THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
PIECING TOGETHER
THE
FAR EASTERN HISTORY
HONGKONG Dr. Callenfels Explains His
TO U.K.
IN SIX
DAYS
With £60,000 Contract-
RECENTLY we publisher
Archaeological Work
MIGRATION OF TRIBES BY WAVES
FROM CHINA SOUTHWARDS HONGKONG and Malaya are only just about to be ex.
plored by the archaeologist and ethnographical re-
16, THURSDAY, JULY
1936.
LONG STORY OF
Night Landing Thrills
R.A.F.. FIGHTERS AT PRACTICE
น
ON many clear, dark evenings Hongkong residents see the flashing of searchlights.
The droning of engines is heard, and high above are seen the
red and green navigation lights of
an aeroplane.
At Kai Tak aerodrome is not it up
except for the red obstruction lights the wireless mast, faint gleams in
the windows of nerodrome butkings, drome boundary under the incoming Imachine.
wide intervals.
But the spectator may be la a pont- tian to see on the ground half a dozen faint, hazy, yellow glowing patches, at The pilet descending with apparent gentleness, alowed down to about 100 miles per hour, has his Leyes fixed on the greind lights inllent.
by this glow.
search worker, declared Professor van Stein Callenfels, the a picture of Mr. J. Heminent Dutch archacologist who has conducted research Pennington leaving Hong in south-eastern Asia for the past 30 years, in a recent inter-md var tiny red light at the nero. kong by the Imperial Air- view. ways liner Dorado after ai
to 1 Professor Callenfels granted the interview just prior spectacular dash here secure an engineering con- to his departure recently for Oslo, to attend the second tract from the China Light | international congress of pre-photo-historians as delegate from Netherlands India. Mr. M. W. F. Tweedic, curator and Power Company.
of the Raffles Museum, who has already gone on leave, will This is the showing he re- | ceived in a London daily represent the Straits Settlements at the congress which
his opens on August 3.
QUESTIONED about archaeo-"Although
The flares are neranged in a fixed logical work in Malaya, Prof. Europe Mr. Noone will he still at | order, and at regulation distances. Fit for n considerable time; when subconscimisly, almost, the eye and All the finds we "Mr. J. H. Pennington is the Caflenfels said: Modern Commercial Traveller,make and the whole of our reså left, we were five feet from the brain of the pilet judge diminishing and dilstånerer, and hand on urfare; and there are probably altitude He has jud flown back to London search concern one special prob-other seven feet to be excavated,huttle and control stick, he la ready from China with engineering con- tem-the Melaneroid race, which the deeper you go the older, of tracts worth £60,000 in his must have come from somewhere course, is the material you see, pocket.
in the north, passed through the "The Journey of 9,000 miles took him peninsula, through the archi- 6 days 9 hours. He belleves be inpelago, to New Guinen, Australia the first fare paying passenger to do and over the Pacific. the trip.
which commented
flight.
on
"Talking about his "hustle," Mr- Pennington said:
"There was a possible entraet go ing in Hongkong. I had to be there quickly to get . There were other British Bruns after it, besides foreign
דיד
FOUR WEEKS SAVED
"I flew out to Singapore by Imperial Airways, and finished the trip to
Hongkong by boat,
days,
wave
"They came in several waves, į not just one tribe hurrying from China, but in wave after during thousands of years gone by,; and in the difference in titan their baste elvilisation developed in i several ways, so that the details of how
their implements made, and of whnt, would furnish as with valuable information as to what particular wave'our finds bes
lone to,
ly.
GREAT SCOPE
werk
"It was with this in view that
I
leaving for
THE LUMINOUS "T"
the right instant to flatten out for
the landing.
†
RADIO BROADCAST
Dance Music. From The Hongkong Hotel
Z.E.K. PROGRAMME" From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 365 metres (8-15 klivcycles);
the
6-7 p.m. Dance Music fran Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden,
7 p.m. Don Cossack's Choir. March Prince Oleg (arr. Jaroff);
The
Red Sarafan (arr. Jargir); Stenka Ruzine (Russian Folk Song) (arr. Dibrowen); Kanawka (Tachesnoko1); Dudka (arr. Jaroit).
7.17 p.m. The RRC. Wireless Mitary Band.
The Black Domino-Overture (arr. Winterbottom); The Mill on the Work, -Overture (arr. Winterbottom); Dance of the Tumblers ("Snow Maiden") Rimsky-Korsakov); Go). log's Cake Walk (sbussy).
7.10 p.m. Old Song Hits by Layton and Johnstone.
1. I like to go back in the evening: The Song in you-Music in the Air;" 3. Looking for a little, hit of blue: 4. What a little moonlight can do: 5.
Arlen; 6. Waitin' at the Grate for Katy.
8 p.m. Time, Weather, Stock Qua- tations and Announcements.
8.05 p.m. A Relay from Daventry, Gentlemen & Players. A descrip
"There are only two sites in gether, and the new arcanged as n
There are six ground lights alte. tion of the piny from Lords Cricket
Ground, London.
8.15 p.at.
Chinese Studio Concert. the whole of the peninsula "T" so that the long arm, which is
1pm. Cluse Down. 250 yards in length, is pointing into where we have found implethe wind. The aeroplane, therefore,
8.05-10 p.m. European ments made of bone, one in Pa- has to be brought down on that it lands gramme from Z.E.K. on hang many years ago, and then on the long arm of the "T" and runsquency of 640 kilocycles.
|twards the cross-piece, ̧ in Perlis Inst April, when we
Cares.
discovered them in some 45 or 201 The aeroplanes engaged are single.
seater Fighters, which are gaining in | valuable practice of night take-offs and landings. 11 is also practice for ¦ Hongkong's searchlight créws.
"I was rather puzzling that the same civilsation in Java and
It needs good sight, nice judgment, in Indo-China should have im and all the experience that can be plements of bone but not here.worked in with the other busy routine
of their duty. Now we are starting to get them 123t."
"Coming home, I dew in the Grst]
The task of the Day at Night Fighter is to go up and tackle enemy Imperial service plane from Hong- kong to Penang. There I caught the
It is likely that a large-scal raiders in the air. The machines are Dutch K.L.M. service, which brought we made exenvations in Provines | expedition will be sent to Uladesigned not only for great speed and fust climb, but for comparatively slow me back to Croydon in five days. Wellesley in 1934, Pahang last Kelantan next year to investigate landing. 1 point of fact, they take The British line takes eight and a half year, and Sungei Siput just recent traces of Melanesoid migrations the ground at something between 45 by a series of excavationg from and 60 miles per hour, according to "Malaya' offers a great scope north to south through the penin- conditions, for archaeology, as nobody hus sula on the western and eastern done serious work before this, ¦ sides of the mountain range. Work The whole country is full of lo-1 is being done on the eastern side? teresting material; anyone work-in Pahang now, but the north and ing with a generous allowntice | west have so far beop neglected. of hundreds of thousands dollars would be occupied for another 50 years perhaps,
"My fare by air came to about $30 more than by boat, But it saved me four weeks.
"1 made another business nie tripl in China, 600 miles between unkow and Shanghal. That was In #11 American plane, which did the journey. in three hours five minutes through a snowstorm.
"I flew out to show rustqnters in China that if they buy British machinery they can have a London man with them within a week if they
have any trouble.”
AUSTRALIA MAY MAKE WARPLANES
TO SUPPLY BRITAIN'S -NEEDS IN HONGKONG
AND SINGAPORE
of
BURMA A LINK
A FASCINATING SPECTACLE
Seen from the road the aeroplane seems to Freep over the aerodrome boundary, or rather where the spec- tator guesses the boundary exists. Even to the spectator it is ʼn moment of anxiety, and in a second or so he may hear a faint thud as wheels touchi ground, followed by a slight metallic rattling as the acropinne trundles on
drome, the pilot switching on some of
8.05 p.m.
Pro- Ire-
A Recital by Elste Suddaty (Soprano) and Mnurice Marechal (Violoncello).
1. Songs Faith in Spring (Schu bert): Cradle Song (Schubert); 2. Violoncello Salo-Guitarre, (Moaz. kowski); 3. Songs-Ave Maria ("Cavalleria Rusticana") (Musengal); Spring had Como ("Hiawatha") (Coleridge-Taylor): 4. Violoncello Solos-Cortege (Gaubert); Piece en forme de Habanera (Ravel).
8,28 p.m. Plano Selections by Arthur Young and Hurry Foresy-
the.
2.
1. Sweet Adeline--Film Selcetion; Rumbasun, Teast; 3. A Bouquet for Cole Porter.
8.40 p.m. Selections by the Salon Orchestra conducted by Fred Hartley.
2.
1. Talking Film Memories; Medley of Leslie Stuart's Songs.
9 p.m. Daventry News Bulletin and Announcements.
9.20 p.m. Four Songs by Richard Tauber (Tenor).)
1.
A Brown Bird Singing; 2. I love the Moon; . My world in gold because you love me; 4. All hope is Lifeel.
The London l'inno
At the Oslo congress Prof. Callenfels will inform the council "We are only just at the start, and it is owing to infles Museum and other delegates of what has and the Carnegie Trust of Newbeen done in Malaya, Indo-Chinatowards the other side of the aero- York that we are able to do the/ and Netherlands Indin in the was his power, and taxi-ing perhaps to Accordeon Band. -
wark now.
"My finds.confirm any hypothesis i about the migration of the Melanee soid race and have thrown more? Bght on the question. We are be- ! ginning now, to be able to fill in Kaps and understand better the details."
انے
Prof. Callenfels found another link in Perak fast month, when he was excavating a rock shelter at Gus Ba'aik, about ten miles from The Sungei Siput, railway station.
TRIAL TRENCHES
THE possibility of Austragrapher
of excavations regarding these take-off for more practice. Melanesid migrations.
Within half an hour you may see a "I will carefully point out that dozen such landings, a strangely, fas we enn never find a solution to cinsting spectacle. The aeroplanes the question if no work of this are, not for this practice equipped with any means for luminating the kind is done in Burma," he said, ground below or in front. "Kecording to what We now know of Melanesaid civilisation there was probably some Indian influence and intend to draw the attention of the Burmese Government to the need for co- operation.
"Secondly. I intend to discuss
Mr. H. D. Noone, field ethno-
of the Perak Stato the question of a scurious disease duy trial trenches in which, is very rare in this part of
world-infection of
the
NEW GYMNASIUM
OPENED
GIFT FROM MR.
EU TONG-SEN Undergraduates of the Hongkong |
of University, and a large number guests attended the opening, by Lady! Caldecott, yesterday
afternoon
9.33 p.m.
Six Hit Medley No. 1; Wine Song ("Caravan"); Log Cabin Lullaby; Six Hit Medley No. 2; Remembrance; Campus Moon
10
p.m. A Relay f
from Daventry, Big Ben: "In England Now" by Stephen King-fall.
10.17 p.m. Close Down,
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES Special prostramtaes {ar Far Etern llsteuern will be brundenst from Zaese follows
DJ}! 19.74 m 15.200 ke 1.30-3 p.m. BJU 10.74 m 16,200 kc 4,45-8.15 p.m.
9,550 ke 4.46-8,15_pum.
19.74 m 15,200 ke 9 p.m.-12-30a.m.
SOUTH ASIA ZUNE
BIN
13.46 m
BJB
Senth
Anin Zone broadenst from. DJD (18.74 metre) und IJN (31 46 metren).
453 pm. German Polk Heng
..ter Youth Programme: 6.30 p.m. News and Tavlew in Enga. A.45 p. Folk fongs and Dances. 6.10 p.m. New German Blocks,
4.4 p.m. News and Review in German, 7.M.
Concert of Light Kosle,
* D..
of
the new Eu Tong-sen Gymnasiuni,
lia becoming a centre of caves and rock shelters and as a the manufacture for British air-result of investigations it was mucous covering of the nose and craft and engines in the Paci- decided to exenvate Gun Ba'aik, pharynx, which probably came to round front India revealing that Perak was peopled this country fic and the Far East is being for the Christian ern. The ex- about the beginning of the Chris, discussed both in Australia cavations yielded one complete tian Era with a wave of megalithi: and Great Britain follow-skeleton and two humán skulls civilisation... ing recent investigations by which Prof. Callenfels believes to
be the remains of people of a sub-¦
MEDICAL HELP WANTED
central Java, Bali and the
which is just above the main Univer-
sity building.
The Gymnasium is a very bright and airy building, floored with onk,
the
and the
Wing-Commander Wackett, tribe of Melaresoid culture who "I pointed this out to the medi- and inlaid with black wood. It is the Australian expert, who lived there about 2500 B.C. cal authorities in Netherlands one of the biggest of its kind in the has been consulting with 'Stono and bong weapons and tartig and they are now working Colony, the height being twenty-five leading aircraft manufac-implements were also found in the on it on the Palembang highlands, feet, from the under fines to
rock shelter which was evidently in turers in England and on the inhabited by people who buried Celebes where there are traces of russes, the length 80 ft.
this civilisation, and they have breadth 50 ft. Above the main en- Continent.
found this malady already, so it trance, which faces the West, there is seems that my theory in connect- a gallery 44 ft. long with a depth of Twir firms have already been
"We are just yet working on the ing the disense with this civilisa-21 ft. giving ample accommodation to approached in Australin in connec-, top layers," said Prof. Callenfels. tion is possibly right.
tion with a scheme for manu-)
their dead in the same place:
TO GO DEEPER
fucturing British nero-engines What Punishment By The
under licence. Because of the limited demand, however, during
the initial stages in the establish-
"ment of the industry, the proposed
:
two hundred persons. There is also nside gallery, five feet wide, for the whole length of the hall under- neath which is an exercising ladder 158ft, in length. A room is also pro- vided for the gymnasium's." equip- ment. The changing roonis arc
Birch Is Really Like large, col, and well equipped.
Austraad aircraft branches could THE other day a bag-snatcher be kept employed only if orders was sentenced. To receive were obtained from the Imperial twelve strokes of the birch.
What is punishment with the
·Government as well as from the "birch" really like?. Commonwealth.
WAR-TIME VALUE The Australian authorities are sook ing this forcibly. They emplashe that the production of British alreraft in Australia would be most valuable i to the Far East in war-time.
Dried birch twigs, hard and brittle, about thirty-six inches in length, ed at one end, constitute: the birch.
The convict 'hus his feet and hands secured to an apparatus similar to the gymnastic "vaulting horse" only slightly smaller.
News in English.
EAST ASIA ZONE
$.15 p.m. Greetings to
Australia
aur Listener in
R.20 m. Taykal Talk. 8.33 p.m. Concert of Light Musle. (enn-
sinued."
CAST ASIA ZONK
East Ania Zone broadcast through DJQ on
19.65 metres 115,289 kc.) 1.30-3 p.m. Concert.
0.03 pm, German Folk Song.
mesos at 2 p.m.
1.10 p.m. Greetings to our Listeners in
the "Par Eat."
0.15 p.m. News and Review in German. 5.30 p.m. "The German Economic Bitum
Clow," 9.4 p.m. Woman'a Isor:
14 p.m. News and Review in English on
DJN, 10.16 p.m. To-day in Germany. 19.30 p.m. Variety Programme, 11.40 p.m. Technical Tips for the Haillofan. 11.15 .. Romantic Pieces for Vialio und
DAVENTRY' PROGRAMMES
The following wars-lengths and frequencies are observed by Daventry.
Frequency
4,500 h.c. 9,510 k.c.
Wavelength 49.69 metzen 31.53 thetres 9.885 kr. 31.30 meter
Sign
GRA
GAB
GSC
GSD.
093
GBF
GBG
17,790.x,
GBI
21,470 kr. 16.20 ..
G8J GSL
21.550 ke.
11,750 kca 25.63 metr 11,42 k.. 26.20 restrem 15,140 k.. 19,32 motzen
10,88 met 13.01 metres 19,06 meltem
19.84
metra 6,110 kr.
19.10 mtren Transmission 1
(G.S.N., G.8.8.)
12.30 p.n. Big Ben Reginald King and
Orchestra,
1.15
m. Sports Talk.
1. A.M. "Itart-By, Accident,"
Ten Tot Minutes,
2.10 p.m. The News and Announcementa. Greenwich Time, Signa! wt 2.15 p.m. Transmission 2-
nf
. (6.8,5.,
G,SILY
↑ U.m
After the hall had bren opened,
Ilix Excellency the Governor. Sir Andrew Caldecott and Lady Calde- cott arrived at the University at 5.10 p.m. and proceeded immediately Properly administered, the birch
to the main entrance of the Gymna- Just as painful, and brutal A
Hium, where Mr. Eu Tong-sen re- punishment as the "eat." instead of the "ent."
Youths and boys receive the birch quested Lady Caldernit to open the door of the new. Gymnasium, which But the officers of the law and prishe did with a gold hey which was son fleers are human. Nine times; one men are employed to do out of ten when a boy is sentenced to presented to her as a souvenir nothing but make these birches. the birch un officer will be despatched the occasion.
to buy a twojenny cane and uses it The birch is inflicted for smilar instead. offences to those for which thei But young men do receive the hirch the guests inspected the building. The selection of companies to under- "cat" is administered, but only whenand, never again commit the offence general approval being expressed of
the equipment. take the work, however, includes one they are of less serious character. for which they received the lashings. that is closely associated with an en- For example, the ringleader of a A birch is used only once. As the Ten was served in the Great Hall gineering Arm in the United States, plotted mutiny in prison would receive blows are inflicted the twigs snap and and it is unlikely that the Imperial | the "eat" while those who blindly fall away. Government would be willing place followed his dictates would receive the its secrets in the hands of a firm con- birch. nected with the United States.
Like the "ent," a prisoner always Wing-Commander Wackett has left receives a medical examination, pro- Europe-for-America-where he will nouncing him fit or otherwise to be continue his investigations.
hirched.
When a youth in punished with the birch he is allowed to have the blows inflicted upon the outer garments, while the convict in prison is stripped. The men who administer the birch, "the" prison officers, hate the duty.
which was beautifully decorated.
Оле Caro onch of Typhoid and Meningitis were reported to the local Health authorities, on Tuesday,
Rixen. Presentation of New Colours to the Brigade of Guarda Lyle Andeaty the King. Includ- ing a descriptive commentary by Major J. B. 8. Bourne-May Wate Coldstream Guarda), Brandcast
from Hyde Park
7.13 p. A Recital Arthur "Catterall
(Violin),
7.4
p.m. Hymphony Musle,
8 pmi Gentlemen v. Playera
8.15 p.m. "Duet--lly Arcident.”
8.35 Dom. Ten Hat Minuten.
8.65 m. Muntent Interlude.
thamte
Greenwich Time Riqual at 9. p.m.
The News and Announcemania. (Continued on Page k.).
Shape
89
THE LATEST
VAN HEUSEN
Semi-Stiff
COLLAR
"VAN HEUSEN" collars last longer than other mukes, yet retain their smart- ness and freshness to the end. This is one reason for the great popularity of "VAN HEUSEN" Semi-Stif Collars. To this must be added their perfect fit, smartness and comfort-ensured by the fact that the material is woven to the natural curve of the neck.
+
Shapes No. 1, 77, 88, 99, 11 & 89
All in quarter sizes to choose from at
MACKINTOSH'S LTD.
You may often have admired the Quality & the Style of ARTS & CRAFTS FURNI- TURE, but never enquired the price-thinking that High Quality G Perfection in
·Design mean high prices.
You would be pleasantly sur- prised at the Low Prices mark- ed on the Suites of Living Room, Bedroom & Dining Room Furniture on display in The New Showrooms right where the furniture is actually made at
ARTS & CRAFTS
734. King's Road,
North Point, Telephone 24173.
An Outstanding Attraction.
onc.
Master Deluxe
4-SEATER SPECIAL COUPE
(WITH RUMBLE SEAT)
A "SPORTY" CAR—and at the same time, a pracțical An ideal model for all seasons. Spacious Rumble Seat accomodates 2 extra passengers. DeLuxe Equipment includes Dual Sun Visors, Tail Lamps, Windshield Wipers,. Electric Clock & Ash Tray Combination and finished with. superior quality leather upholstery.
Also available STANDARD Sedans, MASTER and
STANDARD Deluxe Sports.
CHEVROLET Sedans W/Built-In Trunks.
FAR EAST MOTORS
NO
RIND
Sales & Service
26 Nathan Rd.
MAXAM CHEESE
Product of Australia
Kowloon Phone 59101.
NO
WASTE
FINEST QUALITY PASTEURISED CHEDDAR..
In 5 lb. BLOCKS, also in
8 oz. & 4 oz. CARTONS,
Obtainable from All Leading Stores..
DANBY & HANCE, Alexandra Bldg., SOLE AGENTS.