HUNT FOR FISH PLANNED British Government to Send Expedition of Naval Vessels \ London. -- The Government is 'about to send an expedi« tion into the Atlantic in the hope of discovering new fishing grounds for British trawlers. The Daily Mail says that H.M.S, Rosemary, of the Fishery Protece tion Flotilla, commanded by Com- mander G. F, W. Wilson, D.8.0., will be the vessel employed. It will carry a staff of experts from the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, The fishing industry has been faced with the fact that white fish are moving farther and fare ther away from the usual fishing grounds, and the necessity for uti lizing more distant waters was re- ferred to in a report on this ques. tion published some months ago by the Imperial Economic Committee, Unfathomable Depths Normally a trawler cannot oper ate in water more than 250-300 fathoms deep (1,600-1,800 feet). Distant waters go down to unfath. omable depths, but it is believed 'that there are comparatively shal- low places in the Atlantic wheres fish may be found. It will be the task of H. M. 8, Rosemary and the hydrographers to find and chart these places. The next step will be for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fish- eries, in conjunction with the fish. ing industry, to send out a trawler on an experimental fishing expedi« tion. It is probable that the trawl. er Florence Brierly will be used for this purpose. This vessel was utilized when new hake fishing grounds were re- quired some months ago, The cost of the expedition was $7500 but as the result of the expedition the first year's catch of hake from the new grounds discovered was valuea at $60,000. SEEKING TO TRACE LOST ROMAN ARMY Excavators at Newcastle-on: Tyne Arouse Great Interest Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. --A lost Roman on, probably annihilated by savage tribes, and 2 wall built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian across the north of England are important links: in'the history of streets hey alsa are seeking the ruins of the fort of Pons Aelii, which stood: ost the pre- sent 'site of Newcastle When the F Roman soldiers, held sway: over the Fetes Northern tribes, floated in the oman. ey$ once n river Tyne, now ied by the mod- ern shipyards which, sdisced the Mauretania, It is believed that Pons Aclii overlooked -the river, Wallsend, across' the river, was also.a Roman stronghold. The work te. be under. taken by the North.of England Exca- vation Committee should produce one of archacolo most interesting chapters. oe Vi 'a Boundary A section' of 'Hadrian's wall about 300 yards long was discovered last year, - -In the coming excavations, shafts will be sunk in all streets east 'and west of the discovered portion of the wall. The barrier ran from Sol- way Firth across England to the Tyne, but the eastern portion has neyer been definitely located. The ttars of Newcastle will be 'torn up in 'an attempt to locate it, and at the same. time not hinder the passage of traffic in the streets, Experts be lieve that the walt will lead them to the centre of the 'city, where they will discover the ruins of the old fort, Long before: Hadrian made tamed and conquered peoples build his wall, the Remans constructed . am earth work in Northérn England called the Vallum, and believed to have been a boundary 'marking the 'edge of the mighty Empire,' ft was a sort of great ditch, apparently nof origine ally intended for miltary purposes, although the first forts "later were erected along it. The Vall tors hope to trace beneath. um has been located at Benwell, whence the excavators expect to trace its course, The famous Ninth Ronfan' Legion, whose disappearance is one of his- tory's mysteries, is believed to have been wiped out along the Vallum b a new generation of tribes whic! arose between A.D: and 121, These tribes knew nothing of the might of Roman arms, and cared less about the powers of the Emperor. They refused to pay taxes to Rome, and after the Roman soldiers moved out of the lowlands to the protection of the Vallum forts, the storm broke. The Vallum was storrfie ed, the forts fell, and the Ninth Lee gion has not been heard of since, 'The Newcastle excavators hope ta throw some light on its fate, The Emperor Hadrian hurried to Northumbria when couriers brought him news of the disaster, He brought the Sixth Legion to the north coun try in A.D. 122 and subdued the ree belliotis tribes. Hadrian then sect the captives to work building the wall with which he hoped to stem further invasions, It was constructed parale el wi Vatu: In the coming s it is hoped to deter= 1 investi why the Emperor made the wall iL ng ftkness, s due to Hack © | or occasional! ec. onomy. Even if the secret of the Ninth Legion and the history of Pons Aeclii remain undiscovered, the Newcastle and Wallsend investigators hope to make important contributions to the records of life in the British Isles in the days of the Romans. °