Word: bristols
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...banquet in Bristol that night in Mr. Scullin's honor he was addressed as follows by His Majesty's Dominion Secretary, James Henry ("Jim") Thomas...
...Navy? Because the admirals and experts of the General Board are predominantly Big-Navy men, observers last week scrutinized with interest the Board's astonishingly prompt recommendation. Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, heavy and stooped new head of the Board, had testified before the Senate committee on ratification: "We do not get parity with Great Britain. . . . We should have maintained the ratio of vessels [with Japan]. ... I do not believe in any 6-in.-gun cruisers." Admiral Bristol is a seadog trained to do diplomatic tricks. Many a time has he maintained U. S. relations with foreign statesmen...
Meeting at Bristol last week, pedagogs in Section L of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (see p., 36) delivered themselves of their newest thoughts about the British educational system, among them these...
...valley city of Bristol, England, last fortnight, 3,000 scientists from 20 countries attended the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. They had much to accomplish in their week together. Next year the "British Ass" celebrates its centenary at London. Elaborate plans were made for the entertainment and enlightenment of the thousands who will attend. General Jan Christiaan Smuts, South African statesman, was elected president for the centenary meeting, the first man from the Dominions to hold the office. Another important matter planned for the 1931 meeting was the proper celebration of Michael Faraday...
...Conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; at Bristol, England...