'Several hundred Shanghai residents assembled at TAlllance Francaise, Route Vallon. on Friday night to pay honour to the memory of Mme, Marie Curie, discoverer of radium, whose death' occurred several months ago.
'The "Seance Solennelie" attended by an international audience, with preponderance of French and Poles, was held under the patronage of M. Wilden, French Minister, and Mime. Wilden, and Baron' Barthel Weydenthal, Polish Minister, ana Mme, de Weydenthal.
The life, character, and sclentife accomplishments of" the "famous Scientist were brought out In speeches made by Mme. Weydenthal and Dt. student under om Maria Siklodouska, of poor Polish schoo! teaeners fecelved her early' educa Poland, At the age of 19 years entered Paris University og a scholars Ship" student 10 study. physics and mathematics in which subjects a Fecelved her degrees in 1802. Tt wat while she was studying earnestly and Partly working her way that she met Pierre 'Curie who up' to that" time refused 10 marry Deenuse {t might interfere with his solentine teseareh Mme. Curie married in 1895 and together she and her husband worked am, they discovered "Polon"
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ex inning of radium and named for the land: of her birth. In December of that year they perfected radium Which M. Curle nceredited to"
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