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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS the Bale by Public Auchan to be held on MONDAY, the 19TH DAY of AUGUST, 1929, 9 rm, at the Offer
Hong
of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ham ExcaLLENCY LEE GOVERNOR,
at of One Lot of CROWN LAND Mong Kok Trai, in the Colony af Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor of En Maszett“ THI KIND, for one further tens of 75
year.
PARTICULANS OF THE LOT.
| No. of Bala. ↑
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2209,
Registry No.
Locality.
Road between. Prince Edward,
Tung Choi Street
and Fa Yuen St.
Q.
Boundary
Measure
menta..
2.5.2.T.
As per
tale plan.
Contenta i
Square feet
Bental.
Upset Price.
About
2,750
112
18927
PUBLIC AUCTIUN, „
Pthe Male by Public Auction to ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
of
"As You Like It
"True Value"
"Standard"
Ideal"
ABOVE ASSORTMENT
OF
THE
FAMOUS
FOSS CHOCOLATES
JUST ARRIVED.
Each
box
guaranteed to
be in perfect
condition..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1929.
WEATHER REPORT., ⠀⠀
A somewhat unhappy captive in
been utilised to make known, Declaring that there are 700,000 A party of six mountain climbers A Flaintive Prisoner of War. simply and clearly, the broad out-confirmed alcoholics in the Soviet were returning from the summit of Yesterday's weather report, fore lines of the Darwinian theory. A Union, while 2,000,000 persons are Mount Rainier, in the Rainier Canton is General Wong Ying Yu, cast and remarks, issued by the vast number of general biological annually picked up in the streets National Park south of Seattle, late of the Kwangsi Army, General earnestly requested Royal Observatory at 5 p.m.,facts of vital importance in scien-topelessly intoxicated, the pre after making the first ascent this Wong has stated-
tific thought could have been exsident of the Soviet Anti-Alcoholis year, when one of them, at a height General Chen Trai Tong to release Pressure is highest near the bibited at South Kensington in such Society, Uri Larin, appealed to thee! 13,000ft., suddenly plunged into him. He had, he declares, not the Sonias. Depressions are situated a way as to compel acceptance of Health Comfaissariat for additional a crevasse and pulled the other five, in the Yellow Sea and over Ces and belief in the evolutionary funds to combat drink. Mr. Larinho were roped together, in after tral Japan
theory, but no attempt was made to estimated that every cured alcoholic him. They landed on an ice shelf Local Forecast:-8, W. winds, make use of this unique opportunity employed in. the state office or fas 50ft. below. Two of them were kill for educating people unlearned buttery represented a saving of almosted and two others seriously injured. inquisitive, and who have little 100 rubles for the State, and proper himself, crawled from the ledge, One, climber, Mr. Strobel, untied time to spare for acquiring knowed that for every drunkard effective and went to Camp Muir 3,000lt. ledge of such matters. Before con-ly treated half this sum should be
below for help. |demning Sir Ray for letting such donated to the fund for combating
an opportunity for educational alcoholism. work.slip by, it must be remembered
moderate, cloudy, rain.
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least intention of fighting against Kwangtung. It was only his mb- ordinates who made him. If only he is released he will go abroad. and study. A number of people here
General Wong Ying Yu and his interested themselves on behalf of
release is expected when General Chen Thai Tong gets back to Canton. from Nanking in the course of a day or two.
The Curse of "Squéese;"
In passing sentenes at Kowloon Court upon European police-
A
officer for recaiving bribes, Mr. Whyte Smith, the Magistrate, made
The children of Frankfurt, like those of Kensington, are to have s that even in England there is a Elaborate plans are being made statue
of their own particular large and well-organised body of almost a year in advance for Peter-not Peter Pan, but Shock- opinion" which would strongly op- observing a total eclipse of the sun, headed" Peter (Struwwelpeter), who pose what would be described as which will occur in northern Cali was born there about 100 years ago, 1989. subversive teaching. That such an formin and north-western Nevada His creator was a Frankfurt doctor.
idea never occurred to Sir. Rax on April 9, 1930, the University of who wrote for his little on the some very pertinent remarks which LAVEESTER is unlikely. Much more Californis has announced. Repre- | verses illustrated with coloured should be widely broadcast through- probable is is that he tested the sentatives of Lick Observatory are drawings which have since become out the Colony. After pointing out feeling likely to be shown by those already searching for the most familiar to children, the world over. that the accused man's conduct was in authority, and found that any advantageous place for the observa- The original manuscript is pre-a disgrace to the force to which he idea of definitely demonstrating the tion, with indications being that it served in the historical collection belonged, the magistrate emphasised MAN AND HIS ANCESTRY.
principles of the Darwinian theory will be found somewhere in the of the Germanic National Museum, the necessity for encouraging public by a series of exhibits in a public mountains of Sierra or Flumas Nuremberg, and the statue will be confidence in the police. If Chinese No sane man has even pretended, museum would have brought about County, where the air is clear and unveiled on the approaching 120th boatmen knew that an officer was since science became a deânite body
a storm of abusive protest against rare. The path of the total eclipse anniversary of Dr. Hofmann's forcing them to pay sums for which of doctrine, that we know or ever which he would have no support will extend from a point in the can hope to know or conceive of Sir RAY was tireless in writing and Pacific Ocean about 240 miles south- the possibility of knowing whence lecturing upon scientific subjects west of San Francisco to a point
At Adelaide recently, there has Smith, they should report the matter to the authorities Thies the mechanism [of life] has come, with which he was familiar, and near Butte, Mont, in a strip less been a rush to peg out claims near why it is there, whither it is going was probably content if those of his than a mile wide. A nearly total a 'reported and of gold, about 20 good advice from the Bench should or what may or may not be beyond readers and listeners sufficiently eclipse will be seen in San Frat-miles from t. Bryan. Mr. W. and beside it which our senses are interested went to South Kensing incapable of appreciating. These things are not "explained" "by science, and never can be, declared Sir BAT LASKEATER, the eminent Foologist whose death has been just reported from London. His passis difficulty. Many discoveries of re- Doverbay is derived from D'Overey,/called Twigham's Lead, but it was knowledge. Now that Mr. Whyte
of the fierce controversies which
tan and sought out the facts for themselves.
cisco.
The village of Doverbay, in Somerset, though apparently part of the village of Perlock, knows afar for its beauty, has yet been
birth.
they were not liable, said Mr. Whyte
be made widely known, and not only Raylings, a local prospector, is said among the Chinese along the water- te have found gold there a fortnight front. There are frequent rumours ago, and showed his samples to Mr. of similar "squeers "in other direc B. Butler, a former mine manager, tion-particularly among hawkers who stated that it was reef gold, and and chauffeurs. We have no evi- advised Rawlings to persevere; Mr. Batley and Mr. C. Harris joined dence of any corruption, but that."
There are certain aspects of the search for the elusive line of man's direct ancestry which still cause municipally reparate. The name Rawlings in his search at a place such things are talked of is common
severs another link with the days mains of fossil men have been made since DARWIN's day. It is remark followed the publication in 1871 of able how little they have helped to the Descent of Man." Sir Ray unravel the direct stages of the a sturdy supporter of the ascent of man, and how many have theory of man's anthropoid beca side-tracks off the main line, cestry, and fought many a vigorous go that, in the terms of the geneale
was
not until some time after that they Smith has spoken so plainly on the the property of a knight, one realised how rich the field was. It
subject, however, hawkers and motor- Baldrie de Noynton, who added the is understood that each of the three drivers who may have reason to aus- the Lucombe of to-day, in the year Shortly afterwards two outsiders know what to do. village to this manor of Extloctun. men has pegged out 20 acres pect that they are being "squeezed'
The members of 1276 Tor 600 years there have been pegged out claims, but the news was the police force as a whole would difficulties, for the boundary caused not fully known until the text day. welcome the exposure of such graft, sach anomalies LS A water-cart Since then there has been a constant if it really does exist, for the talk watering only one side of a street stream of people passing through that is current on the subject brings and different rates for houses on Mt. Bryan asking the way to the all members of the force into a A. S. WATSON & CO., fight in defence of views which were gical tree, the branch of modern either side of a road. If a man field, some not even stopping the category to which they do not be
so bitterly derided
was arrested by the armi of the law engines of their cars while they long. In the ranks of the police, by a CVCD
humanity has become beset by the policeman almost needed a tops asked. The Burra police have been as in those of a regiment, an oe brilliant anatomist like Sir RICHARD thicket of collateral branches. We measure, at times to decide as to attending to applications for essional black sheep will find his OVEN. Blunders have been since
which parish he was in. Now this miners' licenses all day and every way, and his misbehaviour brings made in trying to trace the shadowy do not yet know the place of origin has all been adjusted, for the Minis day. Gold in small quantities bas discredit upon bonest men who are of the human branch, for although try of Health has decided that been found in the district for many not anly inaccent of wrong-doing line of man's descent-or ascent, as the weight of evidence points to Doverhey shall henceforth be deam-years, and it is considered quite some prefer to call it but there is
likely that the new field will be a rich one. no biologist of standing to-day who close relationship of some sort with ed part of Parlock. accepts Ower's assertior, made be the anthropoid group, other pos fore the British Association, that mankind required an altogether separate order in the animal King
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KWANG TUNG ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO., LTD. Сантом, Саша,
TENDERS.
EMBER 15TH, 1929 for Diesel Electric Station.
dom.
sibilities have been advocated, each founded on legitimate arguments Indeed, it seems as if association with one or another existing type of monkey depends upon the choice
Alpine Tragedy.
be held on MONDAY, the 19ty Day of AUGUST, 1929, at 3 P.M., at the Offens of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Appiring to the Company's ENG an explanation of the bigness of
Specifications can be obtained by man's history has been to discoverman, we cannot yet trace each living passed by a sedate procession of started out, but Inter a violent inst., of Mr. Edwin MacKintosh, INEERING DEPARTMENT.
of One Lot of CHOWN LAND at Tai Kok Tsui, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of years, with the aption of renewal at a Crown Eent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MarzZITY TEE KING, for one further term of
75
years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
1 No. of Sale
Registry No.
Locality.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 9210.
between Tong. Mi Prince Edward Road
Hoad and Canton
Boundary
Measure
ments.
x. 8.] Z.
As per
sals plan
Annual
Hental.
Contente in
Bquare foot
* | ̃Upset Pricę. Į
20,567
938
+BI'I
[5225 |
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"PEAK. MANSIONS,”
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SITUATED within Two inntes Walk from the Tram Station and overlooking the Southern Bide of the Island Ready for Occupation.
Five-Boomed and Siz-Roomed APARTMENTS
He was an active mem-
but have no knowledge of the cor rupt practices going on. The more promptly he is exposed, the more pleased will be his colleagues at the German motorists who warn their
disgrace of the traitor, and the fellows on the road of police traps
Mrs. K. C. B. Futniss was killed, more confident will be the public in may in future have the comforting knowledge that they are assisting and her sister, Mrs. B. Smith, who the integrity and incorruptibility the law. The Dresden Appeal Couri lived with her in London, and Miss of the force as a whole. has just remitted a fine imposed on Laver, a friend, had a narrow a motorist who, having discerned i escape from death while mountain- policeman hidden behind a wall, climbing in the Alps near Inter One of the many difficulties en of the particular structure upon posted himself a few hundred yards | Inken. recently. The party left the Looking Back 25 Years,-*- HE abore. Company is open to
receive TENDERS up to STPT countered in elaborating the funds which the stress of comparison is along the road with a placard hotel at five o'clock in the morning
Intelligence was received by wire mentals of DARWIN's outline of laid. Even as regarde existing marked "Look out; police trap!" to climb the Saxeten Mountain. by Messrs. Butterfold & Swire of so that the concealed policeman was The weather was fine when they the death, in London, or the 11th race indubitably to its place of cara moving at a snail's pace. The storm broke, accompanied by, tor- partner in that firm. Mr. Mac his brain. More than twenty years origin on the ancestral tree.
Appeal Court, in its summing up, rential rain. They had no guide Kintosh was well-known here, hav ago Sir BAY LANKESTER pointed out
endorsed the defendant's argument with them, and decided to try and ing been a partner resident of the that the leading feature in the May it not be that in searching that his action, had had a salutary make their way back to their hotel, firm for many years in the Far affect upon the traffic, and added: Mrs. Furniss, who was walking by East. Mr. Mackintosh came to development and separation of man for each minute intermediate stage. The defendant, through his war the side of a precipice, slipped on Hong Kong in 1850, and remained from other animals is undoubtedly in a series, scientists search for ing, did not imperil public order, the wet rocks, and although her until 1885, the relatively enormous size of the something which may not have exist but rather promoted it, in that he ecmpagions tried to save her she ber of the Committee of the Cham- brain in man and the corresponding ed; that we are still too much contributed to the removal of the fell over the brink to the bottom, ber of Commerce, of which he was distance of between 200 and 300 Chairman during 1890. 1881, and disturbance of public order caused
feet. Mrs. Smith and Miss Laver, 1992, and was Vice-Chairman in increase in its activities and capa- dominated by the idea of the rise through reckless driving."
who were themselves in, danger of 1894 Mr. MacKintosh was much city. It is a striking fact that it of species by way of the continuoas
A plan for making the streets of being swept over the precipice by respected for his business capacity. and ander his direction the Taikoo was not in the ancestors of man minimal variations which DARWIN
gale clung to a tree for three and alone that this increase in the size e effectively advocated? Did we congested areas safer for children half hours waiting for the storm to Refining Co. was started, and the while at play by excluding all but of the brain took place in the but understand in full the pos- essential classes of motor traffic subside, and uttering cries for help. shipping interests of the firm great
villagers.
Press, August 17, 1904, Miocene period. Other great mam-sibilities of the correlated. develop from them, has been put forward Eventually they were rescued by ly extended-Hong Kong Daily mals of the early Tertiary period ment of parts, the difference be by the Chief Constable of Salford to the Watch Committee and ap
Looking Back 50 Years. were in the same Case. When tween basal variation and cor proved by them. The sanction of Bombing Mosquitoes,
A steam junk named the Wing An idea which might prove to be Hing. 136 tons register, built in primates made their frst appear-related sequence, we might" cease to the Ministry of Transport is to be ance in geological records, they expect in the development of each sought and when this is obtained the financial salvation of the Canton for Mr. Ou Chan, of the the Salford police will be able to Singapore Flying Club comes from Sheung Wan Hong, Hong Kong. were, one and all, small-brained. and every structure a complete put the plan into operation at America, where seaplanes are being and engined by Mesers. Inglis & The tendency to increase of brain, series of minimal gradations, and very small cost in the matter of used to spray swamps with a powder Co., of this port, was lying stem 4TH FLOOR, FRENCH BANK BUILDING. which culminated in the appear befreed from the bogey. of the signboarda Quite a number of destructive of mosquito larvae, says or a short distance from the Praya,
minor streets could be closed with the Straits Times, The scheme. out inconvenience to busines in- serms absurd at first sight, and in- in front of Messrs. Inglis & Co.'s terday morning for Haiphong and terests, it is maintained, except in deed it was at first denounced in the premises, and was to have left yes the case of milk, feats and bread United States as being merely Tourin. She was loaded during vans, etc., and it is proposed to publicity stunt," but it has been Saturday with about 250 piculs of try out the scheme in a small work thoroughly tested for five years by rice and 200 piculs of cash, and the loading was carried on up a. ing-class area where nearly 3,000 the American health authorities and children reside, Ouly vehicles it has now been adopted as a perlato hour. The junk is under the engaged in humanitarian work and manent anti-malarial measure. A in the carrying of mails will be ex mixture of Paris grean and powder- British flag, and the master, who method is obviously much more con shore for the night, leaving the crew, and engineers (Chinese), went on empted from any order that may ed soapstone is used, and the serial is an Englishman, with his mate venient and is claimed to be as be made,
with all Modern Conveniences, Drying Booral and Out-houses, Two Lifts,
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DARTIQULABS & CONDITIONS
confined to
ance of the human organ, was not "missing link." Such difficulties man's ancestry but do not affect the main story of the appeared in diverse branches of the ascent of man, Every discovery mammalian stock at a corresponding bearing on the problem made since Poals by Patio Auction, to period of the earth's history. Why DARWIN's day, whether it be mor- ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS be bold on MONDAY, the 19TH DAY of the brain of man has made such phological, embryological, physiol
the Sale by Public Auction to AUGUST, 1929, at 3.2.x, at the Offee great, progress while that of the gical, psychological, or biochemical,
Department, by of AUGUST 1929, at SP, at the Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, gorilla has fallen so far behind has has confirmed the general thesis Offices of the Public Works Department, by of One Lot of OROWN LAND at Mong not been explained, any more than that man is an offspring of the
be held on MONDAY, the 19 DAY of the Public Works
Order
of His EXOXILENOT TUR GOVERNOR. Kok Tami, in tha Colony of Hong Kong, we know why it is that inherited animal world and that his nearest Capt. H. A. White of the Ameri-efficacious as ground methods in the on board, with orders to keep strict
of One Lot of CEOWN LAND at
WORK
'for a ton of 75
Nei Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong, of renewal at a Crown Rons to be ability occurs in one family and existing relatives are the for a term of 75 years, with the option of rod by the newer term of 75 ans, newal at a Crown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of H MarESTY 12 Kisa,
for ous further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of. §
Inland Lot
No. 2918.-
Registry No.
Wong Nai Chung.
Locality.
Boundary
-Menzure-
ments,
It ft. It ft.
As per
sale plan,
Contente in
Squaro fest,
two,
for one further years,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
** No. of Sale.
Registry No.
land Lot
Nathan Road, Mong
Locality
Annual
Rental.
❤ (Upsat Price, i
of. Kowloon In- Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2211,
North
No. 3136,
[8229
7,820
לאונר
Boundary
18 better than another.
higher
with the option
not in another, or why-in the apes. matter of cerebral endowment-ond race of mankind hha fared so much
News and Views:
Three Chinese cases of enteric
Kensington, and it was the subject were notified on Thursday.
of adverse comment among scientific
men that no steps were taken during
Measure
ments.
As per
About
Contents in
4553
Square feet,
Rental
Upact Prico.
(8230
3,435
For nearly twenty years Bir Bay LANKESTER Was Director of the Natural History Museum at South
can expedition on behalf of the extensive swamps of scertain South- watch and in the event of any bad Field Museum of Chicago visualizes cra States. A practical demon weather coming on to get her re- the prospect of reworking King!stration is described by Dr. L. Lmoved into sale quarters with as Solomon's gold mines by American Williams, of the U.S. Public Health little delay as possible. No watch machinery and capital. The Gover Service A Ford transport, mono whatever was kept, the whole of the plane, soaring only fifty feet above men on board going to sleep im nor of Nairobi has expressed the the tops of the trees, covered a 500 mediately the work of loading was The junk was moored desire that Capt. White should ar range for the investment of foreign acre South Carolina pond in twe finished. capital in gold and large platinum fights, spreading 500 pounds of head and stern, and upon the ren concessions. The explorers of the Poisonous dust at each trip. The ceding of the tide she took the bank party chanced to meet a border time required was one and a half close in shore and listed to port. tribe which had given trouble to the hours. Afterwards the pond-which As the water fell the strain upon Kenya authorities: The Americans had previously been full of an- the craft was considerable and The marriage has been arranged so impressed the natives with the opheles larvae was examined and opened her seams. The weight in all the cleared spaces only dead of the water in the vessel prevent- wonders of the electrical outfit and that time to bring DARWIN's dis and will shortly take place between the gramophone that the chief of larvae were found. In areas clasing her rising with the tide, and coveries to the notice of visitors Mr. Wynyard H. C. Bourchier, of the tribe invited them to participate tored with trees and undergrowth cargo port being open allowed a to that institution. There are 317, Nathan Road, Kowloon, and in a tribal raid. The invitations many larvae were found dead in still larger quant at water to were politely declined, however, fact, only the first-stage specimens ooter and caused the vessel to sink "Fundamentalista" in Great Britain Miss Emma Dolores d'Encarnacao and the expedition had difficulty in remained alive. Twenty-two hours entirely. The crew took no mea as in the United States, and it dos Remedios, of 6, Humphreys leaving. The party's destination after the dusting operations only sures to avert the catastrophe, but area of twelve acres and eighty their personal effects,Hong Kong was considered that the galleries Avenue, Kowloon, Mr. Bourchier is a Lake Stephanie, which Captain three living larvae were found in an used all their endeavour to raves White declares has dried up and
four dead ones were found.
Daily Press, August 16, 1879. completely disappeared. of a public museum should have a bailiff of the Supreme Court