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Antenor
SOLICITOR AMONG THE PAPUANS.
The Adventures of Mr. Laycock.
BIRD OF PARADISE.
THE
CHINA MAIL..
of shaly atons which they nibble like chocolato. He will eat a rat or bird three days dead and de- composing, after giving it a turn over a charcoal fire to brown its outside.
Scarcity of Food
"The provision of sufflelent food must be a constant anxiety for them, and hunger A constant enemy,"
He himself had little doubt that the shortage of other food 'must have been one of the main reasons for their cannibaliem.
and
The adventures of Mr. John Lay- cock, the well-known advocate and
There were only about a dozen solicitor of Singapore, and until recently a member of the Munici-white men along the whole coas
of Northern New Guinea pal Commission, along the wild northern coast cf New Guinen last any of these were missionaries.
Summing up his impressions of Summer, were interestingly tol by this wild corner of the globe Mr. himself to the Singapore Rotary Laycock anid: There are no roads Club at their weekly tiffin meeting in Dutch New Guinea but there are at Raffles Hotel.
a few tracks it for horses; there of birds of The exportation
are of course no motor cars. Ex- paradise, cannibals, and an ac- count of Papuin wonder at a white cept for a few tiny plantations on the coast, the islands and near man bathing, were a few of the whole country is jungle and no varied points touched upon by the attempt is being made to develop
who speaker
considered
It. The country in fact gives ono Papua, "had beaton civilisation."
the feeling that here civilisation is "At Manokwari and inter at
definitely defeated. Papua has Humboldts Hay, Hollandia, we
beaten civilisation. Except that took on board numbers of casso the Dutch Government, preserve waries and tree kangaroos said the order and that the missionaries
addrese. his during speaker
have converted a number of tho of
natives on the coast, Papua must "These are ordinary articles commerce in those regione, Par in all essentials be in
the same of rats, cockatoos and lories
condition as it was 200 years ago. various kinds go without saying
Describing a swim which he took of course. Even a few of the raret
that
birds of paradise were smuggled at Bosnick on the island of Wiak,
on board.
are
in the Pacific. Ocean 'north of
the
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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 6th March, 1931.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
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1
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Bank, wire
Co Landon--
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months' Credits,
4
sight
11 11/10 Documentary, 4
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On New York- On demand Credits, 60 days'
sight
On demand
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May 87 80
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Bank of Asia
110
567%
Insurances.
months'
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$1000
6072
Union Ins.
040
China Underwriters...$13.00
221
China Fire Is.......$535
23%
H. K. Fire Isa. ......$
-T
On Bomhay---
Wire On demand
Wire
61%
Shipping.
614
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On Calcutta-
014
61%
H. K. Steamboats...$25 201 Indo-China (Pref:) ...$
On Singapore- On demand
(Def.)...$
40
30
100. for 1924 and 1526 mm
...... 895%
44.
Shell Transports
097-
Union Waterbents
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"As you know, the export of Geelvink Bay on the return journey Copper Cash birds of paradise and their skins to Singapore, Mr. Laycock said:
I had a swim from the boat and is now prohibited but some
all the village crowded out to seo I have no sym the remarkable sight of smuggled out.
a white pathy with this prohibition, which
When after the man swimming. seems to me sentimentality carried awim I pulled myself into to excess. The female bird of
motor boat they gave the Papuan paradise never carries any plum- age in any of the varietica I have equivalent of a loud cheer and a The male bird is the only moved away they threw at us all hearty laugh and as the boat plumage bird and he does not get the orchids which I had declined his plumage until he is between
to buy. Bosnik is the one Papuan four and five years old
geen.
"It therefore did no harm what-place of which I preserve a happy
ever to kill off a whole lot of the old male birds and it may in fact have strengthened the stock. There was no nossible question of exterminating the species 18 no of killing the one would dream female or the young males; they are absolutely insignificant as any of you can see at Mr. Basapah's Zoo.
recollection."
FOR DEMOCRACY.
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN N.W. FRONTIER PROVINCE.
New Delhi, Jan. 31.
observe
A communique by the North- West Frontier Province adminis- Paralysing Blow To Trade.
tration, the text of which has The stoppage of this trade has been issued to the Press, states been a paralysing blow to Dutch that though public attention is át The Dutch impose present focussed on the larger New Guinea. an export customs duty on every aspect of popular representation thing going out of the country and in legislative bodies, it is, never- a custom officer goes round withtheless, interesting to the ship. On my trip he collected the advance towards democratic about Fl.1,000. Five or alx years control which is taking place in ago, in the heyday of the paradise the North-West Frontier Pro- bird trade, he used to collect vince in the constitution of muni- F112,000 or more. This will give cipalities and district boards. you an idea of what that trade At Hol- meant to New Guinea. landia where formerly there were about twenty Chinese kedais there are now about four.
"I am in favour of being kind
to our feathered friends but not at the cost of ruling the entire coun- 5p.mtry. This curious state of mind or
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Registration Letters
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It has been decided to introduce a 50 per cent. elective element into the personnel of these bodies, and, already, much spade work has been done to make the decl-
sion effective.
Electoral Rolls,
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris
New York
Rugby, Yesterday.
124.00%
4.85 25/32
84.85%
S'hai Exploration.... (1.05
Los.......TH.
Docks, WharVUE,
Godowns, &c
H. X. & K. Wharee...$
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Lands, Hotels & Buildings.
*H. K. & S. Hotels...$19.00
H.K. Landi............$ 85 Shanghai Lands ...TIL. 412 Humphreys (Cum Rt.)
Rights......$
101
10 tast dividend for 1986.......
Thee,#1-50 for 1999 Nose for 1930
112 bx. 2-1 on preferred)
Tout Urland for 1744
Mar. 1,90
Jana 12, 99
Tee. Interian Chepen No 571 Jan. 8, 31
from res ne 1958
* Pending
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96/3 June Pin, 4% free /x C'pan 88)
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221
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Descenta for 1999.....
Fab, 94, 81
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20.481%
H. K. Renities ......$
Copenhagen
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Chinese Estates......$
19.00
87
Do. Interims 30 cents nje 1290,
Sep. 4, 30
Felis forgar 18-2-30 ......
July 21, 80
Stockholm
18.134
Oslo
18.16
Cotton Mul
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34.56
"Ewo Cotton.....Th.
... 16.95 161
11
Dec. 0.73 for 1980 payabitos
Mar, 19, 81
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and
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| June 15, 20.
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Silver Forward
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WOMAN
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Star Farics
186 $25.40...
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H. K. Electries $801 Macro
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"WITCH-DOCTOR" ARRESTED.
In three municipalities tenta- Suffering from recurrent attacks 6 p.m the part of enthusiaste is still tive electoral rolls have been com- of fever and hysteria, a young of Milazzo, in a native told pleted, and the formation of con- wemaa, strong in the land. I was while there that the Government stituencies is in progress while, Sleily, was induced to ignore the of the Straits Settlements had re-in the remainder, including Hoti medical clinic established in her H. K. Kopes........ cently been making representations Marden, which has recently been village and to submit herself in to the Government of the N.E.I. raised to the status of a muni- stead to the ministrations of an.old asking them to tighten up the pro- cipality and district board, elec-hag believed to have occult relations a.m.hibition and to prevent smuggling tion rules, which prescribe fran- with the Devil.
As a cure the "witch," after in out of birds; which action was chise and membership qualifica- taken (as I found out) at the tions and the procedure to be ob- cantations and the boiling up of instance of a well-known Singa- served in the conduct of elections, various revolting brews, thrust a will be notified in the North-West large needle Into the right foot of pore gentleman.
Province Gazette of the girl. As the fever continued so "It must give him and those of Frontier his kidney great satisfaction to re- January 30, 1981, and will, no was the treatment augmented, until flect on the number of decent doubt, receive the close attention no less than 64 needles had been traders whom they have deprived they deserve at the hands of pros- wholly thrust into various parts of of a living to satisfy their humani-pective candidates and others in her leg and left there.
terested.
The young woman's condition be tarian idean."
It is expected that the draft came grave, and the medical offi "There is a popular belief that Papuans are cannibala" went on election rules will be confirmed by cials of the place heard of it. They Mr. Laycock later. "At Marassar the end of February and the Fron removed her to hospital for ex several gentlemen expressed atier Province administration will amination and X-rays revealed the lively concern leat I should remain give full consideration to any sug-needles.
3.30 p.m.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS FOCH'S SUCCESSOR.
For the information of visitors highest points on the Island and the following list of some of the Mainland 25 published:----
Island.
Victoria Peak
Feet.
1823
Signal Station
1774
Mt. Parker
1784
Mountain Lodge
1725
The Eyrio
1725
Peak Hotel
Taikoo Sanatorium
1806 1000
Mt. Davis
877 Bowen Road (filterbeds) 287 Mainiand Fock Kowloon Peak Taimoshan
1973 8124
MARSHAL PETAIN ELECTED TO THE ACADEMIE FRANCAISE,
Marshal Petain was elected to the Academie Francaise to occupy the Beat rendered vacant by the death of Marshal Foch.
in New Guines in the stomach of gestions for their improvement
Forty needles were.extracted, 'but
Der & Wings are $ Lane Crawfords ......$ Mackintosha. ..........................
Sinceres
Wm. Powell
Miscellaneous.
H.K. Amuse. (C. R.) 5 (Right) $
36 canta un dif] for 1036 Pending Dr.otevalan
14.30 Doc. 70 cents for Pending
20.10 1.2.0 for 1950
18.40 OL 78 cants for year at-1«W... Peading
Fob, | Gut diviilent for your 23328 |
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May 16, 50
344
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Mar. 1260 for yea. R•%•Vi „zion
Rept. 37,80
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H. K. art. Loans......
the victim her leg will have to be Speculative, sharan. Sales to Shanghal.İ`
a Papuan. No doubt the belief is which are submitted by February it is feared that to save the life of well founded but cannibalism is 20.
3.
It is also the seat occupled in the 18th century by tha
As they stand, the draft rulas amputated. famous not practised now save possibly in Marechal de Villars, the vietor of the remotest regions.
follow closely the lines of those Terrified at the "devil's revenge," the battle of Donaln
"The Papuan is born Idle and adopted in the Punjab. As re- the young woman at firar refused to Marshal Petain wil be the tenth lives on jungle produce, ango garde the reconstitution of dla reveal how the needles came to be marshal of France to become a roots (taro) fish and any smal;trict boards, the larger areas to there, but later confessed. The member of the academy; his pre-animals he can shoot with his ar- be enfrancised complicate the pre- "witch doctor" has been arrested decessors were De Villars, rows. He will eat almost anything paration of the electoral rolls, but and a general investigation has as to the 'furtbe! D'Estrees, the Duc de Richelieu he can get, rats, mice, tough old the work has already been begun been opened
and activities' of such Belle-Isle, Beauvau, Duras, Lyau- cassowary, tree kangaroo, or any- and, the formatiein of consti- existence toy, Joffre and Foch.
thing else. Some even eat a kind tuencies is being taken in' hand.
creatures.
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