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HÒNG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1937.
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF TO-DAY HIGHLAND
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CONTROVERSY
Love-Call Of The Sea-Gulls
Kwoo" One Of Their
Four Words"
An odd situation has arisen in. Scotland over the scheine to con- struct a hydro-electric plant at Corpach, near Fort William, for the manufacture of calcium car- INTELLIGENCE TESTS
the "Evening Stan- bide, states
dard."
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"Kwup." "kwurp" "kwarr" and "kwoo" are the four sounds which
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For a group of Highland land- owners is strongly opposed to the together make up the sea-gull's proposal. And it is to be noted "language," according to Mr. F. B. that they get strong support in the Kirkman, who has devoted 30 years south among those powerful into the study of the black-headed duences who are anxious to se-gull. cure the plant for the distressed "Kwup," Mr. Kirkman states, area of South Wales
significa alarm only. "Kwurp” in- other serious objection. It is hard- On the other hand, Scottish indicates rising anger, and "warr“ ly possible to consider the possibil-dustrialists are, rather amusingly, maximum anger, although both ity of Chifin reaching an under- Bt one with Scottish Nationalists have other possible meanings. standing with Russia unless and in arguing that the Highlands, "Kwco" is the call-note to hen and until the domestic Communist pro-wasted of their people, are a dis- chicks Mr. Kirkman quotes these blem is disposed of.
tressed area if ever there was one.
and other results of his observa- They point to the high unemploy-
tions in "Bird Behaviour." publish- ment ratios of the Highland coun-
ed to-day (Nelson, Ts. 6d.).
MILITANT COMMUNIST
MOVEMENT
the West Highlands from air at tack as additional arguments.
World civilization has evolved through economic, needs, but re- gion has lagged behind, according to Miss Ruth Woodsmall, General Secretary of the World's Y.W.CA.,
Mr. Kirkman also found that gulls could be induced to sit on such varied objects as a lump of coal, their own eggs painted scarlet or cobalt blue, wooden eggs which come apart in the middle. and even a tin gilt box and a vaseline tin. The only objects which they would reject were those with uncomfort- ably hard corners and those which were too large to be sat ons
From Balloon-Posts To Empire Air-Mails
THE STORY TOLD BY A FASCINATING EXHIBITION PAGEANT OF
FLYING HISTORY -
velopment of the Empire dying The "romantic story of the de-
routes by Imperial Airways is told graphically in flown covers and other material at an exhibition by the Air-Mall Society of Great Bri- tain which was opened in London the other day by the Postmaster- General,
The full significance of our air- ways of Empire, and what they mean in speeding-up Inter-Im- perial communication, has been realized by vialtors who have examined the displays of flown covers sent over these routes on
After this ploneer airships appear- ea on the world's stage, and experi- mental mails were carried by dirigibles such $19 the early Zeppelins.
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The story of thê part played by the aeroplane is shown clearly by the 'exhibits of the "Air-Mall "So- ciety. There is that famous Hendon-Windsor post of 1911, following as it did the first un- official experiment at Blackpool In 1910. Then, after the Great War. come exhibits of an Increasingly historical value, such as sea-stain- ed covers retrieved from Hawker's trans-Atlantic aeroplane after he we stand at the threshold of an- and his navigator were forced to other great em-to be instituted abandon it in mid-occean. It is this year when first-class letter į fascinating to have such epics told, matis will be air-borne without story, in a display of covers actual- surcharge between the Homeland iy carried by heroes who have and distant parts of the Empire.
augural fights. And now to-day
THREE PEOPLE'S PRINCIPLES cuss "all further ways and means" denf and blind. Had there been Fortunately. It seems the politi- for fighting subversive activities. any inclination on the part of the cal situation in China is develop- 'It'is only to be hoped that if and | Soviet Union to conclude such an ing in such a way that neither Ja-
when occasion arises for putting arrangement, our Ambassador pan nor Germany will feel called | the terins of the pact into actusi would certainly have been aware of upon to take, or even 'contemplate, operation, the views of the German the fact and informed our Govern action against Communist activit= | community will be taken into con- ment accordingly.' To the best of les in Chinese territory. There - aideration, so that the anti-Com- | my knowledge, no such overtures are Indications that the leaders of munisi Pact will not be interpret- | have been made to China, and to the movement are inclined to ∙ed in such a way as to prejudice me this
in addition to abandon their former activities existing friendly relations. China the many Important but unsettled and fall in line with the National has been assured by, spokesmen of issues between the two countries Government and the Kuo-Min the German. Government "that the is positive evidence that Russia Tank in working for political unity anti-Communist pact will not af- | does not desire any such under- and economic rehabilitation in ac- | fect China's interests, and I believe | standing with ELS There is an- cordance with the Three People's | this assurance has been given in Principles. If such an under- all sincerity, knowing as I do the standing is reached it will mean friendly sentiments expressed by the complete collapse of the Com- German. citizens-oficial and munist movement in China, and other during my recent visit to with it the complete disappearance that country, but it is not so sure or any possible excuse for applying that Germany has not been in- the terms of the Japan-German duced to put her name to an agree. pact to conditions in the Republic. ment without fully realizing all the. It is true France has made anties and the probable immunity of
A point which still needs clari-impilcations of its strangely inde- | arrangement with the Soviet fication is what other "States" the Antre terms. In other words, it Union, but France has not got an signatory. Parties have in mind to seems to me that "Germany' hua active militant Communist move- Invite to participate in the agree- | made a bad bargain.
ment to contend with which aims ment. Japan has recognized "Man- However that may be, the events at bringing about the downfall of chukuo," but Germany has not, of the past few months have un- the Republic and which has an and we may see a conflict of opin- |·doubtedly brought about important own "Government" and an owA lon in this regard should Japan changes in the situation as existing "Army." China's position is quite "suggest inviting the participation when I was in Europe, and we can different to that of France: the of "Manchukuo." Acceptance of but hope that the grave fears which lnfluence of Communisṁh in this such an invitation. would involve have been so widely expressed in country must be removed before Germany's recognition of the pup- ¦ China as to the possible unfavour- any intimate relations can be pet State-and this, Mr. E. Fuer-able reactions of the 'German-Ja-established with Boviet Russia- holzer, Far Eastern manager of panese repercussions upon Euro- whose territory immediately ad- It was not until
·Trans-Océan News
Agency, peán affairs we need not concern joins our own. writing to The People's Tribune as ourselves, except that in the de- Communism in Italy disappeared
number of attempts to sit on unofficial spokesman for the Ger- | plorable event of war in which Rus completely that negotiations were
the cricket ball, sliding off on to man people, very clearly declared sta is involved, it is almost cer- entered into for a Russo-Italian
the next nest every time. It end- is impossible, since "the recogni- tain that country's territory in understanding, and so it must be
ed by sitting down beside the ball tion of the new status of Man- Asla would be affected, and China with China. Moreover, ány agree-
and partly covering it with its wing. churla would have meant aggres- might and herself in a very unen- ment on the lines mentioned be- task-or ambition, perhape-ls to "Egg rolling" provided Mr., Kirk-of the problem-either rolling the slon against China's rights," and viable position between two very tween Russia and China would be effect their reduction and removal. man with a more individual form eggs, or building a new nest round that is something, I am sure, un-powerful antagonists, anxious to regarded in Japan as directed | If Japan has an arrangement to of test. With all their eggs moved them. Five minutes was the re- less I have been again been com- ¡ preserve strict neutrality, but per-against her, and might give rise co-óperate with Germany in the to a distance of one and a half cord time for rolling an egg one pletely misled, neither the Cerhaps unable effectively to defend to the very situation it is most de-event of a break with Russia that feet from the nest, 13 birds rolled and a half feet back to the nest. man Government or people are such a position:
sired to avold. We do not want Japan is her affair; if no such under- one or more eggs back again, one prepared to do. It is quite possible
DEAF AND BLIND
to belleve, or even have cause to standing now exists, but should | bird sat on the eggs and built a that these aspects of the situation
There are some who are of opin suspect that we are playing-off one come about after the outbreak of were not fully comprehended by
Our po- 'Russo-German hostilities, lon that, without waiting for such Power against another. Herr Von Ribbentrop, the German
a clash, we should make an all-icy should be to avoid such entan-again would be Japan's affair and Ambassador to London, who for
ance with Russia to protect our glements; we have enough dif-not ours. China's policy in such some reason signed this pact on selves against Japat, just as | ficulties already to contend with, an eventuality should be to take behalf of Germany Instead of the France and Russia made a pact to, and need not go out of our way to all possible measures to preserve Foreign Minister, as is customary. protect each other against possible make more. We want to be on strict neutrality and prevent both
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
German attack. I disagree with friendly terms with both heigh-combatants from encroachment Strangely enough, too, it is not this point of view. In the first bours, and to make a pact with upon or interference with our 80-
ir-vereign rights.. Baron Von Neurath but Herr Von place, there is no indication that either would certainly cause
arrange- ritation to the other. China does Cd further instalment of this Ribbentrop who has been appoint- Russia desires such an
ment. unless our diplomatic re- not want to add to the existing | article will be given in to-morrow's ed to the Parmanent Anti-Comin-
issue of "TheDaily", Press,"") tern Committee which is to dis-presentative at Moscow is both number of causes for friction. Her
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Geneva, who spoke at a tea recep- tion given in her honour last week- by the National Committee of the Yw.C.A's of China and the Board of Directors of the Shanghal sided over by Mrs. J. H. San. Y.W.C.A. The gathering was pre-
that
CRICKET BALL TEST Here is what happened with a cricket ball. After pecking it "Interrogatively," the gull first sat down outside the nest, then made
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It is one of the most fascinating of all stories, that is outlined by ciety-the story of the aerial car- the exhibits of the Ali-Mail So-
rlage of letters by balloon, airship, aeroplane, and flying-boat.
Away back in the past, ploneer balloonists were carrying up souvenir letters with them and dropping them from mid-air. Then came a milestone such as the dispatch of letters by balloon from Paris during the siege of 1870,
DO GULLS THINK?
Mr. Kirkman is not sure how far birds may be supposed capable of thought, but he suggests, on the strength of his tests, that they at least differ in "capacity."
written their names, imperishably, on the history of aviation, Alcock and Brown, Ross Smith, Keith Smith, Van Ryneveld and Brand. Great exploits on the Atlantic, and eastward across the Empire, are re- called "as one studies historical sections: Covers down on ploneer fligths bring back vividly to the mind the heroic struggles of air- men who blazed trails which the big Imperial Airways mail-planes of to-day follow with such precision and speed.
OLD FRIENDS
Sir John Brenan's departure has from Shanghal resulted in two im- portant consular changes. Mr. N Aall, on reversion from his tempor- (ary charge of the Norweglan Lega- tion to his substantive post as Consul-General for Norway in shanghai again becomes Senior Consul Mr. J. W, O. Davidson. hitherto Superintending Consul acts as Consul-General for Great Britain until the arrival in August of Mr. Herbert Phillips who is now
new nest round them, eight more noticed the eggs but failed to do anything effective about them-and for the remaining four birds "the eggs ceased to exist."
Mr. Kirkman also used a more The majority of his records have complicated form of test in which been complied at the woodland the nest lining was moved as well ↑ "gullery" of Twigmoor, near Brigg, as the eggs; the nest, the original | Lincolnshire. He has also watched on leave preparatory to filling the nest site and the eggs being dis- at Scoulton Mere, near Hingham, în ¦ vacancy created by Sir John posed in the shape of a triangle. Norfolk, at Walney, off Barrow-in- Brenan's promotion. Mr. Aall änd
In this case, 75 per cent, of the gulls found some effective solution
| Furness, and Ravensglass, Cumber- | ́Mr. Davidson are both old friends
land.
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