WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926.
SPORTS SECTION
COUNTY CRICKET.
E. TYLDESLEY GETS SIXTH CONSECUTIYS."
WTIVSALL'S DOUBLE.
Meny Surprises in Latest Results.
8
THE AUSTRALIANS.
MATCH AGAINST EAST OF SCOTLAND.
ONE DAY'S PLAY.
Perth, July 20. In a one-day match. East of Scotland played the Australians, In the county championship eric-the latter having the better of ket results which Reiter cabled play. Scores:- through last night there several surprizes.
Were
As to individual performances. W. W. Whysall of Notts) scored a century in each innings.
E. Tyldesley (of Fanchshire) scored three figures in his sixth consecutivo maléh
There
East of Sentland. 120 runs. A. F. Richardson took 4 wickets for 23 runs.
I
Australians 206 runs for 6 wickets. J. Taylor made 53, T. J. E. Andrews B5. Marshall Book 3 for 29-Reuter.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE PROBLEM OF SEX discards three-quarters
IS IT CAPABLE OF CONTROL?
SOME RECENT SIDE-LIGHTS.
. (By, Dr. E. E. Fournier d'Albe)
A couple of years
ago, Mr. F. A. E. Crew, of thi Animal Breeding Department of Edinburgh University, astonished the grave and reverend signors of the Royal Society by describing the strange ease of a hen which turned into
a cock,
its FLOODS IN KIANGSL
of "aterial by several transforma- tions, and anally leaves a single germ cell containing seven chromo. somes, the largest of which is a sex chromosome, “
Fert Bisation.
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OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
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Owing to the continuous rains are alike, whereas there are two the tools in this province `eon- kinds of spermatozoa The fertil-tinue to spread. ination of an egg by a spermatozoon Communications with the south TT. on London without a sex chromosome produces of the province are interrupted T.T. on Shanghai
male, while fertilisation by the in many places owing to the tele- more highly endowed spermatozoon graph poles having been washed produces a female. `
The same
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Way by The rushing waters. rule applion to Highways are flooded rendering mamalians and to man. In the case communication impossible. Many of, birds, the opposite rule applies.fields are flooded and it is feared It was a BuT.Orpington, whose the sex of the chick being in the that unless the rain
censes at owner, in response to complaints infertilised egg, and nothing the once and the foods subside there Rank of East Asia about early Cock-crowing, killed the cork can do makes any difference will be a serious famine in the "Marine InsUPER-COS. cock. but found, that the nuisance | What happened in the case of Mr.
nutume.
Canton InguPRICE complained of remained unabated. Crew's hen-cock was that the Buff
A good deal of Kięklang itself | China Underwriters It was traced to a hen which had | Orpington lost its ovaries by dis
is under water.
North China Insurance.. laid excellent gags for two years, Lease, and then developed its
Many of the principal streets Union Insurance.. but then stopped laying, developed dormant masculinity, finally stand higher than the houses and Yangtze Insurance a ne plumage, and took to cock- acquiring the full powers of that
of the water, but the erowing. A year later it fought | overdressed. „Chantecler who draws
houses on both sides are flooded. any and every male in the yard,
In other streets the merchants and was gently courteous to the hens. When muted with a virgin
have built gangways with planks hen it produced two chickens,
along the streets, while in others which in their turn had normal off
people are compelled to travel in sampäns.
Sex Control?
many, other big
but delivers no goods. えいます seres and a few good howling analyses. A pleksing feature is
the sneegas of men chosen for the 4th Test starting on Saturday. -
The 'champions, Yorkshire, easily Although disposed of Middlesex. Kent had changed the venue of their home match with Surray-thr
*pell Blackheath
having been broker-Surrey took 1st inninga points. Notta and Lancashire were both checked by weaker opponents; Warwick and Leicester bath gained innings victories: "und-the Army beat the Navy again.
Details follow:-..
London, Puly 20. batest cricked resuits (of matches Anished to-day? are:-e
Wat Tyldesley Did
At Minchester. Lancashire lost Grst innings points to Exes in uncompleted match. Scarest-m
Latra (18) AR5 runs-Tridesley. E. made 106. Makeguare 52. This is the sixth rhseritive mately be which Tyldesley has reached three figures.
Reuter states expressly that it was a one-day match. It is not known, if a decision was agreed upon to go by the 1st innings. If Australia "won" the cable should have given the riargin of victory, which, it should be noted, is not wickets, nor 86 runs, nor both.
DAVIS CUP,
CANADA DEFEATED BY
CEBA..
IN. BROILING WEATHER.
Havana. July 20. In breiling weather, in which the Camediai ple"ers suffered severe) Cuba defeated! Canad the Davis Cup lawn tennis, American Zor, eliminating bund), by S |ratches to 2-Rester's American
Service
made. 88. Collins 90.
Peach took 6 for 67.
Hubble 61.
I
"Surreyst) 434 rung.
Hobbs made 77, A. deacocke 76, E. R. Holmes Oxford Blde 62.
wic.
Rasps (198) 448 ons."Russell made 171, 0'Canor 6A. Cutmur 66 Kent Wendo 170 runs for
and.
ET.
skipper) 50.
Ashton fes-Cantabket. Ashdown made 102 not out.
Lancs (2nd) 5 runs for no wicket.
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Tate Gets Eleven.
At Brigaton, Sussex last Takeday mhead in the ansambahire by runter
and 5th Tests in 1921. For the 4th Text this year he has been selected
as 12th man. As the match, is le
Meat
Janis, Ist) 274 runs. made 1 Tate took 7 for *9.
Sypsex Ish 21J" runs.
teok 7 for 79,
K. S.
be played at Old Trafford. Man-ulepinji made 115 Newman chester. Tyldesley may get a place yet.
!!
Whysalla Double.
1
A Nottingham, Nosts lost frat innings points to Gloucester in an uncomplete match. Scores:--
Nolls (Fat) 901 runs, Whyoull made 1000
Gloucester
(1st) 280 TUNA. Dipper made 86. Sinfeld 142 not out, Parker 37
Notte Bad? 32 runs fe wie. kets. declared. When made 167 not sub, Walker 107,
Choucester (2nde 383 ens for 3 wickets, Smith made 51, Dipper Sl not onl
|
Hants (2nd) 198, runs for wickets, declared. Tate took 4 for
AL
Boyes
spring.
The due authentication of this
Henceforth no man need blame his wife for producting children of the wrong" sex. She is neutral in
the "matter. His is the",determin-
ing factor, Shall he ever "control"
are out
Langkal Creek is under water The wooden bridge across the
and is believed to have been, de-
Fire Insuran.CER. China Fire Insurance. H.K. Fire Insurance
Shipping. Douglases Hongkong Steamboats.. HK Tugs & Lighters.... Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
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and aimlar cases brings us fare it to fuce with the bafting mystery of There were news that Mr. sex and the factors which deter-C. L. Husking young Cana-stroyed. A pontoon has been Oriental Navigation" mine it. Mr. Crew himself, in adian biologist, working in Profes made of 16 large sampans, to en-Shell Transporta ..
ible passengers to make the Star Ferries .. broadcast "talk" recently; gave ansor R. R. Gates's botanicul labora-
The motor Water-boats/. interesting outline of the latest re-tory at King's College, had de journey to Kuling.
Hefneries. sults of the vast amount of refinitely traced the growth of falsehuses coming down from the foot search on this subject carried out wild cats to the loss of one out of Kuling have to stop near the China Sugar in European and American Univer of the 42 chromosomes which con- Public park and then the passen- Malabon Sugars
gers are transported by sampan titate the genetic array of ordinary for nearly a mile. "bats. Mr. Huskins expresses no opinion on the cause of this loss,
sities.
Adornment and Courtship.
As we ascend from the lowest but admits that it may be due to organisms to the highest, the sexes eculiarities of environment, which tend, on the whole, to differentiate this case would produce a true more and more. so much so, indeed mutation of species. that Frengh writers have vaunted Hitherty all attempts to controls ¡the more pronounced physical sex by feeding or the regulation of differences between French men temperature, or indeed by any other and women as a mark of super-epatrivance have fulled. But it
inrity over the Anglo-Saxon breed! once science can" storm the very What are now usually called the citadel of life many things may secondary sex characteristics those happen. We should gain fuller unconnected with the reproductive control of our destiny, "and that," system itself-find, however, their
umiable pessimist said. ax, all climax in certain birds and insects, jwould be the worst of all calami- "They are the most astonishing ties" thing that nature has done," says Professor T. 1. Morgun, "brilliant colours, plumes, combs, wattles, and pars, scent glands (pleasant' and· unpleasant); tred » spots, yellow spots, green spots. topknots and further horn, lanterns for the dark, Pongs, howlings, danges and tour- neys-a medley of odds and ends."
Darwin's somewhat crude theory of sexual selection is not-now ne cepted in. its brigien form, especially since the graceful evolu tions of male humming binds have been shown to fulfil their purpose. not in courtship, but in the catch- ing of insecta: "Yet nobody doubts that the inspiration of
sex animates all living things./"
Gudernatsch. produced ginn tadpoles by feeding them with ex- bracts of the thymus gland, while runs. he retarded their growth and pro- duced dwarf frogs hy feeding young tadpoles with thyroid extract. The
Suanex (2nd) 176 runs.. left-hander) took 6 for 38.
Kilner's Brother. Birmingham, Warwickshire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 263 runa, Scores:-
Worcester Guaife, M. G. puck 4 for 47.
Warwick 1st) 50 runs,
Cath
134
Kiner
N. made 121, R. E. S. Wyait. 90.internal secretions of the ductless
| Parsons 74. Bates 35 and Quaife 53. Worcester (rd) 114 runs. Wyatt Took 4 for 42 and Rax 4 for 27.
Norman Kilner is brother to Rey Not being able to get a permanent place in the Yorkshire team secured or residential qualification with Warwick. This is the first
Warwick this
Season
Whysall went out to Australia,| with the last 3 tour as re sarve wicket-keeper to Strudwick. He was chosen not so much for his stumping abilities, as he does not even keep for Notts (who have win for Lilley and Oatese Forbind dhe sticks) | Every esanty, has broken the but for his batting possibilities. } “durk." Smith „andther batsman-com- wickel-keeper who might be chosen. to strengthen England's batting. He is strong on the leg side,
Kilner's Bowling.
A1 Bradford Yorkshire defeated Middlesex Ly Len wickets. Scores -
runa.
Leicester v. Derby."
}. At Leicester, Leicestershire beat Derbyshire by an innings and 1 runk. Scoreal
glands and of the sex organs them selves are known to have a very powerful influence on bodily health and mentab vigour, an influence Channels, produces, the finest fruits which. directed into appropriate of human endeavour.
1
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This fourteen-month-old baby was found in a drainage sewer at Balti-, more, Md. He was cut about the The face but otherwise uninjured. mystery surrounding the case "not been cleared up.
hus
BROKEN UP BY YOKOHAMA POLICE.
Mining.
According to reports from Nan- Kailan Mining Ad..
Banguets chang about half that city is angkats (Combined) flooded and the water in some do. (Single) places is five feet deep,
Nun-Shanghai Exploration chang is the rice centre of Kinng Shanghai Lown
and the price there has gone Raubs
terribly and a shortage is Tronoh Mines feared in the whole of the sur-Ural Carplane rounding country-Reuter.
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THE WATER SUPELY.
Level and Storage of water Reservoirs on July 1, 1920-
in
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL
1926 42.11 B. 25, 6 B.
1925
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Tytan Byewash
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Tvtam Intermediate Level.
Teval.
Tytam Tuk
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Worg Nei. Chang Pokfulam
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. 1 B. 2. 5. B.
[Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": figures are not in feet and decimals. but in feet and inches.]
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons..
Tytan
Tytam Byewash
Tytam Intermediate
Wong. Nel Chung Pokfulam
Tytam Tuk
Total
1925 1926 384.80 -115.12 19.81 57
195.00 106.90
Docks WKarvan Godowns, &c. H.K. & K. Wharves HK & W. Docks Hongkowa
New Engineerings Shanghal Docks,
Lands, Hotels & Éligu. HK. & S. Hotels (old).
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(new)
Humphreya Estates Princes Building Rural Lands
Cotton Mills.
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do.
Miscellaneous.
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2760 10.18 Cementa, (comb.)
45.82 10.95
.1.746.82 1,172.20 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millione and de- cimals of gallons during the month of June:
194 1928 Consumption
256.10. 256.149. Estimated Population 199,140 402.483 Consumption per head per day (gallons)
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only from fat to 12th June inclusive
1025.
Intermittent Supply in all Rider Muin Districts from 13th to 17th June inclusive & Constant Supply in all Rider Main Districts from 18th to 30th Jane inclusive. 1925.
Constant Supply in all Rider Main Districts during June 1926.
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The Hidden Mechanism.
The elucidation of the mechan- ism of sex, determination is achievement of the last twenty years, for it was only in 1995 that Wilson gave a correct interpreta- tion of the function of the sex CHINESE SMUGGLERS chromosomes. These are thread- like formations on the very border Derby 1st) 208 runs. Bowden of what. is visible in the most ~
powerful microscope. inde 70. Storer 60.
Leicester Ist) 420 runs. Berry An idea of their size may be Two daring groups of smug made 57, Astill 60, Major G.' H. S. gained by confidering a single lv-giers has been arrested by the Fowke 76 and C. H. Taylor (Oxfording cell; a thousandth of an inch Nagasaki police in connection
aerosa, containing a nucleus
ten with the smuggling into the coun- Derby 62nd) 163 runs. G. R. times smäller This nucleus, when try of valuables said to umount to Jackson made 66.
stained with dyes and mounted un several hundred thousands of yon' der the microscope, is seen to cons from the "Empress of Asia. tain a number of darker bodies
According to the police, a resembling short, thick threade, the Chinese passenger from the ship. Estimated population. 150,680 155,420
said to be in connivance with a Consumtion per head These chromosomes vary in num local sampan
found man, was
per day (gallons)... 18.0 15.4 Navy (1st) 249 runs, Lt. Shaw ber from one plant or animal to landing jewellery,
Full Supply in all districts during silk. goods, another, but are the same through tobacco, firecrackers and opium
1925 and 1926. June
The Government Analyst's reports Army (st) 376 vans.. L.L. G. J. out the individual. being six in from the "Empress of Asia." show that the quality of the water is Bryan (Kent) made 82.
some worms, sixteen in bees, forty. The two are now being held at satisfactory. Navy (2nd) 161-runs. Melsome eight in man and up to 100 in poce headquarters for investiga-in. in 1926 and 36.99 in. in 1920.
Total Ruinfall to 30th June 40.87 tookol for 44.
other organisms. When the cell tion. Police authorities believe a for ne multiplies by division the chromo-number of "higher upa" are be
Bluer 107.
Middlesex <1xt) 296 Hearne made 184 G, O; Allen 80.
Yorks 1st 71 Puns. Holmes made 128. Leyland 67. N. Haig wok for 108.
Army Navy. Middlesex (2nd)" 80 Kilner. R. (the Test match all- At Lord's, the Army beat the rounderi tock 8 wickets for 40 runs, Royal Navy by ten wickets.
Yorks (2ry & runs for no wie-Scores --
ACE
*
runs.
Kilser has been chosen to play in the 4th Test. This is the first
detent of Middlesex this season.
Hobbs in Form.
At Maidstone, Kent lost.first inn- ings points to Survey in an uncom- pleted match. Scores:
Kent (1st) 356 runa.
nude 61.
Army (2nd) 26 runs wicket.
!
The championship table now Ashdown stands at:--
Won Lst. Pos. Pts. No.
Yorkshire Glamorgan
200
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"chromosomes."
.. 328,00 836.38 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons dur: ing the month of June.
Consumption.
somes, pass through a series ofhind this smuggling scheme and Public Works Department pairings. sortings, and splittings, have been employing Chinese which gives us an insight onto the
very cauldron of life. But there passengers aboard some of the liners to larger trans-Pacific
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are always a few of the chromo- smuggle valuables as far somes which stand apart from the
Nagasaki. crowd, and behave differently from the rest,
Three Formosans and local Chinese are also at present being
1025 1926 75.00 72.08
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This behaviour differs profoundly
Sunrise and Sunset. In Hongkong 85... 69 2.81.17 from one species to another, and held by the police in connection for July, 1920, (Standard Time of 3 Q 0 0 55 40. 472.72 no general rules can be quoted. In with a similar smuggling scheme. the 120th Meridian, East of Green-
80 54 167.50 all the culis of an insect called Most of the goods taken from the 50... 33... I ...66,00
364,70 Protenor belfraget there are twelve "Empress of Asia" come under the hundred per cent. duty class 90. 57. 0.53.33larger one in the male, and twelve to three times the value of the and the penalty required amounts 85 49 57.64 ordinary chromosomes" and ... 65. 3l... 3 ...47.69
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"Ignorance is the mother of pre- judice."-Dr. Harry P. Judson.
The
Locarno Pacts justify neither the exaggerated optimism, nor the exaggerated
pershtiin which they have caused."-Premler-
Briand