THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1936..
SCIENTISTS DESTROY
DESTROY INSECTS TO SAVE MILLIONS
Astonishing Discoveries
In Pests War
BUTTERFLIES WHICH CROSS OCEANS
Worms Like English Bees Onions Are Mongrels
London, July 4.
BUTTERFLIES migrate in much the same way as birds. The idea that a butterfly lives only for a day is a myth.
Moths don't like moonlight. Worms do like onions.
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To-day's English bees are mongrels. There is no proof that the real British brown bee exists.
night than they do on a clear
Picture Insured For £27.000; Sold For £3,990.
London, June 26.
A picture entitled "Tho Woman in Brown," said to have been painted by. Titlan, hung in the gallery at. Petworth, the home of the Earls of Agremont, and was then, nine years ago, Insured for £27,000. On Friday It was sold for £3,990 at Knight Frank and Rutleys, London. No renson has apparently been given for this decline.
Hired Guards To Protect Film Stars
patiently following this and LONDON PLAN TO STOP
HOOLIGANISM
LUNCHEON and tea party for cloudy distingulsired men di Belenen, moonlit night. agriculture, and industry was given al the Rollmansted Experimental Stalion to demonstrate there and other nelentine discoveries.
They were shown beer and molasses trickling stickily in a spiral-down a glass tube in a field,
This experiment mas lead to the prevention of insect pests that cost Britain millions of pounds a year.
The bitter-sweet fluid is part of an elaborate trap that the scientists have Invented.
Moths and many insects are attract- ed to the smell.
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other tests, and then working out complicated statistles, they hope to be able to predict insect pests years. ahead.
born.
By A Film Correspondent British film companies are Then farmers and gardeners will be able to prepare for them and des-Considering the employment of troy the eggs before the insects are hired bodyguards to protect visiting film-stars from physical injury, following the alarming lack of control shown by crowds on the occasion of recent arri- vals..
They are hoping that next year well they will be fairly sure that midges come to waves every fourth year, un that the next wave will be due in 1941,
Another gadget is a box of
sectionza, ench section contuli n
see a peak of the midge pest. Then
worms.
Legitimate enthusiasm in welcom-
As they hand on the top is a diss case divided into Ing visiting celebrities, which has
liquor to sip It they are electrocuted different kind of field rent. They always existed, lins changed during Then they are carried down lo à co-war to see which roots attract the tainer underneath.
Their bodies are collected, put under મ microscope. Portel find: counted.
Midge Pest
Already scientists have found they catch many more, insects on a dark,
Made Botanical Museum
Of America
most worms,
So far onions are winning.
nets
In An Acre-
Migrants
recent months to virtually uncon- trolled huliganism, and evidence which
ised gangs.
The Whole World
Invests in the
United States
British Money
Money Pours
Across Atlantic
Washington, July 1. United States Department of Commerce compila- tion of investments in the United States by residents of foreign countries showed total long-term holdings of $5,035,000,000, of which residents in Latin American countries held only $48,000,000.
The fact that residents of the southern republics hold only nine-tenths of 1 per cent. of the total was authoritatively but unoffi
cially commented as indicating that the southern continent is still predominantly a borrowing, region, which has little capital for ex- port, and is likely for some time to remain in that category.
The official summary of the foreign investment situation at the end of 1935 showed that the $43,000,000 of Latin American investments in this country comprised about $3,000,000 in direct investments, $19,000,000 in common stocks (market value) $3, 000,000 in preferred stocks, $8,000,000 in bonds, and $8,000,000 in other investments,
UP AND UP AND UP
The geographical distribution of "othe foreign holdings here revealed total British investments in the United States of $1,374,000,000 of about 27 per cent, of all · foreign Investments in this country. Cannin
stence of one or in confirms MISS NELLIE SHERIDAN, United States -term creditor the existence one or more organ= | formerly a Sydney shupgirl, interest here of about $1,000,000,000; of the United States with investment Nor ducs the "welcome" stop has just been discovered as the Netherlands ranked next with total short after the day of arrival. possessor of a phenomenal vocal holdings Cyclists, sometimes 59 or more. range, higher than any soprano of Switzerlan
musical history,
follow "stars" whenever they leave their hotel, and pursue them about London and even into the coun-
of
nearly $800,000,000, and France followed
She is only 19, and she has been with long-term investments here of quietly training her voice for five $390,000,000 and $232,000,000,
These five countries hold slightly years. She can now sing a range
of three octaves and a half, her more than 70 per cent. of all foreign. for note being D. an octave and one owned investments in the United note above the C in alt. She cant states. descend to the B below the middle
C.
The Department of Commerce did Her top register is one tone abovej not officially analyze by countries or on the Latin American that of the Italian soprano, Lucrezia comment Agujara, who, in Mozart's time kang] brilliantly up to the C, and was the investments here, but United Press) rage of stage and platform. Musical me 'Independent inquiries which in- historians have always acclaimed her dicated
Mexico, Cuba, as possessing the highest voice ever Argentina are the most important known.
that
countries in that field.
and
weird-looking piece of up- paratus, also home made, and con- taining Epsom salts, has revealed that in an acre of manured soil in a fairly warm February there are 106,000,000 Insects. In an acre of Frozen manured ground there are
These people are not content with 40.800.080, nad in on acre of frozen a single autograph, for a system of umanured soil 25,600,000. in the laboratory next to these gad exchange has been set up for selling a young woman, Mrs. Katherine en is obtained. Signatures Grant, sits collecting, filing and cross-ve both in exchange and a cash "Miriam Hopkins," for indexing evidence from all over the Valute, one- Honolulu, Hawaii, July 10. utterilles,
work on the migration of motha and Sample, being equivalent to four or five of a less popular "stor." "Prices Joseph F. Rock, who explored "We have watchers, many of them for cash range from about Is. do 25. all parts of the world and led lighthouse keepers, all round the at current rates, though an ex- scientific expeditions into west coast, looking out for arrivals and tremely rare specimen hy fetch 5s.
MISS SIDNEY'S "RECEPTION" When
Sylvia Sidney China and Tibet despite frail, departures," she said.
my arrived, n health, is returning to the uni-
month ago, a shouting crowd bore down on her and pinned her to the versity campus; he made the "Painted Ladies und Hed Admicals side of the train. She was with Miss Sheridan, according to Austral botanical museum of America, lare our most interesting migrants.
The University of Hawaii "It is now believed that Painted enity prevented from falling be- Nites, enn sing four noter higher than
tween the train and the platform. Miss Lily Pons and five notes higher) A considerable part of the $19,- grounds boast trees and plants Ladies come from Africa, as so many Hier hatting was crushed fat in the that Melba could. In the presente 000,000 in American common stocks
Cluthes torn. from almost every part of the birds do. They leave Africa in the melee, and her clu
But of a Sydney throat specialist and d $8,000,000 in bonds owned in spring cross the Mediterranean, and tons and other fragments are world-tlunks to the tireless home settle in France.
parently treasured as souvenirs.
vocal experts, she sang two songs, the Latin America probably represents efforts of Rock. These include
highest notes of which were F and Athe investment of United States citi- "Many come on to England, and Grace Movie,
was unable to gat above the C in alt. Who
zens or companies resident in the for a quarter her carriage
ຜ the African sausage tree, the they have oven gene as far as Ice-leave her
southern republies. Packing corn- lassel.
Jan hour when she Indiah peepul, rubber and many
arrived, was con- The specialist reported that her re- panics in the La Plate and Mining "Cabbage Whites, the common pale pelled to make an appral specimens of rare plants.
to the sonating chambers were particularly companies in Peru and Chile probably yellow batterilles, come from Den- crowd before she could pass.
well-formed and her vocal cords very have such investments, here. mark and Sweden, France, and North Miriam Hopkins, who arrived a strong. Her breath control was ex- Germany.
weeks back, was twice driven traordinarily good. to changing her hotel,
hotel, and
has ment of iis veturn said. He is giving) Flies The Atlantic
finally retired to a private address. -to-the-school's-Orientul-Institute-his
""A" Bight of Silver Y moths, like Two-hours before-Miss-Moore of books on China and Tibet. It includes several snowstorm, was seen coming into Engleft the bout at Harwich the
A collection as unusual as the tree He gathered will be given to the university by Rock, the unnounce-
rare collection
West
value because they are rare. Since 1910 when he resigned as botany professor at the University of Hawaii because of deflente health,] Rock has been leading expeditions
fon
an-
-hotel official said. PLANES
thousand volumes, some of them of land by the keeper of the Start light-began to assemble in front of Clarid-50-TON
house. South Devoni
ge's, although the hotel at
hotel at which "There is evidence that the large she was to stay had not been American butterfly, the Monarch, nounced," which is sometimes found in Eng- "We have great difficulty in keep- land, Alles the Atlantic."
ing people away from the doors, and Out of patiently gathered informa- frequently have to smugvic 'stars' Into Tibet and China for universities, tion of this kind-Irrelevant to the out by back exits, particularly on goographic societies and museums-lay eye-may arise a remedy that will Sundays, when crowds assemble to United Fresn
one day save a vital, crop.
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S, AMERICA INVESTS
Latin American direct investments of about $5,000,000 in the United States are believed to be comprised largely-of-investments-by-Mexicans-e Cubans. Some of the Mexican invest ment probably would be in mining or other enterprises along the from. tier, while Cubans are believed to have investments in American to bacco manufacturing enterprise.
Information is unavailable here as to relative volume of Latin American investments
the in Eurpoe and United States. There is believed to be considerable Argentine and Brazilian Investment in European bonds and stocks. Mexico ail Brazil thought to have considerable invest-- ments in Canada.
ENORMOUS TOTAL·
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'AIR RIVALRY
Los Angeles, California,
July 1. Work has begun at the Douglas plant upon
The commercial and industrial dis volutionary 40-passenger residents of all foreign countries in tribution of foreign investments by sky giant, twice as big as the the United States, as of Deceraber China Clipper, upon which, was reported by Department five airlines are gambling $480,000.
or
Commerce as follows: Total, $5,035,000,000. Manufacturing $1,000,000,000 33.7 per cent of totul retall and The huge plane
is wholesale distribution $142,000,000 or 2.8 per cent. af total railroads and scheduled to be ready to take other transportations, $777,000,000 or the air by Jan. 1, 1938. It 16.4 per cent of total;" utilities $601,- 000,000 or 11.0 per cent. of total; will weigh 50 tons compared in including petroleum, 3667,
or 11.3 per to the ocean-going Clip-$442,000,000 or 8.8 per cent, of total; cent; financo per's 26. Staterooms will be per cent of total-United Press.
miscellaneous, $310,000,000 or 10.1 larger than those of Pullman
cars.
The ship will be able to cruise AMERICA FINDS 225 miles an hour with only 60 per- cent of its power. Engineers
SEA SERPENT count upon this surplus to enable the giant to maintain high' speed
Aberdeen, Wash.,, July 7. against storms and headwinds and A 12 foot 1,300 poundsen keep rigid railroad time schedules. serpent," resembling in appear- Five air-lines Joined in a contractance the reconstruction skeletons covering the cost of the firstfoxperi-
mental plane. Aviation experts be- of prehistorie monsters, is being lieve if the airliner is a success, orders examined by D. W. Black, Balti will come in for at least 60 more, cost-more zoologist, and two assis ing some $12,000,000,000.
Twenty five more of the huge ships tants, in an offort to determino Ita will be built. Immediately if the export species. mental plane is 起 success. Fivo
planes each, in the order named, will The monster was cast upon the be delivered to United Al Lines, hench near hero and was said by many TWA; American Air Lines,; Eastern
Air Lines, and Pan-American Atoomble the creature found at waya, By agreement, none will be Prince Ruport, B.C., a year and a put into service until all have been half ago, and finally identified as a delivered.
Basker, shark.
A survey of present.routes
indientes; it was said, that United Air The serpent has a head which re - Lines and TWA will require five addi-sembles that of a goat, tooth like those tional planes each after delivery of of a dog and eyes oight inclier apart. the first 25,
The body tapars, ending in « muskrat European air fines are counted on tentalively for orders for twenty five like tall, four feet long.—United |
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