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No. 22017. A✨ HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1931, CAD BARACTERS Affe Price in M
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
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Un and after AUGUST 2017, 1930, until Further Notion (all previous
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STATIONS Sa. N. 5
CAMILE
Kowloon.Dep. 8,37; 8,00
Taumati.Dep. 8.44
Shatin...Dop 8.56
Talpo...Dep7.10|
ንTino.
Market.Dop. 7,15
Bheung
UP TRAINS
No.10 No.4 No.10 No. 14 (No. 18 A.M.&.2. | AM, | 'PAM' || TM.
No.3 No.12 No.2% Ne, 36 NO.32
P.K., P‚X; P»M« PM. T‚M.
8,91 9,00 10,00 12.03 1,182 2.34 3.00 4,80 5,40) 7.45
| 9.15 10.0 13,30 1,21||
9.23 10,80 12.9) 1.38
9.48 10.89 12,85) 1.51|.
4.39 5.497.53
4.50 6.00-8.03
Taaling..Dop. 7.35
9.48 10.87 12.39 1,58 10,00 10.47 12,19 8,03
5.04 6.18 8.17
6.08 0.17 8.98 5.18) 6.27 8.88
shai... Dep. 7,30
Shum-
obna...Arr. 7.36.9.40
12.84
9.01110,05 10.52) 19.54 2,10 0.07 10.11.10.58 1.0 2.16
5.40
DOWN TRAINS
6.33 6.82 8.07 9,18) — 8.19 3.40 5.29 6,30 8,43
£7.34
STATIONS
258.1
No. 3
No. 7 A.K.
No.1 No. & No. 17 No.19 A.K.
F.M.
11 N1 | 2012 PMP.M.P.H.
Canfon ...Arr.
Canton ...Dap.
Shomahan... Dar, Sheangshui „Dop. Fanling ...Dop, TaipoMarket.Dop.
7.13759 10.34 / 10.41 7.30 9.94 10.4| 11,4 1.85 8.10 19.47 11.52 7,89 821 10.57 12,08 7,40 8,38 11,01 12.09 7,588,39, 11,14 12.23 Yaumati...Dep. A.06 8,51 11.28, 12.35
"Tripo
...Dop.
Shatin ...Dep.
8.2
8.25
12.18, 2.85 4,89 5.47 6.5 7.19 | 2,49 | 4,48 | 0,54 ́7,00
(9.18 4.50 | 5,58
|2,56 5,00 | 0,08
8,02 15.04 8.1#
8.15 15.17 6.23 3.375.29.89
(Kowloon ...APP. 8.10 8.57 11.58 1243 12,59 3,335,35 6.44 7.38 7.59
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THE WILD LIFE OF MALAYA,
JUNGLE POPULATION ON THE DECREASE.
BUT STRANGE THINGS ARE STILL HAPPENING.
Strange tales from Malayn are of extraordinary potency, “Charms [the damage it was doing... It is in- popular these days. Here is a
or spells," says Mr. Ainsworth, atructive' to look at a typical dia story told by Mr. Leopold Ains are frequently used in Malaya and trict. The penghulu of Ulu Langat, worth in his account of life on an Siam," and apparently it is impos¦who has held that post for 20 years,' island in the Malay archipelago-u sible to tell when one is being gave the following evidence:→ alory which, according to a London made a victim. With all these things happening who can complain that the romance of the East has gone!
paper, eclipses Kipling:-
About a year after 1, had first Innded in Malaya I was cycling along a wide path that passed
The Vanishing Jungles." between two blocks of newly
The extraordinary value and in- cleared judge on the estate that I was working on in Kedah, Sud. toreat of the evidence which the denly. I saw a cobra sitting on Wild Life Commission is collecting the handlebars right in front of me, and with its head well up
is now apparent. At long last we and expanded. This was too are getting a complete survey of much for me. I quietly let go of what has been÷and still is—hap- the handlebars and slid off the eyele backwards, with most pening to Malaya's jungle popula- frightful bump on the ground, for tion during the expansion of big. I was in far too great a hurry scale agricultural industries and the to stop the cycle first and disgrowth of the kampong and small mount in the normal way. This holder elements in the population. little incident also illustrates the Hitherto we have had only guess- agility of the lighter type of work, or the statements of in- anakes, for this particular cobra | dividual authorities as to their own had not dropped on to the handle-limited arena. Now, however the bars from above, but had climbed weight of the evidence being given the cycle from the ground whilst before the Commission may vary, it was in motion.
And here is a second in which the author's life was saved by prompt action on the part of his Malay ser: vant
we are getting a 'complete picture, and the Malayan Governments will no longer be able to plead ignor
ance when their measures for the protection of wild life are criticis ed. It is by no means to be assum-
influential
There are no rhinoceros left in my area; elephante came in 1920 but did aut cono in 1930. Sam- Chinese bhur are fairly scarce.
•hunters used to come in fairly large numbers from Kuala Lum pur with dogs and shoot. sam bhur. It has stopped within the last six months as sambhur are
getting too scarce.
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bhur shooting should be licensed as formerly. No night shooting is done in my area. There have been no seladang. for 10 years in my area. Thors have been nu tigers for a long tino here; pig- shooting is done every Sunday by Chinese,
The Sungei Lui is very poor in fish nowadays. Formerly there were tengas, kulah, sabarou, ten- gelan, daun, rong, buju, arnan, kalui. No kijoi, sikang, tapah, toinan, kelcach, The fish were caught in traps and casting nets and were locally consumed and seldom sold. Belata were not used. The increase of population has made sovere demands on the fish. Tuba and dynamiting are not done bere except, perhaps, Occasionally on the sly. Bome
of my people go to Kinaboi- walk of two days-to get fish, However, people may disagree an to the extent of the damage done
After what seemed an eternity, ed that all the evidence collected I saw Airt step up, having work by the Commission will favour the ed his way round to the back of jungle habitants. When the Com the eobra, and, quick as light mission sits in Kuala Lumpur, as ning, make a sudden grab at the it will later in the present month, anake. He caught it firmly by highly
planting in- its tail and cracked its whole terests will put their case before by elephant and deer, and the mea sures necessary for their preserva- length as if he were cracking ait.. whip. By so doing he broke its In the meantime, the Commistion, we must all be thankful that back and killed the ercature in- sion has opened its tour of Selan the inquiry is being held, from the stantaneously. Thus Airt saved gor at Kajang, and has already
my life The calm way in which obtained evidence showing how far economic, scientific, and adminis he did this was worthy of the the destruction of wild life has trative points of view. Tho Com- highest acts of courage on the gone in this highly developed and mission's report will give the facts, part of any man, and his only re- prosperous State. There are two mark was to say: "Corae, sir, game reserves in the Stato in which as well as its opinions, and it is or the mate will be after us!" any big game is left Four ole the facts that are wanted as a
phant herda still exist within its Then there are stories of black boundaries, but one has had to reliable basis for action.-Straits magie and love harms, the latter be practically decimated owing to '7'imes.
Diary of Coming Events.
To-day. (January 19.)
Quor's Theatre: "One Mad Kies"
World Theatre: "Love and Duty" Part 1 (Chinese picture).
Star Theatre: Desert Rider." Theatre Royal: Danie Clara Butt" 0.15 p.m.
Paper at Helena May Institute, 3.30 p.m. "The New Poet Laureate by Mr P. Barker.
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Star Theatre: “Frozen River,”?
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