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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932,

MARCH ISSUE OF "NATURALIST."

SPECIALLY INTERESTING

NUMBER.

The first number of Vol. II of the Hongkong Naturalist is to ap- pear in March. It will contain splendid illustrations of flower ing shrubs, birds' nests, crabs, a leopard and deer and many other interesting things besides numari ous Agures in the text.

WOOSUNG THRILLS

DESCRIBED.

LINER IN THE THICK OF A BATTLE.

A thrilling account of the ex- parlence of passengers aboard the steamer President Lincoln, which

the

became involved in fighting off Woosung forts as it was leaving Shanghai, was given in an interview youterdny by Mr. M. Ezra, well-known Shanghai business man, who is on a trip to

The contributors to this num-Hongkong. ber are Mr. A. II. Crook, L'aut- Commander S. R. Ascherson, Commander L. Ayer, R. Mr. Ezra said that the President and others. The subscription to the volume is $7 a year. Particu- fars may be seen in an advertise- ment in this inué.

In the editorial appearing in this coming number the editor. Dr. G. A. C. Herklots, anуs:

In the course of the interview,

Lincoln left Shanghai at noon on Saturday after hostilities bu been resumed between the Japan- ese and Chinese forces.

Up to The Paint everything was quiet, said Mr. Ezra, and it was not until we passed thers that we had any Indication that tho In a Colony such as Hongkong, Japanese offensive had com. where the resident population of menced. From the boat-deck of: Europeans is constantly. chang- the steamer we could ace the ing. It is no easy task to main-Japanene nerodrome, where there Inin continuity of policy. This must have been fully twenty-fivo

Journal was started two years pom

bombers warming up In readiness

ago by four men three of whom to take off. Three or four others. have now left the Colony. The were in the air, cireling over the departure of Mr. A. H. Crook we

A little further down the have already deplored and now

we heard the we have lost Major H. P. W hounds of heavy tiring, and ad- Hutson D.S.O., G.B.F., M.C., R.E...denly in the bead of the river whose articles on our local birds

flashes from the have been so much enjoyed, and Lieut.-Comdr. A. M. Hughes R. N. wheat beautiful paintings Hongkong birds have added colour and life to our pages.

man's work on

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ob Nor.

saw the

we Japanese cruisers, apparently bombarding what remained of the Woosung

forts, or sonic arba north of there.

Destroyers Appear.

As we came

ла

A Notable Writer,

abreast of the Major Hutson came tu this fallway yards. the Headquartere

of the Antuanese Colony with a reputation as

ATRY. kwa kun ornithologist: his field

Japanese

destroyers suddenty servations on the birds of

move forward and took up thera Nigeria have been in part ahead of us. When they reach

position about a hundred yarda published in the flin and in part Woosung village they comment incorporated in 1).

A. Banner-ring heavite, their

objective the "Birds of Northern Nigeria." In Hongkong building

appearing to be some mills and a the right of them. to he compiled in curd index of all Evidently the destroyers were the birds recognised with

Per trying to dislodge nome machine tainty by himself, including full gun nests in the neighbourhondt. data of times and localities. This for shell after shell was dropped list, which contained 140 names

on the buildings, at the time of his departure, is being kept by the Naturalist and supplemented and ded to as Service here in Hongkong and further facts are obtained. The has

joined the staff of the number of species recorded Row Ceramics Department at the Bri- stands at 144). Largely due to tish Museum. We hope that is.

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and eggs of some 30-40 birds have us and here may we say how much been found and examined, an athis articles have been appreciated. tainment of no mean order in a Colony like Hongkong where Bo many birds are migrants and where Chinese boys ruthlessly rob the crs and young from those few that do remain to nest.

re- that

In an editorial such as this we naturally thank those who have helped us in the past bui we should not neglect to thank those who are still helping us. May we mention here In particu lur the star of the Roval Ob-

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Lieut. Commander Hughes paintings have been largely sponsible for the welcome has been arcorded. 10

theervatory Hongkong who continue Naturalist

during the past two supply us with "Climatological Whilst regretting ex also

A few words of thanks years. Credingly his departure we can

Ar песелявгу to those scientists in all parts of the world till enjoy his work as he has left behind a mumber of paintings for

who are helping to classify and describe our une and since leaving us has

our collections: gut more out from England. We

we expecially record our apprecia hope that he will continue to be

tion of the co-operation which a source of pleasure to our ren

Chinese biologists in Nanking and ders he sending us more of his

Peking have extended to us. delightful paintings.

Government Aid. We must. Ieš thank the Hongkong Government for voting a grant to our journal for the murpose of defraying the cost

may

We contemplate increasing in size and variety the "Notes and Comments" section of the Natural- and appeal to readers, not only in Hongkong and South China, but also in other countries to aid us in this connexion.. An attempt

pho-

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sequent donations have brought | the sum to a total of $487. shall keep our renders informed of the state of this fund and rely on all our friends who can do so to contribute to it.

The bridge at Woosung Creak

wna demolished and was in ab Bolute

and thera ruins. Here fires were raging fiercely, an hugo craters could be seen every. where.

The Use and Abuse of Purgatives for Children.

It was recently reported in an English

that newspaper eminent medical man condemned the use of castor oil for children. Castor oil imposes a great strain on their internal organs, it was atated, and in the experience of the writer, many children had been permanently harmed by the use of this powerful purgative. Senna and salts are, also

not of without drawbacks, for the action theso crudo laxativos is Irritant and often damaging to the dellente internal membranes of the child.

The Real Thrill. All this time the two Japanese destroyers were keeping exactly 100 yards ahead of us, and curiously enough they maintained the same sneed an our ship, firing all the while at the forts, which fortunately did not reply with anything heavier than machine guns. We could not turn back. Modern science has given par- owing to the narrownena of the ents something far beiter in river, and our ship kept blowine | Baby's Own the siren for the Japanese besides having the advantage of destroyers to let us pass.

were

their

bare

Tablets, which,

bring pleasant in taste and ag- But the real thrill was to come pearance, perform their laxative Suddenly the Japanese destroyers function in a gentle, soothing and stopped, and just an we stowhy non-irritant manner. This splendid drew level with them.. opened children's health-regulator was with antra after salvo at objective. They

specially devised for the very thirty yards away from us, and young. The prescription is that It was most exciting to look doner of a qualified medical man, from the boat-denk of the shin absolutely safe and guaranteed to and watch the gun crew loading contain na harmful drtiga. their guns, firing at the word of Baby's Own Tableta quickly command, and ejecting the empty correct infantile stomach troubles, shells.

croup constipation: allay colds, and simple fever, check diarrhoea, expel worms. During teething they are specially useful, easing paina and thus criabling baby to

Had the Chinese not restrained their fire. it is problematical what th result would have been. They would only have had

slightly devale one of their gurs

handy.

to find a neutral billet for the sleep. All parents should keep

Tablets Own shells. Curiously enough we did Baby'a not see a single Chinese soldier,] Obtainable everywhere.

thele although the rat-a-tot of machine guns could be plainly heard.

British Flag Still Flying.

The British flag was still flying)

proudly over the Woosung Port

EMPRESS LINERS.

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AT SHANGHAL

landscape around the Woosang Owing to the risk from shellfire in forls was absolutely unrecognise the Whangpen River, the Canadian- able, and what remained of the Pacific Steamship Co. have decided gu in the fort ware pointing up that in future Empress liners will not in all sorts of fantastic angles. One of the radio masts was still standing, the other bad disap- peared.

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out of we atenmed

the Whangpoo we could see the long

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proceed up the river to Shanghai, but will anchor at Woorung, passengers being transhipped to and from the steamers by launches.

The Empress of Canada, which left

ine of Japanese cruisers and Shanghai yesterday for Vancouver destroyers aiming apparently to was the first vennel to come under the

north

the forts. Te new scheme. Chinese were entrenched

at the rivers' edge, because for the first time I could see the flashes from

tha

to

their field pieces. Some of the officers and men were keenly in-

were Japanese shells

falling terealed in the fighting. short, and were throwing up We were all ordered OIT the huge columns of water.

boat-deck when the fighting com-

were requested By now we were getting out of menced and the torrid zone, and shortly after. take shelter below, but some of us to stay on deck, and wards passed a Japanese airerafi- managed

watchi from there the whole carrier, with a fleet of planes in the water besides it. Nearby episode, which lasted fully half-

H.M.S. Cornwall,

was

whose nn-hour.

COMING SHORTLY TO THE QUEEN'S.

CAN THERE BE A PERFECT- MURDER ? SEE

GUILTY

HANDS

of reproducing Lieut.-Comdr. is being made to improve the LIONEL BARRYMORE'S NEW TRIUMPH. Hughes paintings. The grant,quality of reproduction of Though not as large as for 1931, will, nevertheless, cover the cost af one coloured plate in each of the four issues for the year.

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to

tographs in this journal; this of course results in an increase in The costs of production and there- fore we may be unable to main- The series of ornithological ar-tain either the quality of the ticles commenced by Majör Hut-tone plates, or the number of

en will be continued by Com-them, in succeeding issues. mander E. A. Aylmer R. N.

Thare are sk renders who are interested in animals and plants. other

many, groups of than birds to send, alther to the Editor, birds, which we should like Ar direct to Commander Aylmer reproduce in colour; a fund bas such notes, or queries, ** Ar- therefore been inaugurated, con- rivata. Departures, Nesting, etc.. tributions to which will be very that they, may wish, so that their welcome, the sole purpose of bservations may be incorporated which is to meet the costs of the in the "Ornithologiea! Notes" and reproduction of extra coloured thus placed on permanent record.

platon.

of Dr. C. M. Cooke A third loss during 1931, to the Honolulu has very kindly given regular contributors Hat of this us $200.00 H.K. with which fournal, is that of Mr. Boame have opened this fund and Jenyns who has left Government' the time of going to press

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