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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1922.
and again and again he came with the power of axamining him, upon the tracks of the famous his cartificate may be endorsed to Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Heaan the affect that he is qualified to Tsang, whose account of his assume charge of the engines of journey in the seventh century a motorship subject to his com- is one of the most valuable pliance with the regulations aa sources for the topography, of regards qualifying service in Central Asia.
motorships.
The narrative is almost be
There can be no doubt that the
From 1906 to 1998 Sir Aurel Stein under the orders of the wildering in the variety of present system is distinctly unfair Government of India entered upon interest, but no part of it is more to the marine egineers on that his second archaelological expedi-exciting than the account of the China Coast, many of whom havej tion to Central Asia, and in 1912 visit to the "Caves of the Thousand actually served for the specified ha published a personal narrative] Buddhas" in the south of the period in motorships, possess a af his experiences under the title Tun-Huang region, where walls thorough and practical knowledge of Ruins of Desert Cathay." of rock are honeycombed with of internal combustion engines, Interrupted doubtless by the war, cave-shrines' richly decorated and yet, so long as they remain, it was only at the close of last with Buddhist frescoes and stucco on the China Coast, are debarred year that he was able to produce sculptures, almost dasarted now from having their qualifications the detailed account. The work, and still revered. A quaint in this respect recognized by the published by the Clarendon Press, Taoist priest had constituted authorities. We bare in front of) comprises three large volumes of himself guardian of the relics. Jus as we write a letter (No. M. text, & volume of very special and eventually he gave Sir 14310 21 of 15-11-1921)- written: plates, and a large case of maps. Aurel an immense collection of by the Secretary of the Marcan- At twelve guineas (not an exorbit-IMSS. in many languages. It tile Marine Department of the art price in these days of high, needs a specialist fully to realise Board of Trade, in which is coats for such an extensive and uns, the value of the author's stated:
provided you; common publication) purchasers researches, but his wonderful can produce -vid-nce of sufficient i will be of limited number, but Sir narrative must be fascinating to service in motor vessels of the Aurel's volumes rannt fail to any reader. hold a leading plara in the library
of exploration. When the repart
Someone had the happy idea of
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-requisita hors--power either in His Majesty's Navy or elsewhere, you will be eligible to sit for the! necessary examination.
of the American expedition which] making a collection of nearly 300 started last year appears, there humorous drawings and cartoons T'am, however, to state that it i will be an ot-parmnity of com- by the Iste F. H. Townsend, the will not be possible for you to be paring results.
fits: art editor of Punch, and examined in Hongkong: the
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but lately discovered. land where was I vigorous Craughtsmas As to the meaning of the above | once the civilizations of Cains) with a keen sense of humour. ruling there can be no doubt, yet met and minglød, and responded and the drawings citat we have at Hongkong a Govern- in their meating to the remote has left will minister 10 our ment official wha, in conducting quick nioz influence of sense of merriment for many an examination for what is in Greece. A lately discovered land long day to come. Mr. Beroard most cases essentially a “steam” this is, for until about 30 years Partridge, in a happily conceived certifcate, has the power, and. ago it was hardly suspected that foreword, pays an affectionate we under and, uses it, of putting! the half-desert region of Central tribute to his fate colleague.
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combustion engines. Should the Turki-speaking Mahomedan peop| During the last two or three candidate sitting at Hongkong les, concealed beneath its drifting rear several volumes have fail to satisfy the examiner sands the records of a vanished peared with the announcement [on this subject, he MAS civilization. the key to great that the authors, or authoresses, be failed for his certificate, movements of history, and more wrote them in childhood days.no
matter has than that, the memory of ancient The Young Visitor" and Pearl he was acquit himself in regard creditably contacts between the Mediter-Opals Nature poems at once recurs the essential subject of the ranean and Eastern Asia. long to the mind. The latest in a littl examination, the machinery of a) before Marco Polo made through argosy of rhymes called "Petals: steamship. What readers the this land his adventurous journey A Girl's Thoughts in Nature." by conditions obtaining at Hongkong to Cathay.
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Westernmosting for nature and show a gift of endorsed for internal combustion. Chica in the course of 241⁄2 years, jexpression rare in a child. Her engines, if he has served in with the object of recovering from handling of metre is sure, and the metorship for the prescribed ruing more relics of the natural words and expressions in period and passes the examina ancient civilization of the Central which her verses are dressed are ion. We understand, incidental Demand Asian passage-lands and of Creatly to be commended.
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on the Disarmament Conference solely with the bureaucrats at T Shanghai maintained that interchange of reaches us from the Italian- Home and not with the Hongkong T Singapore.. civilization between India. Wes-American Publishing Co.. Chicazo Government. If the system of T/T Jepan dern Asia, and the Far East. (25 cts.). Signor Carnovale's thesis making an engineer sitting at IT Indis... maintained as it
was during is that the Washington Confer Hongkong answer questions in Demand, India. centuries in the face of very ence is foredoomed to failure in marine motors is to he persisted in. TT San Francisco) severe physical obstacles through respect of the armaments ques-there appears no earthly reason & New York.j trade, religious missions, and the tion, because "armaments never why arrangements should not be TT Java...... Chinese Empire's intermittent were the cause-and much less made for engineers to qualify for T/T Marks efforts at political and military the only cause-of war,” For motors at Hongkong and to have [T Francs Pxpansion into Central Asia.
this reason the author regards their certificates endorsed to that Demand, Paris ...... *** The physical hardships encounthe League of Nations also, and effect, provided they comply with tered were great. but great, too, indeed all Leagues, Treaties, and requirements in other respects.
BUYING. was the reward. The excavations Conventions, & unavailing. His
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21934 Westernmos: Chian (Kan) neutrality on the principle that Coast, having served in motor-5 m/s. L/C Fielded an extraordinary wealth all countries should go to the ships studied internal combustion 39 dis. Sydasy and 2/914 .....287 of manuscripts, paintings, and aid of the weaker, or the victimisengines and qualfed in the sub- satiques. And what a mingling of ed aide. So far as his reasoning ject, though possessing no official 3)de. San Francis-} Peoplesandlanguages and religiosis valid, it seems to be pretty recognition of the fact. is officially We here. Sanskrit manuscripts much
co&New York! 4 m/s. Marks********* the debarred from taking charge of there ware in abundance and principle of the League
m/s. France..... of engines which in most cases the China and Tibetan, and besides Nations, which he condemns. The present system easures that be me. Francs.........
Mabomedan Turkish declared purpose of the League knows all about.
There was al Demand, Germany. manuscripts la
ancien (Art. X) was to combine. in case at Shanghai recently where Jemand, New York 55% "Runic and Urgur scripts, and rendering assistance against aan auxiliary schooner needed the IIT Bombay
Xom. in an ancient
Indo-transgressor, Signor Carnovale services of
engineer, Demand, Bombay ... 19316 European language conven has elaborated his hypothesis in and though several men were T Calcutta...... tionally known as Sogdian and his work "Why Italy Entered into available who had served
in Demand, Calcutta only re-discovered and decipher the "World War." from which motorships, knew all about the Yokohama....... 116.
the chapter "Human Solidarity engines of motor vessels and had Demand, Manila 1136 is reprinted in this pamphlet, bees under the examining Ere of Demand, Singapore. 110) and at least merita a perusal.
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Most of the literary and artistic remains illustrate the spread of Buddhism in Central Asia, and the paintings are remarkably in- teresting as indicating the con- vergence of the Græco-Indian
CERTIFICATES. and Chinese styles of art, while in the colouring and patterns of
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34% ment's Rules for Hongkong. gestions of tastes and conventions decorative art of Turkestan to Marine engineers on the Chins parts, and can act only as a Bank of England rates 5%
influence on the Yew York/London ... 4,30 this day. Talamic influences also Coast who desire to sit at Hong- retarding were discernible, and at one tire kong to qualify for a second-class operation of motor vessels in Fari Nestorian Christians contributed or a first-class certificate of com- Eastern waters. their share to the medley of petency are, under conditions at the British Consuls at ports in competing civilizations. There Prezent obtaining, in a position these parts, for in a case where were sites abandoned to the desert somewhat invidious. Under the there is a doubt as to the eligi in the third century, others that inviolable rules under which an bility of an engineer to serve in a 'kong 50 ct pieces 3/10% pm. were inhabited as late as the engineer presenting himself for motor vessel. it is on the Consul
the daty devolves eighth. In one place Sir Aurel examination at Hongkong is, Steir rejoiced in the discovers of bound, that engineer, in order to deciding "yes" or "no." "
Motorships have been among a garden of witbered fruit trees qualify for a certificate of com- that had blossomed and borne patency, is required to be fully the accepted order of things for fruit when the emperors were conversant with and able to more than ten years, but the still reigning in Rome. At another answer any questions on internal regulation concerning them, not apot he excavated the remains combustion machinery as applied only in regard to engineers but EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRÁL of a fort occupied by Tibetans into the propulsion of ships, in ad-in other matters besides, have to keep pace with the eighth-ninth century, and ditiun to the usual subjects con- failed
of development recovered hundreds of Tibetan nected with marine engines the the
of Vessel 28 commissariat and trading records, basic motive power of which is class
carrier; and it is re- anomaly is that, ocean In Tuo-Huang, in Westernmost steam. The China, he traced for 140 miles while he is expected to be fully grattable yet incontrovertible that the remains of a frontier wall au fuit with internal combustion though the number of marine erected by the Han Emperor engines, and inability to answer motors on the Chias. Coast is boog. Wu-ti towards the end of the questions on this subject is liable growing every week, there are second century B.C. in order toto fail him for his certificate, absolutely no local facilities for Steamer Sheafdart, from London. guide the line for Chips's ex-there is no regulation whereby, an engineer to have his certificate passion into Central Asia against having passed to the satisfaction endorsed in respect of this class the raids of the Huns. He of the Government Marine Sur- of machinery-Shipping and En- followed the route of Marco Polo,veyor at Hongkong who is vested gineering.
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