Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald from Bath, Avon, England • 7

ARM-CHAIR MUSINGS. 9uratUm of the Pavilion. nda will be a day of importrt munici Pal affairs in Bath, for on ilj 0 officiaU be opened the Whicb has been adapted for the fS long contemplated in the de- capacious concert and fact for tne cit y- In int of inauguration of the a ba been anticipated by one or given in on instances, and it was evident i ouildi 0003510118 that the spacious is Te ry well suited for the it has been acquired by and acoustically is very I4t etter than the small concert hall Promenade. In the gr6at which will be well exploited the tie At last has been made pracf the arrangement of bi concerts audiences at moderate charges Si a new situation in connects Wlth municipal music in Bath. The cribb'd and confin'd conditions Prom, have been a handicap to Committee's enterprise.

That enter- WUI haye much at the new tyu, kood Prospects. cau little doubt that the will be hron od on Friday, eTenin for the National r4 of Wales (by arrangement British Broadcasting CorporaiSl 0 with the Pump in a big Bra ithwaite and Mr. the" Sharin 8 th musical direc- of forty-five with eel Pavilion wiU be and 1 antici ate a a dvant instituted Xt nly of size but forpedest a 7 ire thatthe fli ht ball ndge road to the level CI adequate widfch a of UP observa tion of Urge aud ience on one ttwd to in tbo P- Ni OC6d may quite 8 TOte the Chairman Sj Committee it has been the to the City Council VicWia be used for GardenB Vision which will objeCtlon to a of though? mUSt itseems the lCk te dne Garden. Su mmer Show. I base K.

th POn an alread recorded VNvU ab ncil wbich declared it to bo wer in for various reasons, i bat Gardens is the i Po Site and the only one which on lon could countenance. Such 11810,1 reached not ao rery resolved wisely when 'fy Use of the Park was nega-4 by its wisdom. 1 So, 68 I different circumstances th be 0 tK UOt 80 wiso after aU JCS BCd dan er of detriment it merel chimerical. In 7 Rlter ita decision and of the 11080 Show KN to Park But the i 8 pre ar ed to lay down qUite definite concerning Zr Cr roblcm Tbo or i rto Si! 18 the It 6 once for all. CTr 1115 tholloB6 sbow 80(111(51 Wh6n ft hM Alderm an Jackman, a lng Was a fe- cor? he emphasise Tote "Speak to me as to thy thinkings As thou dost should he throw in his lot with his vicechairman (Mr.

Smith), who strongly favoured the Park, and whose judgment Aid. Jackman greatly respects Upon this point the Alderman swiftly cogitated and, with implied great compliment to Mr. Smith, voted for the Park. The curious, and whimsical, situation was that if the Chairman had voted in the actual division there would have been five to four in favour of Sydney Gardens. A Chair That An Alderman Did Not Want.

Another unaccustomed voting incident of this week happened at the meeting of the Health Committee when Alderman Major Timmins was re-elected as chairman on a very close vote. There were four for the Major, three for Alderman Cowley, and one for "somebody else." It appears that Major Timmins's majority of one was not effective. He must have a majority of the votes, and while there were four for him there were also four against him, in which circumstances the Mayor, having to give a casting vote, quite correctly gave it to Major Timmins. What might be regarded as the better course would have been a second ballot with the elimination of the name of the "somebody else." That might have given the chairman a majority of two, though a tie would have been equally possible, in which case the ultimate decision would still have remained with the Mayor. The humour of this voting was that Alderman Cowley did not want the chairmanship, and it would truly have been a strange situation for him if, without his consent and against his inclination, he had discovered himself elected to supersede the gentleman whom he desired to retain in the chair Education Expenditure.

"The expenditure of the Committee is increasing beyond control in many ways. While there are things we are absolutely compelled to do there are other things that will have to suffer during the next few years unless we are going to be absolutely reckless respecting what we spend." Thus spake Alderman Spear at a meeting of Bath Education Committee on Wednesday, and they are great words of warning concerning a department which i 8 already very costly, however economical may be its intent; though truth to tell the spirit of economy does not seem very pronounced when a Technical College Principal is appointed take control of an establishme nt months and months, probably more than a. year, before his services will really be required. Attention is needed to the hint which Mr. Spear has given.

Theory and Fact. In a recent address by the Bey. G. W. Wall, in which the reverend gentleman spoke of the relation of science to religion, there was, according to a published report, an arresting statement.

"Science," said Mr. Wall, "deals with the facts of nature, and when such facts are established we must accept them." There is nothing contestable in that, of course; but Mr. Wall went on, "Scientific facts are one thing, and scientific theories quite another," and here is something which really is arguable. The records of astronomical research show quite conclusively in many instances that what has been propounded as a theory has actually been a fact of all time. When Copernicus in the sixteenth century proclaimed, against the prevailing presumed that the sun is the centre of our solar system and that the placets revolve round it his theory was, as we know, a fact.

Yet in the seventeenth century Galileo was prosecuted for insisting upon that fact which his tormentors regarded as a ridiculous theory. When Copernicus theorised about the centrality of the sun, as he must have done to his own satisfaction before he demonstrated the correctness of his thought, he was cogitating upon a fact. In my judgment, therefore, Mr. Wall is wrong in assuming that a theory is one thing and a fact quite another. It does not follow.

i Very Intimately Associated. In further illustration of the intimacy of theory and fact the circumstances of the discovery of the planet Neptune are apposite. Both Adams (of England) and Leverrier (of France) came to the conclusion, based upon observation of cortain eccentricities in the movements of Uranus, that beyond that outermost of the then known planets there must be another. Unknown to each other they worked upon the intricate mathematical calculations, and both at last determined that the new planet ought to be in a certain part of the sky approximately at a certain date. All this was theoretical.

Neptune, as it was named, had never been seen. But round about the indicated time there was the planet. The scientific fact had emerged from the scientific theory. And so, I say, theory and fact are not necessarily so dissociated as Mr. Wall appears to suppose.

MORE PARK SEATS 24 to be Bought at Once. Some of the seats in the Royal Victoria Park, Bath, are so dilapidated that they are not a credit to the City, according to Mr. H. C. Smith, who, at a meeting of the Bath Parks Committee on Monday afternoon, advocated the purchase of 24 more.

There was a little money in hand which they could uso for the purpose. Mr. J. W. Bray suggested seats with concrete foundations and broader frames, such as had been placed on the Cleveland Bridge.

Mr. H. A. Biggs said there used to be seats around the lake. Where had they gone? he inquired.

Mr. Smith said it was the intention to put some more around the lake. It was agreed to buy 24 more seats for the park. Mr. Smith pointed out that the floral display at the Laura Place Fountain had been very beautiful, but the tubs used were not in keeping with them or the place.

As the fountain belonged to the Surveying Committee, he suggested (and this was agreed to) that that Committee he asked to substitute vases which would be appropriate to the structure and the thoroughfare. He thought it should have been done long since. On the subject of seats, Mr. Chivers said the Surveying Committee were placing them in various parts of the City, and one had been put in a most absurd position outside Twerton Cemetery. He suggested they should be asked to remove it to the other side of the road.

After a little discussion, Mr. Chivers remarked that he did not think anybody outside a lunatio asylum would put it where it wag (laughter). He thought furniture removers had left it there tili the van returned HIS FOURTH TERM. Mr. H.

Chivers Again Chairman of Bath Finance Committee. Members of the Finance Committee of the Bath City Council on Tuesday afternoon unanimously re-elected Mr. Herbert Chivers as their chairman. The Mayor (Alderman T. Sturge Cotterell) presided during the preliminary proceedings.

A vote of thanks to Mr. Chivers for his services during the past year was proposed by Alderman S. W. Bush, seconded by Alderman J. H.

Colmer, and supported by Alderman F. W. Spear. Mr. Chivers thanked the members for electing him for the fourth time.

He that tho moment they felt a change desirable they would give him the hint, as he could not remain chairman if he thought he was outstaying his welcome. 37 YEARS WITH BATH GAS COMPANY. Funeral of Mr. E. W.

Byrt Many representatives of the Bath Gas Company were present at the funeral of Mr. E. W. Byrt, of 5, Kennington Road, Weston, Bath, at Locksbrook Cemetery on Saturday morning. Mr.

Byrt, who died on Nov. 12th, was for 37 years employed by the Bath Gas as a collector. He retired in May last. The Rev. J.

C. Church, Vica of Lower Weston, officiated at the funeral. The principal mourners were: Messrs. Charlie and Lionel Byrt (sons), Mis. Alan Rawlings (sister), Mrs.

Tanner (sister, Dursloy), Mr. F. Holloway (representing the Bath -Gas Mrs. F. James, and Miss L.

Newman. The following also represented the Bath Gas Messrs. Stanley Taylor (chairman of directors), Wesley Whimster (engineer and manager), W. Blundell, F. Clark, G.

W. Bryant, E. D. Brewer, 0. Swift, H.

P. Brice, L. Scull, S. Pearce, F. Allard, O.

E. Smith, G. Curtis, Kite, A. Riddle, J. A.

Lumbard, A. Smith, T. Alexander, and C. Merchant. Mr.

H. Lay, of Locksbrook Road, carried out the funeral arrangements. FIRE DRAMA NEAR BATH EARLY MORNING BLAZE AT DODINGTON RECTORY. BABY RESCUED FROM FLAMES. A thrilling fire drama was enacted in, the early hours of Wednesday at ington Rectory, a few miles from Bath.

Mrs. Wynne, wife of the rector, was awakened by the smell of smoke, and tho nursery and the kitchen were found to bo well alight. The Bey. William H. Wynne dashed through the smoke with their 10-monthflold baby girl.

He then roused servant, and all escaped. The rectory is half a mile from the nearest house. Villagers attacked tho hre with buckets of water until the brigade arrived from Mangotsfield, eight miles away. Considerable damage wu caused before the outbreak was under. AN OLD TUNNEL.

Uncovered During Bath Excavations Work wall under way in connection with the reconstruction of the bulging wall in Holloway, Bath, which, haying become unsafe, is. being replaced, at a cost of about £2,000, nearly half of which will received in unemployed relief grant. The work is giving employment to a number of Bath men. In the course of removing the earth from the banks, an old waterworks tunnel haa been unearthed, of sufficient size to admit a man. The tunnel is, however, very short, and in disxise.

Heavy steam waggons are being ueed to remove the earth and stones from tha old wall, and of tons havn already been carted away. DEATH OF MR. S. T. CLACK.

Founder of Well-known Bath Business. One of the oldest tradesmen in Bath and one well known in the city before his retirement, Mr. Samuel Thomas Clack, died on Saturday morning at his residence, "Kildare," Sydney Gardens. He was the founder of the business of Thomas Clack and Sons, fishmongers, of Northgate Street, from which he retired some years ago. His premises were originally in Newmarket Row, whence Mr.

Clack removed to Northgate. The business is now being carried on by his two sons. Of a rearing disposition, Mr. Clack took no part in public life but he had many friends throughout the city. Fish mg was his hobby, and he was an expert in this form of sport.

He was a Freemason. His death, which will be greatly regretted by all who knew him, is the outcome of several years of gradually failing health. THE FUNERAL. Bath Freemasons and anglers were prominent among those who attended the funeral. The short service in the chapel, which preceded the interment, was conducted by the Rev.

G. C. Williamson, formerly Rector of St. Michael's, with whom was Mr. Warneford S.

Chasey, sacristan of St. Mary's, Bathwick. After the service Mr. Clack was laid to rest in the grave of his wife, who pre-deceased him by several years. Members of the family attending were Mr.

Richard M. Clack and Mr. Howard T. Clack (sons) and Mr. T.

C. Cottle (son-in-law) Mr. R. S. Clack (nephew) unavoidably prevented from being present.

Members of the Royal Albert Edward Lodge of Freemasons (906) who attended C. C. Wills, W.M., A. G. Hayward, T.

G. Tucker, C. Hair, G. Gray, Geo. Burden, W.

A. Sparrow, J. H. Dando, A. F.

Collis, G. Hayward, R. W. Pearson, E. Rice, Edward Taylor (also Bath Chamber of Commerce) and G.

D. Hunt (also Bath Cold Storage and Ice Bro. F. E. Ogburn (secretary, Royal Cumberland Mark Lodge) was also present.

The congregation included Mr. F. Russell and Mr. A. Richardson (Bath Anglers' Association), the Rev.

H. R. Joynt, Dr. T. Wilson-Smith, Mr.

H. W. Foster, Mr. S. Sparkes (gardener) and Mr.

J. Smith. Apologies were sent by the following G. Payne, F. Jones, Havward, L.

Bacon, E. F. Ponter, A. Tait, A. W.

Wills, W. E. Ford (Tyler), all of 906; and Bro. E. W.

Austin (St. Alphege, 4095). Illness prevented Preb. H. J.

Heard from attending. The wreaths included a tribute from the Worshipful Master and members of the Royal Albert Edward Lodge. Messrs. John Howard and Sons, of Bathwick, were the undertakers. THE BATH CHRONICLE AND HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1930 7 What would gcu goto keep At? Put vigour into your body and warmth into your blood with the Oxo habit.

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