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BIRTHS.
It is learned that two new inwa; which we, at present, know very little. Let is be granted that the namely, the Family Relations Law migratory birds keep their oversca appointments so regularly because and the Inheritance Law, forming they take full advantage of fairly part of the Civil Code, will be com- constant currents of air. But how
To those who are interested in the ARNOLD-JONES-On January 26, at subject we can warmly recommend the Country Hospital, Shang the book recently published entitled hai to Mr. and Mr. V. ARNOLD
"Shanghai Birds," by Mr. E. S. JONES, a son. LAND-On January 8, at Harbin | WILKINSON. Even to those who may
do they know in which direction pleted next month by the Law to JEAN MACDONALD, wife of
the current is flowing, and whether Drafting Committee of the Legis- LH. LAMB, HB.M. Consular be keenly interested in bird-
life the book is most entertaining, it serves their purpose or not! The Intive Yuah in Nanking. In view Service, a son.
at the while to those who do find real only possible ailing-mark" which of the important future bearing of LEACIL-On January 20,
a migratory bird could make use Country Hospital, Shanghai, to pleasure in learning something of of in planning and carrying out the proposed new laws on the social Mr. and Mrs. DONALD W. LEACH the habits of birds the volume will its thousand-mile flight is the sun. structure of the country, a thorough a daughter..
Do birds know that the sun rises investigation of existing family and in the cast and sets in the was other social conditions among the SIMPSON.-On January 95, at the bo fonnd invaluable. To the un- Country Hospital, Shanghai, to initiated the chief charm of Mr.
and plot their charts accordingly people has been conducted by the
WILKINSON, AS D Mr. and Frs. W. G. SIMPBON
WILKINSON'S book is its friendly Mr.
"very Statistics Department of the Yuan (née Louisa Beaxis), a son. WALLACE. At Newchwang, on Jan and cordial simplicity, and the in- amateur" observer of bird-life, is with a view to establishing a satis-
facts aud uary 2, to Mr. and Mrs. D. F.timate manner in which he talks content to summarise, the various factory basis for the formulation of
theorica concerning the new laws." A. WALLACE, & 803, DONALD DARK.
to the reader. In what textbook migration leaving the reader to MARRIAGE..
of orthinology would one find such puzzle cut the solution for himself, this: and there we, too, will leave the VICCA JEE NEEMUCHVALA.--On Jan- delightful passage
problem-simply adding hearty con gratulations to the author who, as uary 5, at Bombay, VICTOR FRAMJER, son of Mr. and Mrs.
a diversion from the cares of busi- ness life, has produced so interest ing and informative a volume. It is an example that many with more leisure at their command would do well to follow.
F. VICCASES, of Shanghai, to Jen JANGHIH, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. NEEMUCH VALA, of Bombay.
News and Views:
On pago T to-day the Chief Scout deals with the thrilling adventures of orchid-hunters, and incidentally gives useful tip as to the way to draw a map of Australia.
I would like to describe one further incident which occurred during an illness to show how sounds, or oven the absence of sounds, can tell us what is going on I knew DEATHS.
among the birds around us. Dona.-On January 9s at, the the exact position of a bulbul'a nest in my garden, and also know that Leiter Hospital; Shanghai,
in a few days (as nearly as I could MABY ANNA DOoo, aged 51. HALVORMEN. On January 94, at the calculate) the young birds would Country Hospital, Shanghai, be ready to dy. One day I told my CARL LEANDER-HALVORSEN, Gf wife (acting nurse) that I was sure the A/S Norasiatic Coal Trans- the bulbuls had gone, and asked her to go and find out, as I feared She re- port, Ltd., aged 58 years. MCMARTIN. On January 5, at his the young had been stolen.
home, 420, Yu Yuen Road, turned to tell me my fears were Shanghai, THOMAS GLENN MC-justified, and the gardener report- ed yesterday have ly away' (which MARTIN, aged 38
I believe to this day to be his palite explanation of the fact that the birds had been removed for sala as cagebirds). Being finally asked how I could possibly know, while lying in bed, that the birds had gone, I felt almost ashamed of the simplicity of the explanation, which might otherwise have made a A good second sight' story. marauding magpie had just that minuts announced his presence in a tree near the bulbul's nest, with his unmistakable cry of Zack- zack,' etc., but there was no sound of any sort from the bulbul's bush Had the bulbuls been there with their young, the language would-£3,000,000,000, to say the least-have been unfit for £4,000,000,000, £9,000,000,000. Billingsgate Market."
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RICH though this Colony is in scenic beauties, it has few flowers and fewer birds to add to its attrac-
The Directors of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Ltd., an nounce that on and after February 3 business will be conducted in their new building at 12, Queen's Road Central,
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In prac- very important factor. tically every line of export shippers. and consignees alike are anxious for quick delivery. With the foregoing in mind, the American Mail Lino and the Dollar Steamship Line have shortened the time in transit from Hong Kong to Victoria and Seattle by three days. The vessels will leave Hong Kong on the same schedule as in the past-namely gutting down the time in port at every alternate. Tuesday-but b Shanghai and Japan ports, the vessels will now arrive at Victoria and Seattle on the eighteenth day after leaving Hong Kong, instead of the twenty-first day as heretofore.
The Governor and the Fress.
Before Sir Cecil Clementi leaves The Berlin Dresdner Bank has Hong Kong-now only a matter of a few hours-we wish to express published a comparison of the
our deep appreciation of the friend- wealth of the United States, Greatly attitude always shown by His Britain and Germany, estimating Excellency toward the Press. Once
wealth United States
a week it has been the Governor's £88,000,000,000, Britain's at £99, custom to meet representatives of 500,000,000 and Germany's at £19, local newspapers and discuss with The estimated United .them various aspects of public
Great States foreign investments total affairs relating to the Colony and Britain's to Chian generally. These informal and Germany's talks have also given opportunities of putting questions and points of view to his Excellency of which he A message received in Shanghai might otherwise not have known. last week stated that all special Nothing but good can come out of privileges held by British mission- such friendly contact between the. aries in China have been surren- Governor and the Press; and we Gered by the British Government hope Sir Cecil's successor in office as part of the negotiations towards will continue the practice he in- the gradual abolition of extrater-augurated and has maintained so No confirma consistently. Another kindly con- ritoriality in China.
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tion of this could be found when sideration his Excellency has shown inquiries were made by the N.-C. to the Press has been the despatch Daily News, owing to the absencewell in advance of typewritten from Shanghai of responsible off-texta of his public speeches. Such courtesy is greatly appreciated by ciels.
busy reporters and sub-editors, and Sir Cecil's example in this direction might well be followed by others speeches beforehand.
Now, in that little sketch, even the reader who knows nothing about birds, and intends wilfully to remain blamefully ignorant of ornithology, must in spite of him self feel really interested both in the bulbuls and the magpie. Mr. WILKINSON, in short, achieves the very difficult feat of arousing and holding the interest of one who is A MODEST ORNITHOLOGIST not predisposed to be interested in what the writer has to say... It is one thing to write for or speak to an audience which is already in- terested in a subject, it is quite
It is reported from Nanking that another thing to arouse an interest where none exists. The author calls the date for the promulgation of tions. The keen searcher after himself." a very amateur ornitho-the revised National Import Tari who have occasion to prepare their ' botanical specimens may--and prob-logist," which may be true, but he which is understood to have been flowers of is obviously a very keen one, and completed and is now under con ably will-find many
it. ia impossible to read his book sideration, will be postponed to which the average resident is
and not become quickly infected July 1, in order to allow the respon. ignorant. A botanist would have with his enthusiast. He writes as sible authorities more time for fur-Looking Back 25 Years,
Hong Kong's "A" cricket team leave for Swator by the little difficulty in drawing up a list "very amateur" observer for ther careful examination. The new
those even more amateurish; he tariff will probably not be enforced will of Hong Kong flowers which would gives-for those who Leed them before October 10 of this year when Douglas boat on Friday. H. Hao- astonish the untutored by its length those forbidding and almost unlikin and other similar transit levies cock, captain, will keep wicket for Hong Kong. He is a good bat, and is the most likely run-getter of the and variety, but the fact remains pronounceable Latin labels beloved will be abolished.
G. A. Morrell, a medium that the Colony does not present by the scientist, and, indeed, essen- tial to scientific research, but Mr...
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birds he loves such as snable ready auspicies of the St. Peter's Church Dixon is a good medium right-hand ed from its close proximity to the identification by the most casual Young Men's Club, will take place bowler: a good bat when set, but The on February 15. The committee, rather uncertain at the start. F. tropics. Similarly, in regard to and inexperienced observer. bird-life, both the Island and the volume is illustrated by many benefitting by the experience gained C. Butcher, an old Swatow hood mainland are disappointingly dull coloured plates which make it still in previous years, have made con- himself, is a fair bat: a right-hand to identify Д feathered ditions such that the success of this medium pace bowler. A. Macken- to the average car and eye. Truc, siend. These drawings are beauti-year's race should exceed even that tie je a fair change bowler, and the cheeky sparrow is everywhere fully reproduced, and the author of last year. Since its inception the likely to make runs; he hits well. in-race has been very successful, and W. W. Ross is a very good field generously acknowledges his in evidence, looking just as perky debtedness to the artist who has come to be regarded as one of and bowls a little, somewhat erra- dirty-as bis has added so delightfully to the principal athletic events of the tically: a good bat with practice. Llmost
N. H. Rutherford is the fastest and value, of year.
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The.. second issue of the Jacus length; is a good field; concertain birds mentioned in Mr.
Lieut. Butt, P.M.L.I.. 18 a CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO. Thu graceful gliding of the swallow
STRAITS may be admired by those fortante WILKINSON's book which can be iden Neview is to hand, and contains bat. CHINA, SIAM. SETTLEMENTS, MALAY enough to live well away from the tified in the neighbourhood of Hong many interesting articics, most of fair bowler: good feld: uncertain in bird-life, and those who live of the neighbouring Portuguese right-hand steady bowler. Surgeon Horley is a very steady bat, and STATES, NETHERLANDS busy haunts of men (and sparrows); Kong, poor though this territory is them naturally dealing with Macão bat. G. P. Lammert is a Blow INDIA, BORNEO, THE half a dozen-perhaps more-varie in the country or visit it often communities.
tics of gulls and other seabirds enough to take an interest in bird monthly publication, and in the very likely to get runs; a very fair A. Rodgers PHILIPPINES, EL.
may be seen around the harbour; life--will find in "Shanghai Birds" January issue is a long article by held. JW. C. Bonnar is a good
many who make permanent or tem- the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga on the field; uncertain bat. This Large Volume of approximate further away-in the back reaches porary homes in and around Hong Portuguese pioneers at Kowloon, shaped well last Saturday, but did Our Macao contemporary is well not get much chance to make runa. ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition of the New Territories-cranes and Kong.
And this recalls the fact that Mr. edited and nicely printed, and will P. W. Goldring is a very keen to the Usual Lists of Finns, an herons. stulk solemnly along the WILKINSON devotes two chapters" of doubtless find many interested read. cricketer, though he has not been in Alphabetical List of Residents silent marshes, while water-birds his book to a
most interesting ers both in the Portuguese Colony form so far this year; a good field. -Hong Kong Daily Press, Febru ary 1, 1905, in the Far East containing the such as kingfishers and similar but survey of the curious problems as and in Hong Kong.
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Looking Back 60 Years. Names of Hearty
less gorgeous creatures are quite sociated with the migration
The China Institute was incor-
The fastest passage on record be- 20,000 FOREIGNERS. commonly met with. Pigeons, part. birds. One of the most fascinating questions which naturalisto, and
very amateur nature-lovers pornted in Jersey City last week tween this port and Singapore was Arranged, with the initials as well ridges, and pheasants can be found even
Surnames in strict alphabe. by the practised hunter who knows never tire of discussing is the re- with the avowed object of promot made by Captain G. D. Pitman, in Douglas Lapraik and Company's tical order,
their haunts, spipe, teal, and woodcurring wunder of the spring and ing closer cultural and economic
autumn mass-movements of birds, relations between the United States old Kwangtung, in November 1889, cock are to be had-but where are How do these tiny creatures find and China The papera name as and the time occupied in the run was 4 days 11 hours. This has just .banker, known
Charles Crane, CLASSIFIED LIST
now been heaten by the P. & Q. the singing birds of the Colony? their way across land and sea for incorporators Thomas Lamont, well- former Minister of China, Mra
steamer Kaisar-I-Hind, Captain There is a species of thrush which hundreds and thousands of miles? Without chart, compass, or sextant IMPORT AND EXPORT has a most melodious song, and and without the kindly ministra Murray Crane, Stephen Duggan Methven, in regard to which the
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pake no effort to gládden the ears amazing regularity, arriving and Lau, C. Carter and J. A quick passage from Hong Kong. She left Hong Kong at 11 p.m. last Wednesday and arrived alongside of pedestrians passing the glades in leaving their quarters for the sca B008 with almost unerring punc
a despatch from the wharf here about three o'clock which they nest.
tuality. How is it done so simply! There is little opportunity in this What is this mysterious power of Consul-General F. T. Sung of Mel yesterday, making the run in four or sense of diree bourne to the Ministry of Foreign days and 17 hours, and 24 hours On the Colony for lovers of birds to in- "orientation," dulge in their happy and harmless tion, which enables these seasonal Affairs in Nanking, the British before her contract time."
excursions to be carried out success Colonial Government of the Fiji following day the same paper says: hobby of collecting information con- fully across enormous distances Island has replaced the law pro--"We are requested to make the cerning the appearance and habite Physical factors may explain some hibiting the importation of liquor by following correction with regard to MAPS & TREATIES)... $12 of their feathered friends, and there or many of the phenomena of Chineas and the compulsory regis the passage of the Kaisar-I-Hind:- would seem to be still less in the bird migration, leaving the rest to tration of finger-prints of Chiness Sho left Hong Kong at 7 a.m. on SMALL EDITION $8 neighbourhood of Shanghai, yet as instinct, inherited habit, and in residents, in deference to friendly Thursday, and not 11. p.m. last a result of observations made dur- telligence. Even so, biological-or representations made by the Chi- Wednesday, as stated in our issue Negotiations for of yesterday, and was in the roads, we Any psychologient ?-ex-nese Consulate. HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd. in early-morning rides and walks may
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