Reception by Jewish Community and the Quest Society: His Charming Personality wee Leas, day, tas, 'i n be Shanghai's intellectuals,—_ since they were then fortunate enough to ec and hear the world's mos famous mathematical physicist, Doctor Albert Linstein. He arrived on Sunday by the N.Y.K. Haruna Maru en route for Europe and was enthusiastically welcomed by his Jewish compatriots. In the afternoon of New Year's day a reception was given in his honour by his hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Gatton, at their magnificent home in the} Route Doumer. Practically ull the principal members of the Jewish; community were present.
Dr. and Mrs. Einstein both proved to be charming individualities and were most enthusiastically received. After the - actual business of introduction followed by music and light refreshments Dr. Einstein spoke briefly on the subject of the new Hebrew Univer sity at Jerusalem. He said that this would provide a focus for the development of Jewish intellect and ideale and a means of mutual mental ce-operation among the Jews the need of which he had
many from Switzerland. (It is,} noted as soon as he went to Ger-} perhaps, not sufficiently well known that Dr. Einstein has spent most of his life in Switzerland and is zetually a Swiss citizen.)
Dr. Einstein speaks German, French, and Italian freely and understanding English (which Mrs. Einstein speaks well) there was no difficulty in respect of language and all present felt it a great privilege to hear him.
In evening a discussion on the Theory of Relativity was held under the joint auspices of the Hebrew Young Men's Association and the Quest Society. Dr. Chatley took the chair and was assisted by Rabbi Hirach and Mr. R. de Jonge. After Dr. Chatley had briefly outlined ithe main problems in a lucid manner and put specific questions, Dr. Einstein replied to these and other questions. As might have been expected his replies were characterized by that simple and direct style with which readers of his book are familiar. Mr. de Jonge ably translated into English but had difficulties owing to the paramount necessity. which some of the audience did not understand, of making an absolutely mathematically correct translation. It is very doubtful whether any one else in Shanghai could have done as well and he is to be congratulated. It appears that the results of the Australian Eclipse Expedition are not yet published, the work of examining the photo. graphic plates and computing the displacement of the stars being unfinished. The naw experiments in 9 America on
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