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...Zealand." This development, portentous, means that New Zealand has swung away from the intense conservatism and empire loyalty of Mr. Coates, to a judicious but advanced liberalism stopping just short of radicalism. The prolonged unemployment crisis through which the Dominion is still struggling probably accounts for this shift to the left...
...slow progressive shift of the axis about which the earth rotates over a period of months and years has been known for a long time, explained Professor Stetson, but that there should exist such a diurnal effect depending upon the altitude of the moon in the sky was not known until the results of the present investigation were found. From the results of other investigations in progress at the Astronomical Laboratory last year, Professor Stetson is led to believe that the moon might cause a deviation in the direction of gravity as it passed over the meridian of the observer...
...effect. Professor Stetson is now considering the possible effect of a tidal wave in the earth's atmosphere caused by the moon which may alter the apparent direction of the ray of light from a star and produce the effect noted. The most direct interpretation is that of a shift in the earth's instantaneous axis of rotation. As a last resort it may be necessary to consider movement in the earth's crust, although Professor Stetson was reluctant to affirm this statement until a more extensive study of allied problems had been completed...
...certain crops-notably potatoes-was definitely undesirable. Expansion of acreage, however, is at least a mark of confidence in the future of agriculture. The increase was pretty well distributed throughout the country and was divided among cotton, spring wheat, potatoes, and other leading crops. A decline representing a shift to more intensive crops took place in the acreage previously devoted...
...basketball team stated that there were no drastic changes in the rules which are being interpreted tonight. The changes that have been made since last year are mainly those of emphasis. In the case of charging, especially, the classes dealing with the problem have been reworded so as to shift part of the cause penalty from the defensive to the offensive player...