MOLENBEEK 



liquid containing colloidal gold 

 which, when viewed against the 

 light, appears to be quite clear and 

 free from sediment, is examined 

 under the ultra-microscope, it 

 appears to consist of innumerable 

 bright particles in constant motion, 

 exactly as is assumed by the 

 kinetic theory to take place in 

 gases. These particles have been 

 measured and are comparable in 

 magnitude to molecules. The 

 measurements employed in the case 

 of these operations are necessarily 

 very minute. The motion which 

 is observed under the ultra-micro- 

 scope is spoken of as the " Brown- 

 ian movement," as it was first 

 noticed by Brown in 1827 whilst 

 examining the behaviour of lyco- 

 podium when .placed on water. 

 See Atom ; Gas. 



Molenbeek OR MOLENBEEK S. 

 JEAN. Town of Belgium, in the 

 prov. of Brabant. A suburb of 

 Brussels, it lies to the W. of the 

 capital, on a branch of the river 

 Senne. The Canal de Charleroi has 

 an important dock here, and there 

 are industries in textiles, soap, rly. 

 materials, metal works, etc. It was 

 in German occupation throughout 

 the Great War. Pop. 60,000. 



Mole Rat (Spalax). Genus of 

 rodents, related to the rats, but 

 resembling moles in general appear - 



Mole Rat. Specimen of the South 

 European rodent resembling a mole 



ance. They are blind, their eyes 

 being beneath the skin. They bur- 

 row underground, seeking the roots 

 and bulbs on which they feed. The 

 typical species (S. typhlus) is found 

 throughout S.E. Europe, Asia 

 Minor, Persia, and Lower Egypt. 



Mole St. Nicolas. Harbour of 

 Haiti, near the N.W. point of the 

 island. It stands on a deep bay 

 enclosed by a peninsula of the same 

 name, overlooking the Windward 

 Passage between San Domingo 

 and Cuba. N. of the town is Cape 

 St. Nicolas. 



Molesey OR MOULSEY. Two 

 parishes in Surrey, East and West, 

 forming an urban district. They 

 stand on the right bank of the 

 Thames, 2 m. from Kingston-on- 

 Thames, with a station on the 

 L. & S.W. Rly. Known as a boat- 

 ing centre, a regatta is held here 



yearly. Near here the Mole enters 

 the Thames, hence the name. 

 Pop. 6,500. 



Mole Shrew. Genus of in- 

 sectivorous mammals, related to 

 the true moles, found in N. America 

 and Japan. In appearance the 



Mole Shrew. The small insec- 

 tivorous mammal found in N. America 

 and Japan 



mole shrew closely resembles the 

 common mole, but is much smaller. 

 It burrows beneath the surface of 

 the soil, and feeds upon small worms 

 and insects. See Shrew. 



Moleskin. Term applied to the 

 velvety fur of the mole and to a 

 cloth resembling it. The best real 

 moleskins are dark blue, and come 

 from the Cambridgeshire Fens. 

 The cloth is a strong, soft cotton 

 fustian, used for labourers' clothes, 

 gun-cases, etc. The surface is 

 shaved before dyeing. See Fur. 



Moles worth, VISCOUNT. Irish 

 title borne since 1716 by the family 

 of Molesworth. Robert Molesworth, 

 the first holder, was an English and 

 an Irish M.P., and also served as 

 ambassador to Copenhagen. His 

 son, John, the 2nd viscount (d. 1726), 

 was also an ambassador, while 

 Richard, the 3rd, was a soldier, 

 reaching the rank of field-marshal 

 and being commander-in-chief in 

 Ireland. Direct heirs failed when 

 the 4th viscount died in 1793, but 

 a cousin succeeded and the title is 

 still held by the Molesworths. In 

 1906 George (b. 1867) became the 

 9th viscount. The family has a 

 long connexion with the Irish town 

 of Swords. 



Molesworth, MARY LOUISA 

 (1839-1921). British author. 

 Born in Holland in May, 1839, the 



Mary L. Molesworth, 

 British author 



Elliott & Fry 



Molesey. Air view of the Thames looking upstream 

 from Molesey Lock towards Tagg's Island 



MOLFETTA 



daughter o f 

 Charles 

 Augustus 

 Stewart of 

 H i g h 1 e i g h, 

 Cheshire, she 

 amused h e r- 

 self as a child 

 by writing 

 stories, and 

 developed a 

 genius for 

 writing for the 

 young. Many of her books were 

 Written under the pen-name of 

 Ennis Graham. In 1861 she mar- 

 ried Richard Molesworth (d. 1900), 

 a nephew of the 7th Viscount 

 Molesworth. Her first novel, 

 Lover and Husband, appeared in 

 1869, and notable books in a long 

 list of its successors are Carrots, 

 1876; The Cuckoo Clock, 1877 ; The 

 Adventures of Herr Baby, 1881; 

 The Laurel Walk, 1898 ; and The 

 Story of a Year, 1910. She died 

 July 21, 1921. 



Molesworth, SIR WILLIAM 

 (1810-55). British politician. 

 Born in London, May 23, 1810, he 

 succeeded t o 

 his father's 

 baronetcy in 

 1823, and in 

 1832 was 

 elected M. P. for 

 East Cornwall. 

 In 1835 he 

 founded The 

 London Re- 

 Sir W. Molesworth, view and incor- 

 British politician pora ted it with 

 After sir j. w. Gordon The Westmins- 

 ter Review, assisted by J. S. Mill 

 as editor. A staunch Radical, 

 he represented Leeds, 1837-41, 

 and South wark, 1845-55. In 

 1853 he entered Lord Aberdeen's 

 cabinet as first commissioner of 

 works, in which capacity he for- 

 warded the building of Westmin- 

 ster Bridge. He had always been 

 keenly interested in colonial mat- 

 ters, and much was hoped from 

 his appointment as colonial secre- 

 tary in July, 1855, 

 but he died Oct. 22 

 of that year. 



Molfetta. Har- 

 bour of Italy, in 

 the prov. of Bari. 

 It is on the Adri- 

 atic 16 m. by rly. 

 N.N.W. of Bari, 

 has shipbuilding 

 yards, and trades 

 in wine, oil, al- 

 monds, and nitre. 

 Its Romanesque 

 cathedral, now the 

 church of S. Corato, 

 dates from the 

 13th century. 

 Pop. 40,000. 



