THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1926..
HIVE CAREERS.
SOUTH SEA LIFE.
LIFE TASK OF THIRTY-FIVE DAYS.
CENTIPEDES SOLD BY THE FOOT:
BEES WITH MUCH SAGACITY.
Some nie ago a famous German untomologiet. Professor Harl von Frisch, epastructed a beehive with glass windows and watched the bons "talking" to one another by means of special dances. 15
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His popil. Mr. G. A. Rosch, using the same technique has been able to observe, the entire career of arraf bess, from the moment they emerged from their pupar els to
the day of their death: "
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INSECTS GREAT AND SMALL.
Over 1,300 rare species of in- sects, many of them undoubtedly now discoveries, have been brought to London by Miles L. E. Cheesman, curator of inserts at the London 1200.
She wont te bhe South Seas with the expeditionary research ship "St. George," and after a year's voyag- ing among pemote islands made a thorough exploration of the wild parts of Tahiti, Ratatea, and Bora Bora. "Hitherto insects had been collected only in the cultivated parts of Tahiti," she said.
"The astonishing thing wo have to explain how some of the species established themselves en these islands. My are quite dei licate: creatures, and yet they con- trived to cross thousands of miles of sex-in some cases, no doubt, in plants and so forth.
LIFE OF PLANTS.
DRINKING WATER AND
POISON...
THE TREE'S "EBART.”
TErae
are
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The following malkimed telegrame are lying at the office of The Grosi Northern Telegraph Company (Limited):-- Gatation, from Ou Wah Ting Cheung, from Amoy Tong Hon Loong Chan Mankok, from
Amoy
important discoveries. which Sir J. D. Bose demonstrated in Calcutta considered by acientists ns of profound signi- fcance in developing our know- ledge of the evolutionary pro-Mor Ho. Found, from Detroitmachigsu cen8 of lifo.. Sir J. D. Yailailang, from. Shanghai Rose, in the presence of the Earl Teng Yas, from Shanghai [of. Lytton and a distinguished Dai Bang, from Amoy 0870, from Shanghai gathering, explained his discovery Jang Dai Young, from San Francisys of the muscular system in plants. Yet Gang Loong, Dow Voeux Road and demonstrated the throbbing activity in the interior of trees.
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Central from Daires
As soon as the young worker
Sang Kas, from Amoy Str. D. Boue has discovered the beek appeared they were carefully
Shun Sang Choi, from Dairen actual heart of the tree by means. 1504, from Dairsa removed from the hive, and marked by "spots of Apecially prepared
of an electric probe in conjunction Aguu, from Ceiba puint. They were then put back,
with a sensitive galvanometer. As 3111, from. Shanghai wh each bee, as she sel about her
soon as the proba was put in con- Mit Kos, from Amoy career, could be watched and traced
tact with the heart, electric signals Dick 80 Park, from Shangha among the hundreds of her sisters.
were automatically recorded by the Armaalbor from Shanghai 20 is now extablished that the File
galvanometer. The heart of plangs Yiok Kee, frrm: Shanghot at the avenge bee is a short and
in similar to the elongated heart of Kwong, Cheong, Shing, Connaught Rd.
W. from Shanghal o hard one, She goes through a
some of the lower animals, such as
Yick Kas Chong, from Shanghai routine very similar to that of a
In an amazing "Among them are the tiny Em- the earth-worm.
Tai Tung Co., Wiacon Street,, from human being, though it is compress bids, which live in little silken tun-demonstration, Siz J. D. Bose, by
hanghui ell within a magh shorter span.rels in the bark of trees, and the means of intricate instrumentawong Cheong Sing, Connaught. Rd. She seldom lives longer than 35 brilliantly coloured Plant Bugs, magnifying 6,000 times, showed the days, though veterans aged 55 some only an eighth of an inch in exhilarating effect of plants imbib dugs, have been recorded.
Esize. Efoat of the species are shalling water containing small doses of ether sa a stimulant, and finally he Her first task. after she has and required a great deal of search- thoroughly washed and cleaned ing for a hard morning's work rolsoned them with a fatal dose of herself, is to prepare the cells for would frequently produce only a potassium cyanide, the struggle those who will follow after?
dozen specimens,"
ending in a rapid and spasmodic Sall of the leaves indicating death roes. Sir J, D. Bose will proceed to London to prove his latest dis. roveries before the Royal Society.. of which he is a member.
plates she encountered giant arum lilies with leaves us big an umbrelius and blossoms two fiet in length
At the age of 5 to 10 days the Miss Cheesman found great dan- young worker helps the regularger from scorpions and ventipedes,
sen to feed the larvae. She fetches honey and pollen from the common store, and she also busies herself with the cleaning of the hive by carrying all foreign bodies audside it, and often helps the reung to creep out of their cells by biting through their lide.
When she is about a furtnight old || she takes over a post of great res- ponsibility. She becomes a sentry. With a sugarity almost equal to that of a fully trained human soll dier, she keeps her guard, watch- ing over all bees coming in or go- ing out,, and if necessary doing battle with rash or straying mazau- ders who endeavour to gain access to the treasure within
a
Trinidad, she said, she found
a man who sold giant centipedes by the foot!" Where they exceeded La foot in length, you paid for the
extra inches in proportiom
IS SCIENCE CRUEL?
CIVILIZATION AND THE
DEATH-RATE,
POISON GLAS
V..
SEWERS.
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JAUNTY MUSIC.
MODES OF ELDERS."
NOT TOO ELEGANTLY GAY!
Jauntincas seems to be the mode with the youngest of the young musical composers these days. It is a reaction against the modes of their elders the finished elegance.
Ravell 01
and! the dreaminess el
Ravel Debussy.
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antique. Debusslam is aeons away, along with nineteenth- century "soulfulness," writes Richard Capell, in the "Daily Mail” As a motorist might look on a Romar chariot, so do they consider Wagner and Beethoven..
It is really true that it is far As a rule, the bee becomes more dangerous to life and limb to honey gatherer round about the Feroes tãs Strand than the Channel, 20th day of her life; but the period and a hundred times more perilous may vary a little:
than a railway journey to Edin- a "Daily Mirror" The observations of Mr. Roschburgh, asserts have definitely proven that the writer. routing for all worker bees is the The hallmark of the highest same, and that oach one, if neces-elvilisation, to metor-car, in its mul-found, the Nobles and the Pathetic, sary, and according to her age, cantifarious embodiments, has increns- take over any job in the communal fed the death rate of road and street life at short notice.
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enormously.
The Range of disillusionment uppressing the world, proceede the writer, arises mainly from a sense of profound disappointments with YOUTH REPRIEVED. civilisation. It did not rise to the great occasion. Instead of science, for instance, mitigating the horrors of war, it appears to intensify them. So far from universal education having turned men into angles it seems to have had an effect the exact reverse,
They declare war on the Pro-
They want a gay music but not too elegantly gay; rather cheeky and "legpulling." When the mode was romantic, naturally cheerful young men felt bound to affect a broken heart and to book consump- | tive. But such a 1925 musician as M. Georges Auric is never to be
NOTICES.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO, LTD,
|XX7HH reference to the Notice.
W to the Shareholders of this Campany dated 29th October, 1925, whereby the Final Call of $5.00 per share on the New Shares was made payable on 1st February 1926, instead of 2nd November, 1925, the General Managers and Consulting Committee have de- cided, in view of the conditions: prevailing at present, to further. extend the time for payment of this Call.
Notice is accordingly hereby given that the date for payment of the Final Call is postponed to 1st April, 1926, and that the Form of Bankers Receipt already sent to Shareholders can be used as though the date named theroin were the 1st April, 1928.
For THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers. Hongkong, 27th January, 1926.
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LIMITED.
W, from Shanghai Govt Housereps, Jesting 28 Q R. from THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
Shanghai Tpen, from Bhangbai Mee dag fung, from Shanghat 4135, from bhangrai Yei Toku, from Karstau
EY. JESSEN,
Superintendent fongkong Station, January 28th. 1980.
· EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL 19A & CIN A TELEGRAPE CO.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the SEVENTH ORDIN- ARY YEARLY MEETING. OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central at 3.30 p.m. SATURDAY, February the 6th 1926, for thei purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State-
Raymond Parker Care Wardley, from ment of Accounts for the year
Manchester
ending 31st December, 1925.
E. A. LEGGATT
Superintendent, Hongkong. 21st January, 1990.
H.K. HOTEL RESIDENTS.
February
Mr and Mrs F. G.
Lyman
Mies F. G. Lyman Hr F. Maria
* Mrs Moun child and amih
Mr
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from |SATURDAY, 30th January, to SATURDAY, 6th February 1926 (both days inclusive) during which period po transfer of shares can be registered: By Order of the Board of Directors,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Managet. Hongkong, 21st January, 1926:
SOCIETY.
and
Me Aakow Mr. P. anderson Mr. Argica Mr M, G. Berin Mr F R. Carlin Mr G. H. Brooke Mr.V.A. MrG.A. Fair. 8. Odom Mr & Mrs J. Could
THE ANNUAL SHOW OF
VEGET FLOWERS Mr. F. Hi Miss A. and F..
ABLES will be held at Volunteer HAU
THURSDAY, Headquarters on Mr F. L. Joseph Mr and Mrs 4.7.15th March, 1926. M sud Mrs. B. S..
Mr C. B. Shank Misy R. Lillle Mr T. 8. W. Smith Mr B. B. Livingston We Wraggss
Hr B. Wylig
Mr M. J. Ozzoil Mr. J. Pearce Mr H. Pearma: Mr and Mrs. H. R.
Pricades
REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
found in the hour of twilight lean- ||ing ponsively over the wall of a When a "Sunday Chronicle" re- porter visited the reprieved boy's
cemetery, No: he would rather go home at Highbury he found the
of boisterously to the circus, a, mother who had hoped and prayed
if the cornet in the band persists that somehow at the last moment
misreading the key-signature, it A. 8. Abbott The civilised asuges is an inspiration. her son's life would be spared pro-
of warfare,, make the Romans, fur 'strate in bed overenme with joy.
The new jaunty music is Mrs. Kopsch received hotification, instance, scem like philanthropists, a protest against sham senti
Nevertheless, Is there another ment and the obscurity which Mr P. Araki
conceals hollowness. It be
and crudo,
of the Home Secretary's decision.
In deamatic fashion. About half-side to the shield?
If alvilluation kills, it also makes
Mucous
January 6.
Mr & Mrs Lammert Mens Adkine and rammerÈ
obildiren
Mr. and Mrs. H. Mr and Mr Vin Langaton
Ande
& child Mr and Mrs
Lauritson Mr&Mrs Mackerale tr Bauneimen may
M, Krn de Mian Red Miz R, Morriton but Mr And Mrs 0; 0. Mr T Naga
131mak
Mr&Mr Necklamın
wid child
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MT 0. W. Bradburg
1+ & Mrs Brown
Mr N. Vosse
past six on Friday evening, while awaiting Mr. Kopseh's return from alike: if it is ruthless, it is also it is frank and unpretentious. work, she saw a clergyman come merciful. Even in the late war Quite often it is very clever, and at Mr & Mr Bow Lt he door. He was stranger, the proportion of those engaged its best, as in some of Prokovier's and he thoughts turned Justinet-who succumbed was smaller farmusic, it is clearly spontaneous ively to her son.
than formerly, although the aggre- and exhilaratingly merry.
But had the "am from Pentonville," an-gate was so large. nounced the stranger, who was, in-nlerobe had its way, as in former deed, the prison chaplain and the wars, that terrible four years wouldWHISKY mother went cold with anxiety. Is have neurly depopulated the world it about my son she hardly dared of its men-folk.
to ask.
Overjoyed. Thereupon the chaplain took her by the band and said comfortingly. "Now bear up. I come with good
Your non is reprieved." newa
WHA
Science may produce poison gas in time of war, but it is down on poison sewers: poison drains und poison food in time of peace.
SILVER LOST.
SEARCH IN HOUSE OF COUNTESS.
and
ber
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'an overjoyed excited mother who greeted M, Kapseh when he arrived home. "Have you heard the news?" she asked; and scarcely waiting for a reply ex- claimed. "Freddie's reprieved." Scotland Yard detectives inves- The father stood silent for a few ligated a reported robbery at 1, terrible moments wondering, doubt Seamore-place. Park-lane, W., the ing, whether the thing was true residence of Almina Countess of or some cruel hoax. Then when Carnarvon
husband, convinced that Freddie really had Lt. Col. Ian Dennistoun. been spared his emotion's got the
An alarm was given that intru- better of him and with a muttered dere had been seen in the house. but grateful "Thank God," he burat The police were called in and a into tears
room-to-room search was decided "Freddie's" chum. Maurice Wion. The house extends in the rear Ilama, volunteered to go to Penton-to Park-lane, and it is believed that ville where he confirmed the re- the Intrudera entered by the back. prieve decision and obtained a pass Some articles, but no jewellery, for Mr. Kopsch to see the boy,
were found to be missing in the Until a week before the mother early stage of the search. received almost daily letters writ
Mud Marks in the Hall
•
ten by "Freddie" in jail, and it The missing property consists of was significant that in mall week quantity of valuable Georgian there had been no lettera or mes- silver articles. In response to p Bage of any description.
telephone message from the house Rut to a mother, who thought only to Scotland Yard, detectives visited of the boy whom she had brought the mansion to solve the mystery into the world, the chaplain's mise of what appeared to be a robbery sion of mercy was worth all the carried out in a mysterioue man- letters ever written.
ner...
The detectives continued their in-- | vestigations and the rear portion of
Mr. Oberry
K. Nellen. Mia Nergoi
Dr. #rein Mr and Mrs Over
Mr R. E. Hord Mr Pratt ".
Mr
IN BIBLES.
MILLIONAIRE DRUNK AS "BOILED OWLA”
LADY GOVERNOE TALKS.
A Homewhat humerous situation has developed in the State of Texas; with Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, its governor, as the central figure.
Her enomies, Whom she identiñes with the Ku Klux Klan, threatened to violate the rules of political chivalry by impeaching her for undue sentimentality in pardoning
more than 1,000 convicts. To this she has replied by issuing a pro- clamation offering $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of any rich citizen committing crimes for which poor people have been sent to jail-
In the proclamation and in in- terviews explaining its necesalty, after dwelling on the case of a labourer of 18 who was sent to jail for sharing & "thin pint of corn whisky" with a friend behind a hedge, Mrs. Ferguson thus des cribes a big party given by a multi- millionaire pil magnate.
"Why, he had his garage fitted up like a regular bar, with brass rallinga and sawdust on the floor. He gave a dinner at which 600 pints of liquor were drunk and to his guests he presented as ́ SOU“. venirs 800 imitation. Bibles 'and' 300 canes each containing a pint of whisky," at per l
The governor proceeded to state the house was closely examined that the same millionaire appeared Auntie had come to sbný, und --for-any-truess-of-an-entry having- at a football match on takakegive little Mary, with some pride was been forced by scaling cluster pipes showing a jumper she had knitted and entering by a windowsing Day, "drunk as a boiled owl and hersel
The doarch was made in the hope waving his cane, presumably filled
with liquor": "And did my little niece make of finding Anger-prints,
Mr Fergusss also publicly thie all by herself?" asked auntie; Mud-marks found in the hall and
"Near was the reply on the way led to a theory that accuses district judge of drink. but the hole you put your head a man hac in some way opened the ing boot-leg whisky a few moment after sentencing to imprisonment. through, and that was there berer front door and proceeded to the
„sodes wears the silver was ant batch of boot-Inggaci.
Mrs.
Mrs Costello MIA POOT
Entries will Definitely Close. at 1 p.m. on MONDAY 1st March, 1926,
at the Hon. Secretary's Office, but
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WILL BE HELD EVERY
TUESDAY THURSDAY DINNER DANCES
WILL BE HELD EVERY
SATURDAY
SPECIAL
CHINESE NEW YEAR EVE FANCY DRESS BALL
WILL BE HELD ON
FRIDAY, 12th February, 1926.
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Smuggler Caught
CONTENTS.
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Page
Domestle Occurrence Leading Articles Correspondence Steeplechase Hervism at Sea Boarding Ferrick Strikers Killed Silk Theft Find "Soccer" Caps Runa Amok ?
1
"At Home"
13
5
"White Wings"
18
Ships in Canton
18
.6
Won Outright
19
Useful Service
.20
Local Ginger
20
7
School Prizes
20
Cat Burglars
20
7
Boycott Impasse:
21
8.
Traffic Law
21:
8
A Wee Drappie
21
Hockey Match
8
Wedding Bells
22
Racing Form
8
Happy Years
.22
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
Customs Outrage
8
Rabies Danger
Court Martial
9
Silk Store Theft
Murder Echo
9.
Amount Raised
22
The Flower Show
9
A Famous Island
.28
New Grill Room Volunteer. Orders Over-Seas League "City of Baroda".
9
Obituary ...'.......
.28
.10.
Indian's Chinese
.23.
.10
Passport Casa
.28
10
Education Stir
.24
.10
Sut-Let. Work
24
.10
Only the Coat
24
.11
Master Fined
24
:11
Sudden Death
.24
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Kowloon Riot
.24
:11
Alleged Fraud
.24
.11
Cricket League
.25
11
Fanling Hunt
.25
11
Frightfulness
.25.
:11
Interport Soccer
.26
.11
Robbery Attempt
26
11
Money Gone
.20
A Varied Career
.12
Church Meeting
.26
China New Year
,12
False Friendship:
.26
Canton's Strike
.12
Police Items
.26.
Heavy Losses.
.18:
Short Armistica
.27
Muslim Wedding
.19
Typhoon About
.27
LMS. Work
.13
Seamen's Wages
Strike Talk
13
The "Sarpedon"
27
Debtor Cases Unique Scoring Border "Arrest" Seamen's Strike
14
Toy Pistols.
.14
A Happy' Company
..14
Sound Advice
.14
Police News
Coolie Quarrel
.14
"Hermes" Officers.
Cricket Notes
..15
Squeeze
Bound Feet
.15
Combat Communism
Local Cricket
16-17 (Canton's. Reply
29
Golf Bug Bite,
17
Junk Pirated
Water Supply
.17
¡Armed Gangs
#29
Masons' Service
..17
"Water" Thieves
Honours Ever Polo Gymkhana
..18
Naval Cricket
29
.18
Who's Who
30
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"Taming" Incident Schedules are now being printed
Armed Robbery and will be posted at an Early Date.
Members who have not yet Paid Company Dividend
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Hongkong, February 3, 1926.
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My and Mes Mrand Men Jo eph Wrightman. Mr 9. L King He & Men Zumvalt.
HONGKONG TIDE.
The tide-table given below has bo compiled at the National Almanac Offee in London, frum: the "rasaft of the analysis of observations taken by umns. of an automatic tide-recording mahine in the Water: Folke Basin at Tolm Sha Tant during the years 1908–9,
The zero of the table corresponds with the vere of the sounding in Las Ad
to miralty Chart, which has been found
feet 8 inches balo maz sasiral To obtain the depth of water on the tide gangs at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 ft 4 inches, and on thé gangs at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 16 2 4 inch to the height given in the table
February 1to, 7, 1926)
MON, WATER
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions from Messrs. Goh Guan Hin to sell by Public Auction
*
ON Friday, the 5th February, 1926
commencing at 11 am.. at their Sale Room, Duddell St. (For Account of the Concerned.)
800 Bags No. 24 Jaya White Sugar-1925 June Shipment from Java.
4600 Bags No. 24 Java White Sugar-1925 July Shipment from Java..
1500 Bags No. 24 Java White Sugar-1925 August Shipment from Java..
400 Bags No, 24 Java White Sugar1925 September Shipment from Jaya.
400 Bags No. 24 Java White Sagar 1925 October Shipment From Java.
900 Bags No. 24 Java White Sugar-1925 November Shipment from Java...
100 Bags No. 24 Java White. Sugar-Spot Cargo.
(The Goods are now stored in the Godowns of the China Provident, Loan and Mangago Co, Ltd., West Point.)
(Should intending buydra ¡wish to purchase smaller lots than stat- ed above, it will be necessary for them to inform the Auctioneers before the Sale.)
Termag 2---As Customary.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, February 2, 1928,
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Very often this is your first thought when you, ručnive à messagı to call up mued and such a telephone number. You can find out amily from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numero order. You simply burn, the pagys, find the number, and see who 16 de that has boso calling you.
The Telephone Handbook can be obtained fream the No., Wyndham Street, price one dollar,