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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1931.
LIONS NOW RAIDING WEALTHY - BUT SHE
DOES NOT KNOW IT
HEN-ROOSTS.
Their Complète Disdain
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for Motor Cars.
"If Only I Had £100,
I'd Buy
pondent.
י
LITTLE HEIRESS.
HUNGER RIOT IN ARKANSAS.
Farmers and Wives Storm Town.
Several hundred farmers and their wivea stormed the town of England, Arkansas, recently de- seizing it if it was manding food under threat of
Our children
Civilisation is having a demorali- sing effect on Africa's lions. They have a contempt for the motor-car, and now they have taken to rabbing
Surrounded by half a dozen dogs, hen-roosta like any common fox.
not a baby girl who will one day own coming.
forth- According to the annual report £2,000,000, told me what she would of the Chief Warden of the Kruger do if her fairy godmother were to and supported by their wives, Fully half the men were armed National Park, Eastern Transvaal, give her £100, writes the Evening many of whom, with tears rolling says the Johannesburg correspon- News Wantage (Berkshire), corres down their cheeks, said, "We are dent of the Morning Post, there! have been cases of Hons becoming
lat not going to The prospective millionairess is starve," while the farmers declar used to motor-cars that they Jane Elizabeth Whitelaw, the 4ed they were ready to do work of have absolutely refused to move out years-old daughter of Mr. G. any kind for as little as 50 cents of the roadway, and have oven re-whitelaw, of Court Hill, Letcombe'a day, but they would not let their. vented the attempts of cars to pass Regis, near Wantage, along.
When she families go longer without food. reaches the age of 25 she will in "I have tested the matter for my herit £2,000,000 and the Medmen attorney,
While Mr. George Morris, a local self," states the Chief Warden, "and ham Mansion, Danesfield, under crowd, town officials telephoned to haranguing the have found on several occasions that the will of her aunt, Mrs. Hornby the Red Cross office at St. Louis however unwilling the lions may Lewis. appear to be to get out of the way Her cheeks were flushed with furnish ench family with two dol and obtained authorisation to of a car, if the latter goes on health as she greeted me steadily at a slow pace they will get steps of her father's house for she organisation's expense. This was on the lars 75 conts worth of food at the up and give way when they think had just returned from a gallop of doled out by merchants to 350 they are likely to be run over. her pony Starlight." Usually they lie down again quietly
families, and the situation quieten.' Jane does not know yet of the ed, although officials predict that at the side of the road. In fact, wealth that will be here some day. there will be more trouble when 60 little interest do they display in Her father thinks it would be un- this food has gone. motor-cars that I have seen lions wise to tell her of the golden days pass at a distance of only a few in store for her. yards actually looking the other
way,
Horses and Dogs.
Was
Drought and Bank Failure. England is the centre of a rich agricultural district which felt the
I asked her what she would do worst effects of the long drought
Her blue eyes widened.
"Nor does a conversation carried with £100. on in loud tones appear to frighten
jandigther troubles, which were in- them. No doubt the noise of the'
creased by the failure of the local "I would buy some horses," she bank." engine and the smell of the petrol replied with decision. "Lots, and Mr. Morris declared, the mer- gases may account for this. I have lots of horses-fast ones." invariably found, however, that the "And what then?" I asked. same lions, the moment a man gets
"A lot of doga," she said, after machine-guns in out of the car and shows himself
a pause for reflection.
spéct,
was
chants of England must either move their goods or mount their stores. on the road, will spring up and "And dolliea?" I prompted.
These men and women who came bourd away at once. The only "No."
here to-day just simply got hungry. slices off a piece of flesh at each exception would be a lioness with head emphatically.
She shook her golden It was pathetic to hear the men cut; such cuts are not sufficient-young cubs, and naturally such an hut I would rather have horses and telling us their children were ac- "I like dollies, and women crying for food and ly serious to kill the victim out-animal must be treated
with re-dogs-lots and lots of them." tually starving. The crowd right. The slicing continues)
Jane led me to the lawn and in- not wild considering everything, "A growing trait in lions, and, troduced me to her dogs. Grasping but they were in earnest, and it until there remain no fleshy parts one, not usually connected with their by their collars a massive Great wasn't until I was able to tell them on the body. After this certain habits, le that of raiding hen-roosts Dane and
a giant Alsatian, she arrangements had been made for at night. Domestic fowls appear to bore down on me, almost dragged food that they would listen." organs are removed. The body have a great attraction for them off her feet by the rush of her giant From Red Cross officials came Is finally visecrated to extinguish now. Many of the native wardens pets, whose shoulders were on a word that about 100,000 persons in whatever life may remain. Sub- have lost all their poultry, the lions level with her head.
Arkansas are now being fed, and sequently the limbs are severed always females or young animals
"It's all right," she shouted. that it is expected the total will -climbing up on the roots and, "They're quite from the trunk and the bones de-pulling the birds out wholesale.
safe, I've got reach 250,000 by February 1: Mr. stroyed.
"The ranger of Number 5 Section
William Baxter, Mid-West Director. The mastiff was introduced
as for the Red Cross, explained "be- shot a young mature lion actually in Lion, and the Alsatian as Jimmy. cause the situation is not as spec- his foivlhouse in the act of carry-Both of them occasionally run ba tacular as floods, tornadoes and ing off athen."
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Another form Death By Slow of torture was Strangulation, by slow strangula-
tion. The victim was placed in a box-like frame, of bamboo, about five feet long and two feet] wide, It was raised from the ground by four short poles about
a foot in height. In the top of
WHAT'S IN A SAUSAGE?
Storm Over Contents In Small German Town.
London.
thom."
hind her pony when she goes riding. such disasters, people are not In their wake were two more easily made to feel just how Alsatians, Susan and Moppy, fol- serious it-la."
lowed by Velvet, a panting Sealy-]
ham, and Maxle, a Dachshund.
Jane next introduced me Sparkles and Starlight, her ponies.
to!
FATAL WAGER.
"I Would Hunt" Since her toddling days, aho has DIVE INTO BRISBANE RIVER had riding lessons from her father's
stud groom, "Pat" Bole.
"I
FLOOD.
In an attempt to win a wager, a naked man dived into the flooded
the frame was a hole made to fit
'would rather hava horses,"" The historic controversy regard-she confided to me. "They go fast- the victim's neck, and his feet ing the contents of sausages has er than ponies. were supported by a wooden plat-been revived in the small German "If J had £100 I would buy somo Brisbane River and Was carried Hong Kong, Saturday, April 4, 1931. form. At certain periods this State of Mecklenburg Schwerin, horses and go hunting every day. away with the current and drown-
where the holders of titheable pro- Daddy will not let me ride to hounds ed. platform would be lowered, thus perty in the town of Demen have every day, so on the other daya Herbert Smith, of Mackay, dived making the distance greater be- been bound for 150 years to con- get all my dogs, and we go looking 40 feet from the new Grey Street tween the head and feet of the tribute yearly 130 lb. of mettwurst for hares on the hillsides. But Bridge into the swirling waters in condemned person, until finally church.
-a local delicacy-to support the if I were rich, I would hunt only a mad attempt to swim to Victoria
foxes, not hares."?
Bridge.
ADVERSARIA.
"Without fear, favour or malice."
Canard.
cause of
"FATHER TIERNEY
SACRIFICED.”
Week-End Sport.
News in Brief.
A M
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The blue eyes looked wistful. "I wish I were rich,” said, Jane,
ANCIENT DUTCH COINS.
The crowds watching the rising water were amazed to see a man appear naked on an abutment of the new bridge and suddenly dive Into the rushing waters, He im- mediately struck out towards the centre, where he was borne down-
With Haman Bones on Australian stream at a terrific pace.
Coast.
Perth, Feb. 4.
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He managed to keep his head above water almost to Victoria Bridge, where he was seized by the current and dragged boncath.
He again reappeared on the A human skeleton and a num' other side of the bridge and was
found near again dragged under.
This time
:
was reported yesterday, were on a
:
death took place. About 15 or 16. The custom has latterly fallen | years ago these executions were into desuetudo, but the church The newspaper common in Canton and were car-renewed Its claim in 1928 and A News Bill.contents bill is ried out in public, but now the sued the tithepayers. It obtained
frequently the
judgment for a three years' over- more humane death by shooting due supply which was duly paid, un-is practised. No wonder that states the Berlin correspondent of intended offence and, when an most of us would object to being The Times. attempt is made to crowd
However, the church's repre- as tried by the Chinese courts! much wording on it as possible,
sentative, after having tasted it, de- clared that the quality was not equal the sense is very often mislead-
to that of former days, because of ing. An example of this was
insufficiently minced lean pork hav- provided on Monday morning by
Ing been used. the contents bill of a contem-
The lowest open air temperature The food inspector agreed that ber of ancient coins yesterday was 65 degrees. The too much beef had been included, the mouth of the Moore River, 50 he did not reappear. Aid was in- porary, on which the wording humidity at 10 a.m. was 87 and at whereupon the church rejected the miles north of Perth, are believed possible. was phrased in the following up-4 p.m. 71.
sausage and recommended proceed to be relica of the Dutch trotaure Sydney Thrower, 8, of Toowoong, happy manner:-
inga. The whole population is ship Der Vergulde. Drasck (The diving into the floodwaters, struck On Easter Monday a party of taking the keeneat interest, dis Golden Drake), which was wrecked his head on a submerged object and Jabout 50 members of the St. cussing the contents of the delicacy on that part of the coast in 1649, sank before he could be rescued. Andrew's Clubare visiting Maces, and unearthing ancient recipes to with 78,000 guliders on board. The water was only three feat
The bones, the Anding of which, deep. there to play the Macao Club XII put in as evidence. Whatever the unhappy priest hockey and tennis. They arev.
The tithepayers have declared for ledge of rock known as the Eagle's When the peak of the Blood-
Nearly A Record. suffered at the hands of the ban-ing on the Venezia at 9 am, and secession, but the church has
returning by. 8.15 pm.. dits, whose methods of dealing
answered that they must, neverthe Nest and they fell to pieces when
waters reached the city the river (handled. less, pay the sausage if they wish to'
rose to within 1 inches of the with foreign captives are notori- A boy, Cheung Sui-wing (10), of retain their tithe property.
Some distance away were 23. 1908, flood maximum. All the pfeces ́of hard, white, inscribed South Brisbane wharves were ously merciless, this was hardly, Apliu Street, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital - yester-
metal and 12 coins of two sizes covered. the way to put it!
day suffering from injuries to his head, sustained as the result of be- Bandits are not the ing knocked down by a public motor Chinese only people in China car in Pokfulam Road, near Third Torture, who
Street.. 'are
past- masters in torture, The popular St. Francis Hotel, for it has long been a fine art in which always aims at giving its this cultured land. An interest. patrons the best of everything, has just been completely reorganised, ing account of some of the more and has added two public lounges salacious methods is given by which should add to the popularity Mr. S. H. Peplow in his interest of the place. The cosiness of the ing book "Around and About new lounges speaks for itself, with Hong Kong Describing the comfortable furniture and subdued lights. Especially attractive for Ling Chi sentence, or death by the Summer months will be the slicing, which is only given for verandah lounge which stretches
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the serious crime of assassinatio the whole length of the building.. on high Government offici
Cricide or matri
hat the victi
new lobby lounge is also very tive and modern fits colour, and Hghting
WARSHIPS IN PORT. The following British warships
were in harbour to-day:--- Sandwich-North wall. Petersfeld-North wall.. Moth-South wall
Osiris-East walk, Oswald Enst wall.
Medway-In dock. Hermes No. 1 buoy, Cumberland-No. 6 buoy." Bildgewater No. 7 buoy. Iroquols-No. 8 bucy. Somme No. 10 buoy Sepoy No. 10 buoy. Sirdar No. 11 buoy... Sterling No. 11 buoy. Maraxion No. 12: huoy. Thracian-No. 15 buoy:
North and T
North arm, Keter
gunboat.
nte-- French gunboat.
dated from 1618 to 1648. On the In Rocklea the water was 12 feet obverse side was the head of a man above the 1893 level. Many houses or a woman, with some "foreign were submerged and fifty families. words and on the reverse the figure were rescued by police. In the of a unicorn, sit
Oxley and Rocklea districts 100 cattle were drowned and many Der Vergulde Draeck was en crops were ruined. gaged in trading between Holland The waters have 'dropped steadi and the Dutch East Indies. A ly and all danger of floods is now! hundred and eighteen of the crew passed.
Castaways Never Found.
Ten
Ago.
"[From the "China" Mall”
April 4, 1921.).
To-day's dollar is worth 2/4%
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were lost and seven survivets reach ed Batavia Sixty-eight were left behind to protect the cargo and treasure on the ship: Several re scue ships failed in their mission:{" One lost a boat and 11 men; an- other abandoned a boat and 14 men! daring stormy weather. Four of, these men got back Batavis.
Several relief vessels, found H.E. the Governor and Lady wreckage, but the whereabouts of Stubba gave a garden party on
moon to which ment the castaways remained a mystery, Saturday
A few months ago a party went bers of the Court, Counell, and In search of the Golden Drako Senate of the University were
invited to meet the new, Vice treasure, in the beller that the sur vivors moved it from the ship and Chancellor StrWliam Brunyate, concealed it on the mainland, but and Lady Brunyate.